"Hi mate. I'm still out in town, just got £1,000 in my account from these guys.."

Designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have been found guilty of massive tax evasion in Italy.

The "Naked Rambler" has been jailed for 11 months in the UK after being found guilty of breaching an anti-social behaviour order (Asbo) banning him from being naked in public just minutes after it was imposed.

Floods in south-west France have forced the closure of the Catholic pilgrimage site in Lourdes and the evacuation of visitors from nearby hotels.

Pope John Paul II has moved a step closer to sainthood.

Moors Murderer Ian Brady remains "chronically psychotic" and should remain in a hospital setting for treatment, his mental health tribunal heard today.

A teacher in the UK who allegedly abducted a schoolgirl to France will not give evidence in his defence.

The acquittal of accused murderer Amanda Knox was full of "deficiencies, contradictions and illogical" conclusions Italy's high court has ruled, ordering a fresh look at all the evidence to determine whether she did kill her flatmate Meredith Kercher.