L´Unione Sarda

The accident

Quartu, motorcyclist falls from scooter; hospitalized.

The man apparently lost control of the vehicle, he is in serious condition

Roberto Carta

the data

Rents are skyrocketing in Sardinia, with Cagliari up 31% since 2019: "A brake on the island's development."

Monthly rents are rising from Sassari to Nuoro, with apartments in the capital reaching up to €800.

Veronica Fadda

Da sinistra, Emanuele Dessì, Marina Puricelli, Sergio Zuncheddu e Lia Serreli

US Program

L'Unione Sarda: Businesses and Managers Learn to Grow

New courses presented: "Without training, there is no development."

Michael Ruffi

Corso Vittorio Emanuele

Cagliari, drug dealing hub in the heart of the city's nightlife: three arrests and seven kilos of drugs seized.

Marijuana, hashish, and 40 grams of cocaine hidden in several bags. Two men and a woman were arrested.

Francesco Pinna

The intervention

A fire breaks out in the Siapiccia countryside, with men on the ground and a helicopter deployed to put out the flames.

The fire in Canaioba, in the Oristano area, is under yellow alert today.

Tratto di via Cilea dove avvenne l'incidente mortale

the appeal

Sassari: "Via Cilea is dangerous; speed bumps and warning signs are needed."

A year and a half ago the fatal accident in which Rita Secchi lost her life

Emanuele Floris

La rete da strascico nei fondali di Porto Torres (foto capitaneria)

Operation Clean-Up

A 200-meter ghost net was recovered in Porto Torres.

A significant source of environmental risk, fishing gear continues to catch fish and other species even after it is abandoned.

Mariangela Pala

Il Tribunale di Oristano e, nel tondo, Emanuele Cera (L'Unione Sarda)

court

Terralba, insults on social media: Cera's trial ends with a €1,500 award.

The regional councilor accused of defamation proposed a real offer deemed appropriate by the judge

Valeria Pinna

the theft

Serramanna: 25-year-old caught red-handed robbing a home.

Carabinieri alerted by a call to 112, house arrest ordered for the young man

Alloggi cercansi per i medici sul territorio

the alarm

Sassari, Uil Fp reports: "Chaos in Community Houses"

Critical issues already highlighted on other occasions and which the union defines as unresolved

Emanuele Floris

Il comizio finale di Marco Porcu al Poetto di Quartu

Towards the vote

Quartu, Marco Porcu closes his election campaign at Poetto: "Ready to govern the city."

Final rally for the center-right mayoral candidate

Federica Lai

the appointment

Ironman and road closures: Alghero City Council identifies alternative routes.

The Riviera del Corallo is preparing to welcome approximately 3,000 athletes from 91 countries

Catherine Flowers

the case

France in shock over Lyhanna, killed at 11 by a known pedophile since 2017

The man is the father of a friend of the girl: he had five investigations and reports against him for rape of minors.

Reggio Emilia

A car hits two young men riding their bicycles, killing the 19-year-old.

The accident on the provincial road in the middle of the night, the other young man injured

the tragedy

A building collapses at dawn, killing one and injuring two.

In Porto Sant'Elpidio, bodies are being searched through the rubble. The explosion was likely caused by a gas cylinder exploding.

La presidente del Consiglio, Giorgia Meloni, nella Prefettura di Reggio Calabria per l'annullo filatelico di un francobollo celebrativo dopo la conclusione della Festa dell'Arma dei Carabinieri per il 212mo anniversario della Fondazione del Corpo (Ansa)

the summit

Meloni skips EU-Balkans summit after Macron-Merz maneuvers

After the Carabinieri festival, the prime minister stopped in Reggio for the unveiling of a stamp, then returned to Rome. Opposition leaders attacked: "Italy is isolated."

war

The US strikes Iranian radar sites, and Tehran launches strikes on "enemy bases." Missiles and drones strike Kuwait.

Trump estimated that Iran has 21-22% of its missiles left and that it will have "no choice" but to accept a deal

epa12825505 Dua Lipa (L) and Callum Turner arrive at the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party following the 98th annual Academy Awards ceremony at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in Los Angeles, California, USA, late 15 March 2026 (issued 16 March 2026). EPA/NINA PROMMER

the wedding

Palermo is under lockdown for Dua Lipa and Callum Turner's party, followed by Bagheria with Elton John.

Security and barriers, journalists removed and posters against closed squares torn down

(L-R) Sanremo Festival host and artistic director Carlo Conti with Italian TV presenter Stefano De Martino on stage at the Ariston theatre during the 76th edition of the Sanremo Italian Song Festival, in Sanremo, Italy, 28 February 2026. The Music Festival runs from 24 to 28 February 2026. ANSA/ETTORE FERRARI

the festival

Sanremo 2027: Stefano De Martino announces the dates (to the tune of "Vita spericolata")

The event will be held from February 16th to 20th, some changes are on the table

Alghero

Focs de Sant Joan, registrations open

Anticipation is growing for a celebration that has now become a tradition.

Catherine Flowers

cinema

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day," Tom Holland is already thinking about the future: "After me? I don't know, but I'd like to contribute."

The thrilling return of the friendly neighborhood wall-crawler is expected in theaters on July 29th.

Giovanni Scanu

the project

Corrado Faraone's new project, "Seeking Empathy," arrives at the former Casermette in Olbia.

The exhibition presents four large-format canvases through which the artist translates fragments of reality, news and personal perceptions into painting.

Viviana Luisa Montaldo

Matteo Arnaldi in conferenza stampa (Ansa)

The flat rate

Insularità

Ebola, the Sassari University Hospital: "No need to worry; the expertise is there."

A procedure dedicated to the management of any suspected cases is being approved

Giampiero Marras

L'Unione Sarda English

ULTIM'ORA

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