Budget bill: schools in revolt against staff cuts: “A slap in the face for students” Teachers, administrative staff and parents rejected the measures proposed by the government. The opposition: “A disaster”. The trade unions: “It’s a dismantling operation” di Maria Novella De Luca e Salvo Intravaia 02 November 2026
Digital textbooks: publishers say, “We risk going bankrupt” The budget law requires non-print versions to be made available at no more than 50 per cent of the cover price di Salvo Intravaia 02 November 2026
“Me, Baricco and an entire orchestra of under-25s”, the response to the public in the new “Notte eretica” On the eve of a completely reimagined version of the show at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, broadcast live on Tuesday 3 November on Rai Radio 3, the creative director and renowned concert pianist, Gloria Campaner, takes us behind the scenes Michela Bompani 02 November 2026
Budget bill, Rusconi (ANP): “This is how they are destroying public education and any hope for the future” The president of the Lazio Headteachers’ Association is critical of the government: “The population decline is real, but it cannot be used as an excuse” by Maria Novella De Luca 02 November 2026
Debris is raining down from the sky. NASA’s telescope is in free fall towards Earth Over the past 22 years, Swift has noted the most violent explosions in the universe. But solar storms caused it to lose altitude. The mission to return it to its intended orbit has failed. It will crash to Earth by the end of the week by Elena Dusi 02 November 2026
Weather forecast: November begins with below-average temperatures Cold air and wind on the way for the first week of the month 02 November 2026
“Our son has been hospitalised in Malta following a TSO. They won’t let us see him; the Foreign Ministry must help us” The parents of the 20-year-old, who had rushed to the island, said: “He was working. Now he is in a psychiatric hospital; they have not given us any medical reports. We have called the ministry of Foreign Affairs and the embassy, but nothing has happened yet” by Micol Lavinia Lundari Perini 01 November 2026
The helicopter crash in Bosnia: the survivor said, “It’s a miracle I’m still alive” The four bodies are due to be returned to Ciampino Airport tomorrow. The prime minister has reposted a message dedicated to Sergeant Laura Procacci, one of the victims a cura della redazione Cronaca nazionale 01 November 2026
Everyone sang Guccini, 10,000 voices in Piazza Maggiore. His daughter Teresa said: “Dad would have been moved” The tribute was organised by Cantate Bologna, the City Council and the family almost three months after the death of the “Maestrone”: three hours, even in the rain, featuring his most beloved songs by Luca Bortolotti - foto Gianluca Perticoni-Eikon studio 01 November 2026
Killed with insulin, her husband’s lover: “I realised he was lying from a fake email” The woman who was seeing Nadir Rossi, the nurse arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife with a lethal dose in Verona, became suspicious after receiving a message a few days following Jessica Dalla Chiara’s death. And also because of a photo generated using AI by Alessia Candito 01 November 2026
Giuseppe Silvestrini, chairman of Forlì Airport and former head of Unieuro, has died He was 85 years old. Mayor Zattini: “A courageous entrepreneur of international standing”. De Pascale: “Pragmatic and attentive to his relationship with the local area and the community” by Marco Bettazzi 01 November 2026
Halloween: funeral home brings a coffin to the square: “Come and try it out”. Controversy in Alfonsine In this village in the Ravenna area, the local funeral firm’s initiative – which attracted nearly 80 participants – is causing a stir. The mayor described it as a “good-natured prank”, but many residents criticised the initiative: “Right where someone has just mourned their loved ones” 01 November 2026
The family in the woods: Catherine to become a lecturer at the Institute of Pedagogy in Rome She has been asked to give a talk as part of an advanced course on ‘Natural Intelligence’ 01 November 2026
Heavy graupel hailstorm over Cesena, major pile-up on the A14: 12 vehicles involved, there are injuries A person in a serious condition has been pulled from the wreckage. The section between Cesena and Valle del Rubicone was closed for three hours; there were traffic jams and an accident in the opposite direction too. Bad weather, orange alert along the Romagna coast: possible storm surges 01 November 2026
AI: more and more people are turning to it for news. But they don’t want it used in newspapers The new Reuters Institute report highlights a threefold increase (albeit from a low base) in the number of readers seeking news via chatbots. However, very few trust articles produced exclusively by artificial intelligence by Giulia Boero 01 November 2026
Over-60s: study shows grandchildren benefit grandmothers, but only in moderation Research from the University of Padua debunks the notion that commitment equates to wellbeing in old age: keeping busy is not enough. And caring for a dependent family member is a burden that falls almost entirely on women by Giulia Boero 01 November 2026
Bersani: “A wheelbarrow and mud in flood-hit Florence – that’s how my commitment began” On 4 November 1966, the Arno burst its banks, sweeping through the city. The former Democratic Party secretary went to help and recounted that unique experience: “We saved a jeweller’s workshop; the owner then gave everyone a silver chain with a cross for our mothers. My mother wore hers all her li… by Ernesto Ferrara 01 November 2026
Lamberto Giannini: “Dissent is legitimate; young people must be listened to, but not the professional chaos-mongers” The Prefect of Rome, formerly Chief of Police, appeals to politicians: “Public order must be a bipartisan issue” by Giuliano Foschini 01 November 2026
Weather forecast: cold air masses approaching, lower temperatures and rain The drop in temperature, of 5–7°C compared with recent days, will bring snowfall along the Apennine ridge a cura della redazione Cronaca nazionale 01 November 2026
Modena car ploughs into crowd: not terrorism. Accusations against the Pm: “She’s part of the centre-left coalition”. The Anm defends her The magistrate at the Bologna Dda (district anti-mafia prosecutors) has ruled out the aggravating circumstance for El Koudri, the attacker who ran over passers-by, causing the death of Monica Esposito. She has come under attack from the victim’s lawyer by Marco Bettazzi 31 October 2026