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Rome fire brigade used winch to rescue tourist after he fell into archaeological site.
Rome firefighters have rescued a 37-year-old Polish tourist after he fell several metres into the archaeological site of the Forum o...
10-year-old boy makes 2,800-km journey from Sicily to London by foot, bicycle and boat "just to see Granny".
Romeo Cox, a 10-year-old Italian-English boy, was born in London but moved with his family to Palermo, in Sici...
Footballer allegedly knew questions in advance and his mark had already been decided.
Prosecutors in Italy are investigating allegations that an Italian language exam taken by Barcelona forward Luis Alberto Suàrez in th...
Italy votes in regional elections and backs referendum to reduce seats in parliament.
Voters in Italy approved a reduction in the number of parliamentarians in a referendum held on 20-21 September, while a round of regi...
24-hour transport strike in Rome and Lazio on Friday 25 September.
Commuters in Rome and across the Lazio Region can expect disruption to public transport services on Friday 25 September due to a 24-hour strike called b...
Perugia airport claims staff mixed up Boris Johnson with Tony Blair.
Boris Johson did not fly to Umbria for a secret weekend in Italy, according to Perugia airport which has revised its statement claiming that the Briti...
Decision by Italy comes amid surge of new coronavirus infections in Europe.
Italy is to make testing for covid-19 compulsory for people travelling from "Paris and other areas in France," interpreted to mean the country'...
Haters congratulated those behind a murder and an acid attack.
Police in Italy have tracked down two so-called 'haters' who posted vile, hate-filled messages on social media, in two high-profile but separate cases.
T...
Rome police fine tourist at fountain in Piazza Venezia.
A 26-year-old tourist from the Netherlands has been fined €300 for washing her feet in a fountain at the Altare della Patria in Piazza Venezia, according to local...
"Fake news" says Downing Street but Perugia airport officials insist otherwise.
Did Boris Johnson secretly travel to Italy earlier this month, spending a weekend in Umbria, as reported in Italian media?
Downing Stree...
Tourist from Ireland caught vandalising Colosseum in Rome.
A 32-year-old Irish tourist was detained by security staff at the Colosseum just after he carved his initials into a pillar on the first level of the ancient am...
Schoolgirls asked not to wear miniskirts as their legs "catch the eye" of male teachers.
A Rome high school has landed itself at the centre of a controversy after it requested female students not to wear miniskirts as i...
Rome's Keats-Shelley House commemorates the 200th anniversary of Keats' journey to Italy.
The Keats-Shelley House in Rome is marking the bicentenary of the 1820 voyage to Italy of Romantic poet John Keats and painter Jo...
New rules begin with Italian Open semi-finals in Rome.
Up to 1,000 spectators will be allowed to attend the semifinals and finals of the Italian Open tennis tournament, the government said on 18 September, Italian news...
2020 edition of Romaeuropa Festival celebrates 35 years.
The 35th edition of Rome's multidisciplinary arts festival will stage its 2020 programme of contemporary dance, theatre, art, music and technology from 18 Septemb...
Italy opens international call for new director of Pompeii.Italy's culture ministry has launched an international search for a new director to run Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried in volcanic ash in 79 AD, with the...
Pausini to sing from Colosseum in support of I Love Beirut project.
Italian singer Laura Pausini is to perform in the Colosseum as part of the I Love Beirut project organised by the Lebanese singer Mika to support peopl...
Alberto Angela's Ulisse beats Temptation Island in Italy's television ratings.
Rome seen from above, as portrayed by Alberto Angela's television programme Ulisse: il piacere della scoperta - Sotto il cielo di Roma, attr...
Universities across Italy reopen for lessons with new covid-19 rules.
Italy's universities are to reopen for lessons on Monday 21 September, after a closure of more than six months due to the coronavirus emergency, anno...
Pontifical Academy for Life causes debate with "Black Pietà" tweet.An image of Michelangelo's Pietà depicting Jesus as black, tweeted by the Vatican's Pontifical Academy for Life, has caused much debate in Italy and else...
"Worst night of my life" American student tells court in Rome.
An American student on trial in Italy for the murder of a Rome policeman made an apology in court on 16 September, reports Italian news agency ANSA.
"I w...
Rapid covid-19 tests for passengers departing on Fiumicino-Linate flights with results back in half an hour.
Fiumicino airport in Rome and Linate airport in Milan will offer rapid covid-19 tests to passengers departing...
Ancona residents urged to keep their windows closed.
A fire of "vast proportions" broke out in the east Italian port of Ancona in the early hours of 16 September, reports news agency ANSA.
No casualties or injuries h...
Italian environmentalists fear millions of masks could end up dumped in nature.As students in Italy return to school after a six-month closure due to the covid-19 crisis, the Italian branch of the World Wildlife Fund has...
Fiumicino Airport wins world's first 5-star anti-covid award.
Rome's Fiumicino airport has become the first airport in the world to obtain the "COVID-19 5-Star Airport Rating" from Skytrax, the principal rating and asse...
Bianchi brothers and Pincarelli request protected area of Rome prison.
Three suspects in the brutal killing of Willy Monteiro Duarte, a 21-year-old beaten to death by a gang in Colleferro, have requested solitary confin...
Tourist crashes drone in Colosseum after being told he wasn't allowed to fly device.
A 40-year-old Polish tourist landed himself in trouble with Rome police after crashing his drone inside the Colosseum, where the flyin...
Outdoor lessons on the Palatine Hill solves covid-19 distancing problems as Italy's schools reopen after six months.
School children in Rome are swapping the classroom for open-air lessons in the Roman Forum and on the...
Rome centre becomes race track at night for e-scooters.
Rome's electric scooters continue to make negative headlines, with daily Italian newspaper La Repubblica running a feature today about the nightly races taking pla...
A glimpse on what might happen to kids when they fall sick this winter and how to get them back into school.
The new school year brings reunions with old friends, new teachers and new classrooms. But this year, it als...
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