Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's flamboyant media mogul and politician, has died aged 86 He was prime minister four times - each time it seemed his political career was over, he managed to bounce back Nine ...

Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who, despite scandals over his sex-fuelled parties and allegations of corruption, was Italy’s longest-serving prime minister, has died at the ...

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It's been the object of much speculation for weeks: who would lead Silvio Berlusconi's empire after his death? Now his will has been made public, it is clear he has handed a majority stake in the ...

Silvio Berlusconi faced repeat accusations of historic links to the mafia - including by former mafia members who went on to become informants. Notably, he was investigated a number of times over his ...