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Several airlines have aounced new direct flights to and from Italy in 2026, linking popular Italian destinations to major airports in North America, Europe and Asia. ...

A court decision to remove three children from their British-Australian family's home in the woods has become a political flashpoint in Italy, as the govement accuses judges of overreach. ...

As a record drought continues to wither crops in Sicily, rainwater is being dumped into the sea, sparking anger among local farmers. ...

Three people were injured, one of them seriously, when lightning struck a beach packed with holidaymakers on Italy's Adriatic coast on Saturday, news reports said. ...

Planes were gradually taking off again Saturday after global airlines, banks and media were thrown into turmoil by one of the biggest IT crashes in recent years, caused by an update to an antivirus programme. ...

The cost of a peak summer air fare from mainland Italy to the country's major islands has skyrocketed this year, with residents and holidaymakers feeling the pinch. ...

Inflation may now be falling but the price of a summer holiday in Italy has risen again - by up to 20 percent compared to last year. ...

A recent analysis found that fares for flights between European countries have decreased on average this summer - but mysteriously, Italy is bucking the trend. ...

With Europeans heading to the polls for the EU-wide parliament elections, it's a good time to remind ourselves of how the bloc has changed life for consumers. ...

The Italian language may sound like music to the ears of those who don't speak it - but there's one Italian word that doesn't sound so pleasant. ...

Several airlines have aounced new routes in and out of Italy in 2024, with the political and economic capitals of Rome and Milan among the cities seeing the biggest increases. ...

Senators voted almost unanimously on on Thursday to set up a new joint parliamentary inquiry into the case of teenagers Emanuela Orlandi and Mirella Gregori who vanished in 1983. ...

From ‘arsenal’ to ‘pants’, it's surprising how many commonly-used English words originally came from Venice's local dialect. ...

A Rome-bound aircraft departed on Saturday from Libya's capital, restarting flights to Italy after a nearly decade-long suspension due to an EU ban, authorities in Tripoli said. ...

Finding a cinema that will screen a film in its original language can be a challenge in Italy, but it's far from impossible. Here's where to look. ...

Italy's competition watchdog said on Wednesday it had opened an investigation into Ryanair over allegations the Irish airline was abusing its dominant market position, as the govement walked back plans to limit airfares. ...

Juventus players hold the trophy after wiing the Italian Tim Cup final in May 2017. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFPDouglas Costa and Mario Mandzukic scored in either half as defending champions Juventus advanced to the semi-finals of the Italian Cup on Wednesday with a 2-0 win over city rivals Torino. Brazilian Costa opened after quarter of an hour in the Allianz Stadium with Croatian Mandzukic adding the second amid controversy on 69 minutes to set up a meeting with Atalanta, who eliminated Serie A leaders Napoli 2-1 on Tuesday, in the final four. Lazio, finalists in 2017, will meet AC Milan in the other semi-final played over two legs on January 31 and February 28th.The wiing team will ea a dire...

A mountain rescue team in northe Italy on Wednesday found six people, dressed in jeans and gym shoes, attempting to cross a snow-covered pass in freezing temperatures. It was one of several such incidents in recent months, according to rescuers, who say the situation has reached “emergency level”. On Wednesday afteoon, members of CNSAS Piemonte – a voluntary mountain rescue organization in Piedmont –reached the group of six just below the Colle della Scala, an Alpine pass that coects north-west Italy with France, after they had walked for several kilometres in the snow. “They were visibly cold and poorly equipped, but they didn’t want to tu back so close to their ...

The town of Sondrio in Lombardy, Italy. Photo: Franco Folini/Flickr A man will be charged with attempting mass murder after he drove a car into a Christmas market in northe Italian town of Sondrio, prosecutors said on Monday. Local man Michele Bordoni, 27, injured three people when he crashed a Toyota Yaris in a pedestrian zone in central Sondrio on Saturday afteoon. “I should have killed more of them,” Bordoni reportedly said as he was arrested. Prosecutors are preparing to charge him with attempting to “indiscriminately kill a number of people”, as well as assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest, according to papers filed on Monday. Bordoni, who w...

AS Roma players celebrate after making the Champions League final 16. Photo: Filippo Monteforte/AFP Serie A side Roma were given the green light on Tuesday by Italian authorities to build their own stadium which they hope to occupy by the 2020/21 season. The news came on the same night thatRoma qualified for the Champions League last 16 top of their group ahead of Chelsea. The club's American president James Pallotta officially launched the project in March 2014 but there were numerous setbacks before the four main goveing bodies involved finally approved plans to build the Stadio della Roma. "I'm delighted because I know what this decision could mean for Rome i...