WORLD: Sable fur coats, Tea-Cup Crisis and Bondi Beach

Thieves have stolen more than 20 Sable coats worth $95,000 each from the Madison Ave shop of furrier Dennis Basso early Christmas morning. They hurled a piece of marble through the thick window and then one of the perpetrators was struck on the head by a heavy door frame as it collapsed. But they got away. There is however store video. Be on the lookout.

ERDOGAN ARRESTS COOK FOR TEA-CUP INCIDENT

They’re saying that Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans on being president-for-life and the latest example of his overweening pride is shown in the arrest of a mere cook who said he would not serve Erdogan tea if the president arrived in his cafeteria. God help Turkey.

MAKE ME CRAZY BONDI BEACH

Here we see the way things are done at Christmas on Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Note the suitable reindeer antlers on the bikini-clad sun worshiper and other Yule attire.