The former minister’s defence team has requested that the hearings take place behind closed doors. Boccia had previously said of the former presenter of Report at Il Foglio: “He’s part of my inner circle”; now he also refers to him as Sangiuliano. In the proceedings, the minister’s former colleague and lover is accused of stalking and causing bodily harm.

Alberto gives Anna an engagement ring, but she immediately starts drinking again. Raffaella wins Silvia over with her ethnic cuisine, whilst Samuel suspects that his colleague is hiding something. Greta is preparing to move to Salerno

The Spanish election, Die Linke’s victory in Berlin and the new protests in European cities. Rents, evictions and social housing are putting governments and opposition parties to the test. A map of the demonstrations and the reasons behind the protests

The general has seen his poll ratings drop for the first time, and his Instagram figures are no longer what they used to be. This setback also affects his alter ego “Robertus Vannaccius”, a page from which AI-generated content is posted, in which the FnV leader is depicted, for example, as a Roman emperor

The Socialist leader offers an original interpretation of the Constitution, stating that whilst awaiting a new Parliament, it is right for the government to provide answers to the public. However, he glosses over the second decree, and the first turns out to be decidedly more centrist than previously announced. Meanwhile, the Spanish Supreme Court has revoked the arrest warrant for Carles Puigdemont, the Catalan independence leader who has been on the run in Belgium for years.

The decision by CONI’s National Executive Committee is the best way to resolve a situation in which Italian sport should never have found itself. Was it really necessary to make such a fuss? No, it wasn’t, given that in the end it was concluded that Malagò was the victim and not the culprit.

Whilst the crisis in 19th-century antique furniture persists, the younger generations seem to be taking an increasing interest in furniture, homeware and clothing from the second half of the 20th century. This trend has been labelled, particularly abroad and on social media, as ‘grandmacore’. And in Italy? A journey amongst the traders at Mercanteinfiera in Parma

The former chief of police and the former director of the Revenue Agency have endorsed the launch of a new civic political project, which aims to position itself within the centre-left and broaden its scope to include the moderate and reformist wing, whilst remaining open to dialogue with Matteo Renzi. The launch will take place at the EUR on Saturday 10 October

The majority has passed a vote of confidence in the government, with 226 in favour and 147 against on the first amendment, and 227 in favour and 149 against on the second. The two amendments introduce a preferential voting system with fixed-position list leaders and an increase in the number of signatures required. The third amendment will be voted on tomorrow, whilst final approval is scheduled for Thursday.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Prize to the Belgian physicist “for his decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and to the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin”.

The South Tyrolean champion has not played since the Wimbledon final. “My doctors and I have decided that I need a course of treatment for my knee,” he said in a video posted on his social media channels. By early November, he may no longer be world number one.

This is not the first time that ships in the Black Sea have come under attack from the air. It is, however, the first time that a ship has sunk. Emergency meeting of the Bulgarian government. Some sources have told ‘Chasa 24’ that the drones were Russian

The team coached by Roberto Mancini won 3–1 against the Turkish national side. It was a rather scrappy match, but one in which the Italian players’ determination to win was evident. Compared with the recent past, this is a new development

Testori could certainly not have been familiar with either Roberto Benigni’s play or his book, but he knew perfectly well the tradition from which Benigni draws to craft his portrait of Francis, and regards it as a “betrayal perpetrated upon the body and soul of the great, steadfast, humble, absolute, stocky, tormented and inevitable Saint of Assisi”

The Democratic Party is watching the polls with concern and fears it may fall below 18 per cent. The former prime minister is pushing for primaries as soon as possible, the Nazareno faction wants them as late as possible, and amongst the Democrats there are those who dismiss the party leader with the words: “Elly is absolutely awful.”

The former Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies speaks out: “There is no left in Italy. The left is this, the centre is that, and the right is the other. Do you know what we need instead of primaries? A proper central committee – otherwise, ‘hic Rhodus, hic salta’.”

The prize goes to Deisseroth, Hegemann and Nagel for their discoveries concerning light-activated ion channels. The medical applications could prove significant, and some have already begun to emerge

“Samuel’s Diary”, a comic about growing up. “The Stranger” by Paolo Strippoli and the new Pokémon cards for those who started collecting them decades ago. Three points of reference for exploring the vast world of entertainment

The British conservative explains the Russian threat to the American MAGA movement and tells them: it borders on defending Hitler. Is it worth defending oneself against dictators? One section of the right says yes, and another says no