Seven scientists and other experts were sent for trial on manslaughter charges today for failing to warn people of a devastating earthquake that killed more than 300 people in central Italy in 2009.

Italian sports minister Giovanna Melandri has called for club football to be halted for several weeks in order to crack down on violence in the sport.

The Italian football delegation are despondent after losing the race to host Euro 2012.

Italy’s fashion industry today signed a code of conduct aimed at fighting anorexia among women and the vogue for stick-thin models.