Five Italians die in scuba accident in Maldives, investigators find 100 foreign-flagged boats hidden from tax authorities, and more news on Friday.

As of early May 2026, the historic Alta Via delle Cinque Terre (high trail) is once again welcoming intrepid hikers after undergoing renovations.

Local residents complain of peacocks scratching their cars, dirtying pavements, and waking them up at night with loud mating calls, with many calling for the birds to be removed.

Officers harvested the personal information of celebrities and financiers from police databases and sold it to private detectives and debt collectors, investigators said on Wednesday.

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Local public transport in Milan may be disrupted during the day on Friday, May 15th, after a planned strike was shortened but not cancelled.

In the latest edition of our Moving to Italy newsletter, we look at the articles to read if you’re planning a move in retirement and what you should know about Italy’s golden visa.

With confusion surrounding the process of renewing Italy's residency card for UK nationals who've been living in the country since before Brexit, The Local takes you through the steps involved.

The budget airline easyJet has announced another new route from south-west France - this time connecting to Italy with an eye to weekend breaks.

Britain's Princess Catherine started a two-day visit to Italy on Wednesday focused on early childhood development, in her first official foreign trip since her 2024 cancer diagnosis.

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There have been no confirmed cases of hantavirus in Italy, though contradictory reports in Italian media have created confusion about the situation this week.

The EU plans to force railway companies operating across the bloc to sell rivals’ tickets on their websites and share data with booking platforms, under new rules that are intended to boost train travel.

A British tourist who was on a flight with a woman who later died of hantavirus has tested negative for the disease, the Lombardy region said on Wednesday.

Uneven application of EES rules at Italy’s airports has caused chaos and confusion for foreign residents; The Local has been digging for answers.

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The European Court of Justice sided on Tuesday with Italy against technology giant Meta in defending the rights of online publishers, saying they could negotiate compensation with digital platforms.

Health ministry says hantavirus risk 'low', Cinque Terre's Vernazza to impose new tourism restrictions, and more news from Italy on Tuesday.

From sporting events to spring festivals and transport strikes, here’s what people in Italy can expect this week.

With ongoing confusion about how, where and when pre-Brexit UK residents of Italy should apply to renew their cards, here’s what the British Embassy said in answer to readers’ questions.