The Catholic Church, God and a “surprise” are all in the mix at Madonna’s concert in the Italian capital on Tuesday, the popstar told La Repubblica daily in an interview.
“Given that we’re just yards away, my concert tonight in Rome will deal with my favourite subjects — the Vatican, the Church, Catholicism and God,” Madonna told the paper.
The Italian American singer, who has outraged faith groups with her use of religious symbols on stage, confirmed her Rome gig will include some special effects. “It’s no secret that my strict Catholic upbringing is something that I have elaborated, metabo-lised and also exorcised through music, songs, vidoes and performances,” she told La Repubblica.
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‘Honesty does pay better than crime’
London: Crime doesn’t pay! Quite literally, as bank robbers “earn” less money than an average honest worker, an unprecedented study of their illegal trade has claimed.
The analysis of the ill-gotten gains of bank robberies in the UK was carried out by a team of researchers from the Universities of Sussex and Surrey. They discovered the average rai-der escapes with is a modest £12,706, a little less than six month’s average salary.
Unlike bad guys from TV escaping with suitcases stuffed with cash, robbers flee from one in three banks empty handed. While the risks remain high, with police employing an array of high-tech technology to catch their quarry, the Daily Mail reported. In fact, if a “str-uggling” robber carries out a series of raids to boost his income, statistics show he will be caught after four raids and imprisoned.
— PTI