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| Hello. The son of director Rob Reiner has been arrested after his parents were found dead in their Los Angeles home. We have the latest. In Bondi Beach, my colleagues speak to Jewish Australians after a deadly shooting at a Hanukkah event. And finally, watch how Coldplay's Chris Martin made a couple's first wedding dance extra special. | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | Police say Nick Reiner 'booked for murder' |
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|  | Nick Reiner co-wrote the screenplay for the 2016 film "Being Charlie", which his father directed. Credit: Getty Images | Police in Los Angeles are investigating the deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele in an upmarket neighbourhood of the city as an apparent homicide. One of their children, 32-year-old Nick, has been "booked for murder", authorities said. The director was known for films including rom-com When Harry Met Sally and mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap. Big names in Hollywood mourned Reiner, but US President Donald Trump criticised the lifelong Democrat - a frequent critic of his - in a post published on his social media platform. The comments, writes North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher, are in danger of being out of step with the public. They were swiftly condemned by US lawmakers, including some Republicans. |
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| Spain fines Airbnb over unlicensed properties | The Spanish government has fined the property rentals giant €64m ($75m) for advertising unlicensed apartments. | More details > |
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NEWS FROM THE UK | - MI6 chief: Blaise Metreweli has discussed the threat posed by Russia in her first public speech since becoming the head of the UK's spy agency.
| - Undercover policing: A former officer who spent years infiltrating a left-wing group in London has started giving evidence at an inquiry.
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| Jewish Australians say rising antisemitism made attack predictable |  | The victims include a 10-year-old girl, a British-born rabbi and a Holocaust survivor. Credit: BBC/Isabelle Rodd | The mass shooting at an event marking the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, in which at least 15 people were killed and more than 40 others injured, has left the Bondi community and Jewish Australians reeling. |
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| | Tiffanie Turnbull and Tessa Wong, BBC News |
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| | Bondi Beach is almost unrecognisable. The sun is out but the surf is empty. Beach chairs, crumpled towels, wads of clothing, a pair of children's sandals lie in a neat pile at the edge of the sand - all the things people left behind as they fled what police are calling Australia's deadliest terror attack.
Nearby, a wall of floral tributes has begun to grow over the footpath. Milling around are shocked locals. "I've grown up in fear my whole life," 22-year-old Jess tells the BBC. As a Jew, this felt inevitable, she adds. That is the overriding sentiment here today – this is shocking for such a "safe" country and yet predictable for one that has been grappling with rising antisemitism. |
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| | - Attackers' identities: Two gunmen have been named in local media as Sajid Akram and his son Naveed. Here's what to know.
| - Blood donors: A queue at the Lifeblood Sydney Town Hall Donor Centre reached up to seven hours in the aftermath of the attack.
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