The Latest Breaking News from Italy

Italy’s right-wing government provoked immediate controversy when it proposed banning the production of lab-grown meats to “safeguard our nation’s heritage.” The farm lobby cheered, scientists protested, and the conflict began to sound eerily akin to Europe’s protracted battle over genetically modified crops. I could only think: Here’s another hugely promising…

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Many argue that lab-grown meat may soon revitalize the meat industry. Italy disagrees, siding with farmers

Italy’s right-wing government is pressing ahead with plans to crack down on migrants after hundreds arrived in the last few days

Napoli and AC Milan renew hostilities in the Champions League quarter-finals tonight.

Almost 2 tonnes of cocaine with a market value of more than 400 million euros ($440 million) were found floating at sea off eastern Sicily, in what Italy's tax and customs police on Monday called a record seizure.

As the great seaport of the Habsburg empire, Trieste was a “thriving ethnic, financial and cultural crossroads”, dubbed “Europiccola” (Europe in miniature) by James Joyce. Then came the First World War, and the grand geopolitical shifts of the 20th century, which left it ever more isolated – hemmed in on…

Italy striker remains under observation after his car was reportedly hit by a tram in Rome

Lazio striker and captain Ciro Immobile, 33, was driving with his two daughters in Rome when the collision happened on Sunday morning. The trio are said not to have suffered any serious injuries.

For sheer range, few countries offer a greater choice than Italy when it comes to different types of grape, says David Williams