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Bruno the sniffer dog murdered with nail-filled sausages. Image credit: Arcangelo Caressa / via Facebook

Hero sniffer dog killed by nail-filled sausages

July 8, 2025July 8, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A decorated Italian sniffer dog has died after eating sausages laced with nails. His death prompted national outrage and condemnation from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

The Brambilla Law gives animals new legal status. Image: Getty Images

Italy enacts stricter animal protection law

July 8, 2025July 8, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s new animal welfare law came into force on 1 July. The so-called Brambilla Law increases penalties for cruelty and grants animals new legal status.

Fatal incident halts flights at Milan Bergamo airport

July 8, 2025July 8, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

All flights at Milan Bergamo Airport were suspended for nearly two hours on Tuesday morning after a man was killed by an aircraft engine. According to Italy’s national news agency ANSA, the man was sucked into the engine of a Volotea plane preparing for take-off.

restaurant roof collapse kills sommelier and leaves three in critical condition

Sommelier killed in roof collapse at Michelin restaurant

July 8, 2025July 8, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A 31-year-old woman has died after the roof collapse at a Michelin-starred restaurant in the coastal town of Terracina, south of Rome, on Monday night.

vasari corridor with roman busts Image credit. Uffizi Galleries

Roman busts restore interest to Vasari Corridor

July 7, 2025July 7, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Florence’s Vasari Corridor has regained its artistic spirit with the addition of several Roman busts from the Uffizi Gallery. This brings new life to the historic walkway which has been empty since it reopened last year.

Cobolli into Wimbledon Quarter-Finals

July 7, 2025July 7, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Flavio Cobolli is quietly making noise at Wimbledon. The 23-year-old from Florence advanced to his first Grand Slam quarter-final on Monday, beating 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic in four sets: 6-4, 6-4, 6-7(4), 7-6(3).

Milan Malpensa suffered a radar blackout on Saturday evening. A chinese man was arrested on US espionage warrant at Malpensa. Image: By Arne Müseler / www.arne-mueseler.com, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=124379962

Chinese man arrested in Milan on US espionage warrant

July 7, 2025July 7, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A 33-year-old Chinese man was arrested at Milan Malpensa airport on July 3 on a US espionage warrant. The arrest occurred shortly after he arrived in Italy, according to sources.

Italian belly dancer Linda Martino arrested in Egypt

Italian belly dancer arrested in Egypt for ‘offending public morals’

July 7, 2025July 7, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

An Egyptian-born, naturalised Italian belly dancer has been arrested in Cairo amid a renewed crackdown on the traditional art form, la Repubblica reported on Monday.

Construction worker dies on Padua site ongoing heatwave claims another life. Image credit: shutterstock

Worker dies as Italy suffers with ongoing heatwave

July 5, 2025July 5, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A 58-year-old construction worker collapsed and died in the ongoing heatwave on a building site in the town of Atina, near Frosinone, on Friday morning. It was the second heat-related death on a construction site in the province in just three days.

strega prize winner andrea bajani Image credit: MUSA

Andrea Bajani wins 2025 Strega Prize

July 5, 2025July 5, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Andrea Bajani has won the 2025 Premio Strega, Italy’s most prestigious literary award, with his novel L’anniversario (The Anniversary). The Rome-born author secured 194 votes, comfortably ahead of runner-up Elisabetta Rasy’s Perduto è questo mare, which received 133.