An Italian pensioner was hospitalised after being stabbed in a dispute over the last slice of cake at all-you-can-eat buffet.

An actor is considering legal action after he claimed a naked image of him on a Royal Opera House poster was air-brushed to make his package look smaller, it was reported.

Juan Pablo di Pace, first appeared naked in the poster for Verdi's Rigoletto in 2001 and since then his picture has been re-used on billboards and promotional flyers.