Justin Bieber's father Jeremy 'ordered to pay almost $13,000 for damaging a house'

Justin Bieber's father has reportedly been ordered to pay almost $13,000 for damaging a house.

Jeremy Bieber, 39, was sued by his former landlord in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, who claimed he left pet urine and feces stains all over the property when he moved out in September 2012.

A judge sided with the landlord and ordered the hitmaker's father to pay $12,852.93 for the extensive damages, which also included a toilet that broke after someone flushed a hairbrush down it.

The 20-year-old star is expected to cover the bill, as he paid $1,650 every month for Jeremy's rent, according legal documents obtained by gossip website TMZ.com.

A source previously claimed Jeremy was a "bad influence" on the singer, who was criticised for a string of bad behaviour earlier this year and was recently ordered to do community service at charitable foundation MusiCares, as part of a plea deal he struck after being charged with damaging his former neighbour's house in Calabasas, California.

The chart topper was also ordered to pay $80,000 in damages after he pelted the house with eggs causing around $20,000 worth of damage to the property.

Abandoned Mercedes racks up £14,235 in car parking fees

This Mercedes has remained gathering dust in the bowels of a multi-storey car park for THREE YEARS. That’s a staggering £14,235 in parking fees.

But the crock in the bay – cordened off by a safety barrier – may soon be moved from Broadway Plaza, off Five Ways, Birmingham. The local authority has been asked to remove it after attempts to track down the owner drew a blank.

Police have also become embroiled in the motor mystery. They’ve discovered the car was not stolen or involved in crime.It is still not known why it was simply left to rot in the Plaza basement.

If nothing else, the car has proved a talking point among punters using the £13-a-day multi-storey, with imaginations running riot.

ISIS claims beheading of US hostage Peter Kassig

The Islamic State terror group has claimed to have beheaded American hostage Peter Kassig, an aid worker and former Army Ranger, in a graphic new video.
In the nearly 16-minute video uploaded to social networks on Sunday, a black-clad militant with his face concealed stands before a severed head that he claims is that of the U.S. aid worker.
"If confirmed, we are appalled by the brutal murder of an innocent American aid worker and we express our deepest condolences to his family and friends," Meehan said. The video was posted shortly after President Obama departed for Washington from the G-20 summit in Australia.
Ed and Paula Kassig, Peter's parents, released a statement early Sunday saying they were aware of the reports of their son's death and were awaiting confirmation of their authenticity. They also asked that media outlets not post any images or video distributed by Islamic State, better known as ISIS.
"We prefer our son is written about and remembered for his important work and the love he shared with friends and family," the statement read, "not in the manner the hostage takers would use to manipulate Americans and further their cause."

TIMELINE OF BRUTAL ISLAMIC STATE KILLINGS  

The murder of US aid worker Peter Kassig was the fifth such killing to be filmed and released by the Islamic State (IS). Here is a timeline of events, starting with the days leading up to the death of the first hostage, US journalist James Foley.

• Summer 2014 - A rescue mission fails to free Mr Foley from a secret location where he is being held by IS. The American freelance journalist, 40, was captured two years earlier.
• August 13: Mr Foley's family receive a message that he will be murdered.
• August 19: al-Furqan Media, which is controlled by the terror group, releases a video appearing to show Mr Foley's killing. His death apparently happened at some time in the previous week. Social media bosses are forced to act swiftly in banning both the video and still images of the beheading, while concerns mount for fellow reporter and captive Steven Sotloff, who is seen pleading for the US to stop air strikes in Iraq at the end of the video.
• August 20: David Cameron cuts short a family holiday in Cornwall to hold meetings in Downing Street over the 'shocking and depraved' murder. Meanwhile, US President Barack Obama remains defiant over his country's war on terror. He says: 'We will be vigilant and we will be relentless.'
• August 21: The killer is reported to be a British man who goes under the moniker 'Jihadi John'.
• September 2: Mr Cameron condemns the 'disgusting and despicable' video apparently showing Mr Sotloff wearing an orange jumpsuit and being beheaded by IS militants. The alleged killer speaks with a British accent, prompting suggestions he is the man who murdered Mr Foley. It emerges that a British hostage, now known to be aid worker David Haines, is also under threat.
• September 4: At the start of a Nato summit in Wales, leaders of the Western alliance show a united front in response to terror threats. Mr Cameron and Mr Obama insist they will not weaken in the face of threats from IS terrorists. The Prime Minister refuses to rule out joining the US in air strikes on IS. He says Britain must 'use everything we have in our armoury' to squash the terrorists out of existence.
• September 5: Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond joins Mr Cameron in saying the Government will not hold back on launching air strikes, and says threats on Mr Haines's life by his captors will not deter the UK from taking action. The Nato summit ends with a pledge to 'degrade and defeat' IS militants.
• September 9: Defence Secretary Michael Fallon confirms Britain will supply £1.6 million of machine guns and ammunition to Kurdish forces fighting IS militants in northern Iraq as part of a burgeoning international effort to drive back the jihadists.
• September 10: Mr Obama authorises air strikes inside Syria for the first time as well as an expansion of strikes in Iraq.
• September 13: A video showing the murder of British aid worker Mr Haines is released. The video, which involves the 44-year-old saying Mr Cameron and former PM Tony Blair should be held responsible for his death, is widely condemned. It comes hours after Mr Haines's family issue a plea to his captors to contact them. The clip also includes a threat to kill a second British hostage.
• September 14: Mr Cameron calls an emergency meeting of its Cobra committee in the wake of the murder. The next British hostage, 47-year-old minicab driver Alan Henning, is named as the man shown in the video.
• September 19: Islamic militants release a propaganda video featuring a British hostage believed to be journalist John Cantlie.
• September 23: Islamic extremists release a new propaganda video appearing to feature Mr Cantlie. The clip is the second showing the journalist to be circulated by IS militants in less than a week. It comes as the US - backed by Arab allies - carries out its first wave of air strikes on IS militants in Syria.
• September 24: Britain appears ready to ramp up its military involvement in the struggle against IS, as Mr Cameron addresses the United Nations in New York.
• September 25: FBI director James Comey is reported to have confirmed that the identity of Jihadi John has been uncovered. However, he refused to give the individual's name publicly.
• September 26: MPs vote by 524 to 43 to endorse attacks on the militants in Iraq in support of the United States-led coalition. The vote clears the way for RAF warplanes stationed in Cyprus to begin combat operations as soon as suitable targets are identified.
• September 27: RAF Tornado GR4 fighter bombers carry out their first sortie over Iraq since Parliament gave the green light for air strikes without finding any targets to attack.
• October 3: A video showing the brutal murder of Mr Henning, 47, by IS militants is posted on the internet. Mr Cameron vows to 'hunt down' the 'repulsive' terrorists responsible for the beheading.
• October 7: Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg claims he offered to help the Government secure the release of Mr Henning but was rebuffed. Mr Begg says he believed he knew those who held the murdered aid worker and had helped secure the release of hostages from extremists in Syria in the past.
• October 13: Mr Cantlie's sister urges IS to 'restart dialogue' with his family.
• November 16: IS releases a video showing the beheading of American hostage Peter Kassig. The IS militant in the footage speaks with a London accent and appears to be Jihadi John. Mr Kassig was captured in Syria in October 2013 while providing medical training and humanitarian aid to victims of the country's conflict.

Despite increasing deadly attacks, ex-heads of state, governors commend govt’s war on Boko Haram

Despite the extremist Boko Haram sect revving up its deadly attacks on communities around the troubled North-East region, and the Federal Government’s seeming helplessness in stemming the attacks, the National Council of State said Tuesday it was satisfied with the government’s effort in checking the insurgency in the country.
The Council, which advises the federal executive on policy making, has as members President Goodluck Jonathan (Chairman); Vice President Namadi Sambo (Deputy Chairman); all former Presidents of the Federation and all former Heads of the Government of the Federation; all former Chief Justices of Nigeria; the President of the Senate; the Speaker of the House of Representatives; all the Governors of the states of the Federation; and the Attorney-General of the Federation.
At the end of its meeting Tuesday, Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom, who spoke on behalf of the Council, told journalists the meeting passed a vote of confidence on the Federal Government on its handling of the insurgency.
He said the council was briefed by the National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, a retired colonel, on the current war on insurgency and that explanations were given on the issue of the abducted Chibok girls.
“A major issue discussed today was the issue of the security of the nation,” Mr. Akpabio said. “We received a report from the National Security Adviser on the security of the nation. He briefed council on the current war on insurgency and explanations were given on issue of Chibok girls.
“Council was satisfied that the Defence ministry and all the agencies have taken the right steps and the President is on course and we are very hopeful that sooner or later Nigerians will hear good news.
“But we urge Nigerians to be patient, that the issues of terrorism are not issues that could be finished within a day or two.’’
According to Mr. Akpabio, the council commended the President and security agencies for a job well done so far and urged them to add more valve to ensure that lives and property are protected.
The governor further stated that President Jonathan would do everything possible to ensure the release of the Chibok girls.
The Council gave a thumb up to the President and his security chiefs just as the Boko Haram sect was on rampage, killing, maiming and sacking towns and villages.
Nigeria has so far lost a total of 16 local government areas to the sect: nine in Borno state, two in Yobe and five in Adamawa states. The total landmass occupied is believed to be an equivalent of three states of the federation.
Last week, the sect overwhelmed Nigerian security agencies and overran Mubi, Adamawa second largest town and the home town of the Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, and planted its flag there.
The sect also detonated bombs in Gombe and Yobe and attacked police stations. At least 30 people were killed in the Monday bomb attack in Potiskum, Yobe state, alone.
The Federal Government has come under fierce criticism over its handling of the insurgency, with a former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, saying the insurgency had remained largely protracted due to the crisis of leadership in the country.
But the Council of State, according to Mr. Akpabio, gave a different verdict at its meeting Tuesday, saying the government had done well in handling the insurgency.
Former Heads of State, Generals Yakubu Gowon and Olusegun Obasanjo as well as former President Shehu Shagari and Head of the Interim National Government (ING), Ernest Shonekan, were at the meeting.
Governors present at the meeting include Sule Lamido (Jigawa), Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom), Ayo Fayose (Ekiti), Martin Elechi (Ebonyi), Adams Oshiomhole (Edo), Sullivan Chime (Enugu), Emmanuel Uduaghan (Delta), Theodore Orji (Abia), Babangida Aliyu (Niger), Ramalan Yero (Kaduna), Idris Wada (Kogi), Liyel Imoke (Cross River) and Olusegun Mimiko (Ondo).
Also present were Senate President, Senator David Mark, Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke; Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Bala Mohammed and National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki.
Former Chief Justices of Nigeria (CJN), Mohammed Lawal Uwais and Idris Legbo Kitigi were at the meeting.
Vice President Namadi Sambo and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Anyim Pius Anyim and Chief of Staff to the President, Jones Arogbofa also attended.