With wildfires raging across southern Italy this week as temperatures in parts of Sicily push 45C, here’s how to check the forest fire risk in your area.

An Italian firefighter died on Wednesday while battling flames in southern Sicily, where dozens of forest and bush fires are raging, authorities said.

With Italian regions hit by an increasing number of wildfires, here’s how to find out where active blazes are happening.

Wildfires swept across parts of Italy, France and Spain on Wednesday, killing three firefighters and forcing thousands to flee as scorching temperatures and strong winds fuelled the blazes.

A woman injured by a runaway driver with a history of mental health problems in Modena in May has died of her injuries.

From “annoying” to “embarrassing, frustrating and sad”, here’s how British nationals with a close connection to Italy feel about the UK’s decision to leave the EU, ten years on.

May we introduce you to this very polite Italian word?

Regular life in Italy pretty much grinds to a halt in August as offices empty out, parliament breaks for the summer and everyone heads for the beach. But there are still some changes to know about – here's what to expect in Italy over ...

Morocco has demanded that Italian authorities explain the death of one the kingdom's nationals during his arrest in Bologna, an event that sparked major protests in the Italian city.

The European Union said Tuesday that it had definitively cancelled a two million euro ($2.3 million) grant to the Venice Biennale over Russia's presence at the world's biggest contemporary art show.

‘Nothing can justify’ Bologna violence says PM, Meloni criticises Vannacci AI gladiator video, and more news from Italy on Wednesday.

We want to know how US citizens feel they are treated in Italy right now, and whether this has changed under the Trump administration.

Following reports that Rome’s airports may suspend new EU biometric checks to avoid travel ‘disaster’ this summer, what do Italy’s other airports have planned?

Lawmakers in France are scheduled to vote on Tuesday to ban social media for under-15s -- one of 20 countries worldwide to have proposed or introduced such measures, with many of them in Europe.

There's one place you never want an Italian to send you.

European airport bosses have warned that new EU border checks are significantly increasing waiting times for British nationals arriving in the bloc, in some cases tripling the average.

There were injuries and cancelled events in northern Italy at the weekend as hailstorms swept the region, part of a pattern that researchers say is intensifying faster here than anywhere else in the world.

The EU on Monday slapped a €550 million fine on online retailer AliExpress for allowing the sale of illegal products in Europe, including unsafe toys and cosmetics.

After her own MPs sank a key electoral reform amendment, talk of an early election is growing. Could Italy go to the polls in April?

From two days of air travel disruption to public transport strikes across the country, here's what to look out for in July 2026.