Italians face dying a year earlier while lockdown in Spain sees number of babies born plummet

Italians face dying a year earlier due to the pandemic while the Covid lockdown in Spain has seen births plummet to record lows.  Average life expectancy in Italy fell by a year to 82.3 years, the country’s national statistics office revealed on Wednesday. In Spain just 23,226 babies were born in December, a fifth less than … Read more

Italians overwhelmingly vote to cut the number of MPs by a third as a cost cutting measure

Italians overwhelmingly vote to cut the number of MPs by a third as a cost cutting measure in referendum Number of MPs will be cut from 630 to 400 and senators will also be reduced  Almost 63 per cent voted for reduction, also supported by Government Coalition Vote confirmed a constitutional amendment already pushed through Parliament  … Read more

Pictured: Four Italians accused of gang raping two British teenagers

Four Italian men accused of gang raping two British teenagers at a party where guests begged one of the girls’ uncle ‘not to call the police’ have been named. The men, aged between 19 and 23, were arrested following the alleged rape of the girls, both 15, in Marconia di Pisticci, southern Italy on Monday.   It is believed … Read more

First-ever study into Italians’ genetic diversity reveals it dates back 19,000 years ago

Researchers have dissected the evolutionary history of Italians for the first time, revealing their extraordinary diversity dates back 19,000 years. The study shows that northern and southern Italians evolved differently over time due to contrasting environmental and ecological circumstances that resulted in the peculiarities of their gene pools.  The results help to explain the differences … Read more

Italians take to streets ahead of bars, restaurants and hairdressers reopening tomorrow

Italians have taken to the streets today ahead of the reopening of shops, bars, restaurants and hairdressers tomorrow, after nine weeks of lockdown.   Premier Giuseppe Conte acknowledged reopening the economy brings a risk of new outbreaks of coronavirus, but said ‘we must accept it’. He said the nationwide lockdown that began in early March had … Read more

Italians visit relatives for the first time in nine weeks

Italians can visit their relatives again while millions of people are returning to work at construction sites and factories as Europe’s longest lockdown is lifted today.  Restaurants can re-open for takeaways from today and Italians are allowed to visit parks – after the country yesterday saw its lowest death toll since March 10.  However, bars … Read more