Sam Greenhill

Kate kneaded flour, oil, salt and water in a large bowl with her hands as she helped chef Ivan Lampredi make some tortelli - a type of stuffed pasta.

Kate kneaded flour, oil, salt and water in a large bowl with her hands as she helped chef Ivan Lampredi make some tortelli - a type of stuffed pasta.

Catherine was 'completely energised' by the love she has received in Italy - and the official welcome was only the start of it. A group of teachers actually began crying after she visited their school.

Pubs can stay open late for England and Scotland's World Cup matches - but police today revealed it was against their advice, and accused ministers of 'passing the buck' to police forces to deal with disorder

Mandelson was advised by Foreign Office officials to provide 'artificial' information about potentially compromising contacts in order to pass security checks.

Home Office chiefs have chalked up a whopping £647million to process small-boats migrants arriving in Britain - underlining how officials expect the Channel problem to grow.

Millions of football fans are expected to pull sickies or take a day off following England and Scotland's World Cup matches which are being staged late in the evenings or in the middle of the night.

Sam Greenhill The 'night-time World Cup' is set to leave Britain bleary-eyed when it kicks off this week.

With fire and song, the greatest show on earth kicked off in spectacular style last night.

With fire and song, the greatest show on earth kicked off in spectacular style last night. The biggest and most expensive World Cup in history began at Mexico City's mighty Azteca Stadium.