Italy has lowest G7 health spending
Italy has fallen to last place in the G7 for public health spending as a proportion of GDP, according to a new report, prompting warnings about the future of the country’s national health service.
Continue Reading
Author: Deborah Cater
Deborah Cater holds a Master’s degree in English Literature and is a skilled editor, copywriter, and journalist. As the founder of Italy News Online, she combines her expertise in content creation with an understanding of Italian culture to deliver accurate and engaging news for an English-speaking audience.
Deborah splits her time between Italy and Spain.
Venice Film Festival opens with George Clooney honour
The Venice Film Festival opens on Wednesday with George Clooney receiving a career Golden Lion and Danny Boyle’s Ink, about Rupert Murdoch’s controversial rise to power through The Sun, premiering in competition.
Continue Reading
Russia could try to influence Italy’s next election, Tajani warns
Russia could attempt to interfere in Italy’s next general election, Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani warned on Wednesday, saying action was needed early to protect Europe’s democracies.
Continue Reading
‘Family in the Woods’ children can return home
The three children at the centre of Italy’s controversial ‘Family in the Woods’ case can begin returning to their parents, an L’Aquila court has ruled.
Continue Reading
Moretti’s “prodigal son” return leads Italian charge for Golden Lion
Five Italian films compete for the Golden Lion top prize at this year’s Venice Film Festival, running September 2–12. Nanni Moretti is back in competition after 37 years, alongside stories of love, ghosts and horror.
Continue Reading
Italian shopping basket costs jump almost 30% in 5 years
Il Sole 24 Ore survey on food shopping basket costs finds courgettes, coffee and olive oil among the sharpest risers, as families increasingly cut back on quantity or quality of what they buy.
Continue Reading
On this day: birth of Andrea Illy of Illy coffee
Andrea Illy, the businessman who helped turn his family’s coffee company into a global Italian brand, was born on 2 September 1964 in Trieste.
Continue Reading
Family of three found dead in Rome’s Pietralata district
Father, mother and their five-year-old disabled daughter killed by gunshot wounds in Pietralata district of Rome. Investigators believe the parents made a carefully planned decision. The family dog was also found dead.
Continue Reading![Cardinal Scipione Borghese By Ottavio Leoni - [1], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=101285191](https://italynews.online/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Portrait_of_Cardinal_Scipione_Borghese_by_Ottavio_Leoni-cropped.jpg)
On this day: birth of Cardinal Scipione Borghese, art collector
Cardinal Scipione Borghese, nephew of Pope Paul V, used his vast wealth and power to build one of history’s greatest art collections. He championed the young Bernini and recognised Caravaggio’s genius from the beginning.
Continue Reading
Italy set to fine pedestrians who use phones while crossing the road
The updated Highway Code, expected to be approved by mid-October, will impose fines starting at €75 for “smartphone zombies” – pedestrians using a mobile phone – distracted at street crossings.
Continue Reading