Silvio Berlusconi

Video shows owner making comments at Christmas dinner

Ceremony to take place on Saturday as euro zone’s third-largest economy wrestles with severe energy crisis

Former leader calls coalition partner and future prime minister ‘opinionated, domineering, arrogant and offensive’

Students occupy schools as others rally for abortion rights and gay rights, fearful of the new prime minister’s far-right agenda

Brothers of Italy leader poised to become country’s first female prime minister

Italian rightwing coalition forecast to win a landslide victory in Italy's general election on Sunday

Breakdown in alliance and ‘soap opera’ rows give clear advantage to rightwing coalition

Europe Letter: Italian prime minister works his magic as Italy takes tough stance on Ukraine

Former AC Milan boss Alberto Zaccheroni credited with first playing 3-4-3/3-4-1-2 system

Sergio Mattarella (80) had intended to leave role but leaders could not agree on successor

League leader Salvini’s backing of Casellati in defiance of his coalition partners could herald the end of Draghi’s government

Premier Mario Draghi seen as frontrunner, although there are obstacles in the way

Former-PM portrays himself as elder statesman in wake of health woes and sex scandals

The soccer star was the film-maker’s first contact with spectacle, with ‘a high form of entertainment’

Exit of the EU's great deal-maker raises prospect for new configurations of power

Can his political party or media business exist without him?

Daily infection number remains high as experts voice concerns about easing restrictions too soon

The former ECB chief would be a prime minister above politics – that’s a strength but also a fundamental weakness

Weakened coalition now faces an uphill battle to pass meaningful economic reforms

Political turmoil as Italy’s death toll from Covid-19 climbs to more than 80,000

Critics claim Renzi is playing politics at a time of crisis to revive his Italia Viva party

Ex-New York Times and BBC chief on his Irish heritage and ‘serendipitous’ career

What drives those who dominate in business and politics is the focus of a new book

World update: France sees record number of new cases; New Zealand reports first death in months

Media tycoon (83) has no symptoms and is isolating at home, his doctor says

Last 20 years has seen the international game clearly bypassed by elite club football

Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Nomura and Deutsche Bank bankers sentenced to jail on Friday

Jailed TV station owner Karoui among voters’ hopes for delivery on Arab Spring ideals

Matteo Salvini attracts criticism for push to capitalise on opinion polls in new election

New British PM’s many books and newspaper columns are revealing about his attitudes

Far-right party alleged to have solicited cash from Moscow ahead of EU elections

Europe Editor Patrick Smyth sets the scene and looks at the runners and riders

Artist was best known for work with opera singers and on Shakespeare plays

Country-by-country guide to elections that saw modest gains for the far-right in many member states

Far-right League leader’s taste for travelling around the country is paying rich dividends

Janan Ganesh: Gun ownership and showy patriotism are points of difference, but what else?

Pornography – even hard-core – was once big box office. The internet changed everything

Doctors carrying out tests on body of Imane Fadil, who attended Berlusconi parties

Imane Fadil (33) who was a regular at ‘bunga bunga’ parties said she was poisoned

Antonio Tajani’s comments cause further embarrassment to European People’s Party