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Greek singer Mazonakis’ Death Raises Questions Over Wellness Treatments

Known in Italy for a song featured in a popular Opel TV commercial, the singer was one of Greece’s best-known music stars.

An 18-year-old US student used the internationally recognised hand gesture while allegedly being held inside a food shop in central Florence.

Florence already restricts new tourist rentals in the historic centre and several surrounding neighbourhoods.

Two fighter jets were scrambled from Grosseto to intercept a helicopter that had lost radio contact while flying from Spain to Ancona.

Summer 2026 surpassed the previous national record set in 2003, according to an analysis by Italy’s National Research Council.

More than 1,000 people gathered with flowers and candles outside the home of Lorena Isceri, the 45-year-old woman killed last week.

The career diplomat arrived in Florence in August after serving as Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Bolivia.

Two Spanish police officers are working alongside Florence’s State Police this summer, taking part in patrols in the historic centre.

Specialist teams worked at sites including the Basilica of Santa Trinita, Brunelleschi’s Rotonda and the Santa Croce area.

A child’s decision to give his personal savings to animals in need has become a symbol of the wave of solidarity surrounding Pistoia’s dog shelter.