Termini, with its direct train service to and from Fiumicino airport, was my first carnal glimpse of Rome – as is the case with most tourists. A modern part of the city, less charming than Campo Marzio or Vatican City; Termini doesn’t sleep. Amid the nasal howl of sirens, burbling Vespas and suitcase wheels, Termini is littered with uncountable bars-cum-cafés-cum-coffee shops. Such cafés are accessible, ideal for a quick coffee, cocktail or snack before boarding the train to the airport...

Viagra may reduce the risk of bowel cancer, according to new research. The study suggests that a small, daily dose of the drug prescribed to tackle erectile dysfunction "significantly reduces" the risk of colorectal cancer risk in animals. Scientists found that Viagra cut in half the formation of polyps, an abnormal and clump of cells on the lining of the intestines that may become cancer. Dr. Darren Browning, of Augusta University in the United States, says the next steps should...

Police investigating the death of a Russian exile have removed hundreds of items of evidence from his home - and have ruled-out a break-in. Detectives analysing evidence in the murder of businessman Nikolai Glushkov have said there was no signs of forced entry at his home - where he was found hanging a week ago. The 68-year-old businessman, and noted Putin enemy, was found dead in his home in New Malden, south west London, on 12 March. The murder investigation...

Conservatives are in denial about the impact of cuts to school budgets and refuse to acknowledge that one of their flagship policies simply isn't working says GMB GMB, the union for school support staff, says new figures showing eight out of 10 academies in deficit show the Government is gambling with our children’s future. A new reports shows academy budgets are in an even worse state than those of council-run schools - with eight out of 10 in deficit. Two...

Troubled Ant McPartlin has been released 'under investigation' after being arrested on suspicion of drink-driving. The TV presenter, 42, was taken to a police station after his Mini was involved in a collision with two other vehicles in south west London on Sunday afternoon. A numbe of people suffered minor injuries in the incident and a child passenger in one of the cars was taken to hospital for a check-up. Police confirmed Ant has since been released and although he...

Eight major household brands including PZ Cussons (makers of Carex soap), Johnson & Johnson (baby lotion) and Kellogg’s (Pop Tarts) have been named and shamed by Greenpeace for refusing to take steps towards eliminating palm oil from Indonesian forest destruction from their supply chains. As members of the powerful Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), the brands promised in 2010 to help protect forests and limit climate change by cleaning up global commodity supply chains by 2020. Yet with less than two...

This is the shocking moment in which a black Audi appears to be frozen mid air after careering off the road and colliding with a metal bollard. The driver lost control and veered across the frost-covered pavement before getting caught at a seemingly impossible angle. Police were called to the scene in Peterborough, Cambs., on Sunday morning and said the suspected driver was standing by his car when they arrived. This is the unbelievable moment in which a black Audi...

A teenage yob has been spared jail for a series of drug-fuelled attacks after a judge said sending him to prison would "ruin his future." Oliver McKinney, 19, punched his first victim, 21-year-old Thomas Barr, in an unprovoked attack after deliberately barging into him in the street. The teenage thug knocked Mr Barr to the ground and punched his friend before fleeing. A court heard Mr Barr suffered four fractures to his right cheekbone and eye socket. McKinney was arrested...

The paradisiacal region of Raja Ampat in Indonesia is now only a single stopover away for British travellers thanks to a new flight launched by Garuda Indonesia that will connect onto their London-Jakarta non-stop service twice a week. Indonesia’s national flag carrier, the operator of the only non-stop flight between the island nation and the United Kingdom, will launch a daily service between Jakarta and the city of Sorong in West Papua from 10 March 2018. The industrial city is...