Squatters have moved into bankrupted Boris Becker's empty Majorca mansion in the latest blow to hit the ex-tennis ace. The group's guru, hippy Georg Berres, claims he only found out it was the former champ's holiday home when German media turned up on the doorstep. Mr Berres said he wants to give the villa, named Son Coll in the rural north-east town of Arta, a spruce-up. Squatters have already cut weeds and picked up rubbish around the property. But Mr Berres, a 44-year-old carpenter, insisted this week he would leave if police turned up to tell him to go. As of today, no complaint from the owner of the Majorca house is thought to have been received by Civil Guard officers. Becker, 50, was declared bankrupt last June after blowing his £100m fortune. The triple Wimbledon champion’s wife Lilly vowed to stand by him but revealed in March their marriage came close to collapsing. The retired tennis star purchased his Majorcan villa in 1995 and briefly put it on the market in … [Read more...] about Squatters take over tennis star Boris Becker’s Majorca holiday pad
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‘Spiderman’ hero climbs four storey up block of flats to save toddler dangling from balcony by his fingertips
INCREDIBLE footage shows a fearless man scaling a Paris building to save a four-year-old boy dangling from a balcony. The video, filmed in the capital's 18th Arrondissement, shows him climbing four storeys in just seconds to reach the child. He then shimmies across the ledge and hoists the child to safety in view of shocked onlookers below. Another man on the adjoining balcony also tried to lift the boy to safety but could not get a decent grip, Le Parisien reported. "There is a fence and a gap between them," one witness told the website. "The neighbour couldn't reach the child himself." The child is reported to have slipped off the balcony while his father left the apartment to go shopping. See what's making the headlines globallyBURGER BUNS 'Hungover Brit' with her bum on full display orders burger in Majorca WAR FOOTING US warships engulfed in 'serious incident' with China in contested seas SOME THONG WRONG? Take a look at these hilarious swimwear fails SHOCK IN DOCK Rape suspect … [Read more...] about ‘Spiderman’ hero climbs four storey up block of flats to save toddler dangling from balcony by his fingertips
Italy’s PM-designate Giuseppe Conte fails to form populist government
Italy’s prime minister-designate has told the president he has been unable to form what would have been western Europe’s first populist government, potentially paving the way for fresh elections. A presidential palace official told reporters on Sunday night that Giuseppe Conte “has given back the mandate” to try to form a government that President Sergio Mattarella gave him four days earlier. Conte, a little-known law professor with no political experience, took his list of ministers to Mattarella, but the president rejected Conte’s candidate to the economy ministry, the 81-year-old Eurosceptic economist Paolo Savona. Mattarella is staunchly pro-Europe. Conte said he tried his hardest to form a government and had full cooperation from would-be coalition partners, the populist Five Star Movement (M5S) and League parties. In a terse comment to reporters after he relinquished the presidential mandate, Conte said he “gave the maximum effort, attention, … [Read more...] about Italy’s PM-designate Giuseppe Conte fails to form populist government
Harvey Weinstein given special handcuffs after turning himself in to police as regular ones wouldn’t fit around his waist
HARVEY Weinstein was given special handcuffs after he turned himself in to police because his arms couldn't stretch back around his thick waist. The movie mogul, 66, who smirked as he arrived at court on Friday, needed three linked sets of handcuffs due to his size. Even with the adjustment, Weinstein was led into Manhattan Criminal Courthouse with his arms cuffed on his sides. Weinstein appeared to use his blazer in an apparent bid to hide the large link which held the two cuffs together. He was was met by dozens of camera crews as he walked into a New York City police station to be charged with two counts of rape and one count of a criminal sexual act involving two unidentified women. He was later released on a $1 million cash bond, before his court appearance. Prosecutor Joan Illuzzi told the court an investigation had "revealed this defendant used his position, money, and power to lure young women into situations where he was able to violate them sexually”. Weinstein … [Read more...] about Harvey Weinstein given special handcuffs after turning himself in to police as regular ones wouldn’t fit around his waist
Drunk reveller falls asleep leaving baguette in oven for 10 hours
A drunk reveller had a lucky escape after falling asleep while trying to cook a baguette - leaving the oven on for 10 hours. The hungry Dublin homeowner had come back after a boozy evening out with friends and tried to cook a late night snack . The Dubliner turned on the oven and put a stick of bread in to cook before popping a bottle of white wine in the freezer to cool. But instead of taking the bread out, the hungry reveller promptly fell asleep at around 10pm, Dublin Live reported. And the unfortunate individual only discovered the food was still being cooked when they woke up to a hangover and smell of burning at 8am. Dublin Fire Brigade revealed the homeowner had a lucky escape and said it served as a warning about the dangers of drunk cooking. The emergency service's Twitter account posted a picture of the blackened bread and a bottle of wine that was frozen solid. The brigade tweeted today: "A lucky escape last night: Burnt baguette and a frozen bottle of wine (it didn't … [Read more...] about Drunk reveller falls asleep leaving baguette in oven for 10 hours