67 minutes ago Woman argues single people should ALWAYS be given a plus one at weddings

On the Stop The Internet Podcast, host Kelee Bovelle and guest Erin discussed the etiquette surrounding giving your single pals a plus one.

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6 hours ago My house burned down and I lost everything from my wedding pictures to my jewellery. But there was a silver lining I'd never anticipated: DAISY GOODWIN

When I woke up to the news that wildfires were raging in Los Angeles and that thousands of people had had to leave their homes, I felt unutterably bleak.

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3 hours ago Jimmy Anderson signs new Lancashire deal to continue cricket career despite England axe

Jimmy Anderson retired from international cricket last year and despite having not played a domestic match for nearly a year, the record-breaking bowler will not see his club career go in the same direction

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71 minutes ago Alfie Dorrington completes Aberdeen transfer as Spurs loanee reveals how Jimmy Thelin sold him Pittodrie move

The England youth international has arrived on a loan deal for the second half of the season from Tottenham

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26 minutes ago British child star Rory Callum Sykes killed in LA wildfires devastating last words revealed

British-born Rory Callum Sykes lost his life on January 8 aged just 32, and his mother Shelley revealed the final moments she shared with him as she tried to save him from the Palisades fires

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6 hours ago Napoli remain top but will Kvaratskhelia cast shadow over Serie A bid? | Nicky Bandini

The most shocking element might be how undaunted Napoli, and Naples, appear over the future of ‘Kvaradona’Antonio Conte is not angry, just disappointed, but before you accuse him of the oldest trick in the parenting book give the man time to finish his thought. On Saturday he confirmed Khvicha Kvaratskhelia wants to leave Napoli, expressing frustration that six months of working together had not persuaded the Georgia international that they could achieve great things together.A day later, though, he provided a subtle reframing. “I want to underline something,” said Conte at his press conference following a 2-0 win over Verona. “When I spoke about disappointment, I was not speaking about disappointment felt toward a player or toward the club but in myself. I thought I could cut through and influence this situation maybe I was a little bit presumptuous.” Continue reading...

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10 hours ago Blue Origin rocket launch cancelled as Jeff Bezos tries to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Blue Origin, the private space company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has pulled a major test of its rocket.

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30 hours ago HMPV latest: Chinese health officials give update on virus infection rate

The update comes amid international concern over a potential pandemic

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17 hours ago Drivers 'will soon be given more time to pay for car parking' under new rules which could come into play in a matter of days

The new rules, which could be brought in within the next month or two, would grant drivers more time to pay for their parking space.

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1 hour ago Meghan Markle insider hits back at critics slamming urgent Netflix decision

Meghan Markle's Netflix show With Love, Meghan has been dramatically pushed back from dropping on the streaming platform after wildfires have devastated Los Angeles and an insider has revealed exactly why Meghan was keen for the delay

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11 hours ago Weary LA residents finally told when they can return to homes after fires ravaged thousands of buildings along the coast: Live updates

DAILY MAIL LIVE BLOG: The wildfires ravaging California have killed at least 16 people and destroyed over 12,000 structures.

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3 hours ago James Anderson to continue playing career after signing new Lancashire deal

England’s leading Test wicket-taker retired from international cricket last summer but will play on for his county

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21 hours ago Alfie Dorrington in Aberdeen transfer talks as Tottenham star in the making sees Ange promise to him come true

he Spurs staff want to get the under-19 England international out to get first-team experience

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49 minutes ago Why talk of replacing Rachel Reeves with Gordon Brown shows depths of Labour's troubles

As Chancellor, a newly ennobled Lord Brown would command the respect of international financiers like no other Labour politician, potentially with a real effect on the economy

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10 hours ago Snap! The London Standard: Best Photos of the Day from around the world

See the best images of the day from around the world.

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10 hours ago Watch: Amazon boss Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket launch to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX cancelled

Watch as Amazon boss Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin attempted to launch its New Glenn rocket for the first time from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Monday, 13 January.

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2 hours ago UK's 'healthiest city' is in Scotland with twice the green space of London

According to new research, Edinburgh offers an abundance of green spaces, parks and health-focused stores - and it's a travel favourite

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19 hours ago California fires live: LA fire chief says ‘we are ready’ ahead of ‘critical fire weather’ and heavy winds forecast

At least 16 people have been killed so far as death toll expected to rise, Los Angeles county sheriff says Full story: stronger winds threaten further destruction, officials warnPoliticians quibbling as LA burns: Newsom’s latest beef with TrumpDetails emerge about the LA fire victimsA video shows a fire tornado spotted in the Palisades blaze:As is noted in our news report on the California wildfires, at least 20 arrests have been made for looting. Officials have imposed a mandatory curfew in evacuation zones as well as in the city of Santa Monica, which is next to Pacific Palisades. Continue reading...

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12 hours ago 'I found a way to get a £600 treadmill perfect for any size house or flat for £99'

"This is a perfect treadmill for when you not got the space."

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37 hours ago Football stadiums that never were including stunning Liverpool and Chelsea concept designs

These stunning grounds unfortunately never saw the light of day, including a strange Liverpool and Everton hybrid stadium, and Chelsea’s grand Battersea Power Station design

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69 minutes ago MTG suggests cloud seeding could stop LA wildfires months after implying it was used to create hurricanes

The controversial Georgia Republican has a long history of promoting weather-related conspiracy theories

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31 hours ago ‘It will be jolly nice’: illustrator Helen Oxenbury, 86, on preparing for her first solo show – and a new book with Michael Rosen

Acclaimed for her work on children’s books, the artist is teaming up again with her collaborator on Bear HuntThe imaginations of hosts of little children, many now parents themselves, have been shaped by the paintbrush of Helen Oxenbury. Her illustrations have guided millions of toddlers off to the Land of Nod, yet the first solo exhibition of her work has been a long time coming.And so, just as oddly, has any follow-up collaboration with Michael Rosen, considering the huge success of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, their 1989 picture book. Continue reading...

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10 hours ago Watch: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket launch to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX cancelled

Watch as Amazon boss Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin attempted to launch its New Glenn rocket for the first time from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Monday, 13 January.

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2 hours ago Meghan Markle's 'strategic move' after LA fires 'could change future with Prince Harry'

As wildfires continue to ravage parts of Los Angeles, Meghan Markle has made a huge decision regarding one of her upcoming projects - and a PR expert believes it may just change the future for her and Prince Harry

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22 hours ago Joshua Jackson loses childhood home in wildfires after being 'healed' from buying it back

Joshua Jackson's childhood home in Los Angeles has been destroyed in the wildfires, with only the swimming pool left standing

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19 hours ago Russian businessman loses tax row after claiming the ground floor of his 'glorious' £6milllion London party pad was a commercial space

Andrei Tretyakov, who loves entertaining, purchased the 5,000 square foot, converted bacon-smoking factory in south London in June 2021.

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83 minutes ago Why Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's daughter Violet finally feels 'vindicated' amid devastating fires

Violet,19, was pictured wearing what appeared to be a N-95 mask as she was comforted by her father Ben Affleck outside his rental property in Brentford, Los Angeles, on Saturday.

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11 hours ago Watch live: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos launches Blue Origin rocket to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Watch live as Amazon boss Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin attempts to launch its New Glenn rocket for the first time from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Monday, 13 January.

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2 hours ago Inside 'world's most crowded island' where residents 'have just 10 square metres each'

The tiny Santa Cruz de Islote in Colombia is the most densely populated island on earth, and even though it doesn't look it at first glance, the lack of space is clear from the moment you arrive

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22 hours ago California fires live: Governor Newsom suspends environmental laws to allow rebuilding in fire zones

At least 16 people have been killed so far as death toll expected to rise, Los Angeles county sheriff says Full story: stronger winds threaten further destruction, officials warnPoliticians quibbling as LA burns: Newsom’s latest beef with TrumpDetails emerge about the LA fire victimsA video shows a fire tornado spotted in the Palisades blaze:As is noted in our news report on the California wildfires, at least 20 arrests have been made for looting. Officials have imposed a mandatory curfew in evacuation zones as well as in the city of Santa Monica, which is next to Pacific Palisades. Continue reading...

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20 hours ago Gwyneth Paltrow enjoys shopping trip in California with husband Brad Falchuk

The Iron Man actress and her husband, Brad Falchuk, were seen shopping for luxury goods in Santa Barbara, a few miles along the Californian coast from the couple's Montecito mansion.

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94 minutes ago LA fire chief says ‘we are not in the clear’ as firefighters brace for ‘explosive fire growth’ – latest updates

LA fire chief says department as maximized its resources; firefighters warn of ‘critical fire weather’ until Wednesday with risk of significant and rapid spread of fireTell us about the financial consequences you are facing due to the California firesWeather forecasters are predicting that the dry season in Los Angeles is likely to get worse in the coming weeks and that the drought which intensified last week across southern California will continue to worsen into March.Meteorologist Eric Holthaus has written for the Guardian and says the rain forecast for the next three weeks in Los Angeles means the city’s record-dry start to its rainy season will keep getting worse.This year’s rainy season is running at just 2% of normal for Los Angeles, which has only seen 0.16in of rain so far.Weather models increasingly indicate that southern California will receive no rain at all during the rest of January, and potentially no rain during the first week or two of February as well. Continue rea...

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3 hours ago Pretty city hailed 'healthiest in the UK' with more green space than London

Edinburgh has previously been voted the 'best city in the world'

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27 hours ago LA cops rush to 'burglary' at Kamala Harris' Brentwood home as fires spark looting chaos: Live updates

DAILY MAIL LIVE BLOG: The wildfires ravaging California have killed at least 16 people and destroyed over 10,000 structures.

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30 hours ago WW2 heroes reduced to skin and bone in Japan's horrific POW camps: Harrowing pictures reveal ordeal of Brit troops... and the fearsome devices used to torture them

Heinous images depict the horror hundreds of starving prisoners suffered, with some wearing false legs having undergone amputations, often brought about from being tortured.

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1 hour ago Ricki Lake reveals smouldering ruins of her once glorious Malibu mansion destroyed in raging LA fires

Ricki Lake, 56, showed the devastating aftermath of the California wildfires on social media, which left only a few walls standing in her burnt-out home.

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3 hours ago 'My parents turned their garden shed into my bedroom so I could have my own space'

Megsie has shared images on TikTok of two garden sheds that she and a sister lived in when growing up in London which she said was great as she could have her own "space"

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36 hours ago 'Shocked' building firm issues apology after demolishing childhood home of AC/DC rock stars

Company promises to create ‘special space’ to commemorate site

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1 hour ago Hollywood actress killed in LA wildfires after blaze destroys her home

A search for Dalyce Curry was underway for most of last week.

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4 hours ago The Scottish academic who travels on 'vomit comet' shuttle to create a 3D printing factory in space

The technology would print 3D components on demand in space

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1 hour ago Tyler Perry blasts 'appalling' and 'greedy' insurance companies for cancelling policies before LA fires

Several companies have reportedly stopped policies for high-value homes with higher wildfire risk

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5 hours ago Marvel is ready to recast Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa in Black Panther. Should they?

The multiverse has has made room for a lot of unlikely reinventions, but murmurs that the late actor’s iconic character may be reworked with a new star could prove controversialMarvel’s multiverse has become a narrative Swiss army knife capable of slicing through the thorniest of creative dilemmas and papering over the widest of cracks. That said, few dilemmas are as sensitive as how to move forward with a superhero as iconic as Black Panther. Chadwick Boseman’s portrayal of T’Challa wasn’t just a performance – it was a cultural touchstone, woven so tightly into the fabric of modern blockbuster cinema that imagining anyone else in the role feels like attempting to rewrite history. Four years after Boseman’s untimely death from colon cancer, Marvel faces the delicate task of continuing a legacy that seems impossible to replicate. If rumblings out of Hollywood this week have foundation, however, the studio is beginning to countenance just that, a new T’Challa from an alternate reality...

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2 hours ago Hollywood actress dies in LA wildfires as she 'waited to find a husband'

Dalyce Curry, who was known as Momma D to her family, was found in the rubble of her home in Altadena after the Eaton Fire tore through the region, it was confirmed on Sunday

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5 hours ago Town in Wales where mums with prams and older people can't use their own train station

A campaign has been launched for changes at the train station, with some residents saying it would make a big difference in their decision to use public transport

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2 hours ago Shamed face of 'fake firefighter' as he's arrested for looting in inferno

The man in the yellow jacket may appear to be a hero California firefighter - but LA Sheriff's office says the truth is far more disturbing.

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6 hours ago When will With Love, Meghan launch on Netflix? Duchess reschedules show's premiere

Meghan Markle has announced that the premiere of her new Netflix series has been delayed by two months in order to focus on the impact of the LA wildfires

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2 hours ago What has Donald Trump said about the LA wildfires and other environmental disasters?

Donald Trump's comments on the LA wildfires have sparked controversy and scrutiny as his track record of misinformation on environmental disasters faces renewed criticism

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7 hours ago McDermott Continues London Growth With Former Shearman Head of Restructuring

McDermott Continues London Growth With Former Shearman Head of Restructuring  Law.com International

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2 hours ago Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin calls off debut rocket launch minutes before blastoff

Controllers scrap launch of 320ft New Glenn rocket due to unspecified issue in final minutes of countdownBlue Origin called off the debut launch of its new rocket early on Monday because of technical trouble.The 320ft (98-meter) New Glenn rocket was supposed to blast off before dawn with a prototype satellite from Florida’s Cape Canaveral space force station. But launch controllers had to deal with an unspecified rocket issue in the final minutes of the countdown and ran out of time. Once the countdown clock was halted, they immediately began draining all the fuel from the rocket. Continue reading...

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9 hours ago Donald Trump isn’t even in office yet and silly season has already begun | Sidney Blumenthal

He wants to seize the Panama Canal, Canada and Greenland. And now wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of AmericaDonald Trump’s silly season has already caused irreparable damage to United States national security. Despite not yet holding office for a minute, Trump has made it plain that in his second term the U.S. will be an unreliable partner swayed by his personal whim, that he has no respect for historic alliances and that he has contempt for the rule-based international order that the U.S. has led since the end of World War II to prevent the reemergence of catastrophic great power collisions.Beginning with his “Merry Christmas to all” tweet that he wanted to seize the Panama Canal, Canada and Greenland, Trump has not relented in his absurd claims, extended to renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. His disdain for the sovereignty of independent nations—two of them NATO allies and Panama a fellow member of the Organization of American States—has undermined the cr...

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2 hours ago LA fires live: firefighters brace for ‘explosive fire growth’ amid forecast of strong winds

Firefighters warn of ‘critical fire weather’ until Wednesday with risk of significant and rapid spread of fireTell us about the financial consequences you are facing due to the California firesWeather forecasters are predicting that the dry season in Los Angeles is likely to get worse in the coming weeks and that the drought which intensified last week across southern California will continue to worsen into March.Meteorologist Eric Holthaus has written for the Guardian and says the rain forecast for the next three weeks in Los Angeles means the city’s record-dry start to its rainy season will keep getting worse.This year’s rainy season is running at just 2% of normal for Los Angeles, which has only seen 0.16in of rain so far.Weather models increasingly indicate that southern California will receive no rain at all during the rest of January, and potentially no rain during the first week or two of February as well. Continue reading...

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10 hours ago The Taliban made me marry my boss: how one word led to a forced marriage

Afghanistan’s ‘morality police’ arrested Samira at work in Kabul – and then made the 19-year-old marry her employerIt was a normal summer morning in July last year when 19-year-old Samira* made her way to the carpet-weaving shop where she worked in Kabul to pick up her wages. She had no way of knowing that in just a few hours, her life as she knew it would be over.She would end the day in a Taliban police station, a victim of forced marriage with her entire future decided for her by a group of strangers with guns. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Beloved Hollywood actress Dalyce Curry dies aged 95 as she's killed in LA wildfires

Hollywood actress Dalyce Curry, who appeared in The Ten Commandements and Blues Brothers has been killed during the devastating wildfires wreaking havoc on Los Angeles

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11 hours ago Today's rugby news as Wales international on crutches hours before Gatland announcement

The latest rugby news from Wales and around the world

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3 hours ago Aerials reveal entire neighbourhood flattened by Los Angeles area wildfires

Entire neighbourhoods have been destroyed by Los Angeles wildfires, with aerial footage showing the scale of destruction.

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11 hours ago As Trump enters the fray, the danger is that a nationalist Europe will fragment, not stick together | Nathalie Tocci

Rightwing leaders such as Meloni and Orbán set themselves up as Trump whisperers – but they only want to preserve their own interests A far-right wind is blowing across the Atlantic. While the rise of the populist right in Europe predated Donald Trump’s re-election, far-right parties, leaders and governments across Europe are being bolstered by his imminent return to power, and by Elon Musk’s rising political star. There is some hope that Trump’s presidency could have a unifying effect on Europe – and on issues such as defence policy, I believe it might.Trump’s apparent disregard for international law, sovereign borders and the US’s Nato allies with his ludicrous threat, even before his second term begins, to annex Greenland by force, drew a swift and unified reaction from France, Germany and Spain, whose leaders made it clear that they are, as you would expect, appalled and standing with Denmark. Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said Trump’s remarks had triggered “incomprehension...

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3 hours ago Kiena Dawes' horrific injuries inflicted by thug boyfriend who threatened to douse her in acid and drill her teeth out before she took her own life

As Ryan Wellings, 30, was acquitted of manslaughter but found guilty of assault and coercive control today, footage reveals the extent of the brutality inflicted on Kiena Dawes.

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12 hours ago ‘It’s about solidarity, not charity’: the Oxfam chief seeking to decolonise the aid sector

Halima Begum outlines her vision for what she sees as a ‘broken model’, with more power over spending given directly to the affected communitiesThe outdated, elite-dominated international charity sector needs to hand over the money and power to those in the global south for whom aid is intended, says the head of Oxfam GB, Halima Begum.The current aid system is broken, Begum says, and can only be fixed by decolonising, shifting the centre of control away from rich countries with colonial legacies to the developing countries. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Naomi Osaka reveals the precious item she asked to be rescued from her LA home as she competes in Australian Open

Osaka, who is currently competing in the Australian Open, opened up on the panic as the wildfires burned very close to home after her first-round win on Monday.

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12 hours ago Optical illusion baffles people as they can't agree on what animal it really is

Optical illusions are a great way to train your brain, even if they can leave you frustrated at times, which is what this latest illusion has done as internet users can't agree what animal is in it

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3 hours ago Heartwarming moment dog owner breaks down in tears after finding pet that went missing for five days in LA wildfires

A dog owner broke down in tears, screaming for joy through the streets of the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles on Sunday (12 January) as the pair were reunited after their home was destroyed in the Palisades Fire.

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16 hours ago Youths slammed for dangerous fare dodging tactic after sitting on moving tram

The shocking images of young people sitting on the outside of a moving tram were taken on Friday afternoon and hared to a social media group

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4 hours ago What sparked the LA wildfires? Investigators consider array of possibilities

While lightning, arson and utility lines are some of the most common causes of wildfires, climate change could also be to blame

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20 hours ago When will With Love, Meghan premiere on Netflix? Duchess reschedules show's launch date

Meghan Markle has announced that she has delayed the launch date of her highly-anticipated Netflix series, With Love, Meghan in light of the wildfires in Los Angeles

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4 hours ago California counts the cost as wildfires continue to rage – in pictures

Wildfires fuelled by intense Santa Ana winds are still burning across Los Angeles county despite some progress at containing them. At least 24 people have died and more than 100,000 are under evacuation orders, while at least 12,000 structures have been incineratedLA wildfires: death toll rises to 24 as winds threaten further destructionCalifornia wildfires live: latest updates Continue reading...

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