Italy
Use attributes for filter ! | |
Provinces | South Tyrol |
---|---|
Trentino | |
Province of Brescia | |
Capital | Rome |
Dialing code | +39 |
Population | 60. 59 million (2017) |
Points of interest | Colosseum |
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 405835 |
About Italy
Italy, a European country with a long Mediterranean coastline, has left a powerful mark on Western culture and cuisine. Its capital, Rome, is home to the Vatican as well as landmark art and ancient ruins. Other major cities include Florence, with Renaissance masterpieces such as Michelangelo's "David" and Brunelleschi's Duomo; Venice, the city of canals; and Milan, Italy's fashion capital.
Shock after popular bear shot dead in Italian town
...By Paul KirbyBBC NewsA popular female bear has been shot dead on the outskirts of a town in central Italy and a man has claimed he opened fire out of fear...
Canadian couple win damages from Italian ruling party
...By George WrightBBC NewsItaly s far-right ruling party has been ordered to pay damages to a same-sex couple for using a photo of them with their newborn son without their consent in an anti-surrogacy campaign...
Heatwave: Italy's major cities on red heat alert
...By James GregoryBBC NewsRed alerts for extreme heat are in place in most of Italy s main cities as a heatwave intensifies in Europe...
Europe heatwave: Red alerts issued in 15 Italian cities
...By Robert Greenall & Christy CooneyBBC NewsRed alerts have been issued for 15 cities across Italy as extreme heat continues to affect southern Europe...
How the tide of migration is changing European politics
... Most head for Italy...
Europe heatwave: Extreme heat leads to Greece Acropolis closure
... Earlier this week, a man in his forties died from the heat after collapsing in northern Italy - while several visitors to the country have collapsed from heatstroke, including a British man outside the Colosseum in Rome...
Cerberus heatwave: Hot weather sweeps across southern Europe
... They could reach 48C in parts of Italy, becoming " potentially the hottest temperatures ever recorded in Europe" says the European Space Agency...
Silvio Berlusconi's big footprint in Europe
...By Katya AdlerEurope editorFlamboyant, controversial Silvio Berlusconi - a four-time prime minister and a key coalition partner in Italy s current government - was envied and admired, loathed and derided in equal measure for many, many years...
The Papers: Ex-Labour MPs' plea to vote Tory and cash splurge
Many newspapers highlight the comments of two former Labour MPs who have made outspoken attacks on the Labour leader.
"Corbyn in Crisis" is the headline after both Ian Austin and John Woodcock said Mr Corbyn was not fit to be Prime Minister .
as "an extraordinary intervention" and pictures the two rebels in front of a billboard That calls Mr Corbyn a "disgrace" to his party and the country.
The Paper says their comments "Laid Bare " The Deep divisions in Labour on Brexit and anti-Semitism, and fuelled continued speculation That other Labour moderates could quit The Party .
Labour voters should support Boris Johnson , former Labour MP Ian Austin saidthe Labour stalwart, Joe Haines , who also says he will not be voting Labour.
The former press secretary to Harold Wilson tells The Paper "political pygmies" have destroyed The Party he loves.
The Labour and Conservative election promises to boost the economy get plenty of coverage.
has the headline "spend, spend, spend" - the phrase used by the pools winner Viv Nicholson in 1961.
a "public spending bidding war" That would see borrowing return to levels of the 1970S .
Sajid Javid has "ripped up" the government's rules to allow a New Wave of investment.
Meanwhile, about Labour's plans, with its city editor Alex Brummer calling them "financial Suicide ".
John Mcdonnell and Sajid Javid set out their spending plans on ThursdayThat Labour spending would "cripple Britain" - But That the Conservative spending pledge of £100bn is the same amount they said was "reckless" when it was in Labour's manifesto in 2017.
on the Conservative leader, and what it sees as "Boris's Britain".
The Paper 's Front Page shows a frail 88-year-old woman who it says spent six hours on a hospital trolley.
It describes her as "another victim of heartless Tory cuts". The Paper 's editorial says it is a "shocking portrayal of the true state of the health service", and it blames a Tory administration, which it says, has starved the NHS of funds.
Remain electoral pactThere's also reaction to the electoral pact agreed by the Liberal Democrats , Plaid Cymru and The Greens not to stand against each other in 60 seats.
"an unholy alliance" and a "remoaner stitch up".
The Arrangement is a sign of a failing electoral System - while the Telegraph reports That the Conservatives want the Electoral Commission to investigate The Pact .
Historians are going Into Battle over the term "Anglo-Saxon" according to It reports That some academics want to ban its use because of an association with "white supremacy".
It is generally used to describe groups from across the North Sea - including Angles and Saxons - who settled in Britain.
But a medieval specialist Mary Rambaran-Olm argues it only gained common usage much later "as a means of connecting white people to their supposed origins".
The Times says her view is gaining scholarly support, But The Paper 's editorial agrees with The Historian Tom Holland who calls the idea of banning the term "as mad as a bag of ferrets".
Several papers about "boozy Brits" drinking the equivalent of 108 bottles of wine a year.
The figures come from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and compare with an average of 99 bottles a year in other countries.
According to The Sun 's report, the biggest culprits are people born in the 1950s, 60s and 70s who share a bottle of wine over dinner most Nights .
That alcohol consumption in the UK is actually falling, though we still drink More Than Australia, the US, Spain and Italy .
how the actor James Dean is to appear in a new film about the Vietnam War -More Than 60 years after his death in a car crash.
A deal has been struck with The Family of the Hollywood icon to recreate his image using archive film and CGI technology.
The resulting "avatar" will appear with real co-stars, and another actor will provide The Voice .
The director Anton Ernst tells The Paper he will take every precaution to ensure the James Dean legacy as an "epic film star" is kept firmly Intact .
Source of news: bbc.com