FORGET what you know about raging bulls. Lamborghini wants to show you a softer side of Italian supercars.

The fallout from the failed hostage rescue bid in Nigeria was continuing today after William Hague insisted it had been impossible to inform the Italian authorities in advance.

New Italian leader Mario Monti has formed a government without a single politician, picking bankers, diplomats and business executives in hope of ensuring escape from looming financial disaster.