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Police in Australia are hunting for vandals who have destroyed nearly 200 trees and shrubs, including some "very rare" species.The plants were either ripped out of the ground or snapped or cut at the base with a hand saw, according to Glen Eira City Council, a suburb in the southeast of Melbourne. The council said in a statement it was "extremely disappointed and disgusted at the deliberate acts of vandalism" at eight parks and reserves.It added that police in the state of Victoria are investigating."Some of these trees are very rare and may not be able to be replaced, including the Red Gums at Boyd Park which were grown from seeds," the council said. Image: Pic: Glen Eira City Council Local residents described the destruc...

Sean "Diddy" Combs has been accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in a new lawsuit.The rapper, 54, allegedly assaulted the boy in a New York City hotel room in 2005. A second new lawsuit accuses the jailed hip-hop mogul of assaulting a 17-year-old would-be contestant on the reality television series Making the Band in 2008.They are the latest in a wave of lawsuits in which accusers allege they were sexually assaulted by Combs at parties and meetings over the last two decades.Combs' lawyers denied the two new claims and accused the plaintiffs' lawyer, Anthony Buzbee, of seeking publicity. Mr Buzbee says he is representing more than 150 of the rapper's alleged victims, and has filed at least 17 lawsuits. "Mr Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts a...