Hannah Smith

The wind-driven blaze sweeping through Los Angeles County's San Fernando Valley continued to spread Friday afternoon, destroying at least 25 homes and prompting mandatory evacuation orders for more than 100,000 people as California hits peak wildfire season.

Time was running out for Debra Stevens. But the 911 dispatcher didn't seem concerned. "Somebody save me!" Stevens screamed as the water level crept up inside her car, which was stranded in floodwater.

The bass is pumping, the lights are low and the dance floor of the club is heaving. It's the weekend and the young man is enjoying himself - until someone steals his balloon.

The social networking website ask.fm is at the centre of a storm in Britain following the suicide of a schoolgirl who was bullied online -- with advertisers pulling out and the prime minister leading calls for a boycott.

The wind-driven blaze sweeping through Los Angeles County's San Fernando Valley continued to spread Friday afternoon, destroying at least 25 homes and prompting mandatory evacuation orders for more than 100,000 people as California hits peak wildfire season.

Time was running out for Debra Stevens. But the 911 dispatcher didn't seem concerned. "Somebody save me!" Stevens screamed as the water level crept up inside her car, which was stranded in floodwater.

The bass is pumping, the lights are low and the dance floor of the club is heaving. It's the weekend and the young man is enjoying himself - until someone steals his balloon.

The social networking website ask.fm is at the centre of a storm in Britain following the suicide of a schoolgirl who was bullied online -- with advertisers pulling out and the prime minister leading calls for a boycott.