Clare Speak

Italy's health ministry traced passengers in four regions after they were identified as travelling with a woman who later died from the disease.

Meloni hails "solid" ties with Hungary after meeting incoming prime minister, Italy's data watchdog calls for more powers to block sites creating fake images, and more news on Friday.

For families with young children, where you live in Italy can make a huge difference to the cost of childcare. In some areas, it may even be free.

There are a lot of good reasons to choose the centre-north of Italy as a place to live, but for working parents - like editor Clare Speak - there's one very concrete benefit.

US residents are under-represented in Italy's southern regions, but their numbers are increasing. Photo by Who’s Denilo? on Unsplash

The north and centre of Italy are set to see especially high temperatures this week. Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni smiles at a press conference in Rome on January 9, 2025. Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP.

The Tuscan capital topped an annual quality of life ranking as the best place to raise children, with northern and central provinces dominating the table.

The city council of Florence has extended a ban on converting apartments into new tourist lets to more parts of the city centre. Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP.

Since a ban on new tourist lets began in Florence's Unesco-listed centre last year, the number of new rentals has surged in surrounding neighbourhoods. Photo by TIZIANA FABI / AFP