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Mount Etna erupts on 2nd June 2025 Image credit: Photo by Roberta Tartoni

Mount Etna erupts forcing hikers to flee

June 2, 2025June 2, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Mount Etna erupts, sending a vast column of ash and smoke into the sky above Sicily. The eruption triggered panic among hikers on the slopes of Europe’s most active volcano.

Ziriat and Harris - a body has been found in the search for the missing British men. The remnains of British hiker Aziz Ziriat missing since Januiary have been recovered

Body of missing British hiker found in Dolomites

June 2, 2025June 2, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The body of a British hiker missing in the Dolomites since New Year’s Day has been recovered, Italian rescuers said on Saturday.

Sardinian governor Alessandra Todde who has been disqualified from office due to irregularities with election expenses. Todde appeal continues

Sardinia Governor Todde continues appeal against disqualification

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A Cagliari court on Wednesday rejected a Sardinia Governor Alessandra Todde appeal against a ruling disqualifying her from office. The January 3 ruling concerns alleged irregularities in campaign expenses during her successful bid for the presidency in February 2024.

Salvini at Messina Strait Bridge presentation. The CGIL is calling on the EC to block the Messina Bridge project. The project received final governmental approval on 6th August 2025

Union urges EU to block Messina Bridge Plan

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s largest trade union, CGIL, has asked the European Commission to block the Messina Bridge project. In a letter to Commissioner Jessika Roswall, CGIL said the Italian government’s approval process ignored key environmental and legal standards.

Artist's impression of Messina Strait bridge project. Stretto di Messina - Original publication: Stretto di Messina Immediate source: Video e foto del Ponte legal rejection

Lega proposes strict anti-mafia checks for Messina Bridge Project

May 23, 2025May 23, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s Lega party has proposed strict anti-mafia measures for the Strait of Messina bridge project, a long-delayed infrastructure plan. The bridge aims to connect Sicily and Calabria, replacing ferry services with a fixed road and rail link across the strait.

Forli flash floods - fire brigade pump out water from flooded areas.

Forlì hit by Flash Floods after Violent Downpour

May 21, 2025May 21, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The city of Forlì suffered flash floods on Wednesday night after torrential rain overwhelmed its drainage systems.

Sorrento Mayor arrested after taking bribe

May 21, 2025May 21, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Sorrento Mayor Massimo Coppola was arrested last night while accepting a bribe during dinner.

salvage operation of Bayesian superyacht during which a diver died Photograph: Giovanni Isolino/AFP/Getty Images

Bayesian diver may have died as result of an explosion

May 16, 2025May 16, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

An autopsy conducted at Palermo’s Institute of Forensic Medicine found no burns on the body of Robcornelis Maria Huijben Uiben, a 39-year-old Dutch diver. He died while working on the recovery of the Bayesian.

quakes in Campi Flegrei. View of area from ISS. Credit: Por AlMare - NASA, Dominio público, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=959763

More quakes in Campi Flegrei

May 14, 2025May 14, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck the seismically active Campi Flegrei area near Naples on Tuesday. There were further quakes in Campi Flegrei on Wednesday.

Murderer commits suicide by jumping from Milan duomo

Murderer dies in fall from Milan duomo

May 12, 2025May 12, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A convicted murderer who had gone on the run after a stabbing incident in Milan has died after falling from the city’s iconic cathedral, the Duomo di Milano.