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The government has approved tighter traffic controls and stiffer penalties for dangerous driving as an estimated 20 million Italians
prepare to set off for their summer holidays. The new measures include a fine of up t...
Italian film director Michelangelo Antonioni who died in Rome aged 94 on 30 July will be laid to rest in his home town of Ferrara in northeast Italy on 2 August.
Best known internationally for his 1966 film
City gardeners will be taking their chainsaws to several hundred plane trees and false acacias this August as part of annual pruning operations in Rome. Roads affected include the Circonvallazione Gianicolense along the...
Pyrotechnicians from Italy, Malta, China, Romania, Japan, Slovenia, England and Spain are to gather in Valmontone southeast of Rome from 1-5 August for the fifth edition of the international fireworks competition Caput L...
Months long investigations and inspections carried out at Rome
Rome residents and visitors can make use of a new card offering reductions on entry to many museums and sites throughout Rome province. Launched on the back of the Roma Pass offering discounted entry to museums and sites...
Bars, restaurants and retail outlets in many parts of the city are not allowed to sell drinks in cans or glass bottles to take away between 20.00 and 03.00 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights until 30 September. The re...
The government has introduced a state of natural disaster in central and southern regions following a series of devastating forest fires over the past several days. Specific measures for the affected regions, including t...
A new museum housing the largest collection of toys in Europe is to be created in Villa Ada, Rome city council has announced. Three buildings of the ex-Scuderie Reali abandoned for 30 years will be overhauled for the
Forest fires sweeping areas of central and southern Italy are mainly the work of arsonists, according to state authorities. Over 300 fires were reported on 24 July, with most occurring in Campania, Lazio and Calabria. Fo...
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A vast airy space with deep orange walls, pot plants and banks of curving black leather sofa booths, Il Margutta has been serving up vegetarian dishes just along from the Spanis...
Rome library service is taking advantage of the soaring temperatures to point out that many of the capital
Rome public transport company Trambus has launched a special tour of Rome where you can dine on a tram while listening to live opera music and visiting the sights. The TramBelcanto leaves Piazza di Porta Maggiore every F...
A report by Italian economic think-tank ISAE reveals that 74 per cent of Italians live with less money than they feel is required to lead a dignified existence. The study established a minimum income of
Old mobile phones can now be disposed of safely, thanks to a project by Rome city council, city waste disposal unit AMA and Vodafone Italia. Phones, batteries and accessories can now be dropped off at any of the 60 Vodaf...
Anyone requiring a visa to enter the UK will have to have fingerprint scans and a digital photograph taken from 26 July. In Rome, it will be necessary to lodge visa applications at the WorldBridge Visa Application Centre...
The Italian branch of the International Organization for Animal Protection (OIPA) has once again asked people not to abandon pets in advance of the summer holidays. Every year a large number of animals including dogs, ca...
The auction for troubled national airline Alitalia fell through on 18 July after the final potential bidder withdrew ahead of the 23 July deadline for firm offers. US buyout fund MatlinPatterson Global Advisers said it w...
There will be a 24-hour nationwide airport strike on Wednesday 18 July involving general ground staff of all airlines as well as Alitalia air stewards. Passengers should expect long delays and cancellations, although aff...
Decreasing water levels in the river Po are putting Italian agricultural production at risk, according to a new study by environmental protection agency APAT. Water levels in the 675 km-long river have fallen by 20-25 pe...
Rome city council has got together with landlord and tenant trade unions to create a renting agency for students attending universities in the capital. The initiative is aimed particularly at so-called
The Senate Justice Committee is examining a revised version of the so-called DICO draft bill, which proposes financial and next-of-kin rights for non-married couples. The new version, or CUS (from
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