Man reported to the police in Treviso for having claimed 230,000 euros in pension payments belonging to his deceased mother

Intense heat, with no respite until mid-August. A few passing thunderstorms in the north between 9 and 10 August

The Italian prison system, as highlighted by the Antigone Association in its mid-2026 report, has reached unsustainable levels of overcrowding. As at 28 July 2026, there were 64,741 prisoners compared with only 46,343 places actually available, bringing the actual overcrowding rate to 139.7 per cent.

The impact of the heatwave on prisons: from Rebibbia to San Vittore and Sassari, here is a snapshot of the emergency

Consequently, the police officer will now have to seek the public prosecutor’s authorisation ‘after the event’, contrary to the original wording, which did not provide for such a request

Real-time facial recognition: the rules in Italia 

Lake Vico: Luigi Cavallari’s body recovered from a depth of 18 metres

Heatwave: all 27 cities on red alert today – a record high - 

Bolzano is on ‘orange’ alert this Friday

The tremor was felt by the public but, according to initial checks carried out following the event, there appears to have been no damage to people or property

An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale was felt between Lucca, Pisa and Massa Carrara - 

Vegetables, fruit and olive oil: heat and drought are bringing agriculture to its knees. Milk down 10 per cent

Summer holidays: car journeys up 20 per cent. Among the seaside villages, Otranto is the most popular

Eggs contaminated with salmonella: batches of Delizie del Sole, Aia and Selex recalled 

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