THE prostitute at the centre of Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s sex scandal claims in a new book that she slept with him on the understanding he would help her set up a countryside inn but she got “nothing” in return.

Brushing off questions about any possible resignation, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi insisted yesterday that he’s been Italy’s best premier ever and said he was considering suing the woman at the centre of his sex scandal.

Italy’s premier Silvio Berlusconi today attempted to dismiss the continuing sex scandal surrounding him by insisting he never paid for sex because that would remove the “joy”.

REPORTS that 30 women attended 18 parties hosted by Silvio Berlusconi and some were paid to have sex with guests have added to the Italian leader’s problems at a time of speculation that his grip on power may be weakening.

ITALIAN Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s private conversations with an escort, which have riveted Italians all week, may wind up getting him into trouble with Italy’s archaeological authorities.

AN Italian magazine has released more tapes of purported conversations between Silvio Berlusconi and a high-class prostitute, keeping up the pressure in the sex scandal engulfing the Italian premier.

An Italian magazine has released more tapes of purported conversations between Silvio Berlusconi and a high-class prostitute, keeping up the pressure in the sex scandal engulfing the Italian premier.

THE approval rating of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who has been dogged by a messy divorce and accusations of cavorting with teenage girls and escorts, has fallen below 50% for the first time.

Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi was accused of damaging his government’s image today as a magazine released another explicit recording of what appears to be him talking to a prostitute.

An Italian news magazine said today it has tape recordings of the night Premier Silvio Berlusconi spent with a prostitute in which the premier is heard asking her to wait for him in bed while he showers.

PRIME Minister Silvio Berlusconi, facing a public divorce and a raft of sex scandals, has insisted he would not change and claimed Italians wanted him as he was.

The prostitute at the centre of Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s sex scandal today dismissed his claims that he did not know her, saying they spent a night together followed by an “intimate” breakfast.

A high-end prostitute says she has proof she spent the night at Silvio Berlusconi’s Rome residence after a party that allegedly featured the prime minister’s wisecracks, his cabaret crooning, and a bevy of sexy women.