Veronica Lario

Even by Silvio Berlusconi’s standards, it was lacking in taste.The Italian Prime Minister’s mental stability has been questioned after he made a joke about the return of Adolf Hitler as he addressed a youth rally.He told young members of his People of Freedom Party: ‘A little after Hitler died his supporters discovered he was in fact still alive. Not funny: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, pictured at the convention of the youth wing of his People of Freedom party, told a joke...Read Full Story

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was today at the centre of allegations he took part in four-in-a-bed sex sessions.Berlusconi, 73, is due to have a 'working dinner' with David Cameron on Wednesday and the two will then give a joint press conference - with aides of the Italian fearing potentially embarrassing questions.Last summer the media tycoon was embroiled in a scandal when it emerged escorts had been among guests invited to parties he had hosted at his official residence in Rome...Read Full Story

Controversial Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi appeared to have secured a climbdown in the £43 million a year divorce settlement being demanded by his wife.Media tycoon Berlusconi, 73, is splitting from his long suffering wife Veronica Lario, 53, after it was revealed he had attended the 18th birthday party last year of a glamorous lingerie model.Ms Lario, the mother of their three children, began divorce proceedings after she said she could no longer be with a man who "associated...Read Full Story

What with election shenanigans, media manipulation investigations, and other fun and games, those watching Italy could, perhaps, be forgiven for thinking that Italy is one huge great reality show.  A surreal mix of Big Brother, X-Factor, and Love Island, perhaps? Leading the Big Brother house, and all the other reality flavours, we have one Silvio Berlusconi, who is also participant, director, producer, and scriptwriter.  Yes, recent events do seem to have converted the Living Museum into the...Read Full Story

Passionate about girls: Karima Keyek, the 17-year-old Moroccan model linked with Italian PM BerlusconiScandal-hit Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi raised eyebrows when he told an audience: 'It’s better to be passionate about beautiful girls than be gay.' Berlusconi, 74, spoke out after it emerged that belly dancer Karima Keyek, 18, had spent the evening at his house when she was just 17 and was given cash, a diamond necklace and a car by him.However she has insisted that no sex took...Read Full Story