Wins two million on a scratchcard, then heads to the factory as he does every morning A forty-year-old factory worker from Cassola, in the Vicenza area, bought a 10-euro ticket during his usual breakfast at the café. He thought he’d won 10,000 euros, but it turned out to be two million. The shock, the celebrations and then his shift at work, just like any other day 24 October 2026
Doulas who teach people how to die: “This is how the final act of life becomes a shared experience” While in Canada and the United Kingdom this role has a long-standing tradition, in our country it has only recently been incorporated into the health service, supporting the terminally ill and their families by Flavia Cappadocia 24 October 2026
Demonstrations and marches in Italy: live coverage. More than 4,000 people identified, 371 taken into preventive custody He is a suspect for incitement to commit a criminal offence. There is no call for surprise gatherings in public squares, but across Italy there are spontaneous marches and pre-organised demonstrations. Hundreds of searches, identity checks and detentions edited by Rory Cappelli, e Alessia Candito 24 October 2026
Ambush in Calabria: boss’s wife killed; he seriously injured The hit squad struck at around midnight near the home of Damiano Pepe, aged 64, whom investigators regard as a leading figure in organised crime in the Sibaritide region by Alessia Candito 24 October 2026
Standard time returned last night: the most natural time for the body, but it risks disappearing forever In many countries, including Italy, there is a push to adopt permanent summer time: “It boosts consumption and social life”. Doctors are opposed: “Morning light regulates our circadian rhythms” by Elena Dusi 24 October 2026
“As a director, I bring angry young people to the stage. The first step is to listen to them” Andrea Paolucci, of the Teatro dell’Argine, still on stage at the ITC San Lazzaro with “Habil delle città”, talks about the young people he meets and the clashes: “Their voices aren’t being heard. We started with the story of Fallou Sall”, the 16-year-old killed in 2024 by Paola Naldi 24 October 2026
David Rossi case: criminal defence lawyers on the offensive: “The committee acted improperly” Lawyers take on the parliamentary body: “It should not have named Mussari and Ceccherelli. This violates the Constitution” by Michele Bocci e Andrea Vivaldi 24 October 2026
Encrypted communications and misdirection; the protest takes on a rave-style format Word of mouth, just like for clandestine parties, and orders to delete messages. But the protesters fear infiltrators as much as they fear the police by Giuliano Foschini 24 October 2026
Juvenile magistrates express fury: “Nordio’s approach is ill-conceived against violent youths is ill-conceived” Claudio Cottatellucci: “Establishing an automatic link between arrest and imprisonment is a misguided oversimplification and demonstrates a lack of understanding of the juvenile justice system” by Conchita Sannino 24 October 2026
Case before the Tar over the Ducale commission awarded to Renzo Piano: ‘Non-transparent procedure’ The appeal by architect Spalla, who carried out the first restoration in 1992, after the Foundation denied him access to the documents relating to the restoration project for the Logge, entrusted to the star architect by Marco Preve 24 October 2026
Cesare Cremonini: “Success – what a wonderful mistake. Now I dream of a life” The artist said: “I’d rather take my music elsewhere. It’s the first step towards freeing myself from a farce that no longer interests me” by Malcom Pagani 24 October 2026
Squares under heavy security, the rebels’ challenge: “We’ll choose others by surprise” The interior ministry: green light for preventive detentions. The 17 October Movement cancels today’s marches. Law-enforcement agencies on high alert from north to south. Pre-dawn raids in eighteen cities: one hundred people identified, sticks and knives seized by Alessandra Ziniti 24 October 2026
Weather forecast: scattered rain and snow in the Alps on Saturday; more stable and sunny on Sunday The weather system will be accompanied by strong Mistral winds 24 October 2026
Pnrr student accommodation: the Mur refutes the Udu. But the statement remains silent on private landlords and rents Bernini’s ministry disputes the University Students’ Union’s figures on beds. Yet almost half of the announced places exist only on paper, and a ‘price-capped’ room can cost up to 850 euros a month by Giulia Boero 23 October 2026
Earthquakes in Sicily near a chain of underwater volcanoes. But the INGV rules out the risk of an eruption The epicentres lie halfway between the gigantic Marsili, situated in the centre of the Tyrrhenian Sea, and the Aeolian volcanic arc, which includes three other craters that are poorly monitored by Elena Dusi 23 October 2026
Bribes in the reconstruction sector: Regional President Acquaroli’s spin doctor and the right-wing ‘clique’ The Financial Police investigation has uncovered a criminal network in the Marche region ‘cemented by ideological values’. Former chief of staff Pistarelli is at the centre of a system that has attracted the ‘ndrangheta (Calabrian mafia) and the Camorra (Neapolitan mafia). The opposition: ‘The regi… by Corrado Zunino 23 October 2026
50,000 heat-related deaths in Europe this summer: “Italy tops the list, with Milan setting a record” Two studies highlight the impact of heatwaves and the climate crisis, which is responsible for two-thirds of all excess deaths. Our country tops the rankings, but there is disagreement over the figures by Giacomo Talignani 23 October 2026
Headteacher: “The attack on the school was defused in 48 hours thanks to the psychologist in the classroom and dialogue” Mosé Laurenzano leads the Giovanni Falcone secondary school, with more than a thousand pupils, in Loano, Liguria. “There is an external force directing the young people and organising the violence: the pupils showed me a chat where people were being asked to bring Molotov cocktails and petrol to sc… by Michela Bompani 23 October 2026
Sabrina Brizzola: “Violence is an expression of a generation’s discontent. Politicians are exploiting us” The national coordinator of the University Students’ Union spoke out following the clash with Vespa: “I believe there is a political and electoral strategy, linked to the realisation that a significant proportion of our generation does not support the government. But there is also the difficulty of… by Natasha Caragnano 23 October 2026
