Groups Behind ECB Attack Join Forces. Tight security at La Scala

200 activists from various European countries expected in Milan in view of Expo opening on 1 May. Interior Ministry calls in further 2,000 reinforcements to join the 2,600 already deployed

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Genoa. Doctor Commits Suicide after Arrest of Pharmacist Son

Suicide note: “Short-sighted judges can sometimes kill”. Reaction of Monza’s state prosecutor: “That’s what they always say”. Deputy justice minister: “His comments were out of place”

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Sala: “Expo Pavilions All Set to Open on Friday”

Renzi celebrates 10 million tickets sold. Expo commissioner Giuseppe Sala deploys 9,000 workers for finishing touches. Inauguration of the street design by Dante Ferretti rescheduled for 2 June

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Autostrada Tolls Rise 70% in 15 Years

Unblock-Italy bill extends concessions where sections are merged. Construction companies protest at favour to management enterprises

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Giovanni, the Traveller Whose Heart Was in Pakistan

Lo Porto was always on the front line helping others. Then came the kidnapping, and the German investigation. But no one talked about him, and in the end “they forgot him”.

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Juve Fends off Monaco to Reach the Semi-finals for the First Time in Twelve Years

The French team keep possession for the whole match, but fail to strike. The Black-and-Whites go through to the next round, thanks to a goal in the first leg

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Expo’s Unsociable Hours Lead 80% of Candidates to Pull Out

€1,300 a month take-home pay for the successful 600, who will also have to work weekends

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Illegal Immigration Gang Run by Asylum Seeker

Gang operating between Africa and various Italian cities dismantled. The cost paid by immigrants and their destinations, on a journey from the Sahara to Northern Europe

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No Cuts for Pensions over €2,000

Employment minister Poletti pledges: “Government will not make cuts with spending review or intervention on social security”. Report presented to Chamber of Deputies by Alberto Brambilla



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Landslip-hit Motorway Bridge to be Demolished

Minister Delrio visits Himera viaduct to speak with ANAS engineers. Initially thought one carriageway could be recovered



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6,500 Places Needed for Refugees

Interior ministry circular to prefectures. Foot-dragging by administrators in constituencies going to polls on 31 May. Thousands more migrants expected. 120 landings so far this year



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80% of Italians Convinced that Taxes Have Gone up

Survey reveals that 51% are in favour of cuts in the public sector. Half of Italians would prefer lower taxes and to pay for public services



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Jubilee price hikes hit foreign tourists in Rome

A German couple pay €34 for coffee and two slices of cake. €15 for a fruit salad. “Discounts” for Italian customers, however: the average price of a roll for tourists is €5, but €3.50 for the locals



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Strasbourg Rules Italy “Tortured” G8 Protester

European Court of Human Rights finds Italian authorities “had not reacted sufficiently in response to such serious acts”. Identification of perpetrators hampered by “lack of collaboration by police”.



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CPL Coop Inquiry

Ministers involved, claims new witness. Funds in Tunisia. New witness in CPL Concordia inquiry into kickbacks paid to secure public contracts and steer appointments



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Cost of Italy’s Expo Pavilion Soars to €92 Million

Sponsorship to cover increase. Expo commissioner Sala vows: “If we don’t finish on time, it’ll be my fault”



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Italian Pavilion Must Not Fail Says BIE Secretary

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Attendant’s Pedal Mix-up Destroys Shop

Man who wrote off sports car gives his version. Damage being totted up. Jibes on Facebook



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VAT Shadow over Digital Invoicing

Electronic issue begins today for 42,000 public-sector offices



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All-Italian Podium at Qatar MotoGP

Rossi triumphs ahead of Dovizioso and Iannone. The Doctor fights back from tenth position at end of first lap to record 109th win. Lorenzo fourth ahead of Marquez



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