Vandals attack Clooney's villa

Police are investigating an attack on George Clooney's home days after he made a controversial application to buy a stretch of public beach.

Graffiti was sprayed and windows smashed at the actor's £1 million Villa Margherita, on Lake Como, which he bought last year.

Last week council officials revealed he had put in a bid to buy the beach the villa overlooks - one of the few access points to the lake for locals at Laglio. Several councillors expressed their opposition.

The villa, next to another house Clooney owns, has been empty since he bought it. Builders discovered the vandalism. A police spokesman said: "It could be connected to the application he has made."