To shorten long waiting lists for diagnostic examinations and specialist visits, Regions will be allowed to exceed the ceiling for healthcare services purchased from accredited private entities and schedule routine exams at later hours or in the weekend

With Sunday's Davis Cup win, Italy is the fourth country that has managed to secure Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup, the two tennis tournaments per nation, in the same year, scoring an additional goal for a record year for Italian tennis

A regional state of emergency has been declared in Sicily, the hottest and driest Region in Italy, for the damage caused by recent rains; €2,8 million from the reserve fund for unforeseen expenses of the regional budget have been allocated

In its latest report, ECRI, a Council of Europe body specialised in monitoring discrimination, denounced racial profiling practices by police forces; Roma communities and African people would be subjected to disproportionate and discriminatory controls