Mario Balotelli was targeted by the abuse

City look for quick move as Mancini awaits sacking

Mario Balotelli was one of those targeted

Gypsies all have big fat weddings and live in caravans or come from Eastern Europe and are constantly thinking about migrating to the UK to live on benefits, right? Wrong

The physician said to have imbued Silvio Berlusconi with his remarkable political and physical longevity has died – and possibly taken his “anti-ageing” secrets with him to the grave.

He was a hero to West Ham fans, the working class of the East End

Travelling circuses could be hit with an exodus of performers as a result of proposed new education reforms, entertainers have warned.

Pope Francis is celebrating his first Easter Sunday Mass as pontiff in St. Peter's Square, which is packed by joyous pilgrims, tourists and Romans.

As Vesuvius erupted, a strong easterly condemned two towns to extinction – and immortality – as an outstanding exhibition recreating Roman life shows

Other football clubs have moved into stadiums with tracks - with mixed fortunes

Formerly Britain's most senior Catholic cleric O'Brien is renowned for railing against homosexuality

Informal, spontaneous style continues to delight the crowds

The Italy captain, Sergio Parisse, has praised Ireland’s Brian O’Driscoll as one of the greatest centres in the history of the sport, ahead of today’s Six Nations game at the Stadio Olimpico.

Egypt’s ruling Muslim Brotherhood has objected to a UN declaration on violence against women on the grounds that it would lead to the “disintegration of society” – a move that threatens to derail efforts by the international community to reach an agreement.