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Police investigate new suspect in Poggi murder

May 14, 2025May 14, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian police conducted multiple searches on Wednesday as part of a fresh investigation into the 2007 murder of Chiara Poggi.

Puglia the focus this week at Expo 2025 Osaka

Puglia Takes Centre Stage at Expo 2025 Osaka

May 12, 2025May 12, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Puglia is the focus of events at Expo 2025 Osaka until 17 May, highlighting aerospace, culture, food, and investment. The region is leading activities in the Italy Pavilion during The Future of Community and Mobility Week.

Italy stands firm refusing to ratify ESM reform

Italy under pressure to ratify ESM reform

May 12, 2025May 12, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy came under renewed pressure on Monday to ratify the reform of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), as several EU finance ministers raised the issue during the Eurogroup meeting in Brussels.

Murderer commits suicide by jumping from Milan duomo

Murderer dies in fall from Milan duomo

May 12, 2025May 12, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A convicted murderer who had gone on the run after a stabbing incident in Milan has died after falling from the city’s iconic cathedral, the Duomo di Milano.

Celebrating 300 years of the Spanish Steps

May 11, 2025May 11, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Keats-Shelley House in Rome launched a new exhibition to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Spanish Steps. Titled The Spanish Steps, Revisited the exhibition opened on 1 May 2025 and will run until 1 November 2025.

Government chaleenges Tuscany's assisted suicide ruling

Government challenges Tuscany’s Assisted Suicide Law

May 11, 2025May 11, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Italian government on Friday formally challenged a controversial law passed by the Tuscany region in March, which regulates assisted suicide. It is the first time such legislation has been approved at a regional level in Italy.

salvage operation of Bayesian superyacht during which a diver died Photograph: Giovanni Isolino/AFP/Getty Images

Diver dies during Bayesian superyacht salvage

May 11, 2025May 11, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Salvage operations to recover the Bayesian superyacht, which sank off the coast of Sicily last August, have been suspended following the death of a diver involved in the recovery effort.

Italian leaders send letters of support to the new pope. Image credit: Vatican

Italy welcomes Pope Leo XIV with letters of support

May 9, 2025May 9, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

As white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday evening, a crowd of more than 150,000 people surged into the area around St. Peter’s Basilica. The Vatican confirmed that Cardinal Robert Prevost, born in Chicago, had been elected as the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. Italian […]

Pope Leo XIV. Photograph: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty

Robert Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV

May 8, 2025May 8, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

VATICAN CITY, 8 May 2025 – White smoke rose over the Sistine Chapel on Thursday. It marked a historic moment for the Catholic Church as Robert Prevost, as a 69-year-old cleric from Chicago was elected as the 267th pope. Taking the name Leo XIV, he becomes the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church.

Drug-driving test clarification issued by government

New guidance on driving under the influence of drugs

May 8, 2025May 8, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

New official guidance on how to assess drug use in relation to driving, clarifying how recent changes to the Highway Code should be interpreted, has been issued. So-called drug-driving legislation aims to protect those on prescribed medication while punishing those using recreational drugs before driving.