Italian-led team discovers cancer’s ‘driving force’ Researchers at New York’s Columbia University, led by Italians Antonio Iavarone and Anna Lasorella, have discovered that genetic alteration is at the root of many forms of cancer, and have found the drugs to fight them
Tourists sleep in cars as snow causes chaos in Cortina Town centre gridlocked for hours and main road blocked by three articulated lorries without snow chains. Traffic at a standstill until evening, both in and around the ski resort in the Dolomites
FEATURE Death of designer in Milan now thought to be murder Magistrate investigating the death of Carlotta Benusiglio, who was found hanged in Milan, has ordered her body to be exhumed for a new post-mortem
NEXT UNIVERSAL EXPO Al Wasl Plaza, symbol of Expo Dubai 2020, designed in Milan Construction entrusted to Cimolai and Rimond (the latter based in Milan, with offices in Rome, Abu Dhabi and Shanghai). Chiarandà has called it “an iconic centre”
“Let the children die!” Toxic waste dumped near school Six arrests after dangerous waste disposed of as if it were harmless
Turning point in Serena Mollicone murder case After attempts to side-track the investigation and a new forensic report, another carabiniere has been charged with involvement in the murder which took place in 2001. The woman’s father: “Serena left the commander’s son because he was involved in selling drugs”. Marks found on the skull of the 18-year-old are compatible with those left on a door in the Carabinieri barracks
Italian education award candidate “teaches beauty of maths” Lorella Calimari, who teaches at the Vittorio Veneto school in Milan, is one of 50 finalists (out of 40,000 candidates) for the million dollar prize to be awarded in March in Dubai. “Procedures and reasoning help deal with life”
FOOD INDUSTRY Melegatti halts unprofitable pandoro production Go-ahead for temporary redundancy scheme expected today. The company has been thrown into crisis as a result of disputes between the two main shareholder families, and the plant which opened in February has now been closed down. Employees are waiting to see the next move by the Maltese Abalone fund, which hopes to take over the business
Luca Moroni crowned Italian chess champion at only 17 National title goes to high school student from Brianza, who trains by “playing four hours a day”
Magistrates criticise Gomorrah’s airbrushed image of Camorra Borrelli (Anti-Mafia Department): “The series fails to capture any aspect of today’s Camorra”. National anti-mafia prosecutor Cafiero de Raho: “It humanizes gangsters”. Duro Gratteri (state prosecutor in Catanzaro): “It makes them seem likeable, which is dangerous”.
Nazi flag hung up in barracks by ‘unknowing’ carabiniere The carabiniere, who studies history at Rome’s La Sapienza university and is fascinated by the early 20th century, says he was unaware of flag’s neo-Nazi symbolism
Home of Emperor Trajan hidden under manhole cover According to scholars it was the Roman emperor’s private residence
Taxi driver’s ear bitten off in Milan in road rage fight Security camera captures 29-year-old motorist’s attack on 48-year-old taxi driver
Directors of bank in liquidation held vast property assets Former top management of Veneto Banca held dozens of properties, from houses in Cortina to land in Puglia in attempt to shield assets from civil claims
Renzi: civilian service for the young and € 80 for families Secretary of Democratic Party (PD) concludes three-day Leopolda convention with no regrets for his past: “I would do it all again, including the referendum; and the Jobs Act has created a million jobs
BANKING List released of 100 debtors behind collapse of Veneto Banca List acquired by parliamentary commission reveals network of customers given special treatment, ranging from the Statuto group to Boscolo (hotels) and Ferrarini (food), but also including sportsmen such as Roberto Bettega
Remorse and suicide of General Conti over Rigopiano tragedy In letters to family, he said that the victims of the disaster ‘weighed heavy’ on his mind
Corleone mafia boss and mass murderer Totò Riina dies “’U curtu”, ‘shorty’, defied the state from his Corleone stronghold without ever revealing his secrets. His rise to power in the criminal world, culminating in the murders of 1992, was stained with blood
GOALKEEPER Buffon and his dream of becoming Italy’s manager Gigi Buffon’s tears at San Siro may not have marked his farewell to the Italy’s national team, the “Azzurri”, after all. “Me as manager? Well, I wouldn’t rule it out.” The possibility is hypothetical at present, but that could change
Tavecchio’s position shaky after Italy’s World Cup demise President of Italy’s football federation (FIGC) needs to appoint manager of the calibre of Ancelotti or Conte to save his skin. Mancini also among candidates to fill Ventura’s post
Gangland boss seeks €100,000 in damages after TV series The lawyer of Michele Zagaria, who is being held in solitary confinement, has made it known that the compensation being sought as a result of the TV series “Sotto copertura 2” will be given to charity
Roberto Spada attacks RAI television crew in Ostia Roberto Spada, the brother of a gangland boss sentenced to ten years in prison, head-butted and broke the nose of Daniele Piervincenzi, a reporter for TV programme Nemo. There are however no plans to arrest him as yet.
Monica Bellucci on harassment: “We were full of pent-up anger, and it exploded after the Hollywood scandal”
Tiziano Ferro: “I was depressed, but music and God saved me” A few days before the release of his new album, the singer-songwriter confesses: “Without my songs I would be a nobody”. On music and faith: “What’s the most important thing? Compassion”
Massa: marquis kills brother over Villa Massoni inheritance Marco Casonato charged with having deliberately run over and killed his brother Piero after disagreements regarding future of Massa’s historic Villa Massoni
Porn star turned lecturer earns students’ respect Ruggero Freddi has three degrees: “I know my subject and feel no embarrassment”
Men, freedom and women’s consent The Weinstein case has given us a greater understanding of what constitutes abuse of power and sexual harassment. Nothing will be the same again
ANTISEMITISM Pre-match readings from Anne Frank’s diary at stadiums Passages will be read at today’s matches in Serie A, B and C. Twenty Lazio fans interviewed by investigators, including a 13--year-old accompanied by his father, who was kept at police headquarters until late in the evening. State prosecutors investigating instigation of racial hatred in relation to anti-Semitic stickers. Police special operations unit (DIGOS) to issue new press release today
Englishman seeking farmers who saved his father from Nazis Leslie Young escaped from a prison camp and was hidden near Città di Castello in Umbria. His son Nicholas, knighted by Queen Elizabeth for his humanitarian work, has been leaving flyers in local bars and restaurants
Collapse at Santa Croce in Florence despite safety measures Curator Giuseppe De Micheli: “I don’t want to justify myself; there’s an inquiry underway and we mustn’t interfere”
“I live with HIV thanks to drugs and my family” Rosaria Iardino, 51, is committed to providing reliable information on AIDS. On Saturday she will be in Bergamo to talk about the event #AbbracciConsapevoli
PROFILE Lucia: “How I learned to be happy and start a new life” Lucia Annibali talks to us about her commitment to women’s rights and her new life in Rome in our new Buone Notizie (‘Good News’) supplement, set to hit newsstands on 17 October. “Now I’m no longer just the victim of an acid attack”
BOOKS Andrea Franzoso: from heroic whistleblower to outcast Auditor whose revelations formed basis for investigation into chairman of northern Italy’s regional rail service, Ferrovie Nord, subsequently forced out of company
Paralyzed and blind, Loris decides to die in Switzerland The dramatic story of Loris Bertocco from Fiesso D’Artico (Venice), the fourth Venetian to choose death by euthanasia
INTERVIEW Former mayor of Siena casts doubt on David Rossi’s “suicide” Former mayor Piccini convinced that David Rossi did not commit suicide, but was in possession of compromising information he intended to share with the authorities
Text messages of Marseille killer revealed plans for attack It was 2014 when Anis Hannachi arrived in Favignana on board a refugee boat from Tunisia. Phone taps and movements. Role of terrorist’s brother in Switzerland. Last traces of Ahmed in Aprilia date back to May
LIFE SAVED BY BREAKING RULES Mantovani: “Intuition is what drives medical progress” Doctors threw out the rule book to save life of 21-year-old man. The immunologist Alberto Mantovani however warns that this does not imply a “free for all”.
NEW SECTIONS OPEN TO PUBLIC Colosseum now offers breathtaking views of ancient Rome Opening ceremony with culture minister Dario Franceschini. Visitors to the Flavian Amphitheatre – the official name of what is one of the world’s most famous sites – will now have access to two extra levels, climbing to almost 50 metres above street level
Mayra, hit by tram in Milan, starts to walk again She underwent surgery at San Gerardo hospital in Monza, a centre specializing in the treatment of severe injuries. The 12-year-old lost a foot in May, when she was hit by a tram in Via MacMahon, on her way to school.
DEBATE Gabbana fends off New York Times attack on Italian fashion Response to article that accused Italian designers at Milan’s fashion week of being “confused about their roles” and branded Italy as “a peripheral player in the European narrative”
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ALARM Milan Cathedral mystery: door open at night and cameras off Army patrol found doors open which had been closed on previous inspections. Checks continue until dawn in wake of what has been dubbed an “inside job”.