Tourist stopped on street near Villa Borghese. Rome police detained a German tourist as he cruised down a street on a rented electric scooter with the marble base of a Roman column between his feet.

New high-speed rail link to be up and running by 2026, in agreement with Deutsche Bahn and ÖBB. Italy is to launch a new high-speed rail link between Germany and Austria by next year, the state-owned ...

Pontiff calls for humanitarian aid to be let into Gaza and an end to hostilities as international pressure grows on Israel. Pope Leo XIV has renewed his appeal for humanitarian aid to reach Gaza, ...

St Georgeʼs British International School is seeking an outstanding Singing teacher to provide individual lessons to a small number of pupils. Applicants must have a Partita Iva. The successful ...

Italy comes fifth in 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. Italy's Lucio Corsi, with his song Volevo essere un duro, came in fifth place at the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest held in Basel on ...

Visitor numbers up 5 per cent on 2023. Italy's state museums and archaeological parks welcomed a total of 60,850,091 million visitors in 2024, a new record and an increase of 5 per cent on the ...

Wanted in Rome is a monthly magazine in English for expatriates in Rome established in 1985. The magazine covers Rome news stories that may be of interest to English and Italian speaking residents, ...

Sardinian beach tops World’s 50 Best Beaches ranking for 2025. Cala Goloritzè, on the Italian island of Sardinia has been crowned the 'best beach in the world' by travel experts in the 2025 ranking of ...

Wanted in Rome is a monthly magazine in English for expatriates in Rome established in 1985. The magazine covers Rome news stories that may be of interest to English and Italian speaking residents, ...

Francis chose the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore as his final resting place and will become the first pope in more than a century not to be buried in St Peter's. Pope Francis, who died on Monday ...

Italian culture ministry pays tribute to Francis. Rome's Colosseum will be plunged into darkness on Tuesday night as a "sign of mourning" for Pope Francis who died on Monday aged 88, Italy's culture ...

In his will, Pope Francis asked for simple tomb. The Vatican on Tuesday morning released photographs of Pope Francis laid out in state in the Casa Marta chapel following his death on Monday at the age ...