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Dog tax proposal in South Tyrol strongly criticised. Image credit: Sally Anscombe / Getty Images

Proposed dog tax in South Tyrol criticised

September 26, 2025September 26, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Tourists travelling with canines to South Tyrol will soon face a new dog tax, provoking strong criticism from animal rights organisations and opposition parties.

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Parents fined for children playing football other than in Camp San Bernardo, on Murano (pictured)

Venice fines parents for kids playing football in square

September 21, 2025September 21, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Police have fined parents of 14 children for playing football in a Murano square, sparking a debate on outdoor play.

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From 25th April to 14th July visitors to Venice (pictured) need to pay a €5 Venice access fee.

Tourist fined and banned after Venice canal swim

September 15, 2025September 15, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A tourist has been fined and banned from Venice’s historic centre after swimming in the Grand Canal with his partner.

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Trieste - terrorism charges for man allegedly sharing jihadist material

Pakistani man arrested in Trieste on terrorism charges

September 5, 2025September 5, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A 25-year-old Pakistani man was arrested in Trieste on terrorism charges, police said.

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Bologna mayor

Bologna crack pipe row escalates

August 28, 2025August 28, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A row over Bologna council’s decision to distribute free crack pipes has intensified, dividing left and right across Italy. PD MP Andrea De Maria on Thursday defended the initiative, calling right-wing criticism “unfounded and exaggerated.”

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Bologna farm preserves seized in botulism crackdown. Image credit: Carabinieri NAS

Bologna farm preserves seized over botulism risk

August 26, 2025August 26, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

NAS health police have seized 674 kilogrammes of preserves at risk of causing botulism from a farm near Bologna.

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Detail of the gondola showing the 6 prongs and the 'doge's cap'

Tourists tip gondola in Venice while taking selfies

August 25, 2025August 25, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A gondola capsized in Venice on Sunday morning, sending its gondolier and several tourists tumbling into the canal.

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Matteotti memorial near to where the fatal altercation took place

One dead, another seriously injured during altercation in Rovigo

July 20, 2025July 20, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A 23-year-old man died and another was seriously injured following a violent altercation in Piazza Matteotti, Rovigo late on Saturday night.

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Robigo train station where the initial attack took place. By Threecharlie - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46628022

Woman raped near Rovigo station – one suspect at large

July 16, 2025July 16, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Police have arrested a man following a violent sexual assault near Rovigo train station. A second suspect remains on the run.

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Chemical plant execs jailed over knowingly polluting drinking water from the now closed Miteni factory. © Marco BERTORELLO / AFP

Court jails chemical plant execs over PFAS water pollution

June 27, 2025June 27, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

An Italian court has sentenced eleven chemical plant execs to prison for contaminating drinking water with toxic PFAS substances.

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