 Why, despite the rain, northern Italia is suffering from drought - 

The crux of the matter – the failure to accept the reforms – is driving a wedge between the followers of the anti-Council bishop excommunicated by Saint John Paul II and the Church of Rome

The Civil Protection Agency has issued an orange alert for Lombardy and a yellow alert for 14 regions, including Tuscany, Veneto, Sicily and Puglia. A severe weather system is forecast to hit Milan today

Following the heatwave, there is now a thunderstorm warning

Two hours of talks between the sherpas, but Fdi fails to win over its allies. The vote in the Chamber is postponed by a week. The opposition is up in arms: ‘It’s unconstitutional’

Electoral law: deadlock within the ruling coalition over the issue of preferential votes

Macciardi, superintendent and artistic director: the increase in the number of performances, the range of performance times on offer and the decision to keep season ticket and ticket prices unchanged will help to encourage an ever-growing audience to attend

At the Teatro di San Carlo, *Luisa Miller* will open the season on 2 December. Celebrating 290 years of history

The Italian Revenue Agency, together with the Guardia di Finanza, is monitoring the progress of the works in line with key deadlines for tax relief schemes such as the superbonus, using the application

Housing bonus: checks on building work now carried out using Google Maps

Zangrillo: ‘With merit and lifetime achievement awards, we are putting people at the heart of things’

Pa, green light for the reform: top-level individual bonuses for just 30 per cent of staff

No arrangements to be made; the funeral will take place on 2 July at 11.00 am in Corvetto. The cathedral is unavailable.

Train conductor attacked on a Frecciarossa train at Milano Lambrate

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Why, despite the rain, northern Italia is suffering from drought - What the figures show

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