Chloe Green’s mystery boyfriend revealed as Italian yacht broker and father-of-one Manuele Thiella

EXCLUSIVE: Chloe Green’s mystery boyfriend is revealed as Italian yacht broker and father-of-one Manuele Thiella as it emerges the pair have been dating since last year The Topshop heiress, 29, was pictured kissing Manuele Thiella, 34, on board her father Sir Philip Green’s £118 million yacht in the South of France on Saturday  Businessman Manuele … Read more

Italian police set a trap for Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner

‘When we arrested him we could see the surprise on his face’: Italian police set a trap for Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner ‘by making a fake appointment for a new passport’  Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner was arrested with a trap in Italy The Italian police made a fake appointment with him for  a new passport … Read more

Italian ‘orange vest’ protesters take to the streets of Rome and Milan

Italian ‘orange vest’ protesters take to the streets of Rome and Milan demanding an end to lockdowns while chanting ‘the virus doesn’t exist’ Orange vest protestor have organised marches in Rome and Milan demanding an end to the Government Leader and ex-carabinieri general Antonio Pappalardo has claimed that coronavirus ‘does not exist’  Members of the neo-fascist … Read more

Perfectly preserved Roman mosaic floor unearthed in an Italian vineyard 

Perfectly preserved Roman mosaic floor dating back to the 3rd Century AD is unearthed in an Italian vineyard The tiles formed the floor of an ancient Roman villa from the 3rd Century AD  They were discovered just a week after strict lockdown measures eased in Italy  They were found above the town of Negrar di … Read more

Passengers are rescued after ferry smashes into rocks at Italian harbour after captain lost control

Passengers are rescued after ferry smashes into rocks at Italian harbour after captain lost control Footage shows moment a ferry suffers a technical malfunction and crashes The incident took place at the small harbour of San Nicola Island, Italy, Sunday    ‘Slight damage’ was done to ferry, which was due to transport tourists next week  By Milly Vincent … Read more

Twelve-year-old keeps calm as huge animal rears up on him while he walks through the Italian hills 

Careful, you’ve got a bear behind! Twelve-year-old boy keeps calm as huge animal rears up on him while he walks through the Italian hills Alessandro, 12, stayed calm as a bear spotted him in the woods and followed him Stumbled across the bear in Sudtirol, northeastern Italy, and filmed the scene   In lockdown he had studied … Read more

Italian galley introduces tags to warn visitors if they get too close to others

Italian gallery introduces tags to keep visitors 1.5 metres apart by vibrating and lighting up if they get too close Accademia Carrara Museum in Bergamo is issuing visitors with an electronic tag The Fidelitas Distance will ensure that visitors remain at least 1.5 metres away  It comes after the establishment reopened its doors to the … Read more

Rome’s a family classic! Pick your sights with care and the Italian capital will enthral all ages

The email landed a few days before our flight. ‘Dear Mum and Dad. Here are 32 places I want to go in Rome.’ There followed an exhaustive list compiled by our 13-year-old son Fred. We had only three days and the weather forecast was challenging. Still, it felt churlish to rain on a teenage boy’s … Read more

80% of children in Italian hospital with rare inflammatory disorder tested positive for coronavirus

A new analysis suggests the rare inflammatory condition increasingly being seen in young children is in fact linked to the novel coronavirus. Researchers in Lombardy, Italy – the epicenter of the country’s outbreak – looked at 10 pediatric cases with symptoms such as a full body rash and swollen hands and feet. By comparison, over … Read more

Coronavirus: Italian researchers claim vaccine neutralises it

Italian researchers have revealed plans to test a vaccine on humans after claiming their jab is the ‘first in the world’ to neutralise the virus. Scientists gave mice the jab – which is being developed by Rome-based Takis Biotech – and took the antibodies they made in response.  Antibodies are substances produced by the immune … Read more