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A French billionaire slammed Prince Andrew and his former wife Sarah Ferguson after the Duchess of York purchased £ 5 million worth house in Mayfair. Isabelle de Rouvre, took legal action against Prince Andrew and his former wife after the Yorks failed to settle the bill with the 74-year-old billionaire. De Rouvre agreed to accept a lower payment of £3.4 million in a long-running financial dispute over a Swiss chalet because she believed the Yorks were struggling for cash. However, the recent news of Fergie buying a luxurious house left the billionaire shocked as she believed Fergie "didn't have a penny". Speaking to Sunday Times, De Rouvre said: "I am outraged that I am now told she has spent millions on another property.” “It is just incredible and the whole story unbelievable. It is a dirty story as far as I am concerned." "I was forced to get lawyers involved and I settled for about half the amount. I understood they didn't have the money and believed he would be going … [Read more...] about Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson bashed by French billionaire

A four-year property dispute between brothers was a big factor in a Levin man’s 24-hour standoff with armed police. Police are still considering whether Paul Kenneth Smith, 62, will be charged after he barricaded himself inside his Bledisloe St home on Thursday, with indications he had weapons. Armed police and emergency blocked off streets and evacuated 80 residents, while a negotiation team was brought in. Police described it as a self-harm incident. A fire broke out in the house on Friday night and Smith was taken to Palmerston North Hospital. The cause of the blaze is yet to be confirmed. READ MORE: Levin standoff comes to fiery end as residents of Bledisloe St return to sense of normality Levin man who sparked police stand-off in moderate condition Levin standoff comes to fiery end as residents of Bledisloe St return to sense of normality A police spokesperson told Stuff on Monday officers had finished the scene examination. “The man remains in a … [Read more...] about Police standoff in Levin rooted in legal dispute over late mother’s house

1 NEWS The family of a mauled 69-year-old man says he was attacked by his friend’s dogs. The man who owned the dogs that killed a 69-year-old in the Northland town of Panguru is cooperating with police. The man was “absolutely distraught” when he found Neville Thomson dead on the property on Thursday, detective senior sergeant Mark Dalzell​ said. “It was a very confronting situation for him ... a horror situation.” A post-mortem investigation on Saturday confirmed Thomson died from injuries consistent with a dog attack. READ MORE: Northland man mauled to death was on phone to his partner during attack Man killed after being mauled by pack of dogs in Northland Woman attacked by dog in Auckland now in stable condition Thomson’s daughter, Nataria Moore, earlier told 1 News her father was attacked by dogs that belonged to a friend who had been staying with him. Thomson tried to protect his two dogs by keeping them locked inside, she said. Dalzell … [Read more...] about Owner of dogs that killed Northland man ‘absolutely distraught’

The body of an Arkansas state judge was found in a lake over the weekend in what authorities have ruled an accidental drowning. The body of Arkansas County District Judge Jeremiah Bueker, 48, was recovered from Mud Lake near a cabin he had rented with his family in the northeastern part of the state. Mud Lake is approximately 40 miles southwest of Memphis, Tennessee. “His family had a weekend at a cabin on the family’s property,” Jefferson County Sheriff Maj. Gary McClain said, according to the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. “It appears he decided to go swimming … and he went missing. No one was with him, he was alone,” he added. A family member called 911 after Bueker did not return after sunset, according to a statement released by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were dispatched just before midnight late Saturday. Search teams continued into early Sunday, with a boat using equipment that detected a body at the bottom of the lake at approximately … [Read more...] about Arkansas Judge Dead In Suspected Accidental Drowning | The Daily Wire

A left-wing group defaced the prominent Christ of the Ozarks statue near Eureka Springs, Arkansas, on Thursday night with a 44-foot banner that said “God Bless Abortions.” “Indecline, an activist group that took responsibility for hanging the banner, wrote on Instagram they are not ‘pro-choice or anti-life,’ but sent the message as a way of saying ‘abortion is a… miracle worth saving,'” according to the Lexington Herald-Leader . “The 65-foot statue is located in Eureka Springs on Magnetic Mountain. It’s one of five known giant statues of Christ in the world , according to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas,” the outlet continued. “The statue can been seen from 20 miles away.” “Members of Indecline disguised themselves as a construction crew to sneak onto the property, then used pulleys and other climbing gear to hang the banner,” according to Fox News . The Christ of the Ozarks statue was built in 1966 with 24 layers of white mortar and weighs 2 million pounds. It was sculpted … [Read more...] about Activists Deface Christ Of The Ozarks Statue In Arkansas With ‘God Bless Abortions’ Banner | The Daily Wire