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Snowshoes and saunas: why Italy’s Bormio is perfect for winter sports and pampering

The medieval Lombardy town in the Valtellina Alps will host the skiing in the 2026 Winter Olympics, but for now it’s full of under-the-radar charm

The Guardian - UK

Prosciutto warning as swine fever sweeps Italy with 120,000 pigs killed

The disease first infected wild boars and quickly spread to domestic pigs

The Independent UK

Milan appeals against ‘grotesque’ move to rename airport after Berlusconi

City authorities take case to Lombardy regional court in effort to block initiative by Matteo Salvini

The Guardian - UK

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What Texas can learn from Italy’s big bet on tiny community health homes

In Italy, as in Texas, funding hospitals over primary care leaves many feeling “medically homeless.” Italy’s post-COVID plans show another way.

The Texas Tribune

Absolutely prefabulous: a vision of the future

An Italian architect teamed up with her father on the prototype of a very special project on the family hill in Lombardy, then they built 50 of them

The Guardian - UK

Was the 2024 Belgian GP one of Formula 1's closest races?

1. Mark Webber, Red Bull2. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes (+0.643s)3. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari (+0.947s) Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing RB8 (Photo by: Sutton Images) The 2012 Monaco Grand Prix is mostly remembered for Michael Schumacher's fastest time in qualifying, which to this day would still make him the oldest polesitter since…

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Milan mayor casts doubt on city’s ranking as third most polluted in world

IQAir labelled Milan ‘unhealthy’ over PM 2.5 levels, triggering limits on daytime traffic

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Italy announces inquiry into its handling of Covid-19 pandemic

Victims’ relatives hail creation of commission but ex-ministers say it will be used as political attack

The Guardian - UK

Italy culls tens of thousands of pigs to contain African swine fever

Outbreaks in the Lombardy ‘pork belt’ were extinguished, say experts, but wild boar could act as a reservoir

The Guardian - UK

‘Impossible to live like this’: Italy’s Po Valley blighted by air pollution among worst in Europe

Cremona residents say life becoming unbearable amid pollution from industry, cars and farm animal waste

The Guardian - UK

Bergamo and Brescia: an active trip to Italy’s joint capitals of culture

Football feuds and pandemic pain have been replaced with walks, hilltop feasts and culture in these cities, making them superb places to enjoy an active Lombardy holiday

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Italian prime minister and health minister cleared of Covid culpability

Court rules that Giuseppe Conte and Roberto Speranza not at fault for 6,000 excess deaths in Bergamo at start of pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Four dead after boat full of tourists ‘celebrating birthday’ sinks in Italy

The whirlwind that capsized the boat was part of a storm system that arrived in Lombardy on Sunday evening

The Independent UK

Casualties after tourist boat sinks in Italy's Lago Maggiore in Lombardy region

A tourist boat capsized in a storm on Italy’s Lago Maggiore in the northern Lombardy region on Sunday, with at least one person confirmed dead, Italian media reported.

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The Independent UK

Tourist boat overturns on Italian lake, at least 1 dead; several missing

Italian media report that a sudden storm overturned a boat on Lago Maggiore in the northern Lombardy region, with at least one person confirmed dead

Daily Mirror

Pensioner who filled in pothole blasts 'injustice' after being fined nearly £800

Claudio Trenta, 72, has said he will fight a fine of nearly £800 to the end after he was handed the punishment for filling in a pothole on a road in Lombardy, Italy

The Guardian - UK

Italian man fined nearly €900 for filling in pothole hits out at ‘injustice’

Claudio Trenta, 72, has triggered a national debate after deciding to fix 30cm hole himself in Lombardy

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Italian leaders tried to protect country’s image at start of pandemic

Messages accessed as part of inquiry show politicians also appeared to make light of cases

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The Guardian - UK

Former Italian PM Giuseppe Conte faces investigation over Covid response

Conte, ex-health minister and 17 others placed under investigation on suspicion of ‘aggravated culpable epidemic’ and manslaughter

Daily Mirror

Woman, 20, dies instantly after crashing car into tree driving home from night out

Elisa Scaletti, 20, died after crashing her car into a tree near her home in Villa di Tirano, Lombardy, northern Italy. Her 19-year-old friend, who was in the car with her, survived

Evening Standard

The ultimate guide to the Italian lakes — from Maggiore to the Venice Lagoon

The lakes that cover vast swathes of the northern province of Lombardy have been overlooked in the past one hundred years, but that is beginning to change

Daily Record

Scots wife of pilot killed ejecting from military jet over Alps told 'plane was broken' days before tragedy

David Ashley, from Poole, Dorset, died while carrying out a familiarisation flight of a M346 Fighter Attack aircraft, manufactured by Leonardo SpA, when it crashed on Monte Legnone, near Colico, Lombardy, on March 16.

The Independent UK

Italy’s farmers in race against time as drought threatens crops

Agricultural waters could run out by the end of the month in the northern region of Lombardy

Al Jazeera

Farmers watch crops wither amid Italy’s worst drought in 70 years

Italy’s farmers cope with the worst drought in 70 years that prompted the government to declare a state of emergency.

The Independent UK

Milan turns off public fountains amid Italy’s worst drought in decades

Some 125 towns in the regions of Piedmont and Lombardy have been asked to ration water

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