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Daylight will begin one hour earlier.
Clocks go back one hour at 03.00 on the night between Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 October, bringing an end to daylight saving time, or “summer” time.
Mornings will be lighter on...
Hungary has always nurtured close ties with Italy.
Margaret Stenhouse
Ever since the reign of King Mattias Corvino, the 15th-century Hungarian national hero, a silver thread of culture and faith has linked Hungary...
Rome Art Week is a contemporary art festival of free cultural events in Roman galleries and studios.
Art lovers in the capital can look forward to a new cultural project with the first edition of Rome Art Week (RAW),...
Italy take on All Blacks in Rome rugby match.
The All Blacks, New Zealand’s national rugby team, will play a test match against Italy in Rome's Olympic Stadium at 15.00 on 12 November.
It will be the second time th...
Rome public transport commuters will be affected by national strike.
Rome's public transport network faces disruption on Friday 21 October thanks to a national strike called by the USB (Unione Sindacale di Base) trade...
Papal retreat to become museum from 21 October.
Castel Gandolfo, the papal residence located in the Alban hills about 25km south-east of Rome, will open to the public, according to the wishes of Pope Francis.
The p...
Rome remembers Gregory Peck on centenary of his birth.
The recently restored Spanish Steps will host a screening of Roman Holiday, the 1953 classic starring Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn, on Tuesday 18 October, as p...
S. Giovanni Metro C station will connect to Rome's Metro A line.
The S. Giovanni station of Rome’s third underground line Metro C should open to commuters in autumn 2017, according to the city's transport councillor L...
Oldest Irish pub in Rome marks milestone with week-long party.
The Fiddler's Elbow in Rome, Italy’s first Irish pub, celebrates its 40th anniversary with a week of live music events from 24-30 October.
The pub was...
Anglican community marks 200 years in Rome.
The All Saints’ Anglican Church on Via del Babuino marks the 200th anniversary of the Anglican community in Rome with a special evensong celebration at 19.00 on 27 October....
Italian Nobel laureate playwright dies aged 90.
Dario Fo, the internationally celebrated Nobel prize-winning playwright, actor and director, died in Milan, aged 90, on the morning of 13 October.
Best known for his...
History and technology meet in new 3D exhibition at Rome's Ara Pacis museum.
The rich history and legends of Imperial Rome will be displayed in an immersive exhibition at the capital's Ara Pacis, using 3D technology t...
Italy's Olympic Committee withdraws bid after veto from Rome mayor.
The Italian national Olympic committee (CONI) has officially withdrawn its bid to host the 2024 Olympics in Rome after the city council voted to oppo...
British embassy in Rome launches survey for British nationals living in Italy.
The British Embassy in Rome has launched an online questionnaire with the aim of learning more about the experiences of British nationals...
Alice Pasquini creates street art in her native Rome and in cities around the world.
Federico Borzelli
Like Hop-o’-my-Thumb leaving pebbles to mark the path, Alice has spread her works across the world. But just as...
City orders closure of Rome park at night following rape of Australian woman.
The Colle Oppio park near Rome's Colosseum is to be closed at night following the recent rape and robbery of an Australian woman, city auth...
Colosseum exhibition features replicas of ancient works destroyed by conflict.
Life-size replicas of three lost ancient works from Syria and Iraq are on display at the Colosseum in an exhibition whose aim is to highli...
Court rejects prosecution's claims of embezzlement, fraud and forgery.
Former Rome mayor Ignazio Marino has been acquitted of embezzlement, fraud and forgery in a court case relating to his municipal expenses while ma...
Mercato Centrale Roma features food stalls, shops and dining facilities.
Mercato Centrale Roma, a new food emporium, has opened in Rome's central train station Termini, with an entrance at Via Giolitti 36.
The thre...
Maradona and Totti to play in pope's benefit match in Rome.
Diego Maradona, Ronaldinho and Francesco Totti are among the soccer legends who have accepted Pope Francis' invitation to play in a benefit soccer match at R...
Events celebrating Anglican-Catholic relations are at the heart of the programme for the Golden Jubilee.
Marcus Walker
In 1966 a momentous event took place which changed the shape of relations between two of the wo...
Sexual assault and robbery took place in Colle Oppio area of Rome.
A police investigation is underway after a 49-year-old Australian woman was raped, beaten and robbed late on 2 October in the Colle Oppio district of...
Golden Jubilee marked with events celebrating Anglican-Roman Catholic relations.
The Anglican Centre in Rome celebrates its 50th anniversary with two days of events including a private meeting between the Archbishop o...
Pope Francis makes surprise visit to north Lazio town ravaged by earthquake.
Pope Francis made a surprise visit to the north Lazio town of Amatrice devastated by the 6.2-magnitude earthquake on 24 August that caused 2...
Fundraiser in Rome to mark World Food Day.
Registrations are open for the Zero Hunger Run 10-km and five-km fundraiser event in Rome on Sunday 16 October, to mark World Food Day and to inform public opinion about the...
Rome mayor fills key cabinet posts three months after taking office.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has appointed staffer and Movimento Cinque Stelle (M5S) activist Andrea Mazzillo as her new budget councillor three months...
Environment councillor Paola Muraro may be under fresh investigations, newspapers report.
Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi has run into fresh problems following newspaper reports that embattled executive city councillor for...
Assembly passes motion to withdraw Rome’s bid to host 2024 Games.
Rome city council has passed a motion presented by the ruling Movimento Cinque Stelle (M5S) to withdraw the city’s bid to host the Olympics and Paralym...
Priceless Van Goghs had been missing for 14 years.
Two priceless Van Gogh paintings have been recovered 14 years after they were stolen from Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum, following a major investigation into the Camorr...
New series of anti-smog Sundays will begin in December.
Rome's city council has announced a new round of domeniche ecologiche during which traffic will be banned from the fascia verde (green belt) as part of measures...
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