The Irish Times reports today that members of Italy’s mafia meted out a punishment of gang rape against one of their number they suspected of being gay. The man was raped while in prison two years ago by eight others, resulting in him requiring medical treatment. None of his attackers were punished by the authorities.

Last night saw the two decider’s played in the so called “group of death” in Euro 08. All four teams could, in theory, go through but only two would. Holland had beaten both Italy and France and were

The world champions humiliated by Van Basten’s men. “Humiliated” doesn’t even do it justice. Italy were sliced open, torn apart, run ragged by the Netherlands, all the cliches you can think of and then some. They were trying, they knew

In a suburb of Naples, Ponticelli, in Italy there is a school called San Giuseppe Bosco. This school is attended by young children, the future of this lovely little town. Ponticelli is that quarter where several Roma camps reside and