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Bulgarian footballer carves initials on monument.
A Bulgarian footballer was arrested on 17 July for carving his initials onto a column on the ground floor of the Colosseum, just days after a Lebanese tourist was caug...
Series of damning articles in US and UK.
Several stories reporting the demise of Rome have appeared in leading US and UK newspapers and media outlets in recent days.
The stories outline the problems facing the capi...
Resignation linked to Mafia Capitale probe.
Rome's deputy mayor Luigi Nieri resigned late on Tuesday 14 July, becoming the second high-ranking official to quit the administration of embattled mayor Ignazio Marino in r...
A minute's silence marks the tragedy.
The funeral of the four-year-old child who fell to his death in a metro lift shaft in Rome on 9 July is to be held at Rome's Verano cemetery on Monday morning 13 July.
The f...
Regional court supports Rome mayor as deadline looms
The regional administrative tribunal (TAR) of the Lazio region has backed the plan by Rome mayor Ignazio Marino to move street traders from areas of archaeological...
New plan to rid tourist sites of snack bars and street hawkers by 10 July.
Rome mayor Ignazio Marino has launched yet another plan to move street traders from areas of archaeological and historic importance in the cit...
Rome celebrates its Sts Peter and Paul.
Rome celebrates its patron saints, Peter and Paul, with a public holiday in the capital on Monday 29 June. All public offices will be shut, as will many shops, while supermarket...
Pressure on mayor after resignation of Rome transport councillor.
Rome's transport councillor and key city council member Guido Improta announced his resignation on 22 June but denied his decision to step down was ur...
Under-fire Marino intends to serve another term.
The mayor of Rome Ignazio Marino says he intends to see out his current five-year term of office, which ends in 2018, and then stand for re-election until 2023.
Mari...
By-law affects evening sale and consumption of alcohol.
Rome has re-introduced a ban on the consumption of alcohol in public every night from 22.00, in an attempt to curb anti-social behaviour in the city's night-life d...
Annual Primo Maggio concert in S. Giovanni
On 1 May every year Italy dedicates a public holiday to its workers. In Rome buses and trams will run from 08.30 to 13.00 and from 16.30 to 21.00, with the routes of several ...
The Spanish Steps, which link Piazza di Spagna with the church of Trinità de’ Monti, are currently in full bloom with about 500 azalea plants.
An annual tradition for the last 78 years, this splash of colour in the h...
Fountain suffers "permanent and irreparable" damage
The Netherlands has said that Feyenoord fans must pay for the damage they caused to Rome's Barcaccia fountain during clashes ahead of a Europa League match against A...
English-language emblem causes controversy
Rome has dropped the "Capitale" from its traditional "Roma Capitale" logo and as of 11 February it has a new logo - two in fact.
The first logo is for institutional use an...
Crater almost swallows car in Rome suburb
A giant pothole opened up in a carpark in an east Rome suburb on the afternoon of 8 February, leaving a parked car suspended over the chasm for a number of hours.
There was...
Rome prepares for carnival season
Rome is holding numerous events to celebrate the traditional carnival season which begins on 7 February and ends ten days later on 17 February.
This year Carnevale celebrates Queen...
Fontana delle Anfore returned to former market site
Rome's revamped Piazza Testaccio has been unveiled, complete with its original Fontana delle Anfore which moved a few streets away to Piazza dell'Emporio in 1935....
Authorities on high alert for terrorism in Rome
Italy's interior minister Angelino Alfano convened an emergency anti-terrorism meeting to assess the terrorist threat to Rome following the attack on the Paris office of F...
Registry offices now open all day Monday to Friday
Rome has changed the opening hours of all its anagrafe or registry offices which are now open from 08.00 to 18.30, Monday to Friday.
Previously city offices were m...
Mister OK takes final dive following request from director Paolo Sorrentino
On 1 January in Rome crowds gather to view the annual Tuffo nel Tevere, by now one of the capital's most unusual and popular New Year’s...
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