An Italian journalist is warning Britons to ‘stay home’ amid the coronavirus pandemic as one of the country’s top doctors warns Covid-19 is ‘apocalyptic’. The stark pleas to ban mass gatherings, avoid contact with others, and self-isolate in the UK and US come as 60million Italians are forced to endure a lockdown. Mattia Ferraresi, who … Read more
Keep your coffee-ing away from me! Italian barista serves espresso on a SHOVEL days before the country was put on lockdown over coronavirus The Italian barista was filmed joking about the virus days before the quarantine He jokingly serves coffee to a customer on a shovel ‘to protect himself’ Italy has now been classified as … Read more
Italian nurses have been bruised by constant face mask use and left slumped over their desks from exhaustion as they battle the coronavirus crisis in Italy. One nurse, Alessia Bonari, posted a picture of her bruised face after wearing protective gear for hours during a shift in Milan. Describing life at the hospital, she revealed … Read more
The Italian government has enforced unprecedented measures in a bid to control the spread of the deadly coronavirus. But for Real Housewives Of New Jersey star Joe Giudice, the order to stay home is simply ‘ridiculous’ and has claimed more people die from taking the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra. The 47-year-old shared footage of himself … Read more
Italian hospitals are so ‘overwhelmed’ by coronavirus that strokes are going untreated and elderly patients are not even being assessed, a doctor at the centre of the crisis has said – while another medic said people should be panicking more. Doctors in Italy have been forced into life-or-death decisions over who should receive intensive care, with virus … Read more
Alarming new pictures show coronavirus patients being treated in intensive care at a hospital in northern Italy, where 16million people are facing quarantine in a drastic new lockdown. The photos show patients surrounded by wires and tubes being treated by medics in full protective suits with gloves, goggles and face masks at the hospital in … Read more
Italian island promises to refund tourists the cost of their hotel if it RAINS during their stay Island of Elba, off the coast of Tuscany, has launched the ‘Elba No Rain’ campaign Tourists are refunded a night’s stay if it rains for two consecutive hours in a day The rain must fall between 10am and … Read more
Italian winemakers give the landscape a fairy-tale glow by placing hundreds of flaming torches among their vines to protect them against the coldest May temperatures in decades Winemakers in South Tyrol have been placing anti-frost torches among the vines to save their grapes The torches – called smudge pots – can raise the temperature by … Read more
La Bohème Royal Opera House, London Until May 27 Rating: John Copley’s classic 1974 production of La Bohème was finally laid to rest in … Read more
It’s the holiday with a licence to thrill James Bond fans. A seven-night package to Tuscany has been launched to mark the release of the latest Bond film, No Time to Die, on April 3 – and it includes a helicopter ride, driving cars that have featured in Bond films and a stay in a villa used … Read more