Buenos Aires were charged in December, two months after the One Direction star's death. Last Wednesday, appeal court judges reversed the earlier decision to charge all three. However, two other men accused of selling Payne cocaine before his death remain in prison and have been told they still face prosecution and a probable trial.

Payne died last October after falling from a balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in the Argentine capital. Following the announcement that charges against Mr Nores had been dropped, the businessman told Rolling Stone: "Glad this is finally over. I'm happy I'm now going to be able to travel to the UK and say goodbye to my friend." His lawyer Rafael Cuneo Libarona said he was "happy to have reversed the decision". He added: "We have always maintained that Rogelio Nores was not responsible for Liam Payne's death. "He was only his friend and had no duty or legal obligation to ensure his safety."