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Berlusconi and I »

John Foot

I first came across Silvio Berlusconi in the late 1980s, when I was living in Milan and working on the history of that city. Then, he was ‘simply’ a larger than life Football President (of AC Milan) and TV entrepreneur. I dedicated a whole ...

Wed 16 Nov 2011 by John Foot | Read more »

Six tribes go to war »

With the last three tournaments being won by three different grand slam winning sides it would be a brave person who confidently predicted the outcome of this year’s competition. Having beaten Wales in Cardiff, England look to have cemented their crede...

Wed 09 Feb 2011 by Mike Mawdsley, Laurence Wilson, Jamie Timson | Read more »

Scots break Six Nations losing-streak with victory over Azzuri »

Scotland successfully brushed aside a combative Italy with a competent display of defensive resolve and attacking flair, ending the encounter with a convincing 26-6 win. The win comes just in time for national coach Frank Hadden who has come under ...

Sun 01 Mar 2009 by Lewis Mallen at Murrayfield | Read more »

Euthanasia: The right to die »

Italy is all too familiar with conflicts between Church and state and usually the stakes have been very temporal political power rather than spiritual authority or transcendental peace. In the drama which played out in a nursing home in northeastern It...

Mon 23 Feb 2009 by James Walston | Read more »

Euthanasia: Not just a matter of faith »

Athanassoulis

Eluana Englaro died earlier this month after 17 years in a persistent vegetative state – and in a storm of controversy that has implicated politicians and religious leaders alike. Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán, the Vatican Health Ministe...

Mon 23 Feb 2009 by Nafsika Athanassoulis | Read more »

Kercher murdered "to satisfy sexual instincts" »

Meredith Kercher

The trial of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher entered its third week with the accused Italian student making a plea of innocence before the court. Sollecito, 24, stood before the court on Friday 6 F...

Wed 11 Feb 2009 by Hiran Balasuriya | Read more »

Italy seek justice for 'Captain Correlli' massacre »

In a case of life firmly rejecting art, the German officer depicted sympathetically in Louis de Bernières's bestselling novel, Captain Correlli's Mandolin is facing extradition for the 1943 massacre of Italian soldiers. Italian authorities have...

Sat 10 Jan 2009 by Nicholas Gholkar | Read more »

30 years for Meredith Kercher's killer »

Meredith Kercher

Rudy Guede has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder of student Meredith Kercher. ERASMUS student Meredith Kercher, 21, was found dead on 2 November 2007 in Perugia, Italy. Speaking to reporters after the trial, Kercher’s sister, ...

Sat 08 Nov 2008 by Emma Blinkhorn | Read more »

Family speaks out ahead of Kercher hearing »

Meredith Kercher

Legal proceedings have begun in Italy in the case of murdered British exchange student Meredith Kercher, with members of her family in attendance. Ms Kercher, 21, from south London, was killed in the Italian city of Perugia in November while partici...

Thu 24 Apr 2008 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

Leeds University holds memorial service for murdered student »

Meredith Kercher

Staff and students at the University of Leeds have held a memorial service to remember student Meridith Kercher, who was murdered in Italy on Friday 2 November.The 21-year-old student was found dead in her apartment in Perugia where she was studying on...

Tue 20 Nov 2007 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

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