- 4d ago
Vasco Rossi sells out 550,000 tickets for Rome residency in 30 minutes as Ultimo reaches 500,000 in parallel surge
Italian rock icon Vasco Rossi sold all 550,000 tickets for his 10-date Giubileo residency at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico within half an hour of the general sale on 10 July 2026, while younger singer-songwriter Ultimo reported 500,000 tickets sold for his 2027 stadium tour.
- Jul 5
Europe's third heatwave of 2026 pushes Italy toward 45 degrees, fuels Fontainebleau fire and drives excess deaths
Italy is set to reach 45 degrees Celsius in inland Sardinia as the third major heatwave of the year intensifies across Europe, while a large fire has consumed 800 hectares of the Fontainebleau forest near Paris and the UK reports up to 2,700 excess deaths.
- Jun 29
15-year-old girl dead after motorcycle collision in Torre Faro, Messina; 20-year-old rider arrested for vehicular homicide
A 15-year-old girl was killed late Sunday night when she was struck by a motorcycle on Via Circuito in Torre Faro, Messina. The 20-year-old rider, also injured, was arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide.
- Jun 26
Italy heatwave: 18 cities under red alert as five deaths reported, peak expected Monday
Italy's health ministry has placed 18 of the country's 27 largest cities under the highest level of heat alert through Sunday, with at least five deaths linked to the scorching temperatures. The peak of the heatwave is expected Monday, before a sharp weather shift brings storms and hail.
- Jun 19
Igor Protti dies at 58; Livorno and Rimini plan public farewells for the club legend
Former Livorno captain and 1995–96 Serie A top scorer Igor Protti died late Thursday at age 58 after a long illness. His body will lie in state at Livorno’s stadium before a public ceremony in his birth city of Rimini.
- Jun 11
Italy seizes €560 million in fake Superbonus tax credits, 12 under investigation
Italian financial police froze about €560 million in fictitious tax credits generated through the Superbonus 110 scheme, uncovering a nationwide network of over 60 shell companies that used real property data without owners’ knowledge.
- Jun 11
Meloni hits back at M5S over ‘knee pads’ slur: ‘First female PM came from the right, you couldn’t do it’
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attacked the opposition 5-Star Movement in the Chamber of Deputies after MP Francesco Silvestri said she wore knee pads before Trump and Netanyahu, turning a parliamentary debate into a standoff over gender and political legitimacy.
- Jun 11
Former audit court president Miele resigns from CSM oversight role amid Strait of Messina bridge corruption probe
Tommaso Miele, the former deputy president of Italy's Court of Auditors, stepped down as head of the CSM's board of auditors on 11 June 2026, days after being placed under investigation for corruption tied to the Strait of Messina bridge project.
