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Bergamo and Brescia: an active trip to Italy’s joint capitals of culture

Football feuds and pandemic pain have been replaced with walks, hilltop feasts and culture in these cities, making them superb places to enjoy an active Lombardy holiday

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2023

Ex-Italian prime minister and health minister cleared of Covid culpability

Court rules that Giuseppe Conte and Roberto Speranza not at fault for 6,000 excess deaths in Bergamo at start of pandemic

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2023

Four dead after boat full of tourists ‘celebrating birthday’ sinks in Italy

The whirlwind that capsized the boat was part of a storm system that arrived in Lombardy on Sunday evening

The Independent UK · May 29, 2023

Revealed: Italian leaders tried to protect country’s image at start of pandemic

Messages accessed as part of inquiry show politicians also appeared to make light of cases

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023

Former Italian PM Giuseppe Conte faces investigation over Covid response

Conte, ex-health minister and 17 others placed under investigation on suspicion of ‘aggravated culpable epidemic’ and manslaughter

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2023

Woman, 20, dies instantly after crashing car into tree driving home from night out

Elisa Scaletti, 20, died after crashing her car into a tree near her home in Villa di Tirano, Lombardy, northern Italy. Her 19-year-old friend, who was in the car with her, survived

Daily Mirror · Jan 17, 2023

The ultimate guide to the Italian lakes — from Maggiore to the Venice Lagoon

The lakes that cover vast swathes of the northern province of Lombardy have been overlooked in the past one hundred years, but that is beginning to change

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2022

Scots wife of pilot killed ejecting from military jet over Alps told 'plane was broken' days before tragedy

David Ashley, from Poole, Dorset, died while carrying out a familiarisation flight of a M346 Fighter Attack aircraft, manufactured by Leonardo SpA, when it crashed on Monte Legnone, near Colico, Lombardy, on March 16.

Daily Record · Oct 4, 2022

Italy’s farmers in race against time as drought threatens crops

Agricultural waters could run out by the end of the month in the northern region of Lombardy

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2022

Farmers watch crops wither amid Italy’s worst drought in 70 years

Italy’s farmers cope with the worst drought in 70 years that prompted the government to declare a state of emergency.

Al Jazeera · Jul 14, 2022