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waste plant fire. Image credit: Vigili del fuoco

Three dead in waste-plant explosion near Naples

September 20, 2025September 20, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A powerful explosion at the Ecopartenope waste oil treatment plant in Marcianise on Friday killed three people, injured two others, and triggered an official inquiry.

Naples Opens Monte Sant’Angelo Station

September 12, 2025September 12, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Naples took a major step forward in urban transport on 11 September 2025 with the official inauguration of Monte Sant’Angelo station on the new Line 7. The station, designed by British-Indian artist Anish Kapoor, has been more than two decades in the making.

stones from Pompeii stolen by Scottish tourist. Image credit: EFE

Scottish tourist accused of Pompeii theft

August 14, 2025August 14, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A 51-year-old Scottish tourist has been reported for stealing stone fragments from the archaeological site of Pompeii during a guided night tour.

Calabria botlusim outbreak - nine under investigation

Nine suspects in Calabria botulism outbreak

August 11, 2025August 11, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The investigation into a botulism outbreak linked to sausage sandwiches sold in Calabria has widened to include nine suspects, sources said at the weekend.

Smoke from the Mount Vesuvius wildfire as seen from Pompeii

Mount Vesuvius wildfire – arson suspected

August 10, 2025August 11, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Mount Vesuvius remains closed to hikers as firefighters battle a wildfire that has spread across the volcano’s slopes for a third day. The blaze, which broke out on Friday, has destroyed more than 500 hectares of forest and agricultural land in the Vesuvius National Park, forcing the suspension of all trail access.

Femicide in Foggia By Orledio - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=109618902

Another suspected femicide – Foggia

August 7, 2025August 7, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A 46-year-old woman of Moroccan origin was stabbed to death in Foggia overnight in what investigators believe is the latest femicide in a disturbing trend across Italy, sources said on Thursday.

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.

A farmer has been arrested for illegally diverting water from the aqueduct supplying the basins and gardens of the Royal Palace of Caserta. Image: By Carlo Pelagalli, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52612424

Caserta farmer arrested for diverting water from UNESCO site

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A farmer in Caserta illegally diverting water from a UNESCO World Heritage aqueduct and causing serious damage to the Royal Palace of Caserta’s water supply has been arrested.

Map showing today's earthquakes in and around the Campi Flegrei including the 4.6-magnitude earthquake. Image credit: INGV Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License .

4.6-magnitude earthquake shakes Naples and Campi Flegrei

June 30, 2025June 30, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei area near Naples at 12:47 p.m. on Monday, June 30, marking it the most powerful tremor in the area in the past 40 years. The epicentre was located in the Bacoli area, with a depth of 5 kilometres. The shock was clearly felt in central Naples, sending residents […]

Area of Pompeii affected by earthquake swarm

Partial collapse in Pompeii following Campi Flegrei quake

June 6, 2025June 6, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A partial collapse occurred at the Pompeii archaeological site on 5 June, following a series of small earthquakes in the Campi Flegrei area. The tremors, which reached a maximum magnitude of 3.2, were strongly felt in Naples and surrounding areas.