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TV tonight: return of brutal Italian prison drama The King | Television

King 10:10pm, Sky Atlantic The brutal Italian prison drama is back in full force, with San Michele Prison’s “King” Bruno Testori (Luca Zingaretti) returning to direct after last season’s charges were dropped. He must now obtain information from a prisoner accused of murder, magistrate Vittorio Mancuso. Holly Richardson Andy Oliver’s Amazing Feast 8pm, BBC Two […]

Novak Djokovic loses in Italian Open after taking bottle to head

The 2024 Italian Open will be remembered as the bottle tournament in Novak Djokovic’s career. The harmless task of signing autographs turned terrifying when a water container fell from his backpack and hit him in the head. The next day, he appeared outside the venue wearing a motorcycle helmet, smiling and laughing to the delight […]

Italian government accused of using defamation law to silence intellectuals | Italy

Giorgia Meloni’s government is strategically using defamation lawsuits to silence the nation’s intellectuals, a philosopher who is being sued by the Italian prime minister’s brother-in-law has claimed. In the latest in a series of lawsuits based on Italy’s relatively strict defamation laws, Donatella di Cesare of Rome’s Sapienza University was sued on May 15 by […]

Tucci is the best new Italian restaurant — watch out Carbone

Tucci has been the city’s most popular new Italian restaurant for many months. Beautifully built on fine 19th-century bones, this is the first place you can compete with bold carbon for less than its infamous hot spot. Tucci (or TUCCI as they stylized the name) doesn’t have a rock star chef like Mario Carbone in […]

Vatican Court Charges Italian Journalist Critical of Pope Francis with ‘Defamation’

ROME – Vatican prosecutors have accused an Italian Catholic journalist of “defaming” Pope Francis and leaking confidential documents. Marco Felipe Perfetti, a conservative Catholic who writes a blog Shirere non possum (“I can’t stay silent”) called The charge against him was attempted “intimidation.” “It is a well-known fact that freedom of the press and freedom […]