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Rome taxi drivers oppose Uber's Linea U
Uber's "Linea U" in Rome, an experimental nine-point itinerary for drivers operating cars and mini-buses under the Uber umbrella until 24 December, has raised the ire of Roman t...
Restoration of Galleria Carracci at Palazzo Farnese reveals hidden drawings, dates and signatures.
“And like a horse he hauls his trolley the whole day through, working till he’s almost tired unto death.” So the early...
A number of churches in Rome offer English language religious services over the Christmas season. For the Pope’s programme see the Vatican calendar of religious celebrations.
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From handcrafts to vintage, Rome's Christmas markets help create a festive atmosphere each December. The future of the capital's best known market, the Befana at Piazza Navona, remains in limbo after a recent corruption...
The prime minister came to office in 2014 as a man of change, but what exactly has he achieved?
Laura Clarke.
When Matteo Renzi ousted his Partito Democratico (PD) colleague Enrico Letta in February 2014 to become...
Baobab migrant centre shut down by Rome authorities.
The well-known migrant Centro Baobab on Via Cupa, near Rome's Tiburtina station, has been forced to close. Despite numerous petitions and appeals over the past two...
Works completed on Rome metro system.
Rome’s A, B and B1 metro lines have returned to their normal timetables, following early closures over the last six weeks, just in time for the opening of the Holy Jubilee Year of...
The opening of the Holy Jubilee of Mercy went off smoothly but Rome remains on high terrorist alert.
Laura Clarke
When the sun went down on the opening of the Holy Year of Mercy on 8 December organisers and securit...
Jubilee launch attended by far fewer pilgrims than expected.
The façade and dome of St Peter's were illuminated with enormous images of humankind's relationship with nature on the evening of 8 December, marking the en...
Rome requires more mortuary space to cope with emergencies.
A news piece in the Rome edition of the daily newspaper Corriere della Sera has highlighted unusual difficulties at the city's morgue. According to the news...
Rome under tight security for opening of Holy Jubilee.
Rome is under tight security as Pope Francis opens Holy Jubilee Year of Mercy on Tuesday 8 December, the Catholic feast day of the Immaculate Conception. The holy...
Christmas is a busy social season for Rome’s international community.
Each year Rome’s international community holds annual parties and events during the lead-up to Christmas, before departing to their home countries....
University students on the decline in Italy.
Enrolments in Italian universities have dropped by 70,000 in five years said Italy's minister of education, Stefania Giannini, at the opening of the academic year at Rome's...
Ban on traders around St Peter's for Holy Jubilee Year of Mercy.
Rome commissioner Francesco Paolo Tronca has signed a decree banning souvenir stalls and mobile sandwich-bars from the area around St Peter's Square for...
New route makes visits to Roman Forum easier.
The Roman Forum has opened a new pathway for wheelchair-users, families with pushchairs and people with difficulty walking.
The new "barrier-free" walkway begins at the...
Public transport strike by ATAC confirmed for 4 December.
A strike by the capital’s public transport company ATAC is confirmed on Friday 4 December between 08.30 and 12.30, affecting buses, trams, metro and light rai...
Rome is famed for its local cuisine but it is also home to many ethnic and international restaurants which add an exotic dimension, and taste, to the Eternal City.
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Strikes by ATAC and Roma TPL in Rome on 4 December.
Commuters in Rome face yet another “venerdì nero” as trade unions representing public transport workers call two separate strikes on Friday 4 December.
A four-str...
Rome's nativity cribs over Christmas season.
Rome has numerous Christmas cribs on display at this time of the year, the best-known of which is 100 Presepi in Piazza del Popolo. The 40th edition of this annual internat...
Free HIV screening at Rome hospital on World AIDS Day.
The Italian ministry of health has launched its annual AIDS awareness campaign in time for World AIDS Day on 1 December.
In Rome the infectious diseases clinic...
St Peter's Christmas tree and crib to mark the Holy Jubilee Year of Mercy.
The Vatican will unveil the St Peter's Square Christmas tree on 8 December, coinciding with the first day of the Holy Jubilee Year of Mercy, r...
Rome prosecutors open corruption investigation into ATAC.
Rome prosecutors have opened an investigation into corruption and malpractice at the capital's public transport company ATAC, following two reports into the tr...
Pollution levels too high in Rome.
Rome has banned the most polluting vehicles from circulating within the city’s fascia verde or green belt (the area inside the GRA ring road) on Monday 30 November from 07.30 to 20.3...
Irregular tenders for Piazza Navona Christmas stalls.
Rome commissioner Francesco Paolo Tronca has asked the city's Municipio 1, the administrative authority for Rome's historic centre, to cancel the allocation of lic...
Rome's Primark store opens on 1 December.
Primark, the Irish low-cost retail chain, is to open a store in the Rome suburb of EUR at the Euroma 2 shopping mall on 1 December, according to local media.
Since launchin...
Rome orders centurions and rickshaws off tourist sites.
Rome commissioner Francesco Paolo Tronca has banned centurions from posing with tourists at the city's archaeological and tourist sites, two weeks before the lau...
Rome commuters affected by national train strike.
A national train strike is scheduled in Italy from 21.00 on Thursday 26 November until 18.00 on Friday 27 November.
Trains are guaranteed on 26 November if they lea...
Uber to challenge Rome's public transport with U Line.
The taxi hailing mobile app Uber has asked its Rome users to vote for their ideal eight-stop itinerary of taxi ranks which the company is calling the "U Line."...
Appeal to help Rome combat terrorist threat.
Rome's commissioner Franco Gabrielli has urged Rome residents to report illegal Bed and Breakfasts in the capital as part of increased security measures during the upcoming...
Rome supports International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
A total of 152 women were murdered in Italy in 2014, with 94 per cent of the deaths attributed to men, according to a report into femicide...
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