10 METRO Thursday, December 17, 2009 D Silvio stalked in his hospital bedBy ellen oreillyA MENTALLY ill man has been stopped just metres from the hospi- tal bed of Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi. The 26-year-old managed to evade security surrounding the hospital to take a lift to where Mr Berlusconi is recovering in a private wing. Police admitted the man did get on to the ward in Milans San Raffaele hospital at about 2am on Wednesday but was stopped from going further. A spokesman said the detained man appeared to have psychologi- cal problems. A search of his VW Golf car parked in the underground car park revealed several hockey sticks and two knives. Mr Berlusconi, 73, has been in hospital since Sunday after being assaulted by Massimo Tartaglia. The 42-year-old graphic designer smashed a model of a cathedral into Mr Berlusconis face, knocking out two teeth and breaking his nose. Meanwhile, a judge ruled Tartaglia must remain in custody, refusing a request to move him to a psychiatric hospital. Inquiries into the ward stalker, believed to be from Turin, are continuing. METROWorld The scene in Clapham, south London, yesterday morning when a double-decker bus overturned after a collision with a lorry injuring more than 20 people, four of them seriously Picture: Clive Gee/PA ENGLAND: Firefighters had to free passengers trapped on a double- decker bus which overturned in Londons morning rush-hour yesterday after a collision with a lorry. The driver of the bus was one of five people seriously hurt after the incident at around 8.30am in Clapham, south London. The male driver of the lorry was arrested and taken to a south London police station. Three of the passengers were cut free by firefighters. As well as the four passengers and driver seriously injured, a further 13 needed hospital treatment. A report said the lorry was carrying railway track girders which smashed the buss windows. The bus was carrying about 25 passengers. AmEricA: Same-sex marriage supporters got a rare victory with Washington city councils vote to legalise gay marriage in the US capital. Gay couples could begin getting married in the city as early as March. The only hurdles left to clear are the citys mayor, who has promised to sign the bill, and the US Congress. The districts delegate to Congress, Eleanor Holmes Norton, said she expects no opposition there. Make no mistake, 2009 has been one hell of a year for marriage equality, said David Catania, one of two openly gay council members, referring to setbacks from California to New York, Maine to New Jersey. Congress now has 30 working days to act on the bill. KuwAit: Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammed al- Ahmad al-Sabah has survived a no-confidence vote in parliament over the alleged misuse of public funds. Sheikh Nasser (pictured) formed a new Cabinet in May after his previous government was dissolved amid the accusations, and the vote has averted a government crisis for the oil-rich US ally. Ahead of the vote, Sheikh Nasser, a nephew of Kuwaits ruler, agreed to be questioned by lawmakers as a concession the first time a prime minister has done so. chiNA: A police chief has been suspended after claiming a subordinate who died after binge-drinking at an official banquet died in the line of duty so the mans family would be eligible for more compensation. Xie Feiyong, director of the Shenzhen traffic bureau, took Chen Lusheng and other officers to a banquet where Chen vomited after toasts, passed out and suffocated. BritAiN: The government is looking at legal reforms after a court issued an arrest warrant for Israeli politician Tzipi Livni (pictured). The warrant against Mrs Livni was apparently granted by a London court over the weekend at the request of Palestinian plaintiffs. It was revoked on Monday when it emerged the former foreign minister was not due to visit Britain after all. Shadow foreign secretary William Hague condemned the action, saying it was important that senior Israeli figures should be able to visit the UK without fear of arrest. mExico: This year was particularly tough for the already rough border city of Tijuana, besieged by drug violence and a victim of the US economic downturn. So far, more than 300 people have been killed in turf battles between rival drug traffickers and shootouts between gangs and federal security forces. Scores of bodies are buried in paupers graves after not being claimed by their families. Fear dominates life and the violence has kept away thousands of revellers from across the US border in San Diego who once flocked to the area to party at nightclubs along its main strip. About 10,000 people have also been laid off from factories in the global financial crisis. AuStrALiA: The countrys offshore immigration detention centre is in breach of human rights and must be closed, Amnesty International said yesterday. The bodys refugee coordinator Graham Thom has finished a tour of the immigration detention centre on the remote Christmas Island and described the conditions there as overcrowded and unacceptable. Immigration Minister Chris Evans (pictured) said the criticism was unfounded and stood by his governments policy of detaining asylum seekers who arrive by boat. ENGLAND: A homophobic thug was jailed for at least 32 years yesterday for a knife attack on a gay couple which left one man dead and his partner scarred for life. David Kilcullen, 46, went to rob frail Gerald Edwards armed with a knife. But he did not bank on Mr Edwards partner Chris Bevan being at home and attacked him too, the Old Bailey heard. Judge Brian Barker said: There was at least an undercurrent of homophobic attitude. Housebound Mr Edwards, 59, was stabbed four times and died in his blood-covered flat in south-east London in March. Health worker Mr Bevan, 56, also suffered catastrophic injuries but escaped death when he fled to alert neighbours. index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html24.html25.html26.html27.html