Italian authorities have opened a double murder investigation following the deaths of a mother and her teenage daughter following a Christmas Eve meal last year, after prosecutors said preliminary blood tests showed the pair had the poison ricin in their systems.

ROME, April 3 () - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni flew to Saudi Arabia on Friday for a previously ‌unannounced trip that will also include meetings in ‌Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, a government official said.

Florence's Uffizi Galleries said on Friday they had been hit by a cyberattack earlier this year, but denied a newspaper report that the incident caused a major security

Hackers were reported to have infiltrated IT systems - but the gallery says its works are safe.

Revolut has been fined €11.5mn in Italy for giving customers misleading information about fees and terms for its investment products. Italy’s competition watchdog found that the fintech’s advertisements suggesting that customers could trade with 0 per cent commission and invest in fractional shares from as little as €1 were misleading.

Canada's Matt Dunstone defeated Italy's Stefano Spiller 9-7 in a qualification game Friday at the men's curling world championship.

Italy fail to qualify for a third World Cup in a row after penalty defeat by Bosnia-Herzegovina in play-off final.