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Nightmare bills: One in six Sardinian families suffers from energy poverty, with 240,000 people struggling.

It's not just comforts that are being sacrificed, but essential energy services as well. Spending on electricity and gas is also growing, expected to reach €849 million in 2026.
(foto Ansa)
(foto Ansa)
Giovanni Atzeni "Tittia", fantino di Nurri
Giovanni Atzeni "Tittia", fantino di Nurri
The challenge

Siena, the Palio speaks Sardinian: seven jockeys are competing.

Tittia, chosen by the Aquila district, will ride Diodoro
(L'Unione Sarda)
(L'Unione Sarda)
the emergency

As paid doctors are removed, Sardinia is left holding its breath: the unknown of emergency rooms

The island has spent nearly €330 million in two years. Todde: "To replace them, we'll use incentives and permanent contracts."
I pellegrini bloccati al gate (L'Unione Sarda)
I pellegrini bloccati al gate (L'Unione Sarda)
the odyssey

Flight to Lourdes delayed by more than six hours: 300 pilgrims, including elderly and vulnerable people, stranded in Elmas.

Medicines and assistive devices remained in checked baggage, with the flight schedule updated several times without any certainty about the departure
court

Man gropes two women on the street in Sassari: placed under house arrest with an electronic bracelet

The charge is aggravated sexual assault. The reports, testimonies, and photographic evidence from the Carabinieri were decisive.
Sassari, Polizia locale (foto Floris)
Sassari, Polizia locale (foto Floris)
the sentence

Sassari, man escapes house arrest and is hit by a local police car: acquitted

The man had left the house in violation of the precautionary measure. After the incident, the court acquitted him due to the particularly minor nature of the act.
Nel cerchio la vittima Giuseppe Mannoni
Nel cerchio la vittima Giuseppe Mannoni
Arzachena

Man dies in nightclub parking lot, Tempio Prosecutor's Office closes case

The events occurred in August two years ago. The victim, Giuseppe Mannoni, was 28 years old.
Il palco a Tharros
Il palco a Tharros
The accident

Fear in Tharros, a chorister falls from the stage and plummets four meters.

The 14-year-old was transferred to the hospital, the Carabinieri carried out an investigation: the show was suspended.
Visita neurologica a Cagliari (foto Aou Cagliari)
Visita neurologica a Cagliari (foto Aou Cagliari)
The therapy

Alzheimer's: The Casula Polyclinic is the new frontier of treatment on the island.

First infusion of Donanemab, an innovative monoclonal antibody that slows cognitive decline, performed
Il tribunale di Tempio Pausania, 30 giugno 2025. ANSA/ANTONELLA BRIANDA
Il tribunale di Tempio Pausania, 30 giugno 2025. ANSA/ANTONELLA BRIANDA
Arzachena

Leaks at judicial auctions put a halt to business operations for the owners of Pincioni Carni.

A prohibition order has been signed for the two entrepreneurs
Cimitero di San Michele a Cagliari (archivio L'Unione Sarda)
Cimitero di San Michele a Cagliari (archivio L'Unione Sarda)
The protest

Cagliari cemeteries: Unions are calling for the contract to be revoked: "130 euros less in workers' pay."

According to the trade unions, the cooperative managing the contract would apply a working week of 35.5 hours instead of the 39 foreseen by the national collective bargaining agreement.
Il titolare di una pizzeria, Raffaele Stipa, è stato ucciso accoltellato da un cliente, a Reggio Emilia poco dopo le 22.30 di ieri, 30 giugno 2026. E' successo alla pizzeria Yoghi in via Gran Sasso d'Italia, nella zona sud della città, non lontano dall'ospedale. Facebook / Pizzeria Yoghi +++ ATTENZIONE: L'ANSA NON POSSIEDE I DIRITTI DI QUESTA FOTO CHE NON PUO' ESSERE PUBBLICATA SENZA L'AUTORIZZAZIONE DELLA FONTE DI ORIGINE CUI SI RINVIA +++ NPK +++
Il titolare di una pizzeria, Raffaele Stipa, è stato ucciso accoltellato da un cliente, a Reggio Emilia poco dopo le 22.30 di ieri, 30 giugno 2026. E' successo alla pizzeria Yoghi in via Gran Sasso d'Italia, nella zona sud della città, non lontano dall'ospedale. Facebook / Pizzeria Yoghi +++ ATTENZIONE: L'ANSA NON POSSIEDE I DIRITTI DI QUESTA FOTO CHE NON PUO' ESSERE PUBBLICATA SENZA L'AUTORIZZAZIONE DELLA FONTE DI ORIGINE CUI SI RINVIA +++ NPK +++
Reggio Emilia

Pizza chef killed, alleged killer arrested: he's an Italian with drug addiction problems

He demanded a free pizza, but the victim refused: "I already offered you three more."
(foto Epa)
(foto Epa)
the guaira

Earthquake in Venezuela, 1,719 dead: 12-year-old boy pulled alive after five days

The child was rescued from the rubble. Rescue operations continue unabated to find other survivors.
Carabinieri, immagine simbolo (Ansa)
Carabinieri, immagine simbolo (Ansa)
the tragedy

Reggio Emilia: A customer refuses to pay and stabs the pizza chef to death.

Sister seriously injured, attacker flees
the investigations

Attack on Sigfrido Ranucci: Four arrested: "They acted on commission."

The device, placed in front of the house, damaged the journalist's car and a perimeter wall.
(foto Ansa/Afp)
(foto Ansa/Afp)
the explosion

Terror erupts in Monaco, with Ukrainian oligarch Ermolaev, his wife, and son injured.

A suspect is on the run. The parents' condition is critical, while the teenager's is less serious.
Un momento della premiazione
Un momento della premiazione
Agri-food

Sardinia Food Awards 2026, a recognition of the quality of the island's businesses.

The eleventh edition of the competition ended with the awards ceremony
Santa Cristina
Santa Cristina
Paulilatino

Santa Cristina, great success for the screening of the film on Antonio Zara

Also attending the evening was Giuseppe Mellai, over ninety years old, the last surviving collaborator of the important season of archaeological excavations.
the project

Cagliari, sailing therapy expands: the Naval League and Lions Club inaugurate the fourth boat.

The outings, lasting an hour or a little more, are led by instructors trained in Paralympic sailing.
Mariangela Pira (foto concessa)
Mariangela Pira (foto concessa)
Books

Porto Torres, Mariangela Pira presents her new essay

Appointment Friday, July 3rd in the Comita Atrium of the Basilica of San Gavino
La festa dei tifosi del Paraguay (Ansa)
La festa dei tifosi del Paraguay (Ansa)
2026 World Cup

Germany were shocked, eliminated by Paraguay on penalties. The Netherlands also eliminated, while Morocco advanced.

Two matches decided by penalties, the Moroccans now await Canada and dream of the quarter-finals, after reaching the semi-finals in 2022.
L'esultanza del Brasile / Ansa
L'esultanza del Brasile / Ansa
Soccer

World Cup: Brazil comes from behind to beat Japan and advance to the Round of 16

The Verdeoro overturn the result, Martinelli scores in injury time
La presentazione del coach Vitali e del ds Citrini (foto G. Marras)
La presentazione del coach Vitali e del ds Citrini (foto G. Marras)
basketball

Legabasket ratifies the registration of 16 teams, Dinamo remains in Serie A2.

However, we will have to wait for the Federal Council on July 16th for the official confirmation.
Lo scontro fra Alberto Dossena e Keinan Davis in Cagliari-Udinese (foto Ansa)
Lo scontro fra Alberto Dossena e Keinan Davis in Cagliari-Udinese (foto Ansa)
series a

Cagliari: Dossena's racist comments to Davis? The sports judge dismisses the case.

Tension during the match against Udinese: "He called me a monkey." The decision was made in the absence of "unequivocal evidence."
In Parlamento
Festival delle bellezze a Stintino (foto concessa)
Festival delle bellezze a Stintino (foto concessa)

Festival of Beauties: Moses Concas' concert in Stintino

See you on Tuesday, June 30th, at 9:30 p.m., on the Cala d'Oliva stage.
Insularità
Il cancelletto rimesso al suo posto (foto Daga)
Il cancelletto rimesso al suo posto (foto Daga)

Quartu, the gate to the Margine Rosso fort has been repaired after a vandal raid.

The Friends of the Forts Association: "The relevant authorities have been informed and a request for intervention has been forwarded to the Region."