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European city launches crackdown after ‘invasion’ by tourist golf carts

Critics argue the carts worsen congestion amid concerns about overtourism

The Independent UK · Sep 4

'50% savvy political tactics, 50% extraordinarily good luck': The formula to Meloni's success?

Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government on Friday becomes the longest lasting in Italy's postwar history – a notable record that belies considerable challenges ahead of elections next year. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Nathalie Tocci, Director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali in Rome and Professor of Practice at the John…

France 24 · Sep 3

Emily Ratajkowski spotted packing on PDA with Dua Lipa’s ex

The model and author looked loved-up with French director Romain Gavras in Rome as she moves on from the dating experiences that followed her divorce.

BANG Premier · Sep 3

Milestone: Giorgia Meloni's right-wing government becomes Italy's longest-lasting since WWII

Surveys show that the cost of living, a deteriorating public health system, security and immigration are among Italians' top concerns ahead of next year's general election.

Euronews · Sep 3

Frecciarossa starting tests for new Rome and Milan high-speed rail links to Munich

Trial runs of Frecciarossa trains in Germany and Austria are paving the way for high-speed links between Rome, Milan and Munich. The first services are planned for summer 2027.

Euronews · Sep 2

Palaces and the Pope: the fascinating story of how Renaissance Rome was rebuilt

Nearly 31% of Rome’s palaces were built between 1378 and 1599, after a century of economic stagnation. What were the origins of this striking urban revival? Drawing on a newly compiled dataset linking palace construction to the identity of their patrons, a study shows that Romans began building palaces only…

The Conversation · Sep 2

‘My jaw physically dropped like a cartoon’: US woman summoned to court on wedding day in Rome

A Kansas City bride has gone viral after receiving a jury duty summons for the same day as her wedding in Rome, more than 5,000 miles away.

The Times of India · Sep 1

Giorgia on their minds: Farage and Badenoch scrap to be mates with Meloni

Tories accuse Reform of ‘peddling conspiracy theories’ as row erupts in wake of Conservative leader’s trip to Rome

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30

Meet Wesley Goodridge, the Grade 7 Canadian student who built a device to test milk freshness before throwing it away; he won a $10,000 scholarship

Wesley Goodridge, a Grade 7 student at Aberfoyle Public School in Morriston, Ontario, won gold in the junior category at the 2026 Canada-Wide Science Fair for a project tackling an everyday source of food waste: milk that gets thrown away before consumers know whether it has actually spoiled. His project,…

The Times of India · Aug 29

Jeers, walkouts, stage invasions: will Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists trigger British audiences too?

It has inspired violent protests from Norway to Rome – and now it’s hitting the UK. Playwright Tiago Rodrigues explains why the far-right speech at the drama’s climax has proved so incendiary

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27