Amanda Knox flew through London with VIP security as she returned to America a free woman after being cleared of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher... more
The World Bank promises more than $500million for East Africa drought victims - including Somalia 'where circumstances permit' - as the UN World Food Programme agency estimate that more than 11 million people need help ... more
Calvert 22's show of 100 works from the defining period of Moscow Conceptualism - the Seventies and Eighties - is the largest UK survey of this scene to date... more
Serb's claim to No1 ranking - which he could clinch by winning French Open - revolves around his ability to go five sets with Spaniard on clay
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Massimo Restaurant was declared open last Wednesday - as opposed to last October. Chef Massimo Riccioli from La Rosetta restaurant in Rome has had time to experiment with menu composition, style of service and, most importantly, sources of supply... more
If the National Gallery's new show promises to reassess the Flemish Gossaert in the light of the Renaissance, it should have included his almost lifesize, near-pornographic Neptune and Amphitrite... more
Lucy Bailey’s bold production of Julius Caesar, first seen at Stratford in May 2009, begins with a scene that certainly isn’t in Shakespeare’s original... more
Conductor Daniel Barenboim appeals to Italy’s president to protect cultural institutions from budget cuts before conducting Wagner’s Die Walküre at La Scala in Rome... more
More than half of Catholic priests convicted of sexually abusing children in the last decade are still listed as members of the clergy, it was reported... more
Eight out of 10 British students would pay to have their eggs harvested and frozen at a fertility clinic so they could focus on reaching the top at work... more
British backpacker in intensive care with severe injuries to his head, spine, ribs and shoulder after falling 50 feet from the window of a youth hostel in Rome... more
Damian Elwes didn’t want to follow in his infamous father’s footsteps and become a painter, but no matter where he went in the world he couldn’t escape his destiny... more
Pope Benedict promises 'church action' to tackle the clerical child sex abuse scandal, in a new bid to placate victims and restore public confidence in the Catholic Church... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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