Human-caused climate change is "unequivocally" responsible for the intensity of a record-breaking heatwave scorching Europe, scientists said Friday, while experts consider the costs for an economy as productivity melts and growth becomes...

Soaring electricity demand triggered power cuts across Italy earlier this week, with grid operators warning of further disruption to come as the heatwave is set to reach its peak.

Public transport services in the Milan metro area were set to be affected by strikes on Friday, June 26th.

Heatwave blackouts hit Italian cities, defence minister hits back at NATO chief as air bases row escalates, and more news on Friday.

Once relics of a bygone way of life, the iconic dry-stone dwellings with conical roofs dotted across Puglia are in increasing demand as cool havens in Italy's sweltering south.

While the vast majority of Italian beaches are clean, the latest data shows that there are dozens of spots swimmers should steer clear of.

At least 101 million Europeans were expected to experience temperatures of over 35C on Thursday, in a punishing and increasingly deadly heatwave hotter than weather in parts of Africa.

Here's a word you might need after lunch on a long, hot Italian summer afternoon.

Five more people in Italy died from the heat on Wednesday as researchers warned the current heatwave was likely the longest on record.

The UK voted to leave the European Union 10 years ago this week. We want to hear how it's affected your life in Italy.

Rome’s Fiumicino and Ciampino airports could halt new EU biometric border checks to avoid a summer travel 'disaster', the head of the company that manages them has said.

Italian meteorologists describe mythological figures descending from Africa and ancient dog stars rising at dawn, when all you wanted to know was how hot it's going to get this weekend. So what exactly are they talking about?

Surface temperatures of 80C recorded at Rome's Termini station, Italy's economy facing major losses due to climate crisis, and more news on Thursday.

The heatwave gripping Europe is putting people's health at risk, and the continent's leaders must invest in making their health services more climate-resilient, the WHO chief said Wednesday.

Italy on Wednesday criticised comments by NATO chief Mark Rutte on the politically sensitive issue of US forces using bases in Italy during the Iran war.

Delivery riders dashed around Rome in the hottest hours of the day on Wednesday as activists with a thermal imaging camera detected blistering temperatures in the streets.

Lengthy queues formed outside Florence's Uffizi Gallery on Wednesday as an air conditioning malfunction forced the world-famous museum to limit admission.

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Incoming EU customs charges are designed to encourage shoppers to move away from low-cost e-commerce platforms – but will they have much of an effect in Italy?

In our latest Americans in Italy newsletter, we share the official guidance on using air conditioning in a heatwave, look into the stats on Italian smoking habits, and dive into everything American drivers need to know about hitting the ...