21 hours ago ‘My whole city is gone’: As evacuations are lifted, LA residents are returning home to find nothing left

At least 10 people have been killed as the Palisades and Eaton fires continue to scorch the Los Angeles area

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6 hours ago We built our world with fire. Now heat is destroying our lives | John Vaillant

We fell in love with the power and speed that fossil fuels brought us. But the price being paid in California, and around the world, has become too highZero per cent contained. In layperson’s terms, that means “out of control and burning at will”. It’s a common designation for a wildfire – in the wild. But when a fire like this enters an urban area such as Los Angeles County, the most highly populated metropolitan area in the US, it becomes an exploding bomb, and this one has been detonating since last Tuesday.By now, the energy release from this wind-driven, drought-fuelled firestorm turned urban conflagration is into the megatons, and the nuclear-scale destruction is there for all to see: block after block and neighbourhood after neighbourhood levelled – roughly 12,000 structures destroyed or rendered uninhabitable, 55 sq miles of city and mountain burnt, nearly 200,000 residents evacuated – so far. There is more to come. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Jennifer Lopez 'cancels all media appearances' amid LA fires so she can 'focus on supporting the community'

Beginning this Tuesday, the area was struck by its worst windstorms in over a decade, fueling fires that have destroyed thousands of structures and claimed at least 11 lives over the course of the week.

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37 hours ago Paris Hilton emotionally returns to charred Malibu beach house after being destroyed in LA fires: 'Truly indescribable'

It comes just one day after the TV personality, 43, confirmed that she saw the property 'burn to the ground on live TV.'

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41 hours ago Take That star Mark Owen and his family forced to flee LA home amid wildfires

The 52-year-old singer, his wife, his three children, and their animals had to immediately evacuate after they awoke to 'helicopters, thick black smoke and winds howling'.

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6 hours ago Line of fire: LA mayor Karen Bass faces scrutiny as historic blazes devour city

Seething residents are questioning city’s preparedness, even as hurricane-force winds and climate crisis created unprecedented calamity conditionsAs a series of wildfires in the Los Angeles area grew into raging infernos, the city’s mayor, Karen Bass, was halfway around the world – part of the US delegation attending the inauguration of the new president of Ghana.By the time she returned home on Wednesday, the fires had seared through thousands of acres. They destroyed more than 10,000 structures and killed at least 11. And Bass was facing a barrage of questions and criticism – both from within LA, and outside. Continue reading...

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8 hours ago Stuart Hogg's estranged wife goes public and slams rugby star's sentence for abuse

Gillian Hogg has hit out after her husband, former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg, was sentenced to a Community Payback Order after a campaign of domestic abuse

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8 hours ago British stars' LA pads at risk of being destroyed as Dua Lipa and TOWIE icon flee homes

British celebrities have shared updates as they are among the thousands needing to flee their LA homes due to the devastating wildfires sweeping the region

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12 hours ago California fires live: progress made against some LA blazes but thickening smoke prompts ‘health emergency’

Palisades and Eaton fires start coming under control as fierce winds ease but forecasters predict another red flag warning for MondayFull report: 11 killed and 10,000 structures destroyed as blazes continueAfter the fire, the insurance battles: new ordeals to comeFleeing the LA fires alone on a wheelchair: ‘I had to take my chances’Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?The psychological toll from the wildfires on a traumatized Los Angeles county of nearly 10 million people has yet to be assessed.Reuters reports that Pacific Palisades residents who ventured back to their devastated neighborhoods were shocked to find brick chimneys looming over charred waste and burnt-out vehicles as acrid smoke lingered in the air.At least to say goodbye until we can rebuild. I will let God lead me. Continue reading...

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13 hours ago James Woods reveals his Pacific Palisades home is 'still standing' after believing it had perished in LA fires

James Woods revealed that his Pacific Palisades home is 'still standing' after believing that it had been destroyed in the catastrophic L.A. fires that began on Tuesday.

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17 hours ago California fires: 11 killed and 10,000 structures destroyed as blazes continue

Strong winds and low humidity continue as five fires rage across Los Angeles area, with death toll expected to riseLos Angeles fires: the damage in maps, video and imagesWeather forecasters in Los Angeles were expecting fast, dry winds to return towards the end of the weekend, threatening to fuel wildfires that have already destroyed 10,000 structures and killed 11 people.Urgent “red flag” alerts – meaning critical fire weather conditions – announced by the US National Weather Service (NWS) said moderate to strong wind and low humidity would continue on Friday morning, as five fires raged across the metropolis. Continue reading...

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18 hours ago AMANDA PLATELL: I know the sad and cynical truth about why Harry and Meghan's offer over Los Angeles fires has gone up in flames

No sooner had the flames of the devastating fires in Californian begun destroying homes and lives than Meghan and Harry leapt to the rescue.

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22 hours ago Anthony Hopkins issues poignant message after losing his home in the devastating LA wildfires

The 87-year-old Welsh actor has lost his home in the Pacific Palisades fire , the largest raging within the LA area which has destroyed thousands of structures.

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24 hours ago Sir Anthony Hopkins shares message of support after ‘home destroyed in LA fires’

The Welsh actor has reportedly lost his home in the Pacific Palisades fire, the largest raging within the LA area.

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25 hours ago Mandy Moore hits out at backlash to GoFundMe after LA fire destroys her relatives' home

Moore and her husband Taylor Goldsmith lost part of their own home in the fires

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26 hours ago Mark Owen's wife angrily hits back at claims LA fires are 'celebrity housing crisis'

Mark Owen’s wife Emma has released an update on social media after the Take That star and his family had to flee their LA home due to the wild fires and are now worried for their close friend who stayed behind

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28 hours ago Mark Owen's wife furiously hits back at those branding the LA wildfires a celebrity crisis as she exclaims 'I don't give a s**t about my house'

The Take That star and his family have been forced to flee their LA home after the wildfire spread through the ritzy enclave of Pacific Palisades on Tuesday.

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29 hours ago Rod Stewart’s wife says his 80th birthday will stay in their ‘hearts forever’

The British star celebrates his birthday on Friday after a more than 60-year career.

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30 hours ago Mark Owen's wife furiously hits back at claims that LA wildfires are a celebrity crisis as she exclaims 'I don't give a s**t about my house'

The Take That star and his family have been forced to flee their LA home after the wildfire spread through the ritzy enclave of Pacific Palisades on Tuesday.

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30 hours ago LA fire in pictures as thousands of homes and buildings destroyed in devastating blaze

Celebrities including Leighton Meester and Paris Hilton have lost their homes to the LA blaze

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31 hours ago LA fires death toll reaches 10 as thousands of homes and buildings destroyed

The level of devastation is harrowing even in a state that has grown numb to massive wildfires

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32 hours ago Mark Owen among British celebrities whose homes destroyed by LA wildfires

The Los Angeles wildfires have destroyed thousands of homes and caused a death toll of at least 10 people - with that number expected to rise, and many British stars have been affected by the devastation

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33 hours ago Dua Lipa is forced to flee LA following a 'scary couple of days' while fellow Brits James Bourne, Mark Owen and TOWIE legend spark concern amid wildlife horror

The British-Albanian singer, 29, Busted's James Bourne, Take That's Mark Owen and TOWIE legend Liam 'Gatsby' Blackwell have all had to evacuate as the wildfires continue to sweep through LA.

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