Clare Speak

Italy has spent the summer fighting wildfires from Sicily and Calabria to the Alps. With the season not yet over, here’s what data tells us about the scale of the fires - and who is setting them.

As Italy's government has kept checks on arrivals from Spain in place past the promised review point, what's the current situation for travel between the two countries?

If you live in Italy and hold an account with a UK, US or other non-EU bank, you may have recently had a message telling you about a new EU directive. Here’s what it means for foreigners in Italy.

Travellers in Italy face a return to transport disruption from early September, as the country's summer strike ban comes to an end.

The spate of killings around the August 15th holiday came in Italy's first summer since femicide was made a specific crime under the Meloni government.

A visit to the lido reminded The Local Italy's editor Clare Speak why Italian beach days are anything but relaxing - and of why growing numbers of Italians are heading elsewhere in the Mediterranean instead.

From festivals to summer sales ending in certain regions, here's what to expect in Italy this week.

With Italy preparing to go back to work, politicians will be turning their attention to the challenges ahead - and there are some big ones waiting when parliament reopens.

Some of the heaviest traffic of the summer is forecast in the coming days as people across Italy make their way home before the return to work and school.

Italy is now embracing widespread AC use, despite the cost - and it's too hot to argue about whether it's the right thing to do.