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Italy v England - who will take home the trophy? Image by Marco Verch Professional Photographer via flickr.com under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Italy v England – Key facts ahead of Sunday’s final

July 9, 2021July 9, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

FOOTBALL – The Azzurri may have the edge over England as far as head-to-head stats are concerned, but will that matter in Sunday’s Euro 2020 final? Italy v England – the key stats.

quarantine rules still apply for Brits in Italy

Do Brits living in Italy still have to quarantine when returning to the UK?

July 9, 2021July 9, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The UK government announced it is relaxing its quarantine requirements from 19th July for fully vaccinated travellers. However, the sticking point for Brits living in Italy is the vaccine must be from the British National Health Service.

Storms follow heatwave Storms hit Lombardy region hard Storm warning Agrigento flooding following storm

Lombardy hit by violent storms

July 9, 2021July 9, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The predicted storms hit Lombardy hard with hail in the Varese area. A storm hit the city of Milan for about ten minutes, with strong winds, hail and torrential rains.

Leonardo da Vinci project discovers 14 living relatives

July 9, 2021July 9, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Researchers aim to reconstruct the genealogical profile of Leonardo da Vinci to understand his genius.

Judicial reform to go t referendum. Justice system moves at snail-pace in Italy

Italy’s justice system one of the slowest in Europe

July 8, 2021July 8, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The European Commission’s annual justice scoreboard places Italy’s justice system among the slowest in Europe. It takes over 1,300 days for decisions at third-instance courts.

Bear's head drawing by da Vinci goes under the hammer

Bear’s head drawing by da Vinci expected to sell for £12million at auction

July 8, 2021July 8, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

In Christie’s ‘The Exceptional Sale’ this afternoon (8th July), a small drawing of a bear’s head by Leonardo da Vinci goes under the hammer. The estimate puts the lot at between £8million and £12million (€14million).

Cherry on the top for Italian farmers

July 8, 2021July 8, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Despite losing a lot of fruit to bad weather, Italy has beaten the record for the heaviest cherry twice this year.

Italian watchdog probes TIM sports streaming deal

July 8, 2021July 8, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s antitrust regulator said on Thursday it had opened an inquiry into a deal between sports streaming app DAZN and Telecom Italia (TIM) on Serie A matches to assess whether it would damage competition.

Berrettini in Wimbledon semi-finals after winning on no 1 court. Image by David Hillas under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Berrettini: first Italian in Wimbledon semi-finals in the open era

July 8, 2021July 8, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The world number 9 is the second Italian man in history to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals and the first in the Open era.

Mariangela Zappia Italy's ambassador to the US

Mariangela Zappia: the new Italian ambassador to the United States

July 7, 2021July 7, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the appointment of Mariangela Zappia as Italy’s ambassador to the United States. Zappia is the first women to hold the position.