L´Unione Sarda

Un barchino con a bordo un gruppo di migranti (archivio)

landings

Over 100 migrants blocked on Algerian routes to Spain and Sardinia.

Between October 28th and November 3rd, 107 "harraga" vessels were intercepted on homemade boats. The Algerian Ministry of Defense has arrested nearly three hundred people in total.

the decision

The preliminary investigation releases Franco Saba, the suspended mayor of Ottana.

The defense's request for revocation of house arrest having been accepted, the precautionary needs that had justified the measure no longer exist.

Fabio Ledda

Court

Torch smoke and environmental disaster: Sarlux-Saras executives indicted

The Cagliari preliminary hearing judge is sending the company's managers and former CEO to trial. The prosecutor's office is examining the massive emissions and benzene peaks in the city center.

Francesco Pinna

Un agente di polizia penitenziaria (L'Unione Sarda)

the controls

Three cell phones and drugs seized in Uta prison

The discovery in two cells. The SAPPE: "The officers demonstrated professionalism and a high sense of duty."

fires

Sestu: Illegal waste disposal behind fire emergency: A committee is formed

Burning plastic smell, every night: residents hunt for evidence to identify the source.

John Lorenzo Porra

the report

Sardinia's air quality improves after August's Saharan dust storms.

Arpas: "The PM10 limit was exceeded only five times in September, all in Macomer due to a construction site."

the operation

Sassari: Drugs under mattresses and money in shoes: Two Nigerians arrested

Seventy-eight doses of cocaine and 20 doses of heroin were found, along with nearly €4,000 in cash.

Emanuele Floris

safety

Cagliari: A drunk man harasses customers on Via Malta and attacks police officers. A 32-year-old man from Sinnai is arrested.

A frenzy erupted at a downtown Cagliari club, where a man threatened to kill law enforcement. A widespread military operation also led to a criminal complaint filed overnight in Senorbì.

Ennio Neri

The inconveniences

A classroom without a bathroom leads to protests by university students in Cagliari: fifty students desert the class.

At the Sant'Ignazio University campus, a large group of third-year Law students took action. There were also complaints about waste in common areas.

SALVATORE MONTISCI

Un contenitore per abiti usati in piazza IV novembre (g. da.)

Environment

Quartu: Dead animals dumped in used clothing bins

The collection service has been improved, but it's not enough: some people throw everything in the bins.

Georgia Daga

30 08 23 cagliari poetto camion bar- foto giuseppe ungari

The protest

"Public land in Cagliari is a luxury": street vendors protest the city council in the square.

Today, food truck owners protested on Via Roma in front of Palazzo Bacaredda: "There's a risk of higher prices for residents."

Ennio Neri

November 4th

Murder in Olbia: The mayor issued a parchment to the Carabinieri for the arrest: "A brilliant operation."

Nizzi expressed his deep gratitude "for the promptness and effectiveness of the action."

Tania Careddu

midterm, the reactions

Meloni: "We'll talk about the US later." Tajani: "We've never been Trump-friendly." Schlein: "The right brings war and recession."

Renzi cites Obama, Salvini supports Vance's stance, and Vannacci draws a Trump-Meloni parallel on "broken promises."

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United States

Trump and his defeat at the polls: "It's the high cost of living, not the war." He also discusses the new ballroom.

The president eases the blow by outlining the White House restructuring. Then he warns: "Impeachment? The Democrats would be destroyed."

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the attack

France: Refrigerated storage units containing donor blood hacked, raising concerns in Italy as well.

Temperatures have risen from -30 to 110 degrees Celsius, but Paris assures: "The safety of supplies is preserved."

Il regista Tinto Brass durante la presentazione del suo ultimo film " Trasgredire " , stamani a Roma. ALESSANDRO BIANCHI/ANSA/ clf

mourning

Farewell to Tinto Brass, the master of erotic auteur cinema.

He was 93, a lifetime behind the camera. The family announced a strictly private ceremony.

epa13347095 Melanie Van De Velde Azzi (L), a victim of the Le Constellation bar fire represented by lawyer Didier Elsig, Laetitia Brodard-Sitre (C), whose son Arthur died in the fire, and the mother of Mateo Lesguer, also known as DJ Neoshy (R), react as they arrive for a hearing involving bar co-owner Jacques Moretti in Sion, Switzerland, 02 November 2026. The hearing is part of a criminal investigation into a fire at the bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana during New Year celebrations on 01 January 2026 that killed 41 people. EPA/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT

the fire

Switzerland waives reimbursement of medical expenses for Crans-Montana injured

The President: "We are aware of the immense pain weighing on the families of the victims." Meloni: "No burden will fall on the families or on Italy."

Culture

Autumn of Books: Four Book Events in Perdasdefogu

It starts on Friday the 6th with Francesca Spanu, on November 26th there is Chiara Gatti

Simone Loi

the appointment

Macomer: The Sardinian book exhibition kicks off

Hundreds of books from seven island publishing houses were on display, the event now in its 26th edition.

Francesco Oggianu

Federico Rampini (foto concessa di Claudio Sforza)

#TheInterview

The great revolution of our time? Longevity.

Federico Rampini and a hymn to the age of white hair, or rather "quicksilver"

Roberto Roveda

The photographic exhibition

Manus de Oro, the lens captures the art of women artisans

The exhibition curated by Cagliari native Sabina Murru opens tomorrow in Selargius.

Oristano

Sartiglia in mourning: farewell to Patrizia Pala, historic housewife and queen of many dressings of su componidori

In 2023, Tonino Falconi received the Camelia Award: "A passionate guardian of tradition has passed away."

Sara Pinna

epa13354383 Como’s players celebrate after scoring the 0-5 goal with Como’s Maxence Caqueret (L) during the UEFA Champions League league phase match RC Lens against Como 1907, in Lens, France, 04 November 2026. EPA/HUGO PFEIFFER

the challenges

Champions League: Como goes overboard, scoring nine goals against Lens. Napoli collapses, swept 4-1 by Porto.

It was a historic night for the Como team, who swept through France and are now fourth in the league. Allegri's team continues to slide.

M'Bala Nzola, attaccante del Cagliari (foto Ansa)

series a

Cagliari recovers Gagliardini but loses Nzola: he also misses the Frosinone match.

The Angolan striker is sidelined, just like Fadera: he underwent medical tests.

Richard Spignesi

Giovanni Ayroldi, arbitro di Cagliari-Frosinone (foto Ansa)

the designation

Cagliari-Frosinone: Ayroldi appointed referee

The match of the eleventh day of Serie A will be played on Saturday at 3pm at the Unipol Domus