A driver has been shot and wounded by police after crashing his car through a window at Milan airport then threatening officers with a knife.

Europe appeared divided today regarding the need for airport full-body scanners today with some countries dismissing the need for tougher security measures.

MASS flight cancellations heaped fresh misery on European travellers yesterday, as the freezing weather, which caused many deaths, brought chaos to Christmas holiday plans.

AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko has laughed off speculation linking him with Chelsea.

A wildcat work stoppage this evening by ground employees paralysed Turin’s airport and broke an Olympic games truce with local unions less than three weeks before the Winter Games in the north-western Italian city.

Forty baggage handlers at an Italian airport have been placed under investigation for allegedly stealing pearls, cameras and other high-priced goods out of passengers’ luggage, police said