Last year, there were 355,772 births in Italy, 3.8 per cent fewer than in 2024. The fertility rate has fallen further (1.14) and the average age at childbirth has risen to 32.7 years, whilst the number of children born to foreign couples has fallen by 38.7 per cent compared with 2012. And the estimates for the first few months of 2026 do not bode well

Tonight marks the start of the 81st season of the American top flight. The Celtics’ line-up will also feature the former Sixers player, but all eyes are on The King’s first regular-season match with Philadelphia. It’s also a fresh start for the Greek former Milwaukee player, now wearing the Heat’s colours. 

According to the director of the Piepoli Institute, if the former general were to join the coalition, “he would certainly bring his 8 per cent, but it would have some negative consequences for the alliance: it would further mobilise the centre-left electorate, bring Calenda into the broad coalition and cause a decline in votes for the other centre-right parties”.

At the Palaeur, in their first Serie A match, Paul Matiasic’s team suffered a 75–94 defeat. Setting aside the points lost in the league table, what is missing is a sense of belonging – something that is not created by dance performances, light shows and epic music, but only through time

According to the president of the M5S, “the conditions are not in place to work with the Prime Minister: she should step down and let us get on with our work”. Meanwhile, the leader of AVS adds: “It is a mistake to collaborate with those who have brought Italians to their knees”.

Electoral law, friction within the ruling coalition and the opposition grappling with the back-and-forth over the primaries – election day is drawing nearer, but it is still unclear exactly when people will actually go to the polls. All the possible scenarios on the table

With the start of the football season, the new rule – first seen at the World Cup in the US – has been introduced in our league to reduce time-wasting and redefine the situations in which the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) may be used

Following Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Finland and Sweden have also announced their intention to send ‘Dublin cases’ back to Italy. And a ruling by the European Court of Justice has deprived Rome of the means to refuse them. Amidst the crisis in Ceuta and the suspension of Schengen, the new asylum pact is facing its first serious test. And it is failing it

High energy costs are putting a damper on Italians’ holidays, but arrivals from abroad are driving the sector beyond 2025 levels. From Veneto to Calabria, via Sicily and Puglia, visitor numbers and seasonal adjustment are on the rise. And queues are forming once again outside the Riace Bronzes. Data from Federalberghi 

The provision on security cameras and the retention of footage contained in the legislative decree transposing the European AI Act has sparked much controversy. “But there is no indiscriminate data collection. Images alone do not constitute biometric data. The important thing is to strike the right balance between security requirements and the protection of individual rights,” says the professor