ROME – Sickness has been forbidden in the town of Belcastro in Calabria by Antonio Torchia, the local mayor, citing the lack of adequate healthcare facilities in the area.

 ‘It’s to provoke thought’ says Sig. Torchia. The closest accessible hospital to the people of Belcastro is 45 km away and, with an aging population, this is a serious problem. 

 The initiative comes following the opening of a medical station in the town that is only open part-time and dependent on the availability of medical personnel, who are increasingly difficult to recruit.

ROME – Police said Friday that they were investigating the mortal wounding of Enrico Capozzi, 37, who was slain the evening prior in Naples during a suspected gangland ambush in the Ponticelli neighbourhood.

 The officers of the mobile, general prevention and public rescue intervened around 8:30 p.m. on via Aldo Merola, following a report of a man on the ground who had been hit by gunshots.

 The victim was transported to l’Ospedale del Mare, where he was pronounced dead soon after.