Antonelli Wins in Madrid as Hamilton Concedes the Title

The Mercedes driver leads by 81 points after Norris loses the Spanish Grand Prix to a badly timed virtual safety car

Kimi Antonelli won the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid and now leads the championship by 81 points, while Lewis Hamilton said there is no stopping the Italian.

Tobia Marenghi · SPORT

Venice Hands Its Lion to May el-Toukhy, and Answers a Question About Women

The festival's winners' list, led by a Danish drama and a Guardian-produced Gaza documentary, follows a season of criticism over the absence of female directors in competition.

Venice closed its 83rd edition with a Golden Lion for May el-Toukhy, the eighth woman to take the prize, and a special jury award for the documentary NAZA.

Eleonora Vanzetti · CULTURE

Italy Holds Its Ground in Global School Survey, but the Gap Inside the Country Widens

Foreign coverage of the OECD's latest Pisa results finds Italian pupils above average and a persistent divide between Italian and non-Italian students.

Italy's pupils stayed above average in maths, reading and science while many countries slid, but a large gap remains between Italian and non-Italian students.

Antonio Petrella · NATIONAL

Tourist Tax Becomes a Lifeline for Italy's Cash-Strapped Municipalities

As England debates its first nightly levy, the Guardian reports Italy's visitor tax has become a quiet earner for local budgets

Italy's tourist tax, long a fixture of the country's hospitality sector, is drawing fresh attention as England weighs its own nightly levy.

Pietro Lasorsa · ECONOMY

Milan's Bond Desk Waits on a Senate Vote That Rewrites the Ballot

Italy's electoral reform reaches the Senate this week, and Lombardy's capital markets read it as the next test of political risk pricing.

The Local Italy reports a Senate vote on electoral reform is on this week's agenda, and Milan's bond and equity desks are treating it as the season's next political-risk marker.

Beatrice Comolli

The Tourist Tax Italy Already Collects, and What Milan Does With It

The Guardian reports that Europe's tourist levies are a quiet earner for Italian municipalities, as England prepares its first.

The Guardian reports that much of Europe already levies a tourist tax and that it has proved a boon for Italy's cash-strapped municipalities, a framing Milan's hoteliers know well.

Beatrice Comolli

Tourist Tax Debate Reaches the Alps as Europe Watches Italy's Model

The Guardian reports how Italy's overnight levies fund cash-strapped municipalities, a system Trentino-Alto Adige knows well

As England introduces its first tourist tax, The Guardian notes that Italy's overnight levies have long funded local services — a model the Alpine provinces understand.

Klara Hofer

As England Weighs a Tourist Tax, the Guardian Notes Italy Got There First

Foreign coverage casts Italy's nightly visitor levy as a proven earner for cash-strapped municipalities — Venice's long-running experiment sits at the centre of it

The Guardian reports that much of Europe already charges a nightly tourist levy, and that the model has proved a quiet boon for Italian city budgets.

Tommaso Veronese

Italy Holds Its Ground in Global School Tests as Others Slide

The Local reports Italian pupils above the OECD average in maths, reading and science, but a persistent gap divides native and non-Italian students.

International coverage of the OECD survey places Italy above average while many other systems decline — and flags the divide between Italian and non-Italian pupils.

Sergio Madrussan

Tourist Tax Ledger: What Genoa's Cruise Berths Contribute as Europe Copies the Levy

As England debates its first nightly visitor levy, the Guardian reports Italy's municipal tourist taxes have become a reliable line for cash-strapped coastal cities.

The Guardian reports Europe's tourist taxes have proved a boon for Italy's cash-strapped municipalities, a fiscal fact felt acutely along Liguria's cruise and Riviera coast.

Marina Doria

Foreign Press Reads Italy's Pisa Results as Steady, but Unequal

The Local Italy reports Italian pupils held above-average scores in maths, reading and science while other countries slid — and a gap between Italian and non-Italian students persists.

Italy's students held above-average results in the latest OECD survey even as many countries declined, though the foreign press notes a persistent divide between Italian and non-Italian pupils.

Giulia Benati

Tourist Tax, a Quiet Earner for Tuscany's Cash-Strapped Towns

As England debates its first nightly levy, the Guardian notes that Italy's municipalities have long relied on the visitor's euro

The Guardian reports that much of Europe already levies a tourist tax, and that in Italy the nightly charge has proved a steady earner for hard-pressed local councils.

Costanza Bardi

Umbria's Museums Join a Packed Italian Autumn, Foreign Press Reports

The Local Italy's survey of twelve exhibitions names Dalí and Gentileschi, but the interior's smaller galleries read the season differently

Italy's museums are preparing a crowded autumn and winter programme, and the foreign press has begun counting the names.

Niccolò Mariani

Italy Holds Its Ground in Global School Rankings as Other Systems Slide

OECD survey shows Italian pupils above average in maths, reading and science, but a persistent gap separates native and non-native students

A new international education survey places Italy above the OECD average even as many richer countries lose ground — with a stubborn attainment gap inside Italian classrooms.

Elena Marcheggiani

Rome Braces for a Senate Vote on Electoral Reform

The Local Italy's weekly agenda puts a Senate ballot on the electoral law at the top of the capital's calendar.

A Senate vote on electoral reform leads the week's agenda in Rome, as the capital's political class watches a ballot that could reshape how Italians vote.

Davide Ruspoli

Italy Holds Its Ground in Global School Tests, but the Gap Widens

Foreign press reports Italian pupils above the OECD average in maths, reading and science, with a persistent divide between Italian and non-Italian students.

Italy's students ranked above average in the latest OECD survey even as many countries slipped, but the foreign press notes a stubborn gap between Italian and non-Italian pupils.

Marco Di Sante

Puglia Weighs What Europe's Tourist Tax Actually Pays For

As England debates its first nightly levy, the Guardian notes Italy's municipalities have long treated the tax as a lifeline for strained budgets.

The Guardian reports that Europe's tourist taxes have become a quiet earner for Italy's cash-strapped municipalities, a debate Puglia knows well.

Francesca Lazzari

Pisa Scores Show Italy Above Average, and a Gap That Follows the South

The OECD survey finds Italian students holding steady as other countries slide, but the distance between Italian and non-Italian pupils persists.

Italy's results in maths, reading and science sit above the international average in the latest OECD survey, though the gap between Italian and non-Italian students remains wide.

Saverio Gallo

Venice Crowns 'Woman Unknown' as a Charged Edition Closes

May el-Toukhy's Danish drama takes the Golden Lion, while Ukrainian and Gaza filmmakers turn the Lido's final night political

The Venice Film Festival awarded its Golden Lion to May el-Toukhy's 'Woman Unknown', the only competition feature directed by a woman, on a night that turned political.

Concetta Vassallo

Italy Holds Its Ground in OECD Education Survey as Peers Slip

New Pisa results show Italian students above average in maths, reading and science, but a persistent gap separates native and non-Italian pupils.

The Local Italy reports Italy outperformed many peers in the latest OECD survey, though a wide attainment gap persists between Italian and non-Italian students.

Adriana Sole

Naples Prepares for San Gennaro as Rome Weighs an Electoral Reform

The Local Italy's weekly agenda pairs the city's patron-saint celebrations with a Senate vote on how Italians elect their parliament

Naples turns out for San Gennaro this week while the Senate takes up electoral reform, according to The Local Italy's weekly agenda.

Rosaria Esposito

Europe's Tourist Tax, and What Italy's Hotspots Already Know

As England weighs its first nightly levy, the Guardian notes that Italy's cash-strapped municipalities have long relied on the charge

England is considering its first nightly tourist tax, and the Guardian reports that much of Europe — Italy's visitor hotspots above all — has been collecting one for years.

Concetta Vassallo

Italy Holds Its Ground in OECD School Survey as Peers Slip

The Local reports Italian results in maths, reading and science above average — but the gap between Italian and non-Italian pupils persists

Italy's pupils ranked above average in the OECD's latest survey of maths, reading and science, even as many other countries recorded sharp declines.

Lorenzo Ferraris

Europe's Tourist Tax Ledger, and What the Alps Take From It

The Guardian reports that nightly visitor levies are already standard across much of Europe, and a quiet earner for Italy's cash-strapped municipalities

England is only now discovering the nightly tourist levy. The Guardian notes much of Europe has collected it for years, Italy's mountain communes among them.

Camille Bréan

The World Remembers Bonino; Italy Remembers an Argument

Foreign obituaries of Emma Bonino cast her as the woman who stood up to the Vatican — a framing that says as much about how Italy is seen as about how it was lived.

Editorial Board

Venice Hands Its Lion to a Story About Invisible Women

The Golden Lion went to a Danish drama about a servant in postwar years — and the world's film pages, once again, used Venice to talk about everywhere but Italy.

Editorial Board