In the early 1860s Sicily was incorporated into the Kingdom of Italy. Soon after, visitors to the island discovered what they believed was a criminal fraternity at work in Palermo and its environs. Th

BEFORE THE PEAKY BLINDERS, A ROGUES’ GALLERY OF LESSER-KNOWN CROOKS TERRORISED CITIES AND TOWNS ACROSS BRITAIN

Fondly remembered this month...

John Foot The Red Brigades The terrorists who brought Italy to its knees 464pp. Bloomsbury. £25. The Red Brigades (Brigate Rosse) captured global attention in 1978, when they kidnapped Aldo Moro, form

When Dylan’s 1966 tour hit the British Isles, a hostile press had the knives out from the first. Uncut scours the archives to reconstruct how it all went down in real time

The parking for Presto, where suddenly your pound is worth more with McVitie’s Swiss Rolls available for only 17½p each. Bargain!