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 The captain of a fishing vessel was arrested in Italy on Tuesday after allegedly throwing one of his crew overboard in a bid to stop police finding the undocumented worker, who could not swim. https://www.thelocal.it/20171205/italian-fisherman-throws-migrant-worker-overboard-to-evade-police Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:09:37 +0100 italian-fisherman-throws-migrant-worker-overboard-to-evade-police A clothes shop in the Vicenza city of Bassano del Grappa has sparked outrage after using an image of the blind tenor, Andrea Bocelli, in an advert to promote its sales period. https://www.thelocal.it/20160705/fury-as-shop-uses-blind-tenor-bocelli-in-never-seen-sales-ad Tue, 05 Jul 2016 16:57:29 +0200 fury-as-shop-uses-blind-tenor-bocelli-in-never-seen-sales-ad As if emotions weren't running high enough among Leicester City fans, the Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli flew to the UK over the weekend to give a moving performance in honour of the team miraculously winning the Premier League title. https://www.thelocal.it/20160509/bocelli-serenades-leicester-city-in-tearjerking-performance Mon, 09 May 2016 10:09:34 +0200 bocelli-serenades-leicester-city-in-tearjerking-performance The man who held passengers and crew hostage aboard an EgyptAir plane for hours on Tuesday was asked to pose for a photograph by a British hostage during the ordeal, an Italian aboard the plane said. https://www.thelocal.it/20160330/egyptair-hijacker-asked-hostess-to-take-selfie-photo Wed, 30 Mar 2016 13:08:11 +0200 egyptair-hijacker-asked-hostess-to-take-selfie-photo An envelope containing bullets and a death threat message written in Arabic, reportedly signed by Isis, was delivered to Italy’s Ministry of Justice on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151217/envelope-with-bullets-sent-to-italys-justice-minister Thu, 17 Dec 2015 13:26:48 +0100 envelope-with-bullets-sent-to-italys-justice-minister Scrutinizing communication among users of the ‘chat’ feature on the popular gaming console, Playstation, is among the measures Italy has adopted to detect potential jihadists across technological platforms. https://www.thelocal.it/20151127/italy-to-spy-on-playstation-chat-amid-terror-fear Fri, 27 Nov 2015 17:29:15 +0100 italy-to-spy-on-playstation-chat-amid-terror-fear A young entrepreneur and his new wife were left stunned when the world-renowned tenor Andrea Bocelli turned up and sang during their wedding service. https://www.thelocal.it/20150812/bocelli-crashes-wedding-with-ave-maria-rendition Wed, 12 Aug 2015 11:08:44 +0200 bocelli-crashes-wedding-with-ave-maria-rendition Italian World Cup-winner Andrea Pirlo has joined MLS side New York City FC on a two-and-a-half-year deal after being granted a free transfer by Juventus, both clubs and the player confirmed on Twitter on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150707/pirlo-leaves-juventus-for-new-york-city Tue, 07 Jul 2015 08:30:35 +0200 pirlo-leaves-juventus-for-new-york-city An investigation is underway after a 40-year-old Italian tour operator was found dead in Kenya. https://www.thelocal.it/20150706/italian-tour-operator-found-dead-in-kenya Mon, 06 Jul 2015 12:53:56 +0200 italian-tour-operator-found-dead-in-kenya Italy international midfielder Andrea Bertolacci said he can't wait to be part of AC Milan's "important project" after officially joining the fallen Serie A giants from Roma on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150630/romas-bertolacci-completes-ac-milan-move Tue, 30 Jun 2015 10:00:45 +0200 romas-bertolacci-completes-ac-milan-move Juventus will have to wait at least a few more days before they can celebrate winning a fourth consecutive Serie A title as Massimiliano Allegri's side lost 2-1 to city rivals Torino on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150427/title-party-on-hold-as-juve-suffer-rare-derby-defeat Mon, 27 Apr 2015 09:15:03 +0200 title-party-on-hold-as-juve-suffer-rare-derby-defeat A Chinese conglomerate, Fosun, has sweetened its bid to win control of French holiday group Club Med, coming in higher than a rival offer from an Italian businessmen, market and corporate sources told AFP on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20141201/chinese-eclipse-italian-bid-for-club-med Mon, 01 Dec 2014 14:00:37 +0100 chinese-eclipse-italian-bid-for-club-med Juventus playmaker Andrea Pirlo will miss the first month of Serie A action after picking up a hip injury, the Italian champions confirmed on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140829/football-pirlo-sidelined-for-a-month Fri, 29 Aug 2014 09:55:00 +0200 football-pirlo-sidelined-for-a-month