The new penalties are part of a larger crackdown that also includes bans on jumping into fountains and "messy eating" in the vicinity of historic sites.

The man was trapped for several hours after part of the Torre dei Conti, on the edge of the famous Roman Forum, gave way.

The 66-year-old man, Octay Stroici, was the last of several workers saved in the rescue operation that was briefly ...

Firefighters faced a complex task as the structure continued to give way as they tried to get near the trapped worker through ...

The medieval tower, near the Colosseum, was undergoing restoration work. One man was seriously injured, Italian news media ...

A medieval tower in central Rome collapsed again during a rescue operation by firefighters after the initial collapse, ...

A worker was taken to hospital with serious injuries and another was trapped under rubble following the partial collapse on ...