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Cagliari is also under an orange alert: schools and parks will close on Saturday.

Mayor Massimo Zedda's decision following the Civil Protection Department's warning
19 gennaio 2026 Cagliari Maltempo Tempesta Harry. Persone sotto la pioggia con l'ombrello. Foto Max Solinas
19 gennaio 2026 Cagliari Maltempo Tempesta Harry. Persone sotto la pioggia con l'ombrello. Foto Max Solinas
L'incidente (foto L'Unione Sarda)
L'incidente (foto L'Unione Sarda)
the accident

Cagliari: A car crashes into a cement mixer, causing long queues on the Asse Mediano highway.

Police on site, traffic jam on the Genneruxi bridge
weather forecast

Sardinia continues to be gripped by severe weather: rain and thunderstorms expected on Saturday, orange alert in the south.

Only the northern part of the island was spared by the Civil Protection warning.
Un momento dell’Ardia
Un momento dell’Ardia
the controversy

Sedilo upholds the values of the Ardia: "A disrespectful comparison with carnival races like the Sartiglia."

Mayor Salvatore Pes weighs in on the Abodi decree debate. He distances himself from other demonstrations: "This is unique in Sardinia."
Riccardo Madau
Riccardo Madau
Cold case

Death under the Sant'Elia overpass: "My son Riccardo was killed."

Case filed as suicide after argument with girlfriend: an expert report reveals a different truth. The mother files a complaint regarding the 2017 incident: "Investigated as murder."
Gaia Costa a Masterchef (frame Sky)
Gaia Costa a Masterchef (frame Sky)
on Sky

Gaia Costa's smile during the Masterchef episode in Cagliari

There was also the 24-year-old from Tempio Pausania in traditional dress for "Sa ramadura": twenty days later she would be hit and killed in Porto Cervo
La polizia davanti alla biblioteca a Caniga (Foto: Floris)
La polizia davanti alla biblioteca a Caniga (Foto: Floris)
the drama

Tragedy in Sassari, fatal illness during lunch: resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful.

The victim is Gianni Fiora, president of the Biasi association
Ansa
Ansa
the exam

Final exams: Latin in the Classics and Mathematics in the Sciences. Four subjects are oral; boycotting is prohibited.

The decree was signed by Education Minister Valditara: here are all the details.
Il pezzo di cornicione crollato nella scuola De Amicis (foto Pala)
Il pezzo di cornicione crollato nella scuola De Amicis (foto Pala)
the collapse

Porto Torres, fear at the De Amicis school: a piece of cornice collapses

The facade of the building, built in 1912, is in a state of decay.
the accident

Nuoro: Car crashes into roundabout, causing traffic to stall.

Perhaps the driver's illness or a fault was the cause of the episode
the landslide

Santu Lussurgiu, landslide in the countryside

Collapse caused by recent rains
The theft

Alghero, supermarket robbery: gun fired at cashier

The thief threatened the shop assistant and stole the proceeds.
perdasdefogu

Farewell to Vittorio Lai, the centenarian superstar

Known by all as Nonno Pistola, he passed away at the age of 103 in Sicily, the land of his great love Maria
Il ministro della Giustizia Carlo Nordio durante la cerimonia d'inaugurazione dell'anno giudiziario della Corte Suprema di Cassazione (Ansa)
Il ministro della Giustizia Carlo Nordio durante la cerimonia d'inaugurazione dell'anno giudiziario della Corte Suprema di Cassazione (Ansa)
the case

Justice, the Supreme Court attacks the referendum: "Judicial independence is a cornerstone of the Constitution."

D'Ascola: "Autonomy is a prerequisite for impartiality." Minister Nordio: "It's blasphemous to think that the reform would undermine the principles of the Charter."
Ukraine

The Kremlin confirms: "Trump's requested truce accepted, but only on Kiev."

Attacks halted, but only on the capital; negotiations resume in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.
Il luogo dell'incidente tra un camion e un'auto nel quale sono morte tre persone sulla Palermo-Agrigento (Ansa)
Il luogo dell'incidente tra un camion e un'auto nel quale sono morte tre persone sulla Palermo-Agrigento (Ansa)
in Sicily

A medical car collides with a truck, killing the patient and two paramedics.

Terrifying collision on the Palermo-Agrigento road
Luigi Nicholas Mangione
Luigi Nicholas Mangione
Foreign Affairs

Man Posing as FBI Agent to Free Mangione: Arrested

Armed with a pizza cutter and a barbecue fork, he showed up at a federal prison in Brooklyn
the project

Oristano strengthens its training center: Consorzio Uno will have a nursing course.

The green light comes with the approval of the regional budget plan.
Andrea Arru (foto di Francesco Prandoni)
Andrea Arru (foto di Francesco Prandoni)
the ploaghe actor

Andrea Arru Joins the Cast of the Film "Lorenzo's Mothers"

The director is Elisabetta Rocchetti and filming will begin in March
Maria Giovanna Cherchi con la centenaria di Usini (foto concessa)
Maria Giovanna Cherchi con la centenaria di Usini (foto concessa)
the finish line

Usini, Maria Giovanna Cherchi's voice celebrates the town's new centenary.

A big surprise for Mrs. Piga, a Sardinian music enthusiast.
Masterchef a Cagliari (frame Sky)
Masterchef a Cagliari (frame Sky)
on Sky

Masterchef in Cagliari: a challenge featuring carasau bread, tuna, and pecorino cheese.

An hour to celebrate ingredients and traditions, and to announce the winning team during the "Sa ramadura" ritual. The judges: "A new Renaissance for the island."
Italian singer Achille Lauro performs on stage at the Ariston theatre during the 72nd Sanremo Italian Song Festival, Sanremo, Italy, 01 February 2022. The music festival runs from 01 to 05 February 2022. ANSA/ETTORE FERRARI
Italian singer Achille Lauro performs on stage at the Ariston theatre during the 72nd Sanremo Italian Song Festival, Sanremo, Italy, 01 February 2022. The music festival runs from 01 to 05 February 2022. ANSA/ETTORE FERRARI
towards the festival

Achille Lauro returns to Sanremo, where he will co-host the second evening.

The Roman artist with Conti and Pausini at the Ariston where he was the protagonist between competition and provocations
Fabio Pisacane
Fabio Pisacane
series a

On the Cagliari-Verona lineup, Pisacane: "We need to keep pushing."

The Rossoblu coach's pre-match press conference: "The starting lineup is the same as the ones we used for the wins against Juve and Fiorentina." Albarracín is among the players called up.
the draws

Champions League Playoffs: Juventus faces Galatasaray, Inter faces Bodo Glimt, and Atalanta faces Dortmund.

All three Italian teams will play the first leg away, in El Bologna against the Norwegians Brann
Il play Buie e il coach Mrsic (foto G. Marras)
Il play Buie e il coach Mrsic (foto G. Marras)
Basketball

Dinamo Sassari hosts Cremona and recovers Beliauskas

Coach Mrsic: "We have to pay attention to their three-point shooting and rebounding ability."