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Italian authorities have been accused of mishandling the coronavirus outbreak and allowing it to spread as rapidly as it has.

Public gatherings banned, Italians told not to move anywhere except for work, emergencies

People in country's north under lockdown as COVID-19 cases grow to more than 5,800

Italy's prime minister has said at least 16 million people are in mandatory quarantine in Lombardy region and also in 14 provinces.

The death toll from the new coronavirus in Italy has risen to 197 after the largest daily increase in fatalities there since the outbreak began.

Italy has declared a state of emergency in Venice after the Italian city was engulfed by 1.87m (6ft) high water levels, flooding its historic basilica and cutting power to homes.

With a couple of shrugs, Matteo Salvini's ministerial career came to a sudden end in late August 2019.

Matteo Salvini, leader of Italy's League party, has called for a snap election, saying differences with coalition partners cannot be mended.

DISTURBING images appear to show the doomed Italian bridge crumbling in the weeks before the tragedy that killed at least 39.

The couple are enjoying a well-earned break with their children in Capri

Far-right interior minister says if EU fails to act Italy is ready to ‘renegotiate’ its financial commitments to the bloc

Italian voters could be headed to polls again in a matter of months, if not weeks

Italian PM-designate Giuseppe Conte has given up his bid to form a government after the country's president vetoed his choice of economy minister.

THE Tunisian man suspected of carrying out the deadly Berlin truck attack was shot dead by police in Milan on Friday, Italy’s interior minister Marco Minniti said.

The manner of Matteo Renzi’s rapid rise to power would have impressed his fellow Florentine Niccolò Machiavelli. His similarly swift demise would have appalled him in equal measure.

RAI projections indicate that voters in only three of Italy’s 20 regions cast ballots to approve the reform

Migrants in Calais seeking asylum in the UK should be allowed to lodge their claim in France, the president of the region has told the BBC.

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Powerful earthquake hits central Italy

Countries across Europe are strengthening security following the Nice terror attack which claimed the lives of at least 84 people. It comes as France extends its state of emergency for an additional three months.