Category Archives: People

National holiday cause for controversy

Posted on 09/02/2011 by

You would have thought that with Easter coming so late this year (the last weekend of April) Italians, or any other population, would be more than glad of an extra day off in March to celebrate the 150th anniversary of … Continue reading →

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Baby girl for singer Nannini

Posted on 26/11/2010 by

Rock singer Gianni Nannini, aged 54, gave birth to a healthy baby girl  this morning at the Mangiagalli clinic in Milan. Her late pregnancy had provoked some outrage earlier in the year when the news was leaked to a gossip … Continue reading →

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Rock singer pregnant at 54

Posted on 24/08/2010 by

Italian rock star Gianna Nannini is reported to be pregnant for the first time at the age of 54. Weekly news and gossip magazine Chi reports that the Tuscan singer is already in her fifth month of pregnancy. Magazine reporters … Continue reading →

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Milan nightclubs in drugs arrests

Posted on 27/07/2010 by

A legal enquiry into irregular management of nightclubs in Milan has led to the closure of two of the city’s top nightclubs and the arrest of five people. Trendy clubs Hollywood and The Club were both closed and sealed off … Continue reading →

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Milan IKEA on strike over conditions

Posted on 12/04/2010 by

Workers at the IKEA DIY furniture store in Corsico near Milan were all out on a one-day strike last Friday in protest of what they claim to be “unacceptable” working conditions. The trade union Uiltucs claimed that employees at the … Continue reading →

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Morgan speaks out

Posted on 02/02/2010 by

Eccentric singer and performer Morgan (real name Marco Castoldi) has revealed in an interview for Max magazine how he uses cocaine daily as an ‘anti-depressive’. The 38 year old singer, most noted for his role as judge and team leader … Continue reading →

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Family row turns to violence

Posted on 25/01/2010 by

Questions are being raised about young people and videogames after a 16 year old boy stabbed his own father with a kitchen knife at their home in Turin on Sunday, after playing on the Playstation video console. An apparently normal … Continue reading →

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Berlusconi attacker makes apologies

Posted on 15/12/2009 by

The 42 year old man who punched Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi in the face with a statue of Milan Cathedral on Sunday has written a letter to Mr Berlusconi apologising for his violent physical attack describing it as a “superficial … Continue reading →

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Strong language from high places

Posted on 24/11/2009 by

The President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies Mr Gianfranco Fini has used strong language in speaking out against racists in Italy. When giving a talk in front of a group of young people in Rome on Saturday, he referred … Continue reading →

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