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But it broke down, in part because city and state officials would not agree to his demands to forcibly clear Skid Row and other encampments.

The lawyer said that if the celebrity did not agree to a “confidential mediation,” then the lawyer would “take a different course,” the suit claims.

However, Mrs Crisp said when this money started to run out, the council told her the cost of her mother's care home exceeded the amount it would agree to fund.

In Lebanon, the recent attacks are seen as part of Israel’s strategy to force Hezbollah and Lebanon to agree to a ceasefire, and an indication that it is prepared to expand its offensive by killing non-military members of the group and striking places outside areas where it has a strong presence, possibly to stir anti-Hezbollah sentiment.

The council said it was forced to agree to such fees because it could not find anywhere else to place the children - despite it being unlawful to send them there.