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1928 – 2025Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928-2025)Died 7 January 2025, aged 96French nationalist who founded the National Front and led it from 1972 to 2011, the main right-wing opposition to France's mainstream conservatives for four decades.
1938 – 2025Peter Yarrow (1938-2025)Died 7 January 2025, aged 86American singer of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, at the forefront of the 1960s folk revival.
2025Los Angeles WildfiresWorst fires in LA historyA series of devastating wildfires erupted across Los Angeles County, fuelled by extreme Santa Ana winds and prolonged drought. The Palisades and Eaton fires destroyed over 16,000 structures, killed at least 29 people and forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands. Entire neighbourhoods in Pacific Palisades and Altadena were levelled. Total damages were estimated at over $250 billion, making them the costliest natural disaster in US history.
2025Wildfires devastate the Los Angeles areaAmong the costliest disasters in US historyWildfires erupted around Los Angeles on 7 January 2025 and burned for a month, hitting Pacific Palisades and Eaton Canyon hardest. Thirty people were killed and damage was estimated at $76-131 billion.