60 minutes ago Downing Street insists Rachel Reeves will be chancellor ‘for whole of this parliament’

The prime minister told an audience in east London that he is ‘completely confident’ in his team as pressure grows over the economy

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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 Perth's new £27m museum attracted almost 225k visitors by the end of 2024

Culture Perth and Kinross, which runs the city visitor attraction, is "thrilled" at its popularity.

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16 hours ago The nine days that reduced Arsenal's season to a crumpled mess: Injuries, impotence and the one glaring problem that has left Mikel Arteta facing serious questions

ISAAN KHAN: As a stretcher collected an injured Gabriel Jesus off the Emirates turf, you half-expected it to stop and retrieve the further remnants of Arsenal 's crumbling campaign, too.

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65 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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83 minutes 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 'Britain's hardest man helped me collect £100k debt – one thing he did terrified people'

Former doorman Micky Theo has revealed the fear Lenny McLean struck into people when it came to collecting debts - and how the pair were once close colleagues and friends

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75 minutes 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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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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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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6 hours ago Debenhams reduces 'warm and rainproof' Mountain Warehouse coat from £80 to £35

The water-resistant outer shell and inner fleece provide protection from wind and rain when walking with the dogs or running errands

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77 minutes 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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2 hours ago I don’t care if it’s ‘weird’ – I’m a grown adult who loves drinking milk

Admitting to enjoying of glass of cow’s milk as an adult is tantamount to saying you collect Squishmallows and take baths with a sibling. But haters take note: ignoring the ick and downing a glass of the white stuff could come with massive health benefits, finds Helen Coffey

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21 hours ago Airplane Art – Emirates Airbus A380 taxiing at London Heathrow Airport

Airplane Art – Emirates Airbus A380 taxiing at London Heathrow Airport  Kevin Marshall

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6 hours ago 'Britain's hardest man' used one terrifying tactic to collect £100,000 debt

Lenny McLean, who died in 1998, was a feared figure in the underworld thanks to his bare knuckle boxing exploits and his reputation as a bouncer and bodyguard

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84 minutes 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 Cold and flu season is here to start 2025. But simple steps can help protect you and your family

In the winter months, it seems few are safe from some kind of illness — flu, COVID-19, norovirus, colds

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21 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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18 hours ago Reeves returns from China to new crisis in top UK business confidence amid economic woes

A survey by Deloitte of the chief finance officers of major companies has revealed that business confidence is at one of its lowest points since the Covid-19 pandemic

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85 minutes ago Zuckerberg, Musk, answer me this: what about the child abuse scandal playing out online? | Susanna Rustin

Victims of ‘grooming gangs’ have been badly let down, but children must be protected on social media as well as in the real worldTwo seemingly contradictory things are true. It was appalling for the UK’s domestic policy agenda to be hijacked last week by Elon Musk’s blaze of interest in child sexual exploitation gangs. And government action in response to the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse was long overdue. As ministers look in more detail at plans announced in a panic, it is essential that the many anxieties surrounding group-based child sexual exploitation – euphemistically known as “grooming gangs” because of the techniques used to ensnare vulnerable girls – do not distract from the seriousness of the issue.On Friday, Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor, added his voice to those calling for a new inquiry into child sexual exploitation – a specific form of abuse carried out in exchange for money or other things that victims want or need; and often involving fin...

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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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21 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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92 minutes 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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6 hours ago Peter Andre 'petrified' for his kids Junior and Princess after teenager stabbed on bus

Andre said he struggles with wanting to ‘protect’ Princess and Junior in an ‘unsafe’ world

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26 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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21 hours ago How to protect YOUR money from an economic meltdown: JEFF PRESTRIDGE on what you need to do NOW

Are the wheels coming off Rachel Reeves's 'wagon'? Political allegiance may determine your answer to this question, but financial markets are adamant in their opinion.

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1 hour 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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6 hours ago Lucy Liu discusses Bill Murray clash during Charlie's Angels filming: 'I am going to protect myself'

Liu previously alleged that Murray directed 'inexcusable and unacceptable' language at her during the filming of the reboot

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27 hours ago Artist puts £69k worth of gold in paintings so 'poor people can't afford to buy them'

Victoria Unikel, 47, says she used a file to grind down 1kg of gold bullion worth around £69,000 and put it into the paint used for her three-painting 'MONEY Collection'

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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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6 hours ago Chelsea: Enzo Maresca points to Reece James versatility as he explains Ben Chilwell exile

Chelsea captain James is fit again and Maresca is confident he has key role to play

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39 hours ago This £22m school opened in September. So why are staff now facing redundancy and being told state of the art facilities may never be used?

The 'much needed' Ysgol Robert Owen, funded by the Welsh Government and Powys Council, has empty places and is making cuts five months after opening

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2 hours ago Starmer has ‘full confidence’ in Reeves despite pressure on UK chancellor

Prime minister says she is doing a ‘fantastic job’ but declines to promise she will be in post at the next election

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7 hours ago Luke Littler hires tattooed tough guy bodyguard to fend off 'overzealous' fans

Luke Littler beat Michael Van Gerwen 7-3 to win the PDC World Darts Championship earlier this month - and his management have now hired a bodyguard to protect him

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40 hours ago How to protect YOUR money from Rachel Reeves's economic meltdown: Finance guru JEFF PRESTRIDGE talks to Britain's top experts to reveal what you need to do NOW

Are the wheels coming off Rachel Reeves's 'wagon'? Political allegiance may determine your answer to this question, but financial markets are adamant in their opinion.

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2 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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7 hours ago How’s my home life? Well, I’ve moved into the shed to spend more time with the chickens | Emma Beddington

It’s the only way I can think of to keep them safe from foxes. If only it wasn’t so cold I recently acquired three lovely new hens, but so far my husband’s schemes to protect them from foxes with a goose patrol or drone have not reached fruition. Instead, I have implemented what my best friend has named Gooce, or Global Oversight of Chicken Existence. I’ve moved into the garden shed to guard them as they free range.We are not talking about a heated home office here: it’s emphatically a shed. But there’s a power outlet and a knackered sofa, so if I wrap up well, they can roam safely for a few hours, at least until a new bird flu “flockdown” reaches us (there’s one happening in nearby East Yorkshire already). Continue reading...

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2 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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7 hours ago Stacey Solomon uses these clever jewellery boxes to keep her pieces organised

Stacey Solomon has been on a mission to tidy and reset her home for January, including organising her jewellery collection with some handy travel jewellery boxes that are on sale

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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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8 hours ago Flyer for Labour minister in corruption probe ‘found in palace of deposed Bangladesh leader’

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden insisted he has full confidence in Tulip Siddiq - and she denies any wrong doing

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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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11 hours ago Speeches by politicians banned at 80th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation

Director of the memorial says he wants the focus to be on the last survivors of the Nazi concentration campMonarchs, presidents and prime ministers are expected among the attenders at a commemoration event for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz later this month, but none of them will be let near a microphone.In a first for a “round” anniversary of the liberation, the Auschwitz museum has banned all speeches by politicians at the event on 27 January, which will mark 80 years since the day Soviet troops liberated the camp in 1945. Only Auschwitz survivors will speak, in what is likely to be the last big commemoration when many are still alive and healthy enough to travel. Continue reading...

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3 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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11 hours ago A Quiet Evening by Norman Lewis review – they don’t make travel writers like this any more

From run-ins with Hemingway in Havana to gunmen in Guatemala, this colourful collection of the late writer’s long-form journalism shows why Graham Greene was an admirerThe travelogues of Norman Lewis, which are much admired for the extraordinary burnish they attain, were written by him in a spidery longhand. The author of acclaimed accounts of the Sicilian mafia and the exploitation of Indigenous tribes in South America, he scribbled his rewrites on fresh scraps of paper and, with the help of his wife Lesley, pasted them over earlier drafts until his manuscript crackled like parchment. I observed this process for myself when I interviewed the writer, by then in his 90s. We were at his home, an old rectory in deepest Essex enclosed by a wild garden which grew as high as an elephant’s eye. Here he recuperated between adventures in an “introspective, almost monastic calm”, or so the blurb on his book jackets improbably claimed. Rangy and moustachioed, he had been an early adopter of zo...

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3 hours ago Angela Rayner warned new workers’ rights plan could prompt ‘ugly rush’ to sack staff

Labour chancellor Rachel Reeves also accused of undermining business confidence and trust with surprise national insurance hike in the Budget

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11 hours ago Ange Postecoglou makes Arsenal vow as Tottenham avoid FA Cup upset against Tamworth

Tottenham needed extra-time to beat non-league Tamworth in the third round of the FA Cup and Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou is confident it will not have impact on their upcoming clash with rivals Arsenal

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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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13 hours ago ‘When I sense something is not right, I am going to protect myself’ – Lucy Liu on success, shame and calling out Bill Murray

The actor soared to fame in the 90s and 00s in Kill Bill, Charlie’s Angels and Ally McBeal – navigating a notorious time for women on set. Now, she returns to Hollywood in Steven Soderbergh’s Presence – and says she’s still not afraid of standing up for herselfBoredom is not a feeling with which Lucy Liu is familiar. “Sometimes I wouldn’t mind it,” she says with a smile. “But it feels nonstop. I never get bored because I don’t have time.” If there wasn’t so much to do, she says: “I’m sure I could learn a language, you know, learn how to ride a unicycle. I mean, come on, the list is endless. So it never feels, like ‘What’s left?’ It’s ‘Where do we start?’” Liu is not someone who likes to look backwards. “I think my best work is ahead of me,” says the actor who has done blockbusters (2000’s Charlie’s Angels and its sequel), two Quentin Tarantino movies (Kill Bill Vols 1 & 2), performed on Broadway, shared top billing on a hit TV show (Sherlock Holmes update Elementary, playing a f...

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4 hours ago Were Harry and Meghan right to visit LA wildfires victims? Vote in our poll

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been slammed as 'disaster tourists' by actress Justine Bateman after visiting those affected by the Los Angeles wildfires - but what do you think?

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13 hours ago The inspiring scientists who saved the world’s first seed bank – podcast

During the siege of Leningrad, botanists in charge of an irreplaceable seed collection had to protect it from fire, rodents – and hunger. By Simon Parkin Continue reading...

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4 hours ago Naomi Osaka reveals impact of LA wildfires with flames ‘three blocks away’ from house

The four-time grand slam champion is in Melbourne for the Australian Open while fires devastate her home city

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16 hours ago Art in miniature: Edinburgh gallery launches annual small paintings show

An independent Edinburgh art gallery has announced details of a new exhibition, featuring almost 500 small, original paintings from some of Scotland’s most notable contemporary artists.

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4 hours ago Dog owner returns home after LA fires and makes discovery that leaves him in tears

Casey Colvin has been desperately trying to be reunited with his beloved dogs for days – ever since Los Angeles was evacuated due to wildfires – and he finally got some closure

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17 hours ago Australian Open 2025: Gauff, Swiatek and Sinner in action on day two – live

Updates from the second day of action at Melbourne ParkAny thoughts? Share them with Jonathan via emailStefanos Tsitsipas reached the final here in 2023, and made three semi-finals in the four years before that. His form has nosedived since, plummeting from third in the world to 12th, with only two tournament victories in that time.He has the full throated support of Melbourne’s massive Greek community out on John Cain Arena this morning, but he has his work cut out against 20-year-old rising star Alex Michelsen who has vaulted from 601 in the world to 41st in just two years.Since her much-discussed break with coach Brad Gilbert after her disappointing US Open performance (losing to fellow American Emma Navarro, who is the eighth seed in Australia), Gauff’s record is an extraordinary 18-2 since the US Open. With new coach Matt Daly, Gauff has ironed out much of the issues with her forehand and serve and is playing a brand of highly confident tennis. Further, the fact that Gauff is o...

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4 hours ago Revealed: Latest celebrity homes destroyed in apocalyptic LA wildfires including Mel Gibson and Bella Hadid as thousands more flee for their lives and death toll climbs to 24

Dozens of A-listers abandoned their luxurious California mansions and fled for their lives after the fires ignited, with many now confirming that their homes were reduced to rubble in the blazes.

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