POLITICS

• Politics

Cycling: Men’s World Time Trial Championships – silver for Ganna behind Evenepoel

• Politics

Mattarella: “Groupthink is a tool of oppression; free speech is invaluable”

• Politics

M5S: over 6 million votes for Nova, 94 per cent say no to rearmament

• Politics

Government, Schlein: “Meloni must put an end to her failures and say when the election will be held”

• Politics

Government, Conte: “Those who don’t love Italy are at Palazzo Chigi; stamp duty measures straight out of Cettina la Qualunque”

• Politics

Fn, Vannacci: “The only useful vote is for us, not for Meloni’s watered-down centre-right”

SPORTS

• Sports

Serie A, Milan v Lecce 3–0

• Sports

Football: La Liga – Atlético Madrid win 2-1 in the derby against Real; former Juventus player David on the scoresheet

• Sports

Serie A: Juventus v Atalanta 2-0

• Sports

Football, Fabregas: “It wasn’t our day, but it’s our first defeat in five months”

• Sports

Football: Premier League – City score five against Sunderland; Liverpool win at Bournemouth

• Sports

Serie A: Frosinone 2–0 Como

ECONOMY

• Economy

Car tax, Dombrovskis: “NRRP payments may not be cost-effective.”

• Economy

Banks: ABI reports rise in loans to households and businesses in August, up 3.4 per cent year-on-year

• Economy

Energy, Sangalli: “We must act immediately on price rises; consumption and growth are at risk”

• Economy

Fuel: Mimit reports average self-service petrol price at €2.153/l, diesel at €2.330/l

• Economy

Public finances: Giorgetti says the ship is in safe waters; the budget will not be conservative

CULTURE

• Culture

Uffizi: water seepage following torrential downpour in Florence, no damage to artworks

• Culture

USA: artist Peter Max dies at 88

• Culture

Books: Rosellina Archinto, pioneer of children’s publishing, dies aged 93

• Culture

Museums: Free admission to Intesa Sanpaolo’s Gallerie d’Italia on Ferragosto

WORLD

• World

France-Canada: Macron: “They are two great, independent nations”

• World

Russia: exit polls show Putin’s United Russia party wins elections with 49.4%

• World

Ukraine: Moscow says it will step up attacks in response to Kiev’s raids

• World

Ukraine, Zelensky: “I spoke with Trump; we’ll meet in New York”

ENTERTAINMENT

• Entertainment

Music: Ed Sheeran speaks out about Gaza from the stage, calling the situation ‘unjustifiable’

• Entertainment

Music: Roy Paci cancels two concerts: ‘serious health problems’

• Entertainment

Music: Pro-Palestine protest and artists pulling out; Ed Sheeran set to resume tour

• Entertainment

Madonna to open the 2026 Video Music Awards

• Entertainment

Music, Cesare Cremonini: ‘Paparazzi’ released, first single from new album ‘Amateur’

• Entertainment

Music, Laura Pausini: new Latin Grammy Awards nomination for ‘Yo Canto2’

ENVIRONMENT

• Environment

Climate: Guterres: “Unprecedented commitment is needed to overcome the crisis”

• Environment

Caldo, Pichetto: ‘Italy has the strength to tackle new climate challenges’

• Environment

Climate: June-July in Western Europe was the hottest ever

• Environment

Climate: record-breaking heat and over 1,000 extreme weather events along the coast in the last 16 years

• Environment

Olimpia Milano bids farewell to Josh Nebo

• Environment

Climate: June 2026 was the hottest ever recorded for Western Europe

NEWS

• News

Rome: hunt for the person who posted the video of the 13-year-old; four Telegram users under investigation

• News

Schools, headteachers: “Cap on foreign pupils is understandable but complex; local pupils must be accommodated”

• News

Road accidents: motorbike crashes into railing; Leone Di Lernia’s son dies in Milan

• News

Cuneo: thief killed; Asti Public Prosecutor’s Office opens murder investigation

• News

Road accidents: 22-year-old killed in Naples whilst signalling a stationary car