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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

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'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

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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

Culture news

Former Hollywood stars' classic cars on show in Italy

Classic cars that once belonged to Hollywood greats were among dozens of vintage vehicles recently on display on the shores of Italy’s Lake…

26/05/2016

Italy

Awesome Mount Etna erupts again!

Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, has been at it again, spewing red torrents of lava into the sky and sporadic activity continued on Thursday.

26/05/2016

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Italy: giant hole swallows cars in Florence

A 200-metre-long hole opened up along the Arno river bank in Florence, near the famous Ponte Vecchio.

26/05/2016

Italy

Overcrowded fishing boat capsizes off Italian coast, 500 migrants rescued

The Italian navy has released distressing images of an overcrowded fishing boat capsizing off the Libyan coast sending hundreds of migrants tumbling into the…

25/05/2016

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