Italy Road collapse plunges parked cars into Florence underwater pipeline A road collapse has plunged a row of parked cars into an underground water pipeline. 25/05/2016
Next Series Dealing with danger: busy geniuses and watchful robots In this edition of Futuris, we look at wasps, hawks and donkeys – not animals but special robots which can help save people in danger in the Alps. 23/05/2016
Next Series Takeaway: watchful robots Obedient wasps, somehow stubborn donkeys, watchfull hawks, surrounded by Alpine peaks… In fact, they are robots developed in the framework of the 23/05/2016
Sport Spills and thrills as Lorenzo takes lead in MotoGP MotoGP Italy Last-lap thriller Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo took the lead in the MotoGP world championship standings with his second win of the year in France earlier this… 22/05/2016
Sport Nieve gets Giro consolation win for Team Sky Mikel Nieve won the Friday stage of the Giro d’Italia, a balm on the wounds of Team Sky for whom this is proving to be a disappointing Giro, after the withdrawal of rider Mikel Landa crippled the… 20/05/2016
Italy Italian political cause-fighter Marco Pannella dies Firebrand former Italian Radical Party leader Marco Pannella has died at the age of 86. 19/05/2016
Italy Italian region votes to scrap anti-Russian sanctions A council in Italy’s northeastern Veneto region, is urging its national government to abandon EU international policy and recognise Crimea as being part of… 18/05/2016
Italy Tough sentences demanded for suspected people smugglers Prosecutors in Sicily have demanded an 18-year jail sentence for a man accused of captaining an overloaded migrant boat that sank in April. Up to 800 17/05/2016
Italy Rome's newest metro station will incorporate newly discovered ruins The Italian city of Rome is to open its first archaeological metro station. Ancient Roman ruins and mosaics have been discovered during work on the 16/05/2016
Sport Chelsea-bound Conte cleared over match-fixing scandal Incoming Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has been cleared by an Italian court of any wrongdoing in a match fixing scandal dating back to 2011. The 16/05/2016
Next Series The travelling greenhouse Can a small greenhouse help to guarantee the sustainability of European forests? To find out, the Futuris team travelled to northern Italy. What 16/05/2016
Sport Giro d'Italia: Brambilla solos into pink in stage eight victory Home favourite Gianluca Brambilla has seized the Giro d’Italia leader’s jersey from a struggling Tom Dumoulin, after a stunning ride on stage eight 14/05/2016
Italy Internet reimagined in Italian village The rural Italian village of Civitacampomarano was largely bypassed by the technologies of the 21st century. Until artist Biancoshock arrived. Under 13/05/2016
Italy More refugees now arriving in Italy than in Greece A thousand people rescued at sea were set to land in Italy on Friday. For the first time in a year, more refugees and migrants are arriving there than in Greece. 13/05/2016
Italy Italy: approving same-sex civil unions 'a huge step forward,' say right groups Italy’s lower house of parliament has approved a bill allowing same-sex civil unions. Gay couples will now be given the same legal protections as 11/05/2016
Sport Buffon and on as keeper signs contract to stay at Juve until 40 Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has sigJned a three-year contract extension, which will keep him at the club until his 40th birthday. 11/05/2016
Italy Italian parliament backs same-sex civil union bill Italy’s lower house of parliament has backed Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in a confidence vote called by the leader to force into law a bill on 11/05/2016
Health Series Planning against obesity in Italy Six months ago Stefano De Santis sought help – he was overweight, had high blood pressure and high cholesterol. The 41-year-old told Euronews how 11/05/2016
Italy Italian police arrest Afghans and a Pakistani suspected of plotting attacks in Europe Three people have been arrested on suspicion of belonging to a militant cell believed to be planning attacks in Italy, France and England. Two Afghan 10/05/2016
Italy Rome protesters march against planned EU-US free trade deal Protesters took to the streets of Rome on Saturday to say ‘No’ to TTIP, the sweeping free trade deal being negotiated between the European Union and 08/05/2016
Italy Italy: protest turns violent over Austria's border fence plans A protest against Austria’s move to tighten border controls has turned violent, as scores of activists clashed with Italian police who blocked their 07/05/2016
Sport Giro d'Italia: Kittel sprints to second stage win Marcel Kittel timed his sprint perfectly to clinch the second stage of the Giro d’Italia, a 190-kilometre trek from Arnhem to the Dutch town of 07/05/2016
Sport Dumoulin wins, Nibali struggles as Giro begins Tom Dumoulin has won the first stage of the Giro d’Italia, the first of the season’s blue ribbon cycling events. The first stage was a time trial 06/05/2016
World Action by European states to welcome refugees from Syria and Iraq The tide of refugees from Syria and Iraq and the possible effect on European states was a subject examined by many television channels. Spanish 06/05/2016