Amatrice marks 10 years since earthquake amid reconstruction anger

Two-thirds of planned public projects yet to begin in hardest-hit towns

As Amatrice gathers to mark a decade since the devastating 2016 earthquake, the Guardian reports anger over the slow pace of reconstruction, with most planned projects still unstarted.

Klara Hofer · NATIONAL

'Escape wizard' arrested in Spain after breaking out of four jails

Albanian fugitive's audacious escapes from Italian and Belgian prisons end in Spanish police custody

Spanish police have arrested an Albanian criminal nicknamed the 'escape wizard' who broke out of four prisons in Italy and Belgium using sawed bars, knotted sheets and even a human pyramid.

Sergio Madrussan · INTERNATIONAL

Fifth heatwave splits Italy as Alpine valleys brace for storms

Forecasters say intense heat will grip central and southern regions while the north faces thunderstorms

Italy braces for its fifth heatwave of the summer, with forecasters predicting a divided country: scorching temperatures in the south, thunderstorms in the north.

Camille Bréan · REGIONAL

A Napoleonic island in the Venetian lagoon goes on sale

Crevan, smaller than a football pitch, offers a private fort and gardens — a new chapter in the lagoon's contested relationship with private ownership

A tiny island in the Venice lagoon, complete with a Napoleonic fort, is on the market, the Guardian reports — a fresh test of how the world consumes Venice's heritage.

Tommaso Veronese · CULTURE

Italy Braces for Fifth Heatwave as North Faces Storms

Forecasters split the country in two: intense heat in the south, thunderstorms in the north, as the productive plain watches the sky.

Italy is bracing for a fifth heatwave of the summer, with highs approaching 42C in the south while the north faces thunderstorms, a forecast that underscores the region's climate stress.

Giulia Benati

Calabria's overlooked coastline draws the world's gaze south

Foreign press rediscovers a region long overshadowed by Tuscany's postcard hills

The New York Times turns its travel pages to Calabria's ancient towns and beaches, a region that has quietly waited out decades of Tuscan over-tourism.

Costanza Bardi

Fifth summer heatwave approaches as Tuscany's vines face the sun

Forecasters warn of highs near 42C in central Italy while the north braces for storms

Italy braces for the fifth heatwave of a brutal summer, dividing the country in two — and putting the Tuscan wine harvest under a sky that keeps promising extremes.

Costanza Bardi

Fifth heatwave of summer bears down on Umbria's hill towns

Forecasters say brief but intense spell will split Italy in two, with central regions facing highs near 42C

As Italy braces for its fifth heatwave of the summer, forecasters warn of a brief but intense spell that will divide the country, with central regions including Umbria facing temperatures approaching 42C.

Niccolò Mariani

Amatrice's slow reconstruction stirs anger a decade on

Two-thirds of planned public projects in the quake-hit town had yet to begin as of April

As Amatrice marks 10 years since the 2016 earthquake, the Guardian reports most planned public projects have still not begun.

Elena Marcheggiani

‘Escape wizard’ who broke out of four jails is arrested in Spain

Albanian fugitive, who used sawed bars, knotted sheets and a human pyramid to flee Italian and Belgian prisons, is captured

Police in Spain have arrested an Albanian fugitive nicknamed the ‘escape wizard’ who escaped four prisons in Italy and Belgium.

Davide Ruspoli

Fifth heatwave of summer pushes central Italy to the brink

Forecasters say brief but intense heat will hit the centre and south while storms gather in the north

Italy braces for its fifth heatwave of the summer, with temperatures approaching 42C in the centre and south, deepening drought pressures in the Apennines.

Marco Di Sante

Escape wizard's capture evokes the Albanian thread in Molise's story

Fugitive's jailbreaks in Italy and Belgium end in Spain, as region recalls its Arbëreshë ties

The arrest of an Albanian criminal known as the escape wizard closes a saga of Italian jailbreaks, and stirs memory of Molise's own Albanian-rooted villages.

Antonio Petrella

Italy Braces for Fifth Heatwave of Summer as Temperatures Near 42C

Forecasters say the country will be divided in two, with intense heat in central and southern regions while the north faces thunderstorms

Italy is bracing for its fifth heatwave of the summer, with temperatures approaching 42C in central and southern regions including Campania.

Rosaria Esposito

Puglia braces for fifth heatwave as highs near 42C

Forecasters split Italy in two: intense heat for the south, storms for the north

Italy's fifth heatwave of the summer is set to push temperatures in Puglia toward 42C, while the north faces thunderstorms.

Francesca Lazzari

Fifth heatwave of summer bears down on Basilicata

Forecasters divide Italy in two as highs approach 42C in the south

Italy braces for a fifth heatwave with temperatures approaching 42C in the south, testing agriculture and energy grids in Basilicata.

Pietro Lasorsa

Fifth heatwave of summer bears down on Calabria's farms

Forecasters say brief but intense heat will hit central and southern Italy while the north faces storms

Italy braces for its fifth heatwave of the summer, with highs approaching 42C in the south and thunderstorms in the north, as Calabria's citrus and bergamot groves face another test.

Saverio Gallo

Italy's fifth heatwave bears down on Sicily

Forecasters see highs near 42C across the south as the island's driest summer on record tightens its grip

Italy is bracing for its fifth heatwave of the summer, with temperatures approaching 42C in the south while the north faces thunderstorms.

Concetta Vassallo

Sardinia Braces for Fifth Heatwave as Drought Deepens

Forecasters predict highs near 42C across the island, intensifying pressure on a parched interior

Italy faces its fifth heatwave of the summer, with central and southern regions, including Sardinia, bracing for temperatures approaching 42C.

Gavino Sanna

Amorim's Milan upstage signings as teenage Cissè shines

Guardian hails Rossoneri's new era as Serie A gives homegrown talent its chance

Ruben Amorim's Milan overcame a first test at Torino, with teenage star Alphadjo Cissè upstaging the club's new signings, the Guardian reports.

Tobia Marenghi

Ferrari's delayed team orders cost Hamilton second, he says

Hamilton claims late move on Leclerc could have secured P2 at Dutch GP

Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari's hesitation in moving Charles Leclerc aside may have cost him second place at the Dutch Grand Prix, the BBC reports.

Tobia Marenghi

Amatrice's ten-year wait tests faith in the state

Two-thirds of planned public projects in the quake-hit town have yet to begin

As Amatrice marks a decade since the 2016 earthquake, foreign coverage finds most planned public reconstruction has not begun.

Marco Di Sante

Fifth heatwave splits Italy as Milan faces thunderstorm risk

Forecasters warn of 42C highs in the south while the north braces for storms

Italy is bracing for its fifth heatwave of the summer, with forecasters predicting a divided country: extreme heat in the centre and south, thunderstorms in the north.

Beatrice Comolli

Italy braces for fifth heatwave as north faces storms

Forecasters predict 42C in the south while thunderstorms hit the north

Italy is bracing for its fifth heatwave of the summer, with forecasters predicting highs approaching 42C in central and southern regions while the north faces a brief but intense spell of thunderstorms.

Klara Hofer

Italy's fifth heatwave splits the country as the north braces for storms

Forecasters see intense heat in the centre-south while Veneto faces thunderstorms — another summer of extremes for the region's tourism and agriculture

Italy is bracing for its fifth heatwave of the summer, with highs approaching 42C in the south while the north faces thunderstorms, according to forecasters cited by The Local Italy.

Tommaso Veronese

The bank that would not die

Monte dei Paschi's counter-bids show how Italy's oldest bank became a mirror of Europe's unfinished financial union.

Editorial Board

The island as commodity

The sale of Crevan, a Venetian island with a Napoleonic fort, raises uncomfortable questions about who owns Italy's heritage.

Editorial Board