Tensions have flared between protesters and the police in several Italian cities. The entrances to the Colosseum were forced open. Piantedosi on the investigation into incitement to terrorism: “There are no safe havens.”

President Tango confirms that the association needs to review its accounts, but says that the average of salaries and arrears is “a long way from 100,000 euros”

The Russian president is not well regarded among Republicans, 78 per cent of whom view him unfavourably. The survey by The Economist and YouGov America

Humanitarian aid and the evacuation of the 1,000 civilians trapped in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town are due to begin on 27 October. The ceasefire announced by the White House is welcome, but let us hope the announcement does not simply become propaganda.

The MP, formerly a leading figure in Avs, explains his decision to join the parliamentary group proposed by Riccardo Magi (to circumvent the requirement to collect signatures under the new electoral law). “My future? We’ll see; political activity can also be carried out outside Parliament.”

The former mayor of Milan has sought to calm the situation following the remarks made by the President of the Senate. Speaking on the sidelines of the ECAD meeting in San Patrignano, she said: “Behind every addiction there is a human being, and the human being comes first.”

“Outside the party, people are telling us that either we renew ourselves or they’ll choose someone else,” says the Lega’s Senate group leader. The former Minister for Tourism will challenge Salvini at the party conference: “I’ve tried to get hold of him several times, but he’s never replied.” Durigon denies this: “He did hear from him; perhaps he’s forgotten.”