21 NOVEMBER 1987, page 20

The Mafia's Convictions

Ian Thomson witnesses the closing scenes of the trial of more than 400 mafiosi Palermo TRADITIONALLY, the Mafia have nick- named the Italian judicial system la son- nambula, the......

Sinking Funds

As the Channel tunnel prospectus is the fate of the Panama canal. THE financial euphoria over the launch of the Channel tunnel brings to mind the excitement over another great......