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World on a Plate: Italy (+recipe)

Cycling: Boost for Villumsen

Motorsport: Coppins retires in style from grand prix circuit

Motorsport: We don't want Lewis to change, insists McLaren

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has made it clear that he does not want Hamilton to curb his aggressive style despite the high cost of it on Sunday.

Motorsport: Hamilton apologises for overtaking disaster

Lewis Hamilton admitted that his calamitous decision to try to overtake Felipe Massa at Monza may well end up costing him the world title.

Sofia Coppola film wins top Venice prize

Sofia Coppola's <i>Somewhere</i>, the tale of an actor who sees the emptiness of his existence through the eyes of his child, has won the top Golden Lion prize at the Venice film festival.

Motorsport: F1 teams say orders confusion 'must end'

Motorsport: Hartley to race in GP2 at Monza

Brendon Hartley will race with Italian team Coloni Motorsport in the final two rounds of the GP2 series, which is regarded as the strongest Formula One feeder category.

An intuitive direction

The director at the helm of Tilda Swinton's foray into Italian cinema talks to Peter Calder.

Italy: Sardinia on toast

Susan Buckland tries a tasty slice of village life on an Italian island coveted by Genoans, Catalans and now tourists.

Berlusconi faces another sex scandal

'I, the two girls from Rome and Berlusconi were in the bed,' escort Maria Teresa De Nicolo told an Italian newspaper.

Equestrian: McIntosh finds form in time for Kentucky

Wine: Cream of the crop

Fine wine is no longer the preserve of the elite.

Italy: White peacocks and dark puppets

Paul Rush finds hidden wonders on a romantic Italian lake.

Tomato disaster looms for Italy

Milan: City of style

The Milanese live up to their effortlessly elegant reputation, writes Zoe Walker.

Berlusconi wins vote, but party rift widens

Berlusconi laps up view