According to reports, Giuseppina Tittaferrante takes over the case of the British-Australian couple and their three children, known as the ‘family of the woods’. The Abruzzo Order of Social Workers opens proceedings against their previous social worker who removed the children from their off-grid family.
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We look at the history of balsamic vinegar and how a centuries-old Este court tradition became one of Italy’s most fiercely protected culinary exports.
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Francesco 1 d’Este was a warrior-duke who survived plague, played both sides of the Thirty Years’ War, and left Modena one of Italy’s finest baroque palaces.
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Federico Vella allegedly ambushed and abducted his ex-partner Lorenza Isceri before he threw her from the A1 motorway viaduct. Italy records its eighth femicide since Ferragosto.
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Veneto has become the fourth Italian region to regulate medically assisted suicide, despite the absence of national legislation on end-of-life care. It is the first centre-right administration to make the decision.
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The lack of female directors competing for the Golden Lion at this year’s Venice Film Festival reflects a wider “systemic problem”, jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal said as the world’s oldest film festival prepared to open on Wednesday.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The mayor of Como, Alessandro Rapinese, introduces sweeping cycling ban in 30 streets after being hit by an electric bike outside the town hall. His action has sparked protests from cyclists and traders alike.
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