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    LA fires live updates: Wildfires death toll rises to 16
     12 January 2025
    The death toll from the Los Angeles wildfires has risen to 16, according to local authorities, as firefighters continue to battle flames before potentially strong winds return.
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    Tom Hanks' Pacific Palisades home is among a small clutch of celebrity mansions still standing amid LA's devastating wildfires
    12 Jan: The 'Forrest Gump' star, 68, bought the palatial $26 million residence with his fellow actor wife Rita Wilson, also 68, in 2010 - and photos have now shown even though a string of A-listers' homes in the Pacific Palisades area were razed to the ground, their place is standing undamaged.... more
    LA firefighters are water-bombing flames from above. These are the aircraft being used
    12 Jan: Since January 1, more than 101 wildfires have broken out across California. The state's fire department has deployed what is says is "the largest civil aerial firefighting fleet worldwide" to extinguish the flames.... more
    Intense storms and heavy rain are set to continue in one Australian state, as forecasters expect the most severe weather could be on its way
    12 Jan: Intense storms and heavy rain are set to continue in one Australian state, as forecasters expect the most severe weather could be on its way... more
    In just minutes, the Palisades fire in Los Angeles exploded out of control
    12 Jan: Days before one of the largest wildfires the area has ever seen broke out in southern California, there were warnings — the region was a tinderbox.... more
    A local tour boat skipper says the bush near the Coromandel cliff where a young person died after falling is pretty thick
    12 Jan: A local tour boat skipper says the bush near the Coromandel cliff where a young person died after falling is pretty thick... more
    Black Cap Nathan Smith is embracing his seam-bowling all-rounder role ahead of next month's Champions Trophy in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates
    12 Jan: Black Cap Nathan Smith is embracing his seam-bowling all-rounder role ahead of next month's Champions Trophy in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates... more
    Pamela Anderson has lost touch with her ex-husband Tommy Lee
    12 Jan: The 'Baywatch' actress, 57, had a tumultuous marriage to the Mötley Crüe rocker, 62, from 1995 to 1998 before they divorced - with their relationship infamously marred by the leak of the couple's sex tape.... more
    Aryna Sabalenka is well aware of the history she could create in clinching her third successive Australian Open tennis title
    12 Jan: Aryna Sabalenka is well aware of the history she could create in clinching her third successive Australian Open tennis title... more
    Glenn Close made a little girl cry when the actress recreated her Cruella de Vil cackle
    12 Jan: The 77-year-old star portrayed the bouffanted villain in 1996's '101 Dalmations' and says despite her long career the younger generation know her best for the role.... more

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     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Tom Hanks' Pacific Palisades home is among a small clutch of celebrity mansions still standing amid LA's devastating wildfires 19:19

    Living & Travel:
    LA fires live updates: Wildfires death toll rises to 16 19:17

    Cricket:
    Black Cap Nathan Smith is embracing his seam-bowling all-rounder role ahead of next month's Champions Trophy in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates 18:57

    Entertainment:
    Pamela Anderson has lost touch with her ex-husband Tommy Lee 18:49

    International:
    LA firefighters are water-bombing flames from above. These are the aircraft being used 18:37

    Environment:
    Intense storms and heavy rain are set to continue in one Australian state, as forecasters expect the most severe weather could be on its way 18:37

    Entertainment:
    Glenn Close made a little girl cry when the actress recreated her Cruella de Vil cackle 18:19

    Tennis:
    Aryna Sabalenka is well aware of the history she could create in clinching her third successive Australian Open tennis title 18:07

    Entertainment:
    Warwick Davis reportedly may accuse a hospital of medical negligence in the wake of his wife's death 17:49

    Accident and Emergency:
    A person has died in a two-vehicle crash near Palmerston North 17:27

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