Lorena Isceri, a 45-year-old woman originally from Squinzano, near Lecce, but long resident in Tuscany, was killed on the afternoon of September 3 by her former partner, Federico Vella, 36, in what ...

Meloni to mark 1,413 days in power on 4 September, overtaking Berlusconi's second government to become the longest continually serving prime minister since Italy became a republic 80 years ago.

Palermo ceremony, attended by interior minister Piantedosi, honours prefect murdered by Cosa Nostra alongside his wife and police escort in 1982. Italy on Thursday marks 44 years since the mafia ...

Trenitalia's Frecciarossa is extending its reach beyond Italy's borders yet again, this time into Germany and Austria. Test runs of the high-speed train have begun as part of the international ...

Colosseo-Fori Imperiali stop, opened just nine months ago, shortlisted for the Prix Versailles 2026 architecture prize. Rome's newest metro station, Colosseo-Fori Imperiali, has been put forward for ...

L'Aquila tribunal orders gradual reunification after 10 months in care, but sets no date for full return as parents' lawyer vows to appeal. The children at the centre of Italy's "forest family" case ...

Rome and Madrid prolong Schengen controls introduced over Ceuta migrant crisis. Italy has extended border checks with Spain for a further two weeks, prolonging a suspension of the Schengen ...

Statistics agency projects steady decline from 58.9 million today to 45.8 million within 55 years, as births fall and the population ages. Italy's population is on track to fall by more than 13 ...

2,100-year-old shipwreck hailed as one of Italy's most important underwater discoveries in years. Italian authorities have announced the discovery of a Roman-era shipwreck off the coast of Sicily, ...

Tremor centred near Pisa's San Rossore park causes brief panic and rail disruption, though immediate reports of injuries or damage. A 4.3-magnitude earthquake shook northern Tuscany on Tuesday morning ...

Magnitude 4.7 quake near Pozzuoli triggers building collapses, power cuts and more than 30 aftershocks, with 21 people hurt. A powerful earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei volcanic area west of Naples ...

19 Italian cities to be placed on red alert on Saturday. Italy is bracing for its fourth heatwave of the summer, with forecasters warning that temperatures could climb as high as 41°C in the coming ...