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Colosseum completely opens tunnels for first time. Image by Sebastià Giralt via flickr.com under creative commons license

Colosseum fully opens underground tunnels for the first time

June 29, 2021March 22, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Hypogeum, or ‘backstage’, of Rome’s Colosseum is fully open to the public for the first time. The restored walkways allow visitors to fully explore the underground tunnels and chambers of the 2,000-year-old monument.

Billionaire nightclub Sardinia. Image by Sarkaloo - Gabriele Sotgiu via wikimedia under creative commons license

Briatori’s nightclub accused of negligence over Covid outbreak

June 29, 2021July 12, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Prosecutors accuse a nightclub in Sardinia of “epidemic negligence” following a Covid-19 outbreak there last summer. The nightclub, owned by the former Formula One team boss Flavio Briatore, is linked to clusters of infections across Italy.

UNESCO may put Venice on endangered list

June 29, 2021March 22, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

UNESCO says the historic centre is in danger if cruise ships do not dock at another port. The Italian government announced earlier this year it would ban these ships from the historic centre. The plan was for the ships to divert to the industrial port of Marghera.

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

Production can continue at Ilva plant despite high pollution levels

June 29, 2021July 2, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Production at the Ilva steel plant in the southern city of Taranto can continue Italy’s top administrative court ruled.

migrant farm worker dies after harvesting tomatoes

Puglia bans farm work during hottest hours after worker dies

June 28, 2021July 4, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Camara Fantamadi, a 27-year-old Malian farm worker, died after picking tomatoes in scorching sun. Regional authorities ban farm work between 12.30pm and 4pm “in conditions of prolonged exposure to the sun”.

Protests as cruise ships return to Venice

Hundreds protest in Venice as cruise ships return to city

June 5, 2021July 2, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Campaigners against cruise ships in Venice protested against the huge vessels docking in the city’s port. Previously, prime minister Mario Draghi’s government declared cruise ships banned from the historic centre.

Umbria is now a white zone along with Veneto, Abruzzo and Liguria

White Zone for Abruzzo, Liguria, Umbria and Veneto

June 4, 2021July 11, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Abruzzo, Liguria, Umbria and Veneto pass into the white zone from Monday 7th June. This is in addition to Friuli Venezia Giulia, Molise and Sardinia, which passed to the lowest risk band on June 1st.

Mick Jagger signs letter in support of safeguarding Venice

June 2, 2021July 20, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Famous names including Mick Jagger and Tilda Swinton are supporting an appeal urging the Italian government to introduce a new law protecting Venice.

Sicilian Mafia boss, Giovanni Brusca, released

June 1, 2021March 22, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The release of Giovanni Brusca, by virtue of a law inspired, paradoxically, by Giovanni Falcone, has caused a political stir. Secretary of the Democratic Party said it is a “punch in the stomach that leaves you breathless and you wonder how it is possible”.

Cable car above Stresa. Image from wikipedia commons

Judge releases three held over deadly cable car crash

May 30, 2021July 2, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

An Italian judge ruled on Saturday, the three men detained over a cable car crash that killed 14 people in northern Italy could leave prison. However, one of them will be under house arrest.