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Italy overcome Scotland and wretched conditions as pressure builds on Gregor Townsend

Italy 18-15 Scotland: The hosts survived heavy rain in Rome to leave the visiting head coach under huge scrutiny

The Independent UK

Cash for access as Rome brings in €2 fee for Trevi Fountain – but other locations are available

The Man Who Pays His Way: Is charging admission to public spaces the way to tackle over-tourism?

The Independent UK

Italy 18-15 Scotland: Six Nations 2026 rugby union updates – as it happened

Italy shone through the storm to claim best possible start in Rome but Gregor Townsend’s Scotland flopped again

The Guardian - UK

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Italy v Scotland live: Scots slip to costly defeat as Azzurri hang on for memorable Six Nations win

Italy 18-15 Scotland: The Azzurri clung on for almost 30 phases at the end to ramp up the heat on under-fire Scotland boss Gregor Townsend

The Independent UK

Giorgia Meloni’s face on a church mural is offensive – but not for the reason the Vatican thinks

When the likeness of the populist leader as an angel was painted into a cheesy tribute to Italy’s last king, it caused outrage. But far better artists have been similarly profane for centuries

The Guardian - UK

Italy vs Scotland, Six Nations 2026: Kick-off time, TV channel, live stream, team news, lineups, h2h results, odds today

Rumours swirl over Gregor Townsend’s future ahead of Rome opener against injury-hit Azzurri

Evening Standard

Angel that looked like Giorgia Meloni removed from Rome church fresco

Vatican appears to have ordered removal of restored work, which artist confessed he had made to resemble PM

The Guardian - UK

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How Italy is reinventing art for blind and visually impaired visitors

Italy is making its artistic treasures more accessible to people with disabilities

The Independent UK

'Landmark' elephant bone finding in Spain may be from time of Hannibal's war against Rome

An elephant bone discovered in Spain may date to the time of Hannibal's battles against the Romans.

LiveScience

Giorgia Meloni breaks silence over resemblance to restored church angel

The apparent likeness to the Italian premier has sparked condemnation from Italy’s Culture Ministry

The Independent UK

Church angel painting ‘resembling Giorgia Meloni’ prompts investigation

A restored painting of an angel in a church in Rome that appears to resemble Italian leader Giorgia Meloni has left some giggling and others up in arms.

The Independent UK

'I'm definitely not like an angel': Meloni jokes about cherub lookalike after uproar

Italy's culture ministry and the diocese of Rome are investigating the restoration of a church cherub that looks like Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

Euronews

Trevi Fountain fee takes effect as Rome seeks to manage crowds and boost tourist experience

Tourists visiting the world renowned Trevi Fountain in Rome are now being charged €2 to get up close and personal to one of the world’s most iconic waterworks. The fee, rolled out on Monday, is part of the city’s efforts to manage crowds and improve tourist experience.

Euronews

Rome starts charging tourists to visit the Trevi Fountain

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Catholic Church and Italy investigate sacred and profane cherub seemingly modeled on Meloni

The appearance in a Roman church of a cherub that bears a striking resemblance to Premier Giorgia Meloni has sparked a minor scandal for both church and state in Italy

Sports Illustrated

Before Milan Cortina: Looking Back at Italy's Other Olympics

This will be the Italians’ fourth go-around on sports’ biggest stage.

The Guardian - UK

‘This is history, it should be free’: Rome’s €2 Trevi fountain fee divides opinion

Charge is designed to protect much-loved monument from overtourism, but not all visitors like the idea

The Independent UK

Rome brings in €2 tourist charge to see well known tourist attraction

The fee has been rolled out in conjunction with a new €5 ticket fee for some city museums

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The Independent UK

Trevi Fountain fee goes into effect as Rome seeks to manage tourist flow at celebrated water feature

Tourists visiting Rome's Trevi Fountain now pay a $2.35 fee for close access

The Guardian - UK

Likeness of restored angel to Giorgia Meloni triggers investigations in Rome

Cherub at landmark church causes ecclesiastical and political uproar with alleged resemblance to Italian PM

Euronews

'La Casa dei Grifi': Inside one of Rome's most ancient homes

Discovered in 1912 and closed to visitors for more than a century, Rome’s "Casa dei Grifi" will open to the public in March. Euronews visited the site on the Palatine Hill ahead of its official opening.

Euronews

Italian opposition protests ICE role in Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Italian opposition stages Rome protest over confirmed ICE presence at Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

The Times of India

Random Musing: A brief history of the Church of England (as it gets its first woman Archbishop of Canterbury)

It begins, inevitably, with Henry VIII, who married Catherine but couldn’t produce a male heir. The Pope refused to annul the marriage because Catherine was the aunt of Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor whose armies effectively controlled Rome — a man at whose snook the Pope could ill afford…

The Independent UK

Valentino opens post-Garavani couture with somber note, then high drama

Valentino’s first couture show since founder Valentino Garavani’s funeral in Rome opened under a somber shadow — then snapped it off with a jolt of pure theater

The Independent UK

Trump to send ICE agents to Milan Winter Olympics amid Minneapolis shooting backlash

Milan mayor, Giuseppe Sala, has said ICE agents are ‘not welcome in Milan’ ahead of next month’s Winter Olympics

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