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Thea Hawlin

Thea Hawlin is a freelance journalist based in Milan

February 2019

  • "Che Tempo Che Fa" TV Show<br>MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 10: Alessandro Mahmood attends "Che Tempo Che Fa" TV Show on February 10, 2019 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Stefania D'Alessandro/Getty Images)

    Take that, Salvini! How musical justice was served in Sanremo

    Thea Hawlin
    The winner at the Italian festival, dual-heritage singer Mahmood, now takes his place at Eurovision, says Thea Hawlin

January 2019

  • Second anniversary of Rigopiano avalanche<br>epa07297534 Italian Deputy Premier and Interior Minister, Matteo Salvini, takes part in a commemoration marking the second anniversary of the Rigopiano Hotel avalanche disaster that claimed 29 lives, in Rigopiano, Abruzzo region, Italy, 18 January 2019. The avalanche hit the resort as 40 people, including guests and staff, were inside, while the region was grappling with extreme weather conditions and the hotel was engulfed by snow. Eleven people survived. EPA/CLAUDIO LATTANZIO

    He may dress up as a firefighter. But Matteo Salvini is no saviour

    Thea Hawlin
    Italy’s far-right interior minister uses his wardrobe to associate himself with positive, honourable work, says Milan-based journalist Thea Hawlin