Italy

The investigation

Massive tax fraud: Costa Smeralda properties and a Lamborghini seized

The Finance Police are investigating a Brescia-based company accused of self-laundering. Assets worth €3.5 million are frozen.
Afragola, il luogo dove è stata ritrovata, morta, la 14enne Martina Carbonaro (e nei riquadri la ragazza ed il fidanzatino)
Afragola, il luogo dove è stata ritrovata, morta, la 14enne Martina Carbonaro (e nei riquadri la ragazza ed il fidanzatino)
Naples

Martina Carbonaro killed at 14, aggravating circumstance of cruelty dropped for her ex

Hit on the head with a stone: the blows inflicted, according to the Prosecutor's Office, were "functional to the crime, not a form of cruelty"
BENEVENTO

Security guard picks up a rifle and shoots his wife: the woman is in serious condition

The victim is hospitalized in desperate conditions
Maria Rita Parsi
Maria Rita Parsi
Mourning

Farewell to Maria Rita Parsi: the psychologist and psychotherapist was 78 years old.

A well-known face on TV as an expert in her disciplines, she has dedicated her life to the study and defense of children's rights.
Il Presidente della Repubblica Sergio Mattarella all'ospedale Niguarda (Uff. Stampa Quirinale)
Il Presidente della Repubblica Sergio Mattarella all'ospedale Niguarda (Uff. Stampa Quirinale)
the president

Mattarella in Milan: hospital visit to the young people injured in Crans Montana

The President of the Republic visited Niguarda Hospital to express his sympathy to the children who were burned in the tragic New Year's Eve fire.
Autovelox (foto ANSA)
Autovelox (foto ANSA)
road safety

Illegal speed cameras, MIT data: out of 11,000, only a thousand are approved.

The risk is a deluge of appeals from motorists: here's when fines are null and void
Un treno in stazione a Cagliari (immagine simbolo, foto Ansa)
Un treno in stazione a Cagliari (immagine simbolo, foto Ansa)
the protests

Transport: February is a month of travel excitement: strikes and disruptions on buses, trains, planes, and at ports.

There are around twenty stops between national and local, all the dates to mark on your calendar
Scontri tra manifestanti e forze dell'ordine durante il corteo contro lo sgombero del centro sociale Askatasuna (foto ANSA/Alessandro Di Marco)
Scontri tra manifestanti e forze dell'ordine durante il corteo contro lo sgombero del centro sociale Askatasuna (foto ANSA/Alessandro Di Marco)
Chigi Palace

Security: Meloni prepares a crackdown in the decree: an "extended" criminal shield and a 12-hour preventive detention.

The Prime Minister, after the injured officers in Turin, said: "We will do what it takes to restore order in this country."
Alberto Trentini ospite da Fazio (frame Che tempo che fa)
Alberto Trentini ospite da Fazio (frame Che tempo che fa)
the interview

Trentini on Che tempo che fa: "A hole for a toilet and shower. They told us we were bargaining chips."

The aid worker, freed after 423 days of detention in Venezuela, hosted by Fazio: "I've changed many cells, all two meters by four."
the clashes

Officers injured in Turin, Meloni: "Attempted murder." Officer who was hit with a hammer has been released.

One of the attackers has been arrested and investigations continue to identify all those responsible.
Polizia scientifica in azione a Milano (foto Ansa)
Polizia scientifica in azione a Milano (foto Ansa)
Milan

He steals a gun and fires at patrol cars, the police return fire and wound him: 25-year-old is in critical condition.

The young man, a foreigner of Chinese origin, was taken to the Niguarda hospital
Iris e il suo conduttore (foto Cc)
Iris e il suo conduttore (foto Cc)
Olympics

Cagliari Provincial Command's canine units at Milan-Cortina 2026

An excellence that crosses the borders of the island to land in the prestigious setting of the Winter Olympic Games
Il cherubino con le fattezze di Giorgia Meloni (ANSA/FABIO CIMAGLIA)
Il cherubino con le fattezze di Giorgia Meloni (ANSA/FABIO CIMAGLIA)
the case

"Giorgia Meloni, the Angel": the monument commissioned by Don Pietro Pintus and the diocese's irritation.

The basilica has always been linked to the world of monarchists and right-wing circles in the capital. The prime minister jokes, but the Democratic Party protests: "Unacceptable."
(foto Ansa)
(foto Ansa)
In the Neapolitan area

4-year-old girl dies, foster parents arrested: charges of aggravated homicide

His death in 2024 was initially thought to be a fall down the stairs, but the investigation revealed burns, bedsores, a fracture and a serious lung condition, all consequences of malnutrition and abandonment.
L'area colpita dalla frana a Niscemi, Caltanissetta, che ha causato l'evacuazione di centinaia di famiglie e danni ingenti al patrimonio edilizio, Niscemi, 28 gennaio 2026. ANSA/ORIETTA SCARDINO
L'area colpita dalla frana a Niscemi, Caltanissetta, che ha causato l'evacuazione di centinaia di famiglie e danni ingenti al patrimonio edilizio, Niscemi, 28 gennaio 2026. ANSA/ORIETTA SCARDINO
Sicily

The owner of the collapsed house in Niscemi: "I designed it; it wasn't illegal. I lost everything."

Architect Roberto Palumbo speaks: "A disaster waiting to happen. I built it in 1974 with a regular building permit."
ALESDIMARCO
ALESDIMARCO
the clashes

Police officer kicked and hammered, one arrested in Turin

Piantedosi: "The antagonists are a danger to democracy." Solidarity from Mattarella and Schlein, Meloni's anger
Il frame del video dell'aggressione al poliziotto, postato dal ministro Matteo Salvini
Il frame del video dell'aggressione al poliziotto, postato dal ministro Matteo Salvini
high voltage

Clashes erupt at the Askatasuna march in Turin. An officer was attacked with kicks, punches, and hammer blows.

Molotov cocktails were fired at police, who responded with water cannons and tear gas. Meloni: "This is just violence, not dissent." Mattarella called Piantedosi.
L'area colpita dalla frana a Niscemi (Ansa)
L'area colpita dalla frana a Niscemi (Ansa)
Caltanissetta

Bad weather, no peace for Niscemi: three-story building collapses into a precipice

The building was on the edge of the already collapsed slope. Other homes are at risk.
L'angelo col bvolto di Giorgia Meloni (Ansa)
L'angelo col bvolto di Giorgia Meloni (Ansa)
the case

An angel with Giorgia Meloni's face in the church, the restorer: "Inventions, the work was remade as it was 25 years ago."

Controversy erupts over the reproduction of the prime minister's face in San Lorenzo in Lucina. The author: "Who says it's her?" The vicariate: An internal investigation has been launched. PD and M5S: "Giuli should report it."
I carabinieri sul luogo del delitto (Ansa)
I carabinieri sul luogo del delitto (Ansa)
the investigations

Accused of killing her husband, she was released after eight months: "I didn't do anything."

The man found dead in Bologna in May. The evidence against Lorenza Scarpante is weak: "My thoughts were always with my children."
Insularità
Stefano Taras, presidente di Confagricoltura Sardegna (Archivio)
Stefano Taras, presidente di Confagricoltura Sardegna (Archivio)

Simplification, investment, and innovation: Confagricoltura's regional assembly in Cabras

National Council member Paolo Mele opened the meeting. The focus was on the future of the island's agricultural sector.