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Mario Roggero - jeweller who killed two robbers, seeks pardon

Meloni wades into Roggero row

July 18, 2026July 18, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Meloni wades into Roggero row

As the jeweller, Mario Roggero, heads to prison and his wife files a pardon request, Nordio opens a formal probe into potential clemency. Meanwhile Roggero himself compares his case to two pardons already granted by Mattarella.

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Po Delta clams and mussels (clams pictured) are dying due to heat

Heatwave kills off Po Delta’s clams and mussels

July 14, 2026July 14, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Heatwave kills off Po Delta’s clams and mussels

Lagoon water temperatures of 32 degrees are starving clams and mussels of oxygen and fuelling algae blooms not seen in a decade. It is resulting in losses of up to 100% in some areas.

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Senago car crash Image credit: Vigili del Fuoco

Car plunges into canal in Senago: Three dead

June 21, 2026June 21, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Car plunges into canal in Senago: Three dead

SENAGO (MILAN) – Three teenagers died and six others were injured early this morning after the car they were travelling in crashed into the Villoresi Canal in Senago. Around 5:30 a.m., emergency services responded to the scene where an Audi A2 carrying nine young people had left the road and entered the water.

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ATM tram route 15

ATM staff suspended for using security cameras to film women

June 17, 2026June 17, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on ATM staff suspended for using security cameras to film women

ATM employees placed under criminal investigation and stripped of pay after footage from onboard CCTV systems was allegedly shared in sexist group chat.

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SHoP Conceptual design photo with historic elements featured. Image credit: https://oboculturalheritage.state.gov/milan-new-us-consulate-general/

Milan US Consulate probe: manager arrested trying to leave Italy

June 2, 2026June 2, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Milan US Consulate probe: manager arrested trying to leave Italy

MILAN – A Turkish executive at the centre of an investigation into the alleged exploitation of migrant workers on the construction site of the new US Consulate in Milan has been arrested while attempting to leave Italy.

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caver freed from flying boars cave in Piemonte

Young caver rescued after 12 hours trapped

June 1, 2026June 1, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Young caver rescued after 12 hours trapped

Forty-two rescue specialists from three regions worked through the night to free a twenty-year-old caver whose leg was pinned by a boulder in the Cinghiali Volanti cave in the Garessio mountains.

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Bull mosaic in Galreria, Milan which is in need of testicular renovation. Image credit: Getty Images

Milan’s lucky bull gets its testicles restored

May 31, 2026May 31, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Milan’s lucky bull gets its testicles restored

Centuries of superstition, millions of grinding heels, and one lucky bull in need of renovation. The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II’s most intimate mosaic is back under repair.

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Kanye West, aka Ye

Italy bans Kanye West and Travis Scott concerts

May 31, 2026May 31, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Italy bans Kanye West and Travis Scott concerts

A request from Reggio Emilia’s Jewish community helped trigger the decision to cancel two July concerts by Kanye West. It is the latest in a string of European bans on the rapper now known as Ye.

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Milan Certosa station By Sergio D’Afflitto, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40771908

Young man stabbed to death at Milan Certosa station

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Young man stabbed to death at Milan Certosa station

The killing of a 22-year-old at Certosa station has reignited a bitter political argument about urban safety, gang violence. A key question: has Italy’s government has delivered on its law-and-order promises.

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Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino Image credit: Turin Book Fair 2026

Salone Internazionale del Libro closes with record visitors

May 19, 2026May 19, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Salone Internazionale del Libro closes with record visitors

The 38th edition of the Salone Internazionale del Libro broke attendance records, filled halls beyond capacity, and confirmed that reading culture in Italy is not only alive but growing younger.

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The Michelangelo crucifix most visitors never see

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Umbrian plateau becomes a living rainbow

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Pietrabbondante: A Samnite mountaintop sanctuary

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