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Over 1,000 people have had their driving licences withdrawn or suspended during the first half of this year due to driving offences, according to figures released by the Carabinieri in the province of Rome.
The total nu...
Pope Benedict XVI announced 23 new cardinals during his weekly general audience in Vatican City.
The pope will officially appoint the cardinals at a consistory ceremony on 24 November.
Among those chosen are Monsignor...
All motorcycles and scooters in the Euro 0 polluting category will be banned from driving in within Rome
Rome is seized with marathon fever this month. After the Ostia and Villa Borghese marathons, on Sunday 21 October a race will take place to commemorate World Food Day, with a 5-km route through the historic centre of Rom...
For decades now, Italians have learned to accept the inevitable of an increase in prices on their return from the summer holiday break.
But this September Romans saw the price of bread increase from roughly
The seventh edition of the ATAC relay marathon, a 42.195-km team competition inside the Villa Borghese area, will take place on Saturday 20 October.
Participants will meet at 12.00 in Piazza di Siena, at the heart of V...
Italians are split between viewing immigration as a threat or an economic opportunity, according to a new report.
The study by French research institute TNT Sofres found one in two Italians believe foreigners bring econ...
Rome mayor Walter Veltroni was triumphant in the primaries on Sunday 14 October for the leader of the nascent Democratic Party (PD), which will unite the two largest centre-left parties, the Margherita and Democratici di...
Rome is braced for another transport strike on Friday 12 October, with bus drivers from the Tevere Tpl company staging a walkout.
The action will last throughout the day, and may also affect night services into Saturday...
Security cameras in the EUR area of Rome are to be doubled in an increased effort to tackle problems including prostitution, theft and graffiti.
The XII Municipio agreed the move with EUR Spa, the private and public-fin...
A 24 hour strike originally announced by taxi-driver trade unions for October 12 has been put forward to the 18th of the month.
During talks last September with the city council traffic authorities, a majority of taxi t...
On Sunday 14 October a 42,195-km marathon kilometres will take place in Ostia, while less ambitious runners can opt for a shorter race
The city council has restarted its free legal advice service, offering help to Rome residents on a variety of matters including family conflicts, arguments about condominiums, personal safety and work issues. The service...
An explosion in a conventional arms plant 55 km from Rome in the town of Colleferro has left 1 worker dead and 13 wounded. The explosion occurred the morning of 9 October as workers were returning from their breakfast br...
All over Italy, the wine harvest is well under way or already completed. Traditionally most white grapes are picked in September with reds in October, to be followed by the various harvest festivals throughout the countr...
The Japanese Cultural Institute holds another diverse set of events this month drawing on theatre, jazz and film.
Renowned Japanese stage designer Setsu Asakura lectures on her greatest theatre sets on 12 Oct at 18.30....
A draft of measures to clean up Rome and clamp down on litter-bugs has been introduced by the city council and waste disposal unit AMA.
These include
Bookshops across Italy are now selling a biography of Pope Benedict XVI which has been written through the eyes of one of his favourite cats. The Italian author Jeanne Perego has written the 44-page book for children fro...
Work began on 2 October for the new high velocity Tiburtina train station in Rome that will eventually mean passengers can reach Milan from the capital in just three hours, and Naples in one hour and ten minutes. The new...
The government has approved a new package of security measures designed to improve Italy
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