Firebug blames the Italians

An arsonist attempted to set fire to the Italian embassy in London believing the country was the cause of many of the world’s problems, a court heard. Jamie Reed, 40, torched the tyres of an embassy-owned Alfa Romeo parked inside the grounds by lighting its tyres. He then piled bags of rubbish by the front door and attempted to light them before he was chased by police. A police helicopter was scrambled and Reed was tracked down by the aircraft’s…