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Couple told to leave Italian hotel because they don't 'accept dark-skinned guests'
It is the latest discrimination case to spark outrage in Italy in recent weeks,
Italian gay couple told to stop hugging because it could upset children
The couple were told to "compose" themselves in front of children.
The great British getaway: Brits take fewer two-week breaks and shun booze cruises
The traditional fortnight holiday is in decline as Britons opt for shorter breaks.
Waiter loses job offer because hotel refused to put 'coloured guys' in dining area
He was originally hired at a hotel in the town in Cervia in north-eastern Italy.
'Cold' nurse in Verona allegedly gave baby morphine overdose without prescription
Police are investigating whether other similar incidents have occured.
Heatwave photos: Health warnings issued across Europe as temperatures hit dangerous levels
A heatwave is currently extending across the continent, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees in some areas.
Fortress Europe: Spain unprepared as migrant arrivals more than double
The western route is becoming more popular – and Italy's new plans to curb migrant flow may make Spain even more attractive.
Qatar signs $6bn deal with Italy for seven warships
The deal is the second of its kind in the past 12 months.
Fortress Europe: Italy's controversial new plans to stop migrants
Italy plans to send warships to Libyan waters and has drawn up rules that must be followed by NGOs that rescue migrants.
Brothers wearing Donald Trump masks 'rob cash machines in northern Italy'
Authorities arrested the suspects in Piemonte region after tracking them for months.
Theresa May to take three-week holiday in Italy and Swiss Alps
PM takes first long break since disastrous election result.
Elderly tourist reported after defecating in one of Pompeii's best preserved homes
The 80-year-old Spanish man's wife reportedly kept watch while he went to the bathroom.
Football legend Gianluca Vialli pitches ambitious 'Kickstarter for football' plans
From football legend to tech CEO, Vialli talks up crowdfunding platform Tifosy at Rise conference in Hong Kong.
Italy arrests Chechen man accused of attack on journalists and fighting with Isis
Prosecutors say Eli Bombataliev is being held on terror charges.
Naples officials recover final body from rubble of collapsed building
The dead were identified as an elderly resident and two families. The cause for the collapse remains unknown.
Austria sends in army to protect border with Italy as migrant numbers swell
In the six months of 2017 so far, nearly 85,000 migrants have arrived on the shores of Italy.
Watch a helicopter rescue an injured cow which plunged down a hill in Italy
The cow was rescued by the fire service in Verona after dropping into a gully.
Ex-CIA agent to return to Italy to face sentence for rendition of radical Egyptian imam
Sabrina de Sousa has denied involvement in the abduction of radical cleric Abu Omar.
Mysterious gravestones near Pompeii reflect political upheaval in Ancient Rome
Known as columelle, the stelae shed light on the identity of Italians in a newly unified peninsula.
Italy threatens to stop foreign boats carrying migrants to its ports
More than 73,000 migrants have landed in Italy this year, an increase of 14% over last year's figures.
Murder probe opened in Italy after Brazilian cleaner goes missing from cruise ship
36-year-old Simone Scheuer Souza was reported missing from the ship after it left Venice.
Amanda Knox's Little Red Riding Hood fantasy: 'Foxy Knoxy' stalked by the big bad wolf
Once upon a time... a young American was acquitted of murder.
Calcio Storico Fiorentino 2017: Riot police called in as brawl erupts during brutal football match
A 40-man brawl ensued 15 minutes into the game between La Santa Croce Azzurri (Blue) and Santo Spirito Bianchi (White) when a player punched the referee and refused to leave the pitch.
Ikea has built an earthquake-proof school in an Italian town ravaged by quakes
Crognaleto's two existing schools had been rendered inaccessible.
Italy 'guarantees' cash for two Venetian banks amid EU crisis talks
The Italian banking system is weighed down by €360bn of bad loans.
Why is Italy making these 12 vaccinations compulsory for children?
Italian PM Paolo Gentiloni has blamed a decrease in vaccinations in part on a 'spread of anti-scientific theories'.
Humanitarian rescue boats or ferry service? Mediterranean migrants up 40% on last year
Critics have accused NGOs that rescue people in the Mediterranean of acting as a "ferry service" that encourages smugglers.
Italy unanimously passes anti-trolling law to protect children from online abuse
The new law will make it illegal for anyone to subject a child to cyber harassment.
Deadly wild boar runs riot in Rome amid waste collection crisis
Italy's boar population soared to roughly 1 million after a fast breeding species was brought in for hunters.
Italy bans Sikh migrant from carrying Kirpan
The man argued that carrying the knife was an important expression of his religious duty.