This year, the Italian athlete broke the long-standing Italian 800-metre record (1’43”7, set in 1973) and ran the distance in 1’42”67. “Now I’m recharging my batteries for the indoor season; I’ve missed it for the past two years due to physical problems: I want to improve my personal best, set the Italian record and head to the European Championships in Valencia with high hopes. That will be the first step.” Interview

There is a newspaper that dictates the line to the leader of the M5S, mocks Schlein and detests the reformists in the PD. A small publication that is, in its own way, both repellent and entertaining, yet a significant obstacle on the path to unifying a broad and competitive political camp capable of challenging the centre-right.

A review of the film by Lance Oppenheim, starring Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo and Matthew Maher

A review of Steven Hudson’s film, featuring the original voices of Asa Butterfield and Rob Brydon

Manuela misses her father, and despite Serena’s advice, she eventually picks up the phone and texts him. Meanwhile, the tenth-anniversary celebration of Mariella and Sasà’s friendship ends in an argument

The European Union has remained Kyiv’s staunch ally. The Ukrainian president is calling for funding for 2027, sanctions against Russia and the freezing of Russian assets. The challenge facing Europeans and the next taboos to be tackled

Meloni and Frederiksen tabled a joint amendment at the European Council that criticised the mass regularisation programme carried out by Pedro Sánchez’s government. In addition to the Spanish Prime Minister, Emmanuel Macron and other leaders also opposed it. No agreement reached; the text was rejected.

For the second time in just over a year, a problem with ENAV’s data transmission has thrown flights into disarray. Meanwhile, Italy is set to exceed 204 million passengers, but high fuel prices threaten to push ticket prices up by as much as 15 per cent and lead to route cuts

From the Gemelli Hospital, the Pope received a phone call from the Russian president in which he “expressed deep concern over the grave humanitarian situation in the town of Oleshky”. The town is one of the symbols of the Kremlin’s brutality. According to the Interfax news agency, the Russian president replied that the responsibility lies with “the Kyiv regime”.

A review of the film by Pavel Pawlikowski, starring Sandra Hüller, Hanns Dischler, August Diehl and David Striesow

A review of Marco Bonini’s film, starring Edoardo Leo, Giovanna Mezzogiorno and Claudia Gerini

The Pope and the Russian President held a telephone conversation this afternoon regarding the city under siege by Moscow: “The Holy See’s commitment to dialogue and peace was reaffirmed”. 

Since 27 September, the newspaper founded by Lucio Magri and Rossana Rossanda has been hosting a debate which confirms that defending Kyiv with arms is not a taboo, even from the left. Interviewed by the Corriere, editor-in-chief Fabozzi says: “On the left, there has been too much delay in recognising Putin’s authoritarian tendencies.”

Musk’s company has unveiled the Roadster, the car that can fly (a little). After watching the presentation, Robert Zemeckis’s trilogy starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd seemed a little less far-fetched. One question remains: did we really need this?

Berlusconi’s long-time girlfriend confesses to “her favourite obsession”. The target is not just the secretary: “I also write to Gasparri, Battistoni, Martusciello… All of them, whom I hold responsible for the decline of Forza Italia”

The “Calciatori Panini” collection is back, now in its 66th edition and available at newsagents from 20 October. The main new features are the “Time Capsule” and “New Wave” sections, which bring together current stars with those of the past and emerging talents 

The mayor of the capital is launching the restoration works. After four years of occupation and 12 years of closure, one of the country’s oldest theatres is back in operation. This evening sees the opening ceremony and presentation of the theatre season, with Francesco Piccolo directing a monologue by Pirandello adapted from "Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore".

“President Napolitano stood in the way, preventing the whole truth from coming to light. I had hundreds of Mafia members arrested. Matteo Renzi put them forward as candidates.” The video response from the former public prosecutor (now part of the broad coalition with Onorato and La Vardera’s Civic Project) following the former prime minister’s remarks at the Festa del Foglio

Since 2022: the same acronyms, the same photos of ministers daubed in red, with Turin as the epicentre. This year’s new developments are different: the French model, the target expanded to include the PD and the CGIL, and the cap on foreigners as a rallying cry. And a paradox regarding the ‘war’

According to the President of the Republic, defence spending to strengthen NATO on the European front is needed “to restore the balance in relation to Russia’s stance”. He adds: “No country can envisage a future separate from that of the others; it would be self-defeating.”

Another school shooting in the United States, in which three children and a teacher were killed before the 16-year-old attacker was shot dead by a passer-by. It took place at Silver Rail School in Bend, a town with a population of 100,000. 

The strike called in Sicily and Calabria will last until 20 October, whilst in Puglia and Basilicata, spontaneous protests by lorry drivers and farmers are continuing. Rising fuel prices are becoming a matter of public order

The rewriting of the Highway Code runs counter to the European Commission’s guidelines. It reduces fines for speeding and introduces patronising advice to pedestrians. Even within the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, there is “scepticism regarding the new measures”.

The president of MFE, interviewed by Myrta Merlino, reveals the inside story of the 2022 election. And then there’s Craxi, who predicted Forza Italia would get 8 per cent, Pier Silvio, television and the Prime Minister: “She’s good, but too confrontational.”