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The scarcely believable destruction wrought by the historic wildfires tearing through Los Angeles has been laid bare in horrifying images and videos that emerged today. Breathtaking drone footage reveals how block after block of idyllic upscale LA homes are now nothing more than smouldering ruins with only charred tree stumps and building struts left standing amid the detritus.Smaller, isolated fires still rage in the debris of some homes and yards gutted by the infernos which have since moved through and continue to burn elsewhere.LA Fire Chief Kristin Crowley believes the fire started accidentally in a back garden around 10am Tuesday morning, telling reporters the blaze is now ‘ unlike anything we have seen in our lifetime’. A time-lapse video of the catastrophe first showed a small, innocuous trail of smoke rising from the back garden in the outskirts of LA at 10:40am, but within minutes the plume had developed into a thick cloud as the flames began tearing through bone-dry shrubbery. Before long, the City of Angels was ablaze and now, less than 48 hours on from the initial spark, the wildfire is on track to be the most destructive blaze ever , having ripped through the glitzy celebrity mansions and causing an estimated $48 billion in damages. As of Thursday morning, the largest inferno has consumed nearly 12,000 acres (4,856 hectares) in the picturesque Pacific Palisades neighborhood that is home to many film, television and music stars. A slew of notable locations, including Sunset Boulevard that splits Pacific Palisades, were engulfed in punishing flames that tore through residential and commercial areas alike, reducing buildings to burnt-out husks.

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Michael Jackson’s death had a huge impact on fans all over the world – but no-one was affected more than his three children.  In the 15 years since the King Of Pop’s passing, Prince, 27, Paris, 26, and Blanket, 22, who now goes by the name Bigi, have all faced the scrutiny of growing up in the public eye.  Prince and Paris, born to Jackson’s then-wife Debbie Rowe, and Blanket, born via artificial insemination with an anonymous surrogate mother, have childhoods unlike those of most youngsters, even those born to celebrities with Jackson’s star power.

Ronnie O’Sullivan has withdrawn from the Championship League following a series of bizarre antics during a defeat in his penultimate group match. The snooker legend lost three of his four matches on Wednesday and appeared to have issues with the tip of his cue on numerous occasions. O’Sullivan returned to the Leicester Arena on Thursday morning for a clash against Robert Milkins but suffered the same result as most of his matches a day prior. At several points the seven-time world champion’s emotions seemed to get the better of him.

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