There was widespread condemnation of the pipe-bomb blast which killed Mrs Elizabeth O’Neill, a 59-year-old mother of two adult sons, in Portadown, Co Armagh. She had tried to pick up the device thrown into her home after the window was smashed by a brick. Her husband, Joseph, who was also in the room, was not [...]

Once fertile farmland, it’s now the heart of the Milan commuter belt Our male lead, Pier Luigi (Gigi) Piras, grew up here. Buccinasco is an improbable location for the sort of romantic adventure Hollywood dreams of. This is the story of Sara Mascitelli, 29, and Pier Luigi Piras, 20 – the Bonnie and Clyde of [...]

All The Way kept up his gallop for a most creditable fifth place, in front of Glamis, Saffron Walden, Compton Admiral and Dubai Millennium.Oath was a first Derby runner for Salman, a Saudi Arabian prince whose horses race worldwide under the Thoroughbred Corporation banner. But once Oath was running, I knew he would take me [...]

In the Third World you just go hungry and die.”The best houses in his village of Benson sell for more than pounds 250,000. Major Clarke admits that the population of wealthy pensioners and high- powered commuters is not a great breeding ground for social activism “People have busy jobs in the City They have a [...]

As for the style: white taxis cut an urban dash, or go for the personal touch with a model from the year you were born. For transport to the reception, open-topped buses stocked with champagne get receptions off to a memorable start.Where: London White Taxi Service (0181-958 7928); Original Sightseeing Tours (0181-877 1722).How much: White [...]