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In 2017, Four bodies were found lying near a small disused train station, riddled with Kalashnikov rounds. The targets of the 'massacre of San Marco in Lamis', as the incident is now known in Italian media - were local mafia boss Mario Luciano Romito and his nephew Matteo De Palma. They were shot inside a black VW Beetle (pictured)

Inside Italy's 'most violent' mafia gangs: Ruthless Apulian mobsters shoot victims in the face, dump bodies in caves, burn down farms and use skinned goats to intimidate lawyers in region blighted by murderous clans

On August 9, 2017, on a sunny summer day in Italy’s southern Apulia…
Ms Meloni, 46, has struck up a warm friendship with the PM since taking office around the same time as he entered No10.

Rishi Sunak to hold migrant talks with Italy's Giorgia Meloni and Albania's Edi Rama in Rome this weekend as he seeks fresh action to tackle crisis

Rishi Sunak will join his Italian and Albanian counterparts this weekend for…
Hundreds of 'Ndrangheta mobsters including 'The Wolf', 'Fatty' and 'Sweetie' will be sentenced by Italian judges today, marking the end of Italy 's largest mafia trial in more than 30 years

More than 200 'Ndrangheta mobsters are convicted and sentenced in one of Italy's biggest ever mafia trials held inside ultra-secure bunker

More than 200 ‘Ndrangheta mobsters have been convicted and sentenced by Italian judges…
There are fears Italy's three most powerful mafia groups may have formed a formidable alliance after images emerge of leading figures sharing a meal together. Senior members from the 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate based in the peninsular region of Calabria, the Camorra of Naples and Cosa Nostra, which is based in Sicily, were allegedly caught on camera sharing a meal of pasta and wine together in a garden in April 2021.

'Super mafia' fears as Italy's three powerful mobs 'seen sharing meal'

By Jonathan Guildford Published: 15:00 EDT, 28 October 2023 | Updated: 15:00…
Senior members of Italy 's three most powerful mafia groups are alleged to have formed a formidable alliance after images from footage recorded by police emerge of them sharing a meal together

'Super mafia' fears as 'leading figures from Italy's three most powerful mobs' – 'Ndrangheta, Camorra and Cosa Nostra – are 'seen sharing a meal of wine and pasta together'

There are fears Italy’s three most powerful mafia groups may have formed a formidable…
Eight leukaemia warning signs revealed after death of Italy's scandal-hit ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi

Eight leukaemia warning signs revealed after death of Italy's scandal-hit ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi

Italy’s controversial ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has died aged 86, it was…
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's Scandalous Ex-Prime Minister, Dead At 86

Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's Scandalous Ex-Prime Minister, Dead At 86

Bloomberg/Getty Images Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who served the nation…
Italy 's controversial former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has died aged 86 after being admitted to hospital with leukaemia last week. Pictured: Berlusconi and his 33-year-old partner Marta Fascina, who is a Forza Italia MP

Italy's former PM Silvio Berlusconi dead at 86

Italy’s controversial former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has died aged 86 after…
Italy's most-wanted mafia boss, Matteo Messina Denaro (centre), was today arrested at a private hospital after 30 years on the run

How Italy's most wanted 'Godfather' Matteo Messina Denaro was captured after 30 years on the run

Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro’s 30-year bid to evade justice came to…
Teenagers Hernesto, Alfredo, Gennaro and Manu* are members of what the authorities call a 'baby gang'. Baby gangs terrorise Italian cities- robbing people, committing violent attacks and drug dealing. Pictured: The baby gang members in the new documentary

One of Italy's most-feared Mafias reveal how they recruit baby-faced children

Young and fearless, four boys walk around a rundown estate on the…