From national rail and air travel strikes to local public transport walkouts, here's what to look out for next month.

Flights, trains and bus journeys could all be disrupted on Friday, May 29th during Italy's third general strike of the month.

After sweltering in a heatwave this week, most of Italy is set to see showers and a drop in temperatures as a cooler weather front moves in.

Italy hit by general strike, heatwave triggers blackouts in Turin, and more news on Friday.

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