Rubbish crisis has seen rise of dirty politics and downfall of anti-establishment mayor

Germany tightens measures on returning travellers due to tourism hotspots concerns

Giuseppe Conte tries to put together new ruling coalition after government lost majority

Giuseppe Conte to meet president on Tuesday and then seek fresh mandate to govern

Snap election thought unlikely as Italy faces dual crisis of Covid pandemic and recession

Matteo Salvini’s League could make watershed gain in this weekend’s regional elections

Media tycoon (83) has no symptoms and is isolating at home, his doctor says

Initial hesitation and failure to grasp scale of the threat possible factors in sharp rise in deaths

Respite for Italy’s government as right-wing coalition led by League party beaten in region

Split from Democratic Party shifts balance of power in two-week-old coalition government

President approves pact between anti-establishment Five Star Movement and centre-left PD

Democratic Party and Five Star Movement set aside hostility to attempt coalition

Leader of centre-left PD party Nicola Zingaretti may yet relent and support rival

Democrats say staying in EU and new policy on migrants key for coalition