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Matteo Ricci under investigation for corruption. Image credit: Getty Images

MEP Matteo Ricci under investigation for corruption

July 23, 2025July 23, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Matteo Ricci, a Member of the European Parliament for the Democratic Party (PD) has confirmed that he is under investigation for corruption. The probe relates to contracts awarded during his time as mayor of Pesaro, between 2014 and 2019. Ricci is also the centre-left candidate for president of the Marche Region.

Outrage as memorial to Giacomo Matteotti vandalised

July 21, 2025July 21, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Politicians from across Italy’s political spectrum have condemned the vandalism of a marble plaque marking the site where the body of Socialist MP Giacomo Matteotti was found in 1924 following his assassination by Fascist agents.

Milan Mayor declares “My Hands Are Clean”

July 21, 2025July 21, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala has denied any wrongdoing. He is currently under investigation in a major corruption probe involving urban planning projects in the city.

Ilva plant, 2007 Image by Alberto Vaccaro via flickr.com under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

EU Ombudsman probes long-standing Ilva pollution case

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

The European Ombudsman has launched an inquiry into the European Commission’s handling of a 12-year-long pollution case linked to the Ilva steel plant in Taranto, southern Italy, EuroNews first reported.

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.

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

Agreement signed for Strait of Messina bridge project

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

The Italian government has taken a major step forward in the long-awaited Strait of Messina bridge project. A new programme agreement was signed at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (Mit) outlining technical and financial commitments for the construction.

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.

urban planning scandal in Milan includes the Olympic Village, shown © SOM | Pixelflakes

Urban planning scandal shakes Milan

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

Milan’s Public Prosecutor has requested six precautionary arrests, including that of Giancarlo Tancredi, the city’s Urban Regeneration Councillor. The move forms part of a wide-ranging corruption and forgery investigation into urban planning and building development in the city.

Matther Hall, a Bitish hiker missing in the Italian Alps. Image credit: Facebook

British hiker missing in the Alps

July 14, 2025July 14, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A 33-year-old British hiker has gone missing while walking solo in the Italian Alps. Police and rescue teams continue searching for him.

Teen dies after sand hole collapses in on him.

Teen dies after sand hole collapses on Lazio beach

July 12, 2025July 12, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A 17-year-old boy from Rome died on Thursday after being buried alive when the walls of a sand hole he had been digging collapsed on a beach north of Rome.