Italy Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi to undergo heart surgery next week Four-time Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi will undergo heart surgery next week. 09/06/2016
Cult Italian violin-making tunes up for a revival It is one of the most erotic of instruments, central to Western classical music, and its finest examples can be hundreds of years old and worth… 09/06/2016
Sport Euro 2016: Conte expecting tough time in France as Italy look to bounce back from poor 2014 World Cup Either side of a runners-up finish at Euro 2012, Italy were embarrassingly dumped out of the World Cup at the group stage in both South Africa and… 08/06/2016
Italy Alleged human-trafficking 'kingpin' extradited to Italy The suspected head of a huge human trafficking ring between Africa and Europe has been extradited to Italy. 08/06/2016
Italy European food safety office evacuated after explosives found The European Food Safety Authority in Parma, Italy, received a package with explosive material on Tuesday which a local bomb squad destroyed, police… 07/06/2016
Italy Italy: Ex-PM Berlusconi in hospital Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been hospitalised for a heart problem. 07/06/2016
Cult Maestro Morricone live on 'Morricone 60' Oscar-winning composer Ennio Morricone is back with baton in hand after recovering from a collapsed vertebrae. 07/06/2016
Business Series Inter Milan bought by China's Suning Chinese electronics retailer Suning Commerce Group is taking a controlling interest in Italian football club Inter Milan. 06/06/2016
Italy Italy: 5-Star set to win Rome as Renzi shrugs off local elections blow Virginia Raggi of Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement has taken a strong lead in the race to become mayor of Rome – after first round local election results which were a disappointment to the g 06/06/2016
Cinema 'Tale of Tales' fairy stories from a bygone age meet modernity 'Tale of Tales' is the first English language film by Italian directer "Matteo Garrone":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matteo_Garrone. 06/06/2016
Cult Architecture celebrated at the Venice Biennale 'Reporting From The Front' is the title of the Venice Biennale. 06/06/2016
Italy Renzi on course to lose Rome in Italian local elections Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s governing Democratic Party looks to have avoided embarrassment in local elections in Italy, although the anti-establishment Five-Star party’s Virginia Raggi is ahead in 06/06/2016
Sport Valentino Rossi puts himself back in contention with Catalunya win Hello and welcome to Speed. 05/06/2016
Italy Matteo Renzi's popularity is tested as Italy goes to the polls in mayoral elections All eyes are on Matteo Renzi as some of Italy’s largest cities vote in mayoral elections widely considered a popularity test for the prime minister and secretary of the Democratic… 05/06/2016
Italy All eyes on Rome as Italian cities vote for mayors Local elections are being held across Italy with dozens of cities voting for mayors. 05/06/2016
Italy Rome parade celebrates 70 years of Italian democracy Italy today marks the seventieth anniversary of its republic with a parade through the streets of Rome. 02/06/2016
Italy Costa Concordia captain has appeal rejected A Florence appeal court has upheld the 16-year prison sentence for Francesco Schettino. 01/06/2016
Travel News Football for Friendship: Syrian youth team make tournament debut in Milan Last weekend, Milan turned into the football capital of the world. 31/05/2016
Italy Rescuers publish image of drowned migrant baby Like the photograph of three-year-old Syrian boy Aylan Kurdi lying lifeless on a Turkish beach last year, the image emphasises the human cost of Mediterranean migration. 30/05/2016
Next Series Monitoring sea pollution In this edition of Futuris, we look at how can we better detect marine pollution. 30/05/2016
Next Series Takeaway: monitoring sea pollution This robot boat is not a toy… Developed by scientists, it monitors sea pollution. 30/05/2016
Sport Real Madrid claim Champions League crown on penalties in Milan Real Madrid have won the Champions League beating Atlético Madrid in a penalty shoot out in the San Siro in Milan. 29/05/2016
Italy Migrants are not a danger but are in danger - Pope Italian youngsters mingle with migrant children in Rome as the Vatican tries to highlight the plight of those hoping to find a new life in Europe. 28/05/2016
Sport Champions League preview: revenge in the air as Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid prepare to do battle A club from Madrid will rule Europe come Saturday night but will it be Real or Atletico. 27/05/2016
Sport Giro d'Italia: Nibali wins stage 19 as Chaves takes over race lead Overnight leader Steven Kruijswijk lost his race lead following a disastrous stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia on Friday. 27/05/2016
Culture news Banksy's work on display in Rome Works by the artist known as Banksy are going on display for the first time in Rome’s Palazzo Cipolla Museum. 27/05/2016