Italy's culture minister says graffiti of Colosseum was 'offensive'

It's reported that a man accused of scratching his and his partner's names into the wall of the Colosseum in Rome lives in Keynsham near Bristol.

A video went viral earlier this week showing somebody carving their name into a wall of the 2,000- year old World Heritage Site.

The graffiti caused outrage, with Italy's culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano saying: "This act was offensive to everyone around the world who appreciates the value of archaeology, monuments and history."

Italian police haven't identified a suspect but say they believe the man filmed while engraving his name and that of his apparent girlfriend last week on the ancient Roman Colosseum is a tourist who lives in Britain.

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