Sam Newman has dinner with a friend at Italian restaurant in Melbourne

Sam Newman headed out to a quiet dinner in Melbourne on Sunday, after his wife Amanda Brown died suddenly last week.  The footy legend, 74, appeared downcast as he had a meal with a friend at an Italian restaurant.  The pair chatted quietly, with Sam eating a slice of pizza and seeming lost in thought at times.  … Read more

Lawyers vow to appeal sentences of two Americans found guilty of murdering an Italian cop

Lawyers for two Americans convicted of the murder of an Italian policeman have slammed the verdict, saying it represented a ‘shame for Italy’. Renato Borzone, vowed to appeal the decision by the First Court of Assizes of Rome to sentence Finnegan Lee Elder, 21, and Gabriel Natale-Hjorth, 20, to life imprisonment. The two California students … Read more

Two Americans convicted by Rome jury in slaying of Italian police officer

A jury in Rome on Wednesday convicted two American friends in the 2019 slaying of a police officer in a tragic unraveling of a small time drug deal gone bad, sentencing them to life in prison. The jury deliberated more than 12 hours before delivering the verdicts against Finnegan Lee Elder, 21, and Gabriel Natale … Read more

WWI Austro-Hungarian White War troops’ barracks emerges on Italian mountain as ice melts

The cramped space was home to 20 World War One soldiers shielding from the bitterly cold terrain of an Italian mountain. The men, from the Austro-Hungarian army, were engaged in fierce fighting with Italian troops in a battle known as the White War, which ended in November 1918. After the three-and-a-half-year conflict, the men’s wooden … Read more

Helen Mirren joins forces with Italian comic for a hilarious sketch to promote the Covid vaccine

Helen Mirren has joined forces with an Italian comic for a hilarious sketch to encourage locals to get the Covid vaccine. The Oscar winner, 75, appeared in the fun clip with comedian Checco Zalone, who falls madly in love with her upon learning she’s had the jab and launches into a passionate tune in her honour. … Read more

Helen Mirren joins forces with Italian comic for a hilarious sketch to promote the Covid vaccine

Helen Mirren has joined forces with an Italian comic for a hilarious sketch to encourage locals to get the Covid vaccine. The Oscar winner, 75, appeared in the fun clip with comedian Checco Zalone, who falls madly in love with her upon learning she’s had the jab and launches into a passionate tune in her honour. … Read more

Italian schools to stay open through summer holidays

Italian schools to stay open through summer holidays to allow children to catch-up with social interaction, sport and arts after Covid lockdowns Italy is investing over £440 million into keeping schools open over summer Lessons during this period will be focused on sport, photography and the arts  Aim is to make up for a year without … Read more

Moment police find 10 migrants hiding in Italian refrigerated lettuce lorry in Sussex

Moment police find 10 migrants hiding in Italian refrigerated lettuce lorry in Sussex – as driver is arrested Police were alerted to the Italian-registered lorry on the A24 in Findon Valley Officers found the group of stowaways just before 7pm on Tuesday, April 27  Lorry driver has since been arrested on suspicion of immigration offences  … Read more

Moment police find 10 migrants hiding in Italian refrigerated lettuce lorry in Sussex

Moment police find 10 migrants hiding in Italian refrigerated lettuce lorry in Sussex – as driver is arrested Police were alerted to the Italian-registered lorry on the A24 in Findon Valley Officers found the group of stowaways just before 7pm on Tuesday, April 27  Lorry driver has since been arrested on suspicion of immigration offences  … Read more

‘The UK humiliated us!’ Italian MEP’s extraordinary attack on the EU as he praises Britain

An Italian MEP has apologised to Britain for the treatment it received over Brexit, praising the UK’s vaccine roll-out and future prosperity in a withering attack on the EU.  ‘The UK humiliated us,’ Antonio Maria Rinaldi told the European Parliament today. ‘I learned that the European Union has sued the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. We hope … Read more