Italy
April 2026
- Weather trackerStorm Erminio lashes much of Greece as Saharan dust blankets Crete
Italian football in crisis as FA chief resigns and Ceferin issues Euro 2032 warning
Italian coastguard recovers 19 bodies from boat in sea near Lampedusa
A truckload of F1 KitKats, a painting of fish: what is it that makes heists so delicious?
Imogen West-Knights
‘An unacceptable disgrace’: anger and sadness as Italy miss out on World Cup again
- Misrule of law‘Raise our heads and resist’: how Europe’s civil society is fighting back against the far right
‘Get your own oil’: Trump launches tirade against Europe for not joining Iran war
- Europe live with Jakub KrupaTusk and Irish PM call Hungarian foreign minister’s alleged links to Russia ‘repulsive’ and ‘sinister’ – as it happened
Italy denies use of Sicily airbase to US planes carrying weapons for Iran war
- Misrule of lawCan Europe’s public service media survive attacks by the far right?
- Misrule of law‘Assault on justice’: how far-right attacks are threatening rule of law in EuropeJudicial independence is under threat as populist politicians target judges and authoritarian governments attempt constitutional reforms
Thieves steal Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse paintings worth millions from Italian museum
Four masked men entered Magnani Rocca Foundation villa, near Parma in northern Italy, and made off with artworks- Misrule of lawFive EU governments found to ‘consistently’ dismantle rule of lawExclusive: Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy and Slovakia actively pursue regressive policies, watchdog finds
Sugar high(st): more than 12 tons of KitKat’s ‘new chocolate range’ stolen in Italy
Thieves made a break for 413,793 units of the company’s new F1 line bars, which could cause shortage before EasterNumb butts and fuel woes: the father and son riding from Australia to Italy on a Vespa
Mario and Leonardo reflect on travelling with ‘no plan’, unexpected joys and challenges ahead on their 10-month coming-of-age pilgrimageYoung voters shake Italy’s political calm as referendum exposes tensions for Giorgia Meloni
Prime minister is scrambling to clean up her government after youth vote powered a damaging referendum defeat
Italy investigates beauty brands over concerns about young girls’ mental health
Regulator fears use of ‘covert marketing strategies’ by Sephora and Benefit might fuel compulsive habits
Italy seizes €20m of assets allegedly bought with money embezzled from Ursula Andress
Meloni’s referendum defeat shows the cost of the Trump factor
Riccardo Alcaro
The Guardian view on a significant week for European politics: progressives have some reasons to be cheerful
Editorial: Events in Denmark and Italy show geopolitical instability is creating opportunities for a centre-left response to the far right