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Bologna train station where a train conductor was stabbed to death on 5th January 2026. Sabotage suspected on railways leaving Bologna station temporarily closed

Train conductor stabbed to death outside Bologna station

January 6, 2026January 6, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A 34-year-old Italian train conductor was stabbed to death outside Bologna Centrale railway station on Monday evening, in a shocking attack that has stunned colleagues and sparked a police manhunt.

An Italian wolf lying in the snow. By LuigiFilice, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=123232934 A wolf is roaming the Bologna hills

Wolf roams Bologna hills, City issues safety ordinance

January 1, 2026January 1, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

BOLOGNA — A wolf has been sighted roaming the Bologna hills around Villa Ghigi park, prompting the City Council to issue a public safety ordinance, officials announced on Wednesday.

Bologna crack pipe row escalates

August 28, 2025August 28, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A row over Bologna council’s decision to distribute free crack pipes has intensified, dividing left and right across Italy. PD MP Andrea De Maria on Thursday defended the initiative, calling right-wing criticism “unfounded and exaggerated.”

Bologna farm preserves seized in botulism crackdown. Image credit: Carabinieri NAS

Bologna farm preserves seized over botulism risk

August 26, 2025August 26, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

NAS health police have seized 674 kilogrammes of preserves at risk of causing botulism from a farm near Bologna.

Protests lead to violent clashes with police in Rome. Trouble also erupted in Bologna. They followed protests over the death of Ramy, an young Egyptian

Protests Over Death of Ramy Spark Violence

January 12, 2025January 12, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned the violent clashes in Rome on social media. They followed protests over the death of Ramy, a young Egyptian who died during a police chase in Milan.

Leaning tower of Bologna and sister tower. The city's mayor accused the government of sending blackshirts in November 2024 to the city

Bologna mayor accuses government of sending blackshirts

November 11, 2024November 11, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Bologna Mayor Matteo Lepore on Sunday accused the government of sending what he described as “300 blackshirts” to the city.

Toyota factory where the explosion took place

Two dead and 11 injured after explosion at Toyota factory

October 24, 2024October 24, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Dozens of floral tributes were placed on the external wall of Toyota Material Handling in Bargellino, Bologna, where two workers, Lorenzo Cubello (37) and Fabio Tosi (34), lost their lives yesterday following an explosion. Eleven others were injured, one of them seriously.