Italians in a froth over costly coffee
Italians were relishing the return of a favourite ritual as they lined up at café counters to knock back their first espresso since lockdown. Soon, however, the coffee left a […]
Italians were relishing the return of a favourite ritual as they lined up at café counters to knock back their first espresso since lockdown. Soon, however, the coffee left a […]
Italy Five people were killed and two seriously injured in an explosion at a fireworks factory in Sicily. Among the dead was the 71-year-old wife of the family-run factory’ s […]
Herds of wild boar are foraging in the streets of Rome, endangering locals and visitors and prompting the city to send for marksmen to repulse the invasion. The move to […]
Coins lobbed by tourists into the Trevi Fountain, long used to help the destitute, are to be put instead towards helping to clean up Rome – a decision condemned by […]
Italy’ s populist government plans to make late-opening Asian grocery stores shut by 9pm, claiming that they are hubs of crime and antisocial behaviour. Matteo Salvini, the deputy prime minister, […]
More than 200 people queued in Milan yesterday as Starbucks opened its first store in Italy. For a moment it appeared that the city that inspired the chain was embracing […]
Italian supermarket shoppers reacted with such horror at a two cent charge on biodegradable plastic bags for loose fruit and vegetables that the government has offered a compromise. Gian Luca […]