Politics and regulation

Budget Law Earmarks €17.1 Million for Flood Recovery in Emilia-Romagna, Marche and Tuscany

Article 113 of the budget law authorizes €17.1 million over 2027-2028 — €12.8 million in 2027 and €4.3 million in 2028 — for areas hit by floods in May 2023 and, in Emilia-Romagna, in September and October 2024. The…
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Politics and regulation

Digital Gaze: How Smartphones and Smart Glasses Are Transforming Public Harassment Against Women

An incident at a Lake Garda beach highlights how digital habits are reshaping public interactions, where men use smartphones and smart glasses to film women without consent. This behavior, driven by online pornography…
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Politics and regulation

UK MPs Warn Government's Obesity 'Moonshot' Plan Is Doomed Without Prime Ministerial Leadership

A cross-party committee of MPs has concluded that the UK government's decade-long strategy to end the obesity epidemic is likely to fail without a major strategic rethink and direct personal leadership from the Prime…
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Rail Safety Agency Has Failed to Meet Adif Audit Plans for Six Years Amid Staffing Woes

The State Railway Safety Agency (AESF) has missed its annual audit targets for infrastructure managers Adif and Adif AV since 2020, citing high workloads and staff turnover. This oversight gap emerges following a deadly…
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