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KELSEY Parker has given her followers a heartbreaking update following the loss of her baby at nine months.

The podcast host’s third child, Phoenix Parker-Lindsay, was stillborn shortly before his due date.

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Kelsey announced last week her third child, Phoenix, was tragically ‘born sleeping’[/caption]

Today, Kelsey, 34, took to Instagram to share that episodes of hermotherhood podcast she recorded while pregnant will still air over the coming months.

She wrote: “Before I gave birth to Phoenix, I had recorded a lot of podcasts for my @mumstheword_pod before going off on maternity leave. I want to thank the lovely team for checking in and being patient to put some episodes out that were during my pregnancy.

“Over the next couple of months these episodes will air.

“They were part of my journey so I didn’t want to not share them, and they all have incredible guests with really important stories and messages.

“Please take the time to listen to these episodes and remember to be kind when doing so.”

The statement followed Kelsey bravely celebrating her six-year-old daughter Aurelia’s birthday following her tragic loss.

Kelsey had Aurelia, as well as four-year-old Bodhi, with her late husband Tom Parker, who died of glioblastoma, a form of brain tumour, in 2022.

Paying tribute to her eldest child, Kelsey posted a video montage of Aurelia growing up – beginning with a picture of her in Tom’s arms as a baby.

Other precious moments included birthday parties, playing in a buggy with Bodhi, giggling with her mum on the sofa, and dressing up like a princess on a bouncy castle.

Kelsey wrote alongside the video: “Aurelia means ‘The Golden One’ and that’s what you are [heart emoji] you’ve been through so much my darling daughter, but you’re the most precious little girl any mummy could wish for.

“I’m so happy we got to spend this weekend celebrating your birthday and turning another year older.

“I’m beyond proud of you and the amazing young woman you’re growing up to be.”

Former Towie star Nathan Massey was one of the first to send a comment wishing Aurelia a special day, writing: “Happy bday you little menace.”

Soap stars Louisa Lytton and Brooke Vincent posted strings of heart emojis, while Kelsey’s Mum’s The Word podcast co-host Georgia Jones adding: “Happy birthday to the cutest little diva I know.”

Kelsey shared the devastating news that her son, Phoenix, was still born last week, posting a poem to fans, “For Phoenix. Born sleeping, forever loved.”

The phoenix bird symbolises immortality, resurrection and life after death.

She added: “Before I receive an influx of lovely messages and heartfelt well wishes, I want to just say that I truly appreciate everything you are all going to say and share.

“But with the news being so raw, I would really like to ensure that we as a family are given space and time to process this devastating and earth-shattering news.

“I love you all and thank you for your understanding and space.”

Phoenix was her first child with boyfriend Will, whom she started dating last September. At the time, Kelsey said she knew late husband Tom would “send the right man for her.”

They announced they were expecting in January.

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A birthday tribute to daughter Aurelia showed her late dad Tom holding her as a baby[/caption]

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Friends and loved ones called Aurelia a ‘little diva’ as they wished her happy birthday[/caption]

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Kelsey and Will announced they were expecting in January[/caption]

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ALL the family will have lots to explore at Wells House and Gardens with enchanting woodlands, fairy trails, Gruffalo walks, an animal farm and an adventure playground.

Just one and a half hours from Dublin, this popular spot has something for all ages with entry at just €5 for little ones.

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Voted Ireland’s number one family day out by the Irish Hospitality Awards, the Wells estate sprawls across 450 acres.

With the prices of almost everything going up, this family day out won’t break the bank. 

Tickets to enter the property start from €9 for adults, €7 for seniors and students and €5 for children.

A family ticket, which provides admission for two adults and up to three children starts from €24.

And even better, kids under two can enter for free.

This includes access to the gardens, arboretum, Lady Frances Fairy & Gruffalo Walk, Mogue’s Enchanted Woodland Walk, the animal farm and the adventure playground.

This 17th Century Victorian Manor House, which dates back to the Cromwell days, also has lots of picnic areas. 

The Wexford property was remodelled in the 1830s by architect Daniel Robertson, who also landscaped the parkland and gardens.

Visitors can embark on two Woodland Walks with mystical dragons, fairies and trolls along the way. 

Little ones will love the adventure playground with fun slides, climbing frames, ropes and swings. 

The animal farm is home to pygmy goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, budgies, meerkats and much more.

Animal lovers can avail of the Meet the Meerkat Experience where you can feed them tasty treats and play with them with their favourite toys.

The Exotic Animal Encounter is one of a kind experience.

Meet the mischievous raccoon Bonnie and spend some time with tortoises Crush and Squirt.

Guests will get the chance to meet, feed and bath the giant tortoise and share a biccy with some cheeky racoons.

Take in the stunning view from the terraced gardens or explore the arboretum.

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For adult entry and the house tour tickets are €17 and €9 for children. 

For a family pass and a house tour, it costs just €32.

Indulge in some afternoon tea and sweet treats from €42 per person.

Located in the sunny south east in Co Wexford, Wells House is just a stone’s throw away from the beautiful Blue Flag Beach at Morriscastle.

Make a staycation of it and stay in on the self-catering cottages.

For overnight guests, kids can eat for free at their sister hotel The Upton Court Hotel in nearby Kilmuckridge.

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FINN HARPS are to install a plastic pitch at their Finn Park home for next season – with the Ballybofey venue to remain as home of the women’s team when their new stadium is built.

Harps are currently working towards completing much-delayed works on their new home in Stranolar.

Building stopped in 2014 though the club has most of the funding in place and has applied for planning permission for what will be a 5,580 capacity, though the first phase will see a stand with 1,500 seats. 

But while the club works towards its new home, the decision has been made to keep Finn Park for football and install a plastic pitch. 

The club has been given a €390,000 grant to install a plastic pitch to aid girls football and had considered selling Finn Park and building it elsewhere in the locality. 

But the decision has now been made to keep the Ballybofey venue and make it the long-term home of the club’s women’s section, even after the men move to Stranolar. 

Harps currently have Under-17 and Under-19 teams Women’s LOI Academy system with long-term plans to enter a senior team in the Women’s Premier Division. 

The Donegal outfit’s decision to go on plastic will mean seven of the 20 men’s League of clubs will play on artificial surfaces next season. 

Presently, Athlone Town, Bray Wanderers, Cobh Ramblers, Dundalk, Derry City and Kerry all use plastic pitches. 

AUDREE Levesque’s phone pings and she soaks up the steamy sexual messages from her husband – a man under lock and key in a nearby prison.

Jeffrey, 30, stands convicted of an unthinkable crime yet he has somehow managed to convince Audree he is innocent – and she desperately wants to be intimate with him in real life.

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Audree Levesque and Jeffrey fell in love after being penpals[/caption]

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The prisoner makes gifts for Audree and she is adamant she loves him regardless of his conviction[/caption]

Audree has never been able to consummate her marriage because Jeffrey is eight years into a 21-year jail sentence for predatory sexual assault which he began in 2017.

While Jeffrey later tried to appeal his case, it was denied.

It was three years ago when Audree first struck up an unlikely relationship with the prisoner – initially as his penpal – and the couple married last year.

Now, they see each other every two weeks because although they could apply for conjugal visits where they’d get 48 hours together in a trailer located in the prison grounds, Jeffrey would have to admit guilt for his crime first – something he’d never do.

But mum-of-one, Audree, 28, is adamant she loves Jeffrey regardless – he now treats her three-year-old daughter ‘as his own’ and she wants children with him too.

She says: “I believe that everything he’s ever told me is the truth. There’s no way that he did it.

“I’ve never felt unsafe and for me to bring my daughter to see him, I wouldn’t if I had the slightest doubt.”

During prison visits Audree is allowed six hours with Jeffrey before he is taken back to his cell – but the pair are never allowed any alone time together.

Branded desperate for her decision to even befriend Jeffrey, Audree hopes to someday have a baby with him.

She admits there was no doubt in her mind that Jeffrey was ‘The One’ when they first met in October 2022, and she even moved closer to the prison to make visiting easier.

Audree first made contact with Jeffrey earlier the same year because she wanted to ‘be part of his support system’, after working in a youth prison. She had come across his profile on a prison penpal website and followed the instructions by getting in contact with him using an app.

He told me, ‘A lot of people can and will say they’re innocent but I don’t want to just say it, I want to prove it to you’

Audree Levesque

In his messages, Jeffrey quickly set about trying to convince Audree he wasn’t guilty of the crime he’d been convicted of and she began to believe him.

She explains: “It was small talk at first. There were a bunch of things we could connect on like how our dads were both drag racers. I knew of the struggles prisoners faced.

“We really got to know each other as friends with no expectations.”

Audree had been with her daughter’s dad for two-and-a-half years before they split up just a couple of months before she began messaging Jeffrey.

“It quickly escalated because we both had a lot of questions such as about our childhoods, our dream jobs, and after things escalated, what they were looking for in a partner. We’d send each other super long text messages throughout the day everyday,” she explains.

“We did a lot of talking about what had happened and had led up to his arrest. He told me, ‘A lot of people can and will say they’re innocent but I don’t want to just say it, I want to prove it to you’.

“He printed 2,000 pages of his case and evidence and so many things and sent them all to me. It was little details like that that made me start to fall for him.”

After just two weeks of messaging back and forth, Jeffrey sent her phone number in for approval and the pair were able to start calling and texting a week later.

In October 2022 Audree gained access to the prison which she says cemented her feelings.

“When I met my husband in person that’s when I knew,” Audree adds.
Jeffrey’s mum accompanied her to the first visit as she didn’t know her way around the prison.

Despite feeling nervous, after his mum left they spent most of the time kissing and taking photos together.

Audree recalls: “We didn’t do a whole bunch of talking but a lot of kissing and dirty talk. There’s a lot of build up to that visit. It got a little bit heated.”

Audree struggled to see Jeffrey regularly in the beginning and would have to wait up to a month because she could only go during weekends when her daughter was with her dad.

However, once she started bringing her daughter along she was able to go every other week.

Audree decided to move to be closer to Jeffrey so she was just thirty minutes away from the US prison in Buffalo.

Just five months later, they were engaged.

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Audree made Jeffrey get down on one knee and propose the old-fashioned way[/caption]

“We were sitting at the visit table and we were close in proximity and having a heart-to-heart conversation and he proposed. He didn’t have a ring or anything,” Audree reveals.

“It was kind of perfect. I went to his mum’s after the visit and he had his grandmother’s ring which was the one she picked out for me.”

The next day Audree visited Jeffrey and made him get down on one knee.

After getting engaged Audree remained confident in her decision.

“I knew in my heart nothing would change my mind. To me, he’s my soulmate and that’s that. I’m so sure about it, whether I marry him now or later, it’s going to happen anyway. I never had any second thoughts about it,” she explains.

We would love to try for one child together but that depends on when he gets out

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“The first person I told was my sister. Obviously, she was sceptical and wasn’t fully for it at first. The more that she saw us interacting together when I called him in front of her and at our wedding and pictures of us she started to come round pretty quickly.

“My dad’s main concern was that he can’t provide for us financially but it brought him a lot of relief to see us interacting at the wedding. He could tell Jeffrey was sincere.”

Locked up

The pair married in the prison in April 2024 with Audree’s dad and sister present as she was only allowed to have two guests.

She recalls: “It wasn’t like a regular wedding and it was very different from what I ever dreamed of as a child and a young woman.

“I love horses so I’d imagined a barn type of wedding all lit up and nicely decorated and I’d come in on a horse and a nice, long dress. Not a prison wedding where I’m wearing a tracksuit.”

The pair were given just over six hours together before Jeffrey was locked back up.

“At the same time it was everything for me just to be standing there with him and holding his hand and exchanging our rings.

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The couple on their wedding day which wasn’t what Audree dreamed her special day would look like[/caption]

“I could have worn a dress if I wanted to but I just went in there in white sweatpants and a sweatshirt. I put our initials on the sleeve.”

Despite initially being nervous about introducing Jeffrey to her young daughter, they met for the first time in June 2023.

“I had spoken to my mum about it and she had reservations about me bringing her [to prison],” Audree says. “As much as I knew that my daughter would love him, we’re still in an environment that’s unpredictable.

‘He wouldn’t hurt my daughter’

“It did take a while before bringing her to see him. We were engaged and I knew him like the back of my hand and I know there’s not one bone in his body that would hurt her; he really does treat and love her as his own.”

Audree, a publisher, who lives in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, says Jeffrey still maintains his innocence.

And while her family now supports the relationship, Audree says it’s strangers who judge.

“They say how I’m desperate to be with someone in prison,” she says. “People who know and love me know the truth and know that I’m the happiest I’ve ever been.

“I just think you have to follow your gut, you know your relationship better than anyone.”

Having a child with Jeffrey is also part of Audree’s future plan.

The couple still see each other fortnightly at the weekends but she could visit every weekend if she wanted to.

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Audree doesn’t tell people the full story and has to deal with work colleagues questioning why she doesn’t take her partner to events.

She says: “When we have work events they always ask if we want to bring a plus one. I always show up by myself and they always ask, ‘When are we going to meet Jeffrey’. I don’t go into details, especially not with work.”

The mum admitted she and Jeffrey are careful with what they say around her daughter too but that she has no idea what she will tell her once she gets older.

“She doesn’t know what prison is. I honestly don’t know what I’m going to tell her,” Audree adds.

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The couple photographed on one of Audree’s prison visits[/caption]

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Audree wants to have a baby with Jeffrey soon and says he treats her daughter like his own[/caption]

“She does just call him ‘Jeffrey’. I think it would be so different if he was home because she’d see him way more often. It’s not something either of us want to push on her.”

She adds: “We definitely would love to try for at least one child together but that depends on when he gets out.

“My clock is ticking and I don’t want to be 40 and be pregnant. The earlier the better.”

IT ALL started with a DM to Jake Paul – one he ignored.

Ellie Scotney tried her luck by reaching out to the YouTuber-turned-prizefighter and women’s boxing advocate.

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Ellie Scotney with her new promoter Jake Paul[/caption]

But Paul did not see the message – after all he does have nearly 30 MILLION Instagram followers.

So Scotney – sensing her options were becoming limited – turned to Paul’s right-hand man Nakisa Bidarian.

Paul and Bidarian launched Most Valuable Promotions in 2021 and have now become the premier platform for female fighters.

So while her DM to Paul fell on death ears, fortunately Bidarian checked his messages.

Scotney, 27, said with a wide smile: I just dropped Nakisa a message and everything kind of fell into place for me.

“It’s been a bit of a mad one but I’m enjoying every second.”

What’s worse is Paul HAS since seen the original message as Scotney said: “He’s actually read it now!

“That’s even worse. I’d rather be in his requests. But Nakisa came through and he opened it.”

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Scotney’s manager Jake – brother to her trainer Shane McGuigan – was soon on the phone thrashing out a deal with MVP.

She said: “I think within three hours my manager Jake was on the phone and they were touching ties.

“I had a call and within, I think about two months, I was out in New York experiencing it for myself.

“It’s all happening fast but let’s call it God speed.”

Scotney now returns on Friday in a historic all-women’s card on Netflix – facing Yamileth Mercado in an WBC, IBF, and WBO unification bout.

Already since signing with Paul, the IBF and WBO bantamweight champ admits she has inherited an all-new wave of younger fans.

She said: “My nephew couldn’t care less about boxing, as soon as he heard Jake Paul he was like, ‘I’ve got to meet him! I’m gonna come to your fight.’

“I’ve had so many kids asking and it’s something very different in sport and again, Jake’s generating more eyes and voices into boxing.”

Paul, 28, himself is now 12-1 in the ring and most recently beat ex-middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 39, over ten rounds.

My nephew couldn’t care less about boxing, as soon as he heard Jake Paul he was like, ‘I’ve got to meet him! I’m gonna come to your fight.’

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He even landed himself a controversial No14 ranking within the WBA.

But his push for women’s boxing is something even his greatest detractors cannot take away from him.

Scotney said: “He’s a character in and out of the ring and he’s getting so many eyeballs on the sport but what he’s doing for female boxing in itself tells you everything you need to know.

“He’s someone that’s dived in, there’s been a little bit of a detour in his boxing but I feel like he’s really got hold of it and we’re gonna see a bit change and we’ve got Jake to thank.”

Scotney has her eyes on undisputed glory at 8st 6lb – and believes she is in the right place to achieve it – but it starts on Friday at Madison Square Garden.

She said: “I think it’s everyone’s dream and I’m two fights away but I’ve got a hard fight in front of me July 11th and I’ll be going in to make a statement.

“Although I’m a unified champion, I never really got what comes with it. Whereas this is supplying that.

“It’s one thing saying you want it, now it’s in my hands I’ve got to run away with it and that’s what I’ll be doing July 11th.”

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IT’S known as a glamorous neighbourhood where millionaire movie stars live it up in luxury mansions and tourists flock to the beach all year round.

But driving down The Pacific Coast Highway, six months on from the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, Malibu feels more like a post-apocalyptic ghost town.

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The devastating LA wildfires claimed dozens of lives and destroyed thousands of homes[/caption]

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A strip of high-end boutiques visited by celebrities in the Pacific Palisades are still rubble after the destructive LA fires in January[/caption]

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Piles of debris, damaged buildings and a burnt Porsche litter the coastal road[/caption]

Along the scenic coastal road, which was shut for months after the fires ravished LA, the view is still one of total devastation.

Damaged structures and piles of debris are all that is left of many of the high end buildings and a burnt Porsche, along with various other vehicles, lie abandoned on the side of the road.

The devastating fires, which broke out on January 7 and raged for three weeks, claimed dozens of lives and destroyed thousands of homes – including those belonging to celebrities such as Mel Gibson and Billy Crystal.

Standing at the site of Paris Hilton’s former Malibu beach house, the huge impact is clearly visible.

All that remains is a section of the home’s foundations, part of a wall and two doors with weeds now growing around the concrete.

It feels as though it will be a long time before Malibu is back to being a magnet for visitors and bustling with big names.

But less than 10 miles away in the Pacific Palisades, one of the neighbourhoods hardest hit by the inferno, residents remain optimistic and are hard at work rebuilding their community.

It was home to many Hollywood stars, including Anna Faris, Miles Teller, Anthony Hopkins and Adam Brody, whose properties burnt to the ground.

Months on, the neighbourhood is only open to residents, construction workers and members of the media.

It still looks like the set of a war movie after the fire destroyed more than 6,000 structures, including homes, businesses, and community landmarks.

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The Sun’s Katy Forrester talks with Dennis Quaid, who has been vocal about the City’s response to the disaster, slamming Mayor Karen Bass[/caption]

The historic Starbucks building, which was 100 years old and commissioned in 1924, is in ruins with the remaining walls still covered in black smoke damage.

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Hollywood actor Dennis Quaid, famous for his roles in The Parent Trap and The Substance, has several friends who lost their homes, including his agent, and has been vocal about the City’s response to the disaster, slamming Mayor Karen Bass for her failure to “hit the ground running” as the fires raged.

He compared the state of the affluent neighbourhood to the early 20th Century, before studio expansions in the area prompted a building boom.

As we stood close to the rubble in the town centre, he told The Sun: “Right now, looking at it, it’s almost like it was in 1907.

“It’s beginning [the rebuild]. There are a lot of lots for sale publicly, which I think is a good thing.

“It’s a tragedy for people who have lost [everything] but the community needs to come back.

“There is a ray of hope I think. We’re as strong as ever. The City just needs to get out of the way.”

Quaid was in the area to greet billionaire real estate developer Rick Caruso who has announced plans to invest.

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We paid a visit to Paris Hilton’s former Malibu beach house to survey the damage[/caption]

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Paris Hilton’s beachside home in Malibu before the fire[/caption]

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All that remains of the star’s home is the foundations, part of a wall and two doors[/caption]

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Paris heartbreakingly showed off the damage to her home earlier this year[/caption]

He hired private firefighters to save his shopping centre which is one of the only large buildings to remain intact.

But his actions sparked controversy, with some saying private crews draw resources away from public firefighters.

Quaid thinks he did the right thing.

“He had his own fire department here because he wanted to take pressure off the City in case there ever was a fire so they could handle it,” he said.

“This is a guy who thinks of things.”

He also insisted it’s “not just movie people” who lost their homes, adding: “I know they’re considered rich people and all that but these are also people with mortgages, and they’ve been under hardship.

“And all the people who supported the community; the store owners, small businesses, gardeners, it’s had its impact.”

Caruso, who lost the Los Angeles Mayor’s race in 2022, is reportedly investing around $50million to rebuild and upgrade the area.

Rebuilding from ground zero

Despite the backlash he has previously faced, he was met with positivity from residents this month as he announced that Palisades Village will reopen in mid-2026.

He told The Sun: “We’ve got construction starting now, we’re bringing everything back.

“We’re rebuilding inside of all the stores, the restaurants, the apartments are all getting redone, we’re going to rocking and rolling within a year.

“You did have tourists in the summer time because people were visiting Malibu, the beach, and whatnot, and they will come back, they just need a place to go. And that’s what we need to do, give them that.”

The tragedy also affected the area of Altadena in east Los Angeles, where a fire burnt for more than 20 days.

Asked if there is any hope for the other areas, Caruso said: “Absolutely. That’s what I think is really important about this announcement because what’s happening here, it will happen in Malibu, it will happen in Altadena.

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Anthony Hopkins’ mansion was burned to the ground in the blaze[/caption]

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The star’s beautiful home stood on the cliffs[/caption]

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Sir Anthony bought the four bed mansion back in 2021[/caption]

“When a retailer says, ‘I’m willing to invest in a community that has basically been devastated’ that means they believe it’s coming back.

“Malibu is open this summer. The highway is open. Go support those businesses, the beaches are as beautiful as ever.”

During this year’s holiday season, the Palisades Village will bring back its annual Christmas tree lighting and Menorah celebration so the community can reunite.

Caruso will also reconstruct the public park and fund the revitalisation of the streetscapes, including the sidewalks.

Corinne Verdery, CEO of Caruso’s business, said the announcement “reinforces our long-term commitment to the Palisades.”

She explained, “Our goal is to restore Palisades Village and the surrounding area as a vibrant and welcoming destination once again for residents, workers, and visitors – a place that reflects our community’s resilience and optimism for the future.”

Fashion designer and business owner Elyse Walker tragically lost her original store after 25 years to the fires but is rebuilding her flagship.

She said: “I opened the first elysewalker location in the Pacific Palisades because I saw the huge opportunity to bring fashion retail to the area.

“I knew that I wanted a store to feel like a home base within the community.

“More than a store, it was where friends and family got together to connect, celebrate, and of course, shop, elysewalker Pacific Palisades epitomized that.

“Re-opening in the Palisades and moving to the Village is incredibly exciting and important as we focus our efforts on rebuilding and supporting this incredibly strong and resilient community.”

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Adam Brody and Leighton Meester’s home in the Pacific Palisades is cleared and ready to rebuild after the LA fires[/caption]

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Mel Gibson’s home and cars were consumed by flames[/caption]

Five years of misery

Over in Malibu, it’s likely to take a lot longer to get things moving, while local police are still trying to protect the community from squatters.

Jeff Schmucker, senior superintendent with Santa Barbara-based Clear Construction, spoke to The Sun as he was working on site.

Despite Caruso’s optimism, Schmucker feels it could be up to five years until Malibu is thriving once again, as he believes only 50 per cent of homeowners will rebuild, while the rest will sell their lots.

He told The Sun: “We’re already submitting plans to build but I don’t know how fast that process will be. We’ve got seven maybe eight houses signed up now.

Malibu is open this summer. The highway is open. Go support those businesses, the beaches are as beautiful as ever.

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“We’ll start the first one by October, as soon as we get permits we’ll start. It would take anywhere between a year and a half to three years depending on the size.”

It can take up to 18 months to just get a building permit in Los Angeles, which home owners are pushing to be reduced as many are refusing to wait years to return.

Asked if he’s seen any construction work in Malibu so far, he said, “Nobody’s even started yet. I saw one going up in the Palisades and that guy had just built.

“As soon as it burnt down they just resubmitted the exact same plans that they’d just finished.”

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Quaid was in the area to greet billionaire real estate developer Rick Caruso who has announced plans to invest[/caption]

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Despite Joel Auiz’s business not burning down, he says it’s been a huge struggle with the Pacific Coast Highway being closed for months[/caption]

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Palisades Village will reopen in mid-2026 as it still tries to come to terms with the damage[/caption]

He said many of the residents were underinsured and are being left thousands of dollars out of pocket.

Many of the iconic restaurants and cafes in Malibu remain closed, while some have burnt down completely and will not reopen.

But there are still a few local owners who are pushing forward and are adamant business will one day be booming again.

Joel Auiz is the owner of The Country Kitchen on Pacific Coast Highway, which has been a popular spot for four decades.

£200k loss

He said despite the business not burning down, there was a lot of damage and with the Pacific Coast Highway being closed for months it’s been a huge struggle.

“When I saw the situation 11 days after the fires there was no electricity and I had to throw everything away,” he said.

“We reopened in March but business has been down about 60 per cent. It got better this past weekend when the PCH reopened but it’s slow.

“Hopefully things get better. I don’t know how long it’s going to take to rebuild, everyone has to get new permits, septic tanks, so many things.

“I hope tourists do show up this summer, people from other states and other countries help a lot. We’ve already lost more than $200,000, we were closed for 50 days.

“It’s sad to see the destruction and the lives lost. To rebuild all this is going to take a while. But thank God we are still here, it could be worse.

“We are grateful and ready to serve people. Our breakfast burritos, we serve those all day, the burgers are good, good sandwiches, homemade salsas as well.”

While all of the communities affected by the wildfires have a long road ahead, it’s clear so many do not want to give up hope.

But they can’t bring life back to some of the most beautiful areas of the city alone.

The message is clear; they need help from the City, investors with big pockets, and they need tourists to take a chance on them.

LOVE Island 2025 has been blessed with an abundance of bombshells, but six more just arrived out of the blue.

Here we get to know Andrada, who is set to make an impact alongside six sexy new singletons exploding into Casa Amor.

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She works as a nail technician and personal trainer[/caption]

The Sun exclusively revealed the identities of six beauties heading into Casa Amor after it was teased in the episode on July 4, 2025.

Always a fan-favourite feature of the show, Casa sees a host of stunning beauties barging into the villa to test the loyalties of the current Islanders.

Who is Love Island bombshell Andrada Pop?

Miss Bikini Ireland 2019 winner Andrada Pop hails from Dublin.

The 27-year-old works as a nail technician and personal trainer.

She’s appearing on Love Island 2025 as a bombshell.

Arriving alongside Emma Munro, Rheo Parnell, Yaz Broom, Lucy Quinn and Lauren Wood, Andrada’s arrival is set to shake up the villa’s volatile dynamics.

And she hasn’t been shy about her Casa Amor strategy.

When asked about her game plan, Andreda told ITV: “My first instinct is to turn heads.

“I am bold and I do want to get what I want, but I also want to find love, so hopefully the person that I do manage to get on with I can build a nice connection with.

“I want to find ‘the one.’ I’m going to come in with a little bit of spice for sure.”

Andrada’s not shy about the prospect of taking someone else’s man, saying: “We’re all going in there for ourselves and to find somebody, so it’s bound to happen that I break up a couple.

“That’s what I have to do and is what I’m going to do.”

She added: “There are some boys that are being cheeky and doing a madness, but they have to do that and it’s nice to see.” 

When it comes to villa romance, Andrada primarily has her eye on Tommy.

I am bold and I do want to get what I want, but I also want to find love

Andrada Pop

She explained: “I have my eye on Tommy and I like that he’s very mature in communicating.

“He’s also very easy to look at, he’s very handsome.

Ever the pragmatist, Andrada also has some backup options: “My number two is Dejon, he intrigues me, because he’s naughty and I have a naughty side.

“I also like Harrison, he’s very cute and very good to look at, he’s very chatty and a bit bold.”

Andrada also admitted she falls in love quickly, saying: “I fall quite quickly to be honest, I’m such a lover girl.

“I’m not a slow burner, what you see is what you get.”

TYRANNICAL leaders in Iran have demanded citizens act as undercover informants to turn in anyone who dares oppose the regime, insiders say.

Panicked mullahs have also ordered “telecom cages” be installed around prisons as the regime wages war against its own people.

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei makes his first public appearance since the war with Israel on July 6[/caption]

Political prisoners – largely banished to death row on trumped-up charges – have been subject to extreme torture and a disturbing rate of executions in the face of growing tensions in the Middle East.

Insiders say their treatment is being weaponised to deter opposition.

The fight against repression has loomed large for decades in the rogue state – but the so-called 12-day war last month has made the barbaric Ayatollah more fearful than ever of being toppled.

Ambassador Mark D. Wallace, CEO and Founder of United Against Nuclear Iran, said the Ayatollah is “on his heels” and is “engaging in a purification campaign”.

He told The Sun: “The Ayatollah is incredibly weak and I think what he’s doing is out of fear that his regime is going to collapse.

“He’s looking around, most of his generals have been killed. Those that are alive, he is probably suspicious that they are spies.

“There’s no clear succession, and I think the Ayatollah is on his heels.

“He’s doing everything he can to try to find some sort of path to a succession, and the continuation of this revolutionary regime.”

With Ali Khamenei’s grip weakened by the unprecedented Israeli and US blitz, the incapacitated supreme leader has discharged fresh hell on his own people in a corrupt bid to stifle uprising.

Sources inside Iran told The Sun how a direct alert has been issued to the public, urging them to report any activity linked to resistance groups of the People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI/MEK).

Regime loyalists have been implored to act as informants – compiling detailed reports with photos, times, locations, licence plates and facial features of suspected individuals.

Orders were publicised in an official government news outlet – marking a distinct shift in the paranoid regime’s usual strategy of covert suppression.

Insiders noted it points to the regime’s growing perceived threat posed by the PMOI’s grassroots operations.

The PMOI has long fought for a secular, democratic Iran, and is understood to be gaining traction amid frustration with economic hardship, political repression, and international isolation.

Iranians have lived under the iron-fist rule of fanatics ever since the revolution in 1979 saw the country transformed into an Islamic republic.

The close-knit cadres have attempted to thwart opposition by any means necessary for 46 years – but now lie incredibly vulnerable.

Anxious mullahs forced a complete shutdown of internet access in government offices during the conflict last month to take full control of information flow.

Universities were mandated to create “war monitoring rooms” on every campus – which continue to put the personal social media activity of professors and students under surveillance.

Meanwhile, the Supreme National Security Council is installing “telecom cages” at prisons around the state to sever any external communications inmates have.

Jamming devices have been deployed to disrupt messages and calls being made – preventing any contact with the outside world.

It comes as execution numbers have spiralled in recent weeks – with 424 recorded since March 21, according to figures from the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).

In just three days during the conflict between Israel and Iran, 17 prisoners – including one woman – were executed.

One source said: “This surge is a deliberate tactic to instill fear and crush resistance.”

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A demonstrator takes part in a protest against the Iranian government outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles, California on June 23[/caption]

Wallace, who served as the US ambassador to the United Nations, said the regime has ramped up its “vicious clampdown” to prevent “people pouring out in opposition in the streets”.

The ex-diplomat added: “You see real Iranians suffering every day in those streets, and we cannot forget about them.

“The only path ultimately for the regime to fall is solely in the control of the Iranian people.

“Sadly, the Iranian people will suffer, and many will likely have to die for that to happen, and they’re being persecuted as we speak today.

“I’m sure there are people being imprisoned and likely will meet their death because of the crackdown of that state security apparatus.

“It’s really essential that we do not forget the people of Iran that are the victims of this regime.”

The NCRI has warned how four political prisoners are facing severe torture as regime enforcers try to extract forced confessions to try and link them to the deaths of two notorious regime judges.

Arghavan Fallahi, Bijan Kazemi, and father and son Mohammad and Amirhossein Akbari Monfared have been subjected to prolonged interrogation and could face the death penalty.

Despite this, defiant campaigners have continued their “No to Execution Tuesdays” movement – uniting activists and the families of inmates.

Zolal Habibi, of the NCRI’s Foreign Affairs Committee, told The Sun: “Even in the midst of war, the clerical regime in Iran has not paused its machinery of executions and repression for a single day.

“This chilling reality underscores a deeper truth: the primary war in Iran is not external, but internal — a war between the Iranian people and their organised resistance on one side, and the ruling religious dictatorship on the other.

“Yet amid this brutality, the resilience of the Iranian people shines through.

“Last Tuesday, political prisoners across 47 prisons -the most tightly controlled spaces in the country – continued their campaign against the death penalty for the 74th consecutive week.

“Their defiance is a source of pride for every Iranian who dreams of freedom.”