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A Malibu mansion built with sustainable timber and recycled concrete has gone up for sale for a whopping $32million and aims to become California's first 'zero-carbon' home by using 'carbon-sequestering' techniques in its construction and design. The 14,000-square-foot house was completed in July by Crown Pointe Estates and features six bedrooms, a home theater and a wine cellar - all constructed from recycled and sustainable materials and featuring no on-site fossil fuel burning, such as gas for the stove. Appliances were specifically chosen to lower the home's carbon emissions, and developers purposely used materials that would make up for the carbon let off during construction. Developers will need to submit 12 months of utility bills to the International Living Future Institute in Seattle, Washington, in order to be granted California's first official 'zero-carbon' certification. The 14,000-square-foot home sits in an exclusive 80-acre developmen

A controversial former chief constable will face misconduct proceedings after a two-year investigation by the police watchdog, it was revealed last night. Mike Veale, who led the disastrous Sir Edward Heath child abuse investigation, was the subject of ‘serious’ allegations concerning inappropriate behaviour towards colleagues, discrimination and unprofessional behaviour. The concerns relating to his ten months in charge of Cleveland Police led to him resigning from the force in January 2019. And the area’s police and crime commissioner called in the Independent Office for Police Conduct to investigate the claims. Last night the IOPC said there was ‘sufficient evidence to indicate that Mr Veale had breached the standards of professional behaviour’ and he should face ‘gross misconduct’ proceedings. Mike Veale , who led the disastrous Sir Edward Heath child abuse investigation, was the subject of ‘serious’ allegations concerning inappropriate behaviour towards colleagues, discrimination

Travellers pining for the days of unrestricted international travel can recreate the experience in their loungeroom after Qantas announced it would auction off two lie-flat business class seats. An online auction at 8am on August 5 will allow members of the Qantas Frequent Flyer program to bid for the two seats, which were taken out of a Qantas A380 'superjumbo'.  You must also be in Australia in order to participate in the auction, and the seats must be purchased as a pair.  Bids will need to start at 350,000 Qantas points for the seats, the airline said. The two seats are auctioned from 8AM AEST for Qantas Frequent Flyers resident in Australia The A380 seats will recline in your lounge room but the in-built TV screens won't work at home The opening bid for the seats, which must be purchased as a pair, is 350,000 frequent flyer points While Qantas' 12 A380s are currently grounded in California's Mojave Desert due to the ongoing Covid pandemic, the seats were in the

Sydney's spiralling coronavirus crisis could see nearly 600 new daily cases by Friday if lockdown isn't tightened across the city, worrying new modelling suggests. Infections could even hit an astonishing 7,700 cases a day in a worst case scenario by the end of August, experts predicted, similar to the thousands of daily cases seen overseas with the Indian Delta variant.     The Harbour City's latest outbreak began in the eastern suburbs and spread its tentacles to a range of local government areas in the south-west, but scientists say those hotspot areas are 'stabilising' and infection rates remain consistent. But infections look to be doubling every 4-5 days in the rest of Sydney, with the scientists calling for equally tough rules to be put in place across every corner of the city. Premier Gladys Berejiklian initially announced a week-long lockdown for Greater Sydney on June 26 when it became apparent the Indian Delta variant showed no signs of slowing, but the s

Thousands of Spirit Airlines passengers have been stranded in airports for hours after the budget carrier canceled 30 percent of its scheduled flights nationwide.  On Monday, the Florida-based airline canceled over 200 flights throughout the US, in addition to 165 canceled flights on Sunday, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware.com.  Travelers took to social media to share vent their frustrations from airports in cities such as San Juan, Miami, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale while they waited for updates from the airline.  Photos and videos showed the travelers seated on the ground as they complained of being hot and hungry in packed terminals.   Rumors of a pilot strike began circulating online before a Spirit spokesperson quashed that speculation and said the cancellations were due to weather and 'other operational challenges'.   Scroll down for video  Thousands of Spirit Airlines passengers have been stranded in airports for hours after the budget-friendly carrier c

A former Afghan interpreter who worked with David Cameron may have suffered a ‘significant miscarriage of justice’ that is preventing him from being rescued from the Taliban, a retired senior British officer has warned. The interpreter, known as Shaffy, 32, worked for six years with the British – three of them on the frontline and three with senior officers and visiting politicians such as Mr Cameron. But he has been repeatedly denied sanctuary in the UK because of how he was dismissed from his job, which he calls ‘an injustice that could cost me my life’. Now retired Major General Charlie Herbert, a former commander of British Forces in Helmand and a Nato adviser, who worked with Shaffy, has taken up his case and is looking into the allegations against someone he describes as ‘an awesome guy’. A former Afghan interpreter who worked with David Cameron may have suffered a ‘significant miscarriage of justice’ that is preventing him from being rescued from the Taliban, a retired senior Br

The gripping story of how, in 1962, a group of students dug a tunnel under the Berlin Wall to help 29 people escape East Germany was turned into a nerve-jangling BBC podcast.  Now, drawing on interviews with those involved and countless pages of Stasi documents, the podcast’s creator has written a book telling the full, extraordinary tale of the bravery of those who risked everything for freedom. Engineering student Joachim Rudolph peers into the black hole in front of him. It’s a tunnel stretching 260ft from West to East Berlin. All he can see is darkness. Two companions, Hasso and Uli, crouch beside him. They are planning to lead 100 people from the Communist-controlled East under the Berlin Wall to freedom in the West.  The opening of the tunnel in West Berlin is in a factory and the passage leads to a house in the East in a street called Puderstrasse, where, they hope, a group of men, women and children will be waiting to make the crawl to freedom. Each of the trio have their own r