Return to school coincides with rise in covid cases. Seven million students will return to the classroom in Italy this
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Italy’s Pantheon takes in €1 million in August ticket sales
Italian culture minister says visitor numbers confirm decision to introduce entry free. The Pantheon generated €1 million in ticket sales in
Italy: Bear cubs seen together one week after mother shot dead
Park gives update on welfare of bear cubs. Two rare Marsican bear cubs orphaned after their mother Amarena was shot
Annie Lennox to perform in charity concert at Colosseum in Rome
Time for Change concert in Rome on 10 September. Annie Lennox is to perform in a charity concert against the backdrop
Sylvester Stallone returns to his roots in Italy’s Puglia region
Hollywood star met Pope Francis on Friday. Sylvester Stallone received a hero’s welcome in the southern Puglia region of Italy
Italy to crack down on youth crime
Move follows spate of ‘baby gang’ crimes in Italy. The Italian government on Thursday unveiled new measures to tackle juvenile
Italy’s Campi Flegrei near Naples shaken by 3.8-magnitude earthquake
No reports of injuries or damage after earthquake. The Campi Flegrei or Phlegrean Fields area of Italy’s southern Campania region
Two Irish tourists killed in Rome while crossing road
Tourists hit by car on Via Cristoforo Colombo. Two Irish tourists were killed in a traffic accident in Rome on
Italian cinema icon Anna Magnani to be focus of new film
Guerritore to direct and star in Magnani biopic. Italian actress Monica Guerritore is to direct and star in a new
Rome launches annual €50 travel pass for under 19s
Discount travel pass available from today. Rome residents aged between 11 and 19 can avail of an annual travel pass