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Rome's public transport and tourist sites to get extra security.
Rome will have more than 2,000 extra police officers on duty from 23 November, 15 days before the Vatican's Holy Jubilee of Mercy begins on 8 December....
Rome Muslims demonstrate against Paris killings.
Muslims in Rome will demonstrate in Piazza SS. Apostoli in the centre of Rome to protest against terrorist violence in the name of Islam on Saturday 21 November.
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Rome Metro maintenenace for Holy Jubilee.
The last three stops on the southern end of Rome's Metro A line will be closed for repairs on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November. Buses will be in operation between stations S...
Rome uses Harris's hawks to move troublesome starlings.
Five specially-trained hawks are being used to move the roughly four million wintering starlings away from central areas of Rome, in a pilot project opposed by e...
ISIS issues latest threat against Vatican.
US intelligence services have warned Italy that St Peter's Basilica in Rome, as well as Milan's Duomo and La Scala opera house, have been identified as "potential targets" fo...
112 becomes phone number for all Rome emergency services.
The telephone number for reporting all emergencies in Rome is 112 as from 18 November.
The one-stop-shop telephone number will be valid in the capital and t...
More armed troops on Rome streets during Holy Jubilee Year.
An extra 700 soldiers will be on duty around Rome from 17 November and the use of remote-controlled drone aircraft banned over the capital.
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Thanksgiving festivities in Rome on 26 November.
Thanksgiving is not a holiday widely celebrated in Rome, but there are some places where you can enjoy traditional food and festivities on Thursday 26 November.
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Alternate number plate days to combat smog in Rome.
Rome has banned all private vehicles with odd-numbered licence plates from circulating within the city’s green belt (the area inside the GRA ring road) on Monday 16...
Free passes for major Jubilee events and Holy Door at St Peter’s.
Pilgrims coming to Rome for the Holy Jubilee Year of Mercy can obtain tickets, free of charge, for major Vatican ceremonies and for access to the Holy...
Metro closure in November for maintenance.
The section of Rome's Metro B between Tiburtina and Rebbibia is to close completely for maintenance works over two weekends, 14-15 November and the last weekend of the month,...
Return of anti-smog Sundays in Rome.
Traffic in Rome has been banned from circulating within the fascia verde (green belt) on Sunday 15 November from 07.30 to 12.30, and from 16.30 until 20.30.
The move is part o...
Over half of Expo visitors from abroad.
Milan's regional economy had a hefty boost in earnings in October, the closing month of Expo Milano 2015 according to a study by the Monza and Brianza Chamber of Commerce.
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Italian street artist paints giant apocalyptic mural in Rome.
The latest Rome mural by Italian street artist Blu, who keeps his real identity under wraps, has appeared in the Casal dè Pazzi district in the north-east...
While some of the following ten movies may not be the best or most important filmed on the streets of Rome, they are among the best-known to an international audience, and all have Roman sites as their backdrop
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Rome struggles to prepare for Pope Francis' pilgrims.
No-one in Rome is pretending that the Holy Year of Mercy that Pope Francis will open on 8 December will be smooth sailing. The announcement of a special Jubilee (o...
Rome's ex right-wing mayor Gianni Alemanno accused of corruption.
Prosecutors in Rome have sought an indictment for the city's former mayor Gianni Alemanno on accusations of corruption, in connection with the so-calle...
Fans threaten to boycott derby over new security measures.
More than 1,000 police officers will be outside Rome's Olympic Stadium for the 8 November derby match between local rivals AS Roma and Lazio.
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Rome to be governed by expert civil servants.
Rome's prefect Franco Gabrielli has named six sub-commissioners to assist the city's newly-appointed commissioner Francesco Paolo Tronca, who replaced the ex-may...
46 defendants in Rome's mafia trial.
The first hearing in the so-called Mafia Capitale trial, the result of the biggest investigation into organised crime in Rome's modern history, opened at the criminal courts in t...
Service at Commonwealth cemetery in Rome.
The annual Commonwealth Remembrance Day service takes place on Wednesday 11 November at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery, Via Nicola Zabaglia 50 in Testaccio....
British volunteer provides meals for Italy’s refugees.
In early September, the strength of a tragic and powerful photo of a solitary, drowned child face-down on a Turkish beach shocked people across Europe i...
Street art in Rome celebrates Pasolini 40 years after murder.
Portuguese street artist Frederico Draw has painted the latest mural in Rome dedicated to the Italian film director, poet, writer and intellectual Pier Pao...
Fountain restoration sponsored by Brioni.
The Fontana del Babuino on the central Via del Babuino is undergoing a €25,000 restoration, sponsored by Rome-based clothing company Brioni and overseen by the city. The renov...
Over half of stolen cars never recovered.
Over 300 cars are stolen a day in Italy, according to a report from the ministry of the interior.
But it is not the luxury cars that are disappearing. It is the smaller one...
Latest threat to Vatican reforms.
The script is better than a Dan Brown novel. A middle-aged good-looking Spanish priest associated with the ultra conservative religious order Opus Dei has been arrested and thrown int...
Colosseum affected by restoration and union meetings.
Visitors to Rome's Colosseum face disruption on Tuesday 3 November and Wednesday 4 November. On 3 November access is limited because of restoration works and on 4...
Joel Nafuma Refugee Center helps homeless project.
Migrants, refugees and other volunteers are joining forces to clean up areas used by Rome's homeless, at 10.00 on Wednesday 4 November, as part of the "This Is Our Ho...
Milan prefect takes over from ousted Rome mayor.
Milan prefect Francesco Paolo Tronca has been appointed by Italy's interior ministry to take control of Rome after the mayor Ignazio Marino was forced to step down on 3...
Street to be completely pedestrianised at weekends and public holidays.
The last sitting of Rome's administration under its mayor Ignazio Marino, just before he withdrew his resignation, approved the total 24-hour ped...
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