On average for the period March to May, production levels rose by 0.9 per cent compared with the previous three months

Industrial production down 0.3% in May, up 1.1% year-on-year

RFI: rail services have resumed at the Florence hub

Women are more likely to do so than men, and this gap is evident across all age groups

More than 4 in 10 Italians do not read; print books are becoming increasingly popular compared to e-books

The allegation that they were the contacts of the two former Italian 007 agents arrested in recent days for selling secrets and sensitive information

Russian spies: Rome expels two diplomats. Moscow’s anger

The initiative to keep offices open until 6 pm is now underway. It involves 160 offices, including those of the former Land Registry

Tax office: the Revenue Agency opens this afternoon at its offices and online: requests ranging from tax demands to refunds

PD: Businesses to receive reimbursement of up to 80 per cent of costs incurred to improve workplace safety

Gramegna (Mes): ‘With tensions flaring up again in Iran, inflation could reach 5 per cent’

Investigators are looking into all possibilities. The search is on for the parcel from which the fire may have started

Major fire at BRT: the public prosecutor’s office is investigating arson

There are millions of paper documents still in circulation, and in recent months the rush for electronic identity cards has already put municipal offices under pressure, with queues of appointments that are unlikely to be cleared in the short term

From contracts to travelling abroad: what you’ll be able to do with your extended paper identity card

Third heatwave set to last until at least 20 July; 43 degrees in Sardinia on Monday

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