Stage set for Colosseum to begin hosting events again after restoration

Italy’s culture minister says ancient Roman arena will be able to hold ‘cultural events of the highest level’ when work is complete

Italian entrepreneurs hope diners will get their teeth into ‘kissing garlic’

Giant variety known as aglione is milder, odourless and easy to digest, say pair who have spent three years cultivating crop

Chanel’s Havana show: controversy, communism and Tony Castro

Staging an elite fashion show in a country with an annual salary of £3,000 is rife with complications, but it’s also classic Lagerfeld

Italy seeks to reassure Asian tourists with imported Chinese police

Government hopes patrols by Chinese officers in Rome and Milan will help wealthy visitors feel ‘more protected’

Leopards have lost 75% of their historical habitat

New research shows the big cats’ global range has shrunk by a shocking amount over the last 250 years

Met Gala 2016: couture and technology meet in cutting-edge fashion

Gala celebrates the opening of the Manus x Machina exhibition and provides an answer for a debate that has simmered for decades – is fashion art?