Did the EU's fiscal rules contribute to the Genoa bridge collapse? Or does the buck stop with the Italian government?

Hours after a section of one of the main roads linking France to Italy collapsed, at least 39 people have been confirmed dead as of Wednesday afternoon.

Bridge lay at heart of Italian transport network

Every day, nearly 5 million motorists pass through 3.020 km of Italy's motorway network. One of the key roads in this network is the A10, which crossed through Genoa via the Morandi Bridge. Yesterday, a section of the bridge collapsed leaving at least 35 people dead with 15 more seriously injured.

In 2016 after decades of repairs, an engineering professor told an industry magazine that the Morandi bridge was nearing the end of its useful life. Two years later, it collapsed.

Pictures and videos from the scene of the Morandi Bridge collapse in Genoa, Italy show the gravity of the accident.

Critics say Italy's move to row back on making 10 vaccines mandatory for schoolchildren will take the country back to the Middle Ages. But what do people on the other side of the argument think and why does Italy have a growing anti-vaccine movement?

On Tuesday, the Italian parliament passed laws that would tackle short-term work, precarious labour practices and penalise firms relocating abroad. The new wide-ranging law, called the “dignity decree”, is one of the first victories for the left-right coalition government between the 5-Star Movement

A cafe in Venice’s famous St Mark’s Square has sparked outrage online after a picture shared by a disgruntled customer of his €43 bill for two coffees and two bottles of water went viral.

A new survey of Italian attitudes to migration and refugees finds more ideological diversity than commonly assumed. Economist and researcher Tim Dixon unpacks findings that show more nuances than the populism dominating headlines.

The subtitle this year is 'Freespace', but how that is interpreted is left wide open.