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Nasa and SpaceX have successfully launched a long-awaited crew to the International Space Station, paving the way for the return of US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stationed on the orbital lab for nine months.

Wildfires surrounding Los Angeles have claimed the lives of at least ten individuals and have devastated nearly 10,000 structures, with five fires continuing to rage into a third night, as dry desert winds once more intensified the flames.