North-west Italy: News archives in English

Cremona cathedral with missing spire following tornado

Tornado and hail leave dozens injured in Cremona

August 30, 2026August 30, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Unforecast weather tears through Cremona resulting in the loss of the cathedral spire, ten churches damaged, and thousands of cars destroyed.

Year of drought ahead if no rain falls in spring River Po

River Po hits record low at Cremona

August 2, 2026August 2, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Water levels in the River Po at Cremona fell to -8.59 metres, breaking the previous record set in 2022. More than 100 municipalities in Piedmont and Lombardy face critical drinking water shortages.

Mario Roggero - jeweller who killed two robbers, seeks pardon

Meloni wades into Roggero row

July 18, 2026July 18, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

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.

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

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.

Senago car crash Image credit: Vigili del Fuoco

Car plunges into canal in Senago: Three dead

June 21, 2026June 21, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

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.

ATM staff suspended for using security cameras to film women

June 17, 2026June 17, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

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

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

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.

caver freed from flying boars cave in Piemonte

Young caver rescued after 12 hours trapped

June 1, 2026June 1, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

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.

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

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.

Italy bans Kanye West and Travis Scott concerts

May 31, 2026May 31, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

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.