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 A Rome court has upheld Uber's bid to temporarily suspend a ban on its services in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20170414/court-upholds-uber-bid-to-get-ban-suspended Fri, 14 Apr 2017 18:08:25 +0200 court-upholds-uber-bid-to-get-ban-suspended Florence's appeals court on Tuesday upheld the 16-year jail term for Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that sank off Italy in 2012 leaving 32 people dead. https://www.thelocal.it/20160601/italy-appeals-court-upholds-16-year-sentence-for-concordia-captain Wed, 01 Jun 2016 10:15:58 +0200 italy-appeals-court-upholds-16-year-sentence-for-concordia-captain Discraced former captain, Francesco Schettino, will on Tuesday hear the verdict of an appeal against the 16-year jail sentence he was handed last February for his part in the Costa Concordia shipwreck which killed 32 people. https://www.thelocal.it/20160531/disgraced-concordia-captain-waits-on-appeal-hearing Tue, 31 May 2016 12:44:05 +0200 disgraced-concordia-captain-waits-on-appeal-hearing Disgraced skipper Francesco Schettino on Thursday began his battle to avoid prison for the 2012 cruise ship disaster off Italy in which 32 people died, his lawyers arguing that others should shoulder the blame. https://www.thelocal.it/20160429/cruise-captain-shirks-blame-at-italy-shipwreck-appeal Fri, 29 Apr 2016 10:23:34 +0200 cruise-captain-shirks-blame-at-italy-shipwreck-appeal Italian prosecutors have called for a tougher jail sentence for Francesco Schettino, captain of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner, arguing his "Titanic responsibility" over the disaster deserves more than 16 years behind bars. https://www.thelocal.it/20150922/prosecutors-demand-more-jail-time-for-schettino Tue, 22 Sep 2015 11:46:41 +0200 prosecutors-demand-more-jail-time-for-schettino Campaigners have warmly welcomed Pope Francis's call for every Catholic parish in Europe to take in a refugee family to help ease the continent's unprecedented migrant crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20150908/communities-respond-to-popes-refugee-appeal Tue, 08 Sep 2015 10:19:20 +0200 communities-respond-to-popes-refugee-appeal An Italian man who shot at police outside Italian parliament on Tuesday lost his appeal against his 16-year jail sentence, as judges denied he was in need of psychological assessment. https://www.thelocal.it/20150210/parliament-shooter-jailed-for-16-years Tue, 10 Feb 2015 17:25:00 +0100 parliament-shooter-jailed-for-16-years A rat infestation has been discovered at Rome’s Court of Appeal, polluting the water and prompting a number of hearings to be brought to a halt. https://www.thelocal.it/20141111/rats-paralyze-italian-justice-system Tue, 11 Nov 2014 13:20:00 +0100 rats-paralyze-italian-justice-system UPDATED: Seven Italian scientists who faced prison for failing to predict the deadly L'Aquila earthquake were cleared on Monday after an appeal court overturned manslaughter convictions that had sparked international outrage. https://www.thelocal.it/20141110/italy-quake-scientists-win-appeal-over-prison-terms Mon, 10 Nov 2014 18:30:00 +0100 italy-quake-scientists-win-appeal-over-prison-terms An Italian appeals court prepared to issue a ruling on Friday in the case against ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi for having sex with an underage prostitute and abuse of power. https://www.thelocal.it/20140718/rubygate-jail-time-still-a-distant-prospect-for-ex-pm Fri, 18 Jul 2014 13:34:00 +0200 rubygate-jail-time-still-a-distant-prospect-for-ex-pm A verdict on former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s appeal against a jail term for having sex with an underage prostitute and for abuse of power while in office is expected to be given on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140715/rubygate-appeal-verdict-expected-friday Tue, 15 Jul 2014 12:38:00 +0200 rubygate-appeal-verdict-expected-friday Silvio Berlusconi's appeal trial against a conviction for paying for sex with an underage prostitute opened on Friday without the former premier, who was doing community service for a separate tax fraud conviction. https://www.thelocal.it/20140620/berlusconi-appeals-guilty-verdict-in-ruby-sex-trial Fri, 20 Jun 2014 13:32:38 +0200 berlusconi-appeals-guilty-verdict-in-ruby-sex-trial Italy's coalition government came under pressure on Wednesday from members of Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right party protesting the former premier's legal troubles and from bad news on the economic front. https://www.thelocal.it/20130711/berlusconi-legal-troubles-raise-the-heat-in-italy Thu, 11 Jul 2013 11:15:00 +0200 berlusconi-legal-troubles-raise-the-heat-in-italy