Written by a 20-year-old student-poet in 1847 and set to music in a single evening, Italy's national anthem took nearly 170 years to be enshrined in law. Italy's national anthem carries a story of ...

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 ...

Di Battista fell seriously ill while working in Cuba. Doctors from Rome's Gemelli hospital on Sunday travelled to Cuba to assist Alessandro Di Battista, the former Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S) politician ...

Rail workers walk out on 7-8 September, flights hit on 30 September, with a general strike on 26 September set to disrupt transport, schools and healthcare nationwide. Travellers in Italy face a bumpy ...

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 ...

Newcomers welcome to join Gaelic games sports club in Rome. Rome Hibernia GAA is gearing up for a new season starting Wednesday 2 September 2026. Bringing together a mix of Irish, Italian and ...

50 pavement artists will spend three days chalking a collective masterpiece and 40 individual works honouring Italian saint, marking 800 years since his death. Assisi is set to become an open-air ...

Europe is a big continent, with each country offering a unique culinary, cultural, and commercial experience. However, one thing that you can experience in every single European nation is scams. In ...

Modena-born master of colour photography was celebrated recently in a major Rome retrospective. Franco Fontana, the Italian photographer widely credited with pioneering the use of colour in art ...

Kids Can is looking for an enthusiastic Young Learner English Teacher to join our team in Rome. This is an excellent opportunity for a teacher who already has some experience with ...

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, ...

Volcanic ash cloud leads to days of travel chaos at Catania airport, with flights suspended until at least 02.00 on Friday 14 August. Flights to and from Catania's Fontanarossa airport have faced ...