Golden moment! Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim and Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi BOTH win high jump gold

Golden moment! Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim and Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi BOTH win high jump gold as duo make joint-decision to be crowned Olympic champions after failing to be separated during thrilling final By Richard Martin For Mailonline Published: 09:00 EDT, 1 August 2021 | Updated: 09:53 EDT, 1 August 2021 Italy‘s Gianmarco Tamberi and Qatar’s … Read more

Italy’s Euro 2020 winners and Wimbledon runner-up Mario Berrettini meet their President

Italy’s European Championship winners visit their president Sergio Mattarella in Rome alongside Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini as the country celebrates their sporting successes By Jack Bezants for MailOnline Published: 16:38 BST, 12 July 2021 | Updated: 17:07 BST, 12 July 2021 Sunday was a day of immense sporting success for Italy, and their President Sergio … Read more

Italy’s prime minister waives his £100,000 salary to ‘show solidarity’

Italy’s prime minister known as ‘Super Mario’ waives his £100,000 salary to ‘show solidarity with his nation hit by recession’ Italy’s prime minister Mario Draghi, 73, has renounced his £100,000 salary Declaration said he won’t get ‘remuneration’ during term as caretaker leader He took over in February when squabbling parties agreed to unite behind him … Read more

Italy’s prime minister waives his £100,000 salary to ‘show solidarity’

Italy’s prime minister known as ‘Super Mario’ waives his £100,000 salary to ‘show solidarity with his nation hit by recession’ Italy’s prime minister Mario Draghi, 73, has renounced his £100,000 salary Declaration said he won’t get ‘remuneration’ during term as caretaker leader He took over in February when squabbling parties agreed to unite behind him … Read more

Italy’s ‘Robinson Crusoe’ who has lived alone on island for 30 years after shipwreck finally leaves

An 81-year-old man known as Italy‘s Robinson Crusoe who has lived alone on an island for 32 years is finally moving after surrendering his eviction fight. Since 1989, Mauro Morandi has been the sole inhabitant of the Isle of Budelli near Sardinia, after he decided to ditch his life as a PE teacher and become … Read more

Business owner goes on hunger strike as he protests lockdown in Italy’s ‘red zones’

A business owner has handcuffed himself to his bar and gone on hunger strike in protest of the lockdown in Italy‘s ‘red zones’. Nico Drago, 55, who runs Caffe Piazzi in Crocetta, Turin, has pitched up a tent in front of his premises to sleep in at night. The bartender, who has not eaten since yesterday, … Read more

Italy’s PM resigns as coalition allies withdraw support over Covid

Italy’s PM Giuseppe Conte quits after coalition allies withdraw support over his handling of coronavirus Conte, 56, arrived at the presidential palace to hand in resignation around noon  He is hoping to gain President Sergio Mattarella’s backing to form new cabinet Conte’s coalition government was thrown into chaos earlier this month Junior party led by … Read more

350 alleged ‘Ndrangheta mobsters face Italy’s biggest Mafia ‘maxi-trial’ in 30 years 

Hundreds of suspected members of Italy‘s most powerful mafia group will face a judge this week, with a dedicated converted courtroom being used for the country’s biggest ‘maxi-trial’ of the last three decades. The trial against the ‘Ndrangheta crime syndicate and its accomplices – which includes politicians, civil servants, police and businessmen – is expected … Read more

Patients treated on the floor as Italy’s healthcare system collapses

Italy’s collapsing health system: Shocking pictures show patients on ventilators lying on field stretchers in hospital corridors as country battles Covid second wave Shocking photographs show a hospital under pressure in Piedmont, Italy  One hospital is treating patients on stretchers placed along the corridor  The Italian government has passed a new aid package to help … Read more

Florence holidays: Beat the crowds and unearth little-known treasures in Italy’s cultural capital 

Florence unmasked: Beat the crowds and unearth little-known treasures in Italy’s cultural capital Jane Keightley travelled to Florence with two of her girlfriends to explore the city’s lesser-known sights They visited the English Cemetery – the resting place of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and other notable expats Another highlight was a trip to the National Museum … Read more