Italy's first quarter growth revised upwards Italy's economy grew by more than previously estimated in the first quarter, official data showed today, amid growing optimism about the country's recovery. Business • 01 Jun
Anger in Italy as notorious mafia killer released Italians have reacted with dismay at the release from prison of an infamous mafia boss who assassinated Italy's most famous prosecutor and dissolved a boy's ... World • 01 Jun
Italian fugitive caught as he returned for birthday An Italian drug trafficker who had escaped arrest for 15 years was finally caught after he returned to Rome for his daughter's 23rd birthday, police ... World • 28 May
Boy who survived Italian cable car crash 'wakes up' The boy who survived last weekend's deadly cable car crash in the Italian mountains is awake and will soon be moved out of intensive care, ... World • 28 May
Three arrested over fatal Italy cable car crash Italian police have arrested three managers from the operator of a cable car that crashed last weekend killing 14 people, accusing them of deliberately disabling ... World • 26 May
Alitalia successor will only start flying in September The state-owned Italian airline that will replace bankrupt Alitalia will only start flying in September - missing the peak summer holiday season, daily Corriere della ... Business • 24 May
Italian cable car crash kills 14 people, injures child At least 14 people died and a child was seriously injured today when a cable car linking Italy's Lake Maggiore with a nearby mountain plunged ... World • 23 May
Former Italian PM Berlusconi seriously ill, court told Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is seriously ill and his trial on charges of bribing witnesses should be temporarily suspended, a Milan prosecutor has ... World • 19 May
Ireland to accept 10 migrants from Italy Ireland has said it would accept 10 migrants from Italy, in the first response by an EU country to Rome's call for help after more ... Ireland • 17 May
Italian woman gets 6 doses of Pfizer vaccine in error A 23-year-old Italian woman is under observation in a hospital in Italy after receiving six doses of the Pfizer vaccine in error. Coronavirus • 10 May
Italian politician to face charges over blocking ship An Italian court has ruled that far-right leader Matteo Salvini will face charges of kidnapping and abuse of office for blocking a migrant ship from ... World • 17 Apr
Gobsmacked: Italian harbour swarmed by jellyfish What do you call a grouping of jellyfish? Residents in the northern Italian port town of Trieste found out on Wednesday when a 'smack' of ... News Lens • 09 Apr
Italy plans to keep cruise ships out of Venice lagoon Italy's government has ruled that large cruise ships and container vessels must not pass close to Venice's historic centre and should instead dock in a ... Europe • 01 Apr
Google agrees to pay Italian publishers for news Google has announced it has signed licensing deals with numerous Italian media publishers to pay for news content, in the US tech giant's latest move ... Science and Technology • 24 Mar
Barclays expands private bank to France and Italy Barclays has expanded its private banking business to France and Italy as it seeks to grow its European wealth business in the wake of Britain's ... Business • 22 Mar
Boy gets heart transplant after 17 months in hospital A seven-year-old boy has received a heart transplant after spending 17 months being kept alive by an artificial heart in an Italian children's hospital, the ... World • 17 Mar
Italy arrests 'forger' over links to 2015 Paris attack Italian police say they had arrested a 36-year-old Algerian man on suspicion of belonging to the Islamic State group and helping the authors of the ... Europe • 08 Mar
Exceptional low tide sees Venice's canals run dry An exceptional low tide left Venice's famous canals almost dry, with traditional gondolas and boats effectively beached as water levels reached a peak of -48 ... News Lens • 27 Feb
Ancient ceremonial carriage discovered near Pompeii Archaeologists have unearthed a unique ancient-Roman ceremonial carriage from a villa just outside Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79AD. World • 27 Feb
Italian ambassador killed in attack in eastern DR Congo Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo and two other people have been killed in an attack on a UN convoy in eastern Congo. World • 22 Feb
Draghi sets out plan to rebuild virus-hit Italy Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has pledged to use "all means" to fight the coronavirus pandemic that has devastated Italy. Business • 17 Feb
Mario Draghi set to lead Italian unity government Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi has formally accepted the Italian premiership, charged with guiding his country through the devastation wrought by the coronavirus ... World • 12 Feb
Annual losses at Italy's Monte dei Paschi soar Losses at Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena soared to €1.69 billion in 2020, the state-owned lender said today, though its capital buffers held ... Business • 10 Feb
Draghi begins talks to form new Italian government Italy's Mario Draghi has begun detailed talks on the formation of a new government, a day after being parachuted in to restore political order in ... Europe • 04 Feb
Crisis-hit Italy turns to former ECB chief Draghi Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi has agreed to try to form a new government to see Italy through the devastating coronavirus pandemic, following ... Europe • 03 Feb
