Ryanair faces new competition probe in Italy Italy's antitrust agency opened an investigation today into low-cost carrier Ryanair "for possible abuse of a dominant (market) position", the latest regulatory challenge in Italy … Business • 20 Sep
Italy's PM calls for EU help after island migrant surge Italy's prime minister has warned that the "future of Europe is at stake", after droves of migrants landed on the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa. Europe • 17 Sep
UNESCO not declaring Venice heritage 'in danger' The UN's cultural organisation has said that it had stopped short of placing Venice, one of the world's top tourist destinations, on its world heritage … World • 14 Sep
Ryanair's O'Leary takes aim at Italian price cap Italy's price cap on flights to Sicily and Sardinia is "illegal and unenforceable", Ryanair group CEO Michael O'Leary told Reuters today, adding the budget airline … Business • 12 Sep
Venice to charge day-trippers €5 admission fee Venice plans to experiment with an admission fee of €5 for day-trippers next year to try to manage the flow of tourists drawn to its … Europe • 05 Sep
Five maintenance workers killed in Italy train incident Five railway workers have died after being hit by a train during overnight maintenance on a track in northern Italy. World • 31 Aug
Italy's Meloni takes 'full responsibility' for bank tax Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has today taken "full responsibility" for last week's shock decision to impose a one-off bank tax that has been blamed … Business • 14 Aug
41 dead in migrant shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa At least 41 migrants have been killed in a shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa island, the ANSA news agency has reported, citing accounts from survivors. World • 10 Aug
New York returns over 40 stolen antiquities to Italy New York authorities have returned several dozen stolen antiquities worth nearly $3.5m to Italy, as the US city strives to shake off the reputation as … US • 09 Aug
Italian man crushed to death by falling cheese wheels An Italian man has been crushed to death under thousands of vast wheels of a Parmesan-style hard cheese, which weigh around 40kg each, firefighters said. World • 08 Aug
Italian fugitive caught after celebrating Napoli title A fugitive on Italy's most-wanted list has been caught in Greece after he was snapped celebrating a historic win by his football team, Italian police … World • 06 Aug
Italy's Monte dei Paschi profits top forecasts State-owned Monte dei Paschi di Siena has today became the latest Italian bank to post above-forecast earnings for the second quarter as higher rates boost … Business • 04 Aug
Italy's economy records poor performance in Q2 Italy's economy performed surprisingly poorly in the second quarter, data showed on Monday, offering an uncomfortable outlook for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as her government … Business • 31 Jul
UNESCO proposes putting Venice on heritage danger list The UN's cultural agency UNESCO has recommended that Venice be added to its list of world heritage in danger, saying that Italian authorities need to … World • 31 Jul
Climate change 'no excuse' as wildfires burn - Greek PM Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said the country needs to take more steps to combat the effects of climate change as wildfires that have … World • 27 Jul
Three dead as Sicily 'devastated' by wildfires Italy's southern island of Sicily has been devastated by wildfires that have killed three elderly people, its regional president said, as a heatwave and severe … Europe • 26 Jul
Mafia boss jailed for life over 1992 killing of judges An Italian appeal court has jailed a former crime boss for his role in the 1992 assassination of the anti-mafia judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo … World • 19 Jul
Bear that killed jogger in Italy gets court reprieve An Italian court has suspended a ruling that a brown bear should be put down for the mauling to death in April of a 26-year-old … World • 14 Jul
Outrage as Italian judges clear man over 'quick grope' An Italian court has cleared a janitor who groped a schoolgirl on the grounds that he did it for "just a few seconds" and without … World • 14 Jul
Italian artist's 'Venus of the Rags' destroyed in fire An open-air installation of 'Venus of the Rags', one of the most famous works by top Italian contemporary artist Michelangelo Pistoletto, has been destroyed by … World • 12 Jul
Six dead, 80 injured in fire at Milan retirement home A fire at a retirement home in the early hours of this morning in Milan has killed six people, with some 80 other residents hospitalised … World • 07 Jul
Rome's Pantheon begins to charge tourists for entry Rome's 2,000-year-old Pantheon has from today started charging for entry, with tourists paying €5 to see Italy's most visited cultural site. News Lens • 03 Jul
Italy cracks down on use of e-scooters The Italian government tightened road safety laws, cracking down on e-scooters and introducing harsher sanctions for drink driving. World • 27 Jun
Painting of 'ancestor to pizza' found at Pompeii ruins A fresco that depicts what might be an ancestor of the Italian pizza has been found on the wall of a house in the ancient … News Lens • 27 Jun
Pope 'breaks taboo' with prayer for missing teenager Pope Francis has offered prayers for the family of a teenager who went missing 40 years ago this week, an intervention her brother hailed as … World • 25 Jun
