To relaunch the Citizenship Income 2.0 scheme, the Five Star Movement is adding together the numbers of those in absolute and relative poverty, thereby counting the same people twice. Furthermore, the new version of the benefit, presented as a major shift, simply repeats almost all the measures already included in the original scheme. The only thing missing is the navigators.

The multiple Olympic champion has announced his candidacy for the presidential election and is aiming to fill the centrist void left by Macron. Extremely popular and a symbol of a successful, multicultural France, he has the potential to attract young voters and draw support away from both Mélenchon and Le Pen. But turning his sporting prestige into political clout will be his toughest challenge

A report from Newark, New Jersey, following in the footsteps of the author of "American Pastoral". Mistreated in life, and even in death. But now Adelphi is bringing out a new edition. 

The public prosecutor’s office has asked the investigating judge to dismiss the urban planning strand of the investigation concerning allegations of forgery, corruption and undue influence linked to the activities of the Milan City Council’s Landscape Commission and to professional relationships within the urban planning and property sectors. The mayor: “I feel bitter; I was simply doing my duty.”

“It’s the first time I’ve lost control. It’s a strange feeling, and I don’t like it.” The aim is to regain competitiveness at the Australian Open: “My desire to win has grown even stronger.”

As this is a classified document, the minister (who was in Brussels yesterday) would not have been able to read and sign the interministerial decree remotely. Tajani: “He will sign it as soon as he arrives in Rome.”

After eleven matchdays, his Serie A adventure at the helm of Sassuolo has come to an end. The league position isn’t good, but the obstacles to performing well – including an extremely challenging fixture list – perhaps called for more patience before scrapping a new project in November

Forty years ago, the right and the left joined forces against the first McDonald’s in Piazza di Spagna. Back then, Valentino feared the smell of chips; today, the minister says that fried chicken disturbs “the serenity of the peaks”.

Twenty-seven trade unions and associations have organised a demonstration to “defend the right to healthcare and the future of the National Health Service”