WILDFIRES driven by hot Santa Ana winds flared into gigantic waves of flame that devoured entire neighbourhoods, choking the sky over Southern California with smoke and ash, and killing at least 13 people, in the state's deadliest outbreak of fires in more than a decade.

A RANCH house in horsey country, just off the M9, should have urban viewers galloping in to take a look. The asking price of €530,000 for Askin Lodge is good for a property of its size considering a similar budget would only buy a much smaller equivalent in the Dublin area.

A disabled woman who unsuccessfully sued Clint Eastwood is seeking a new trial, claiming the jury was unfairly swayed by the actor’s celebrity status.