The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Heavy snow and rainstorms forecast for northern and central Italy Italy’s Department of Civil Protection has issued bad weather warnings for northern and central Italy following forecasts of heavy snow in the north and strong winds and rain in the centre of the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20190210/snow-rainstorms-northern-central-italy Sun, 10 Feb 2019 11:40:00 +0100 snow-rainstorms-northern-central-italy Northern Italy on high alert, battered by heavy rainstorms Severe weather warnings have been put in place in parts of northern Italy as more storms are expected on Thursday, following three days of heavy rain. https://www.thelocal.it/20161124/northern-italy-on-high-alert-battered-by-heavy-rainstorms Thu, 24 Nov 2016 11:03:35 +0100 northern-italy-on-high-alert-battered-by-heavy-rainstorms Buzzing 'bomb' in bin was recycled sex toy Fire fighters were called to a street in the northern Italian city of Modena after a resident reported a buzzing sound coming from a rubbish bin. https://www.thelocal.it/20160318/buzzing-bomb-in-bin-was-recycled-sex-toy Fri, 18 Mar 2016 11:00:36 +0100 buzzing-bomb-in-bin-was-recycled-sex-toy Italian's 'suspicious' money belt sparks Danish police alert Police in Copenhagen on Thursday arrested an Italian tourist wearing a "suspicious belt bag" at the Danish parliament building. https://www.thelocal.it/20160303/italians-suspicious-money-belt-sparks-danish-police-alert Thu, 03 Mar 2016 14:58:32 +0100 italians-suspicious-money-belt-sparks-danish-police-alert Rome boosts anti-terror security ahead of sales Extra security forces will be deployed to patrol shops and malls in Rome ahead of the winter sales, which usually get underway on the national holiday of January 6th. https://www.thelocal.it/20160104/rome-ups-anti-terror-security-ahead-of-sales Mon, 04 Jan 2016 15:33:34 +0100 rome-ups-anti-terror-security-ahead-of-sales Plane evacuated at Rome airport over bomb alert A bomb alert at Rome's Fiumicino airport forced officials to evacuate a Vienna-bound flight shortly before take-off after a passenger told the captain he had explosives in his luggage, Italian media reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150115/plane-evacuated-in-rome-over-bomb-alert Thu, 15 Jan 2015 09:29:00 +0100 plane-evacuated-in-rome-over-bomb-alert