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A MAN has revealed how he makes £850 a day after transforming a Boeing 727 "once owned by Pablo Escobar" into an ultimate Airbnb with a hot tub and a sauna. Johnny Palmer, founder of PYTCH, bought the 57-year-old aircraft in mid-2020 after it had been scrapped but its fuselage preserved. (Johnny converted the former commercial airliner into an Airbnb.Credit: airbnb.co.uk/h/pytchair)   (Johnny bought the aircraft, known as PYTCHAir, in 2020.Credit: airbnb.co.uk/h/pytchair)   (The 727 can house four guests.Credit: airbnb.co.uk/h/pytchair)   (It features a luxury interior.Credit: airbnb.co.uk/h/pytchair)   Now, after turning it into an Airbnb, the...

A 28-year-old man from southwestern China dances every evening on live-streams to raise funds for his wife and daughter, both of whom have been diagnosed with cancer. His unwavering love for them has resonated with many, prompting generous donations through his online account. Wen Haibin and his wife, Yang Xiaohong, were secondary school classmates. After getting married, they relocated from their hometown, a small city in Sichuan province, to Guangdong province in southern China, seeking better financial opportunities. They welcomed their elder daughter three years ago, followed by their younger daughter a year later. Their joyful life took a devastating turn in June last year when...

Nestled in the heart of Mayfair, you’ll find the house where former prime minister Sir Winston Churchill grew up in the late 1800s. Fast forward to 2024 and it’s just hit the market for a whopping £6,500,000 – almost ten times the price of the average London home, which according to data from Zoopla, is now £687,046. His father, Lord Randolph Churchill, rented the property between January 1874 and December 1879. Churchill might’ve been born in November of that same year at the famous Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, but the Mayfair property was used as the family’s London base throughout his early childhood. So, if they were mainly...

The modest five-bedroom home where actor Jon Voight was raised has just been listed for $1.09 million—30 years after it was first put on the market in the wake of his mother's death. Today, the 86-year-old Voight, who is the father of actress Angelina Jolie, lives a world away from the quaint Scarsdale, NY, street on which he grew up, having fled the nest and found fame, as well as an extravagant $21 million mansion, in Los Angeles. However, the Scarsdale property, which is listed by Mark Turken of Westchester Realty NY, maintains its close connection to Voight, having previously been owned by the actor's parents, Barbara and Elmer. The listing notes the illustrious history of the...

Dream of Californication. The former Beverly Hills home of Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis has listed for $11.25 million, The Post has learned. Kiedis, 61, lived at the property from 2004 to 2007, during which time the rock group recorded and released its seminal, Grammy Award-winning double album “Stadium Arcadium,” which includes such hits as “Dani California” and “Snow (Hey Oh).” “Located just moments from the heart of Beverly Hills, this gated estate spans over three lushly landscaped acres and transports you to a European retreat,” reads 1410 Davies Drive’s listing, which is held by agents Carl Gambino and Alyson...

Pink granite rock formations and sandy beaches lure travelers to Trégastel, a commune in the Côtes-d’Armor division of Brittany in northwestern France. And, if you’re looking to plant some roots in the area, a 19th-century castle on a private island with shimmering turquoise-blue water lapping its rocky shores just hit the market for $9.78 million. Peter Bos of Bretagne Sud Sotheby’s International Realty holds the one-of-a-kind listing that evokes the spirit of la belle vie. Known as Château de Costaérès, the neo-Gothic style castle sits near the fishing village of Ploumanac’h and faces the Pink Granite Coast. It was built by...

Chinese Dragon Boat Festival is on 5th day of the 5th lunar month. In Gregorian calendar, it varies every year, generally falling in June and in a very few years in late May. The dragon boat holiday is 3 days long. In 2025, the festival date is May 31 and the holiday lasts from May 31 to June 2. The event - also known as Tuen Ng festival - has been celebrated in China for 2,000 years to commemorate the death of iconic patriot Qu Yuan. (Water spectacle: Crowds flocked to see the dragon boats race on Hong Kong's Aberdeen Harbour today to commemorate the death of patriot Qu Yuan) (Wet and wild: The strain of paddling for the line shows on the faces of the rowers as they battle it out...

ဖေဖော်ဝါရီလလယ်တွင် ထိုင်းနိုင်ငံ၌ ပုံမှန်မဟုတ်သည့် ထူးဆန်းသော ကိုးကွယ်ယုံကြည်မှုဖြစ်ပွားခဲ့သည်ဟု ဆိုရမည်။ ၂၀၂၅ ‌ဖေဖော်ဝါရီလတွင် ဘန်ကောက်မြို့ရှိ Optimus Prime စက်ရုပ်ကို သက်ဝင်ယုံကြည်သူများက ဆုတောင်းဖြည့်ပေးနိုင်သည်ဟု ယုံကြည်ကာ...

Jon Bon Jovi is standing in the way of a mystery buyer and one of the biggest real estate deals in US history. The American rock star is the last obstacle to an anonymous client who has been quietly assembling one of the most valuable private estates in the country. So far, the unnamed buyer, whose identity is a closely guarded secret, has paid roughly $250 million (£182 million) for four separate homes in Florida’s Palm Beach – and is pushing for more. The mystery investor wants the $42 million (£31 million) mansion belonging to Bon Jovi, who has resisted staggering overtures to sell his property, people familiar with the situation told the Wall Street...

Renée Zellweger’s former Los Angeles estate is back on the market. The sprawling 10-acre property in Topanga Hills, once owned by the two-time Oscar winner, is now listed for $7.995 million. Zellweger, 55, originally purchased the Spanish-style retreat in 2015 for $3.35 million.   (A nearly 10-acre ranch in Topanga Hills, once owned by two-time Oscar-winning actress Renée Zellweger, is on the market for $7.995 million.Jam Press/Anthony Barcelo)   (The 55-year-old actress originally purchased the Spanish-style estate in 2015 for $3.35 million and sold it in 2021 for $6.4 million to be closer to her boyfriend, British TV host Ant Anstead.Jam Press/Anthony...