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 56-year-old woman from Treviso in Veneto has given birth without assisted fertility treatment, according to reports in the Italian press. https://www.thelocal.it/20180105/56-year-old-italian-woman-has-natural-birth-reports Fri, 05 Jan 2018 15:20:48 +0100 56-year-old-italian-woman-has-natural-birth-reports A nurse working in the northern Italian city of Verona was arrested on Thursday for allegedly giving morphine to a baby, who overdosed and suffered a respiratory arrest. https://www.thelocal.it/20170803/nurse-arrested-for-allegedly-giving-baby-morphine-to-calm-it-down Thu, 03 Aug 2017 15:11:10 +0200 nurse-arrested-for-allegedly-giving-baby-morphine-to-calm-it-down A baby girl was born on a migrant rescue boat en route to Italy on Tuesday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20170322/woman-gives-birth-to-baby-girl-on-migrant-rescue-boat Wed, 22 Mar 2017 10:36:11 +0100 woman-gives-birth-to-baby-girl-on-migrant-rescue-boat Italians are staunch traditionalists when it comes to naming their children, as the newly released list of most popular baby names proves. https://www.thelocal.it/20161201/these-are-the-most-popular-italian-baby-names Thu, 01 Dec 2016 14:06:45 +0100 these-are-the-most-popular-italian-baby-names A group of Italian hotels is offering an unusual reward to guests: any couple that conceives while staying there can claim a free holiday. https://www.thelocal.it/20161118/italy-hotels-offer-free-stays-to-couples-who-conceive-there Fri, 18 Nov 2016 13:37:59 +0100 italy-hotels-offer-free-stays-to-couples-who-conceive-there Two Syrian girls, one of them an eight-month-old baby, are among up to six people who died when a boat carrying would-be migrants to Europe capsized off Libya Thursday, rescuers said. https://www.thelocal.it/20160819/syrian-baby-and-five-year-old-dead-in-migrant-boat-tragedy Fri, 19 Aug 2016 16:53:00 +0200 syrian-baby-and-five-year-old-dead-in-migrant-boat-tragedy A newborn baby boy was saved from almost certain death after a woman found him inside a plastic bag by her neighbourhood rubbish bins. https://www.thelocal.it/20160620/newborn-found-dumped-inside-plastic-bag-at-venice-bins Mon, 20 Jun 2016 17:41:44 +0200 newborn-found-dumped-inside-plastic-bag-at-venice-bins A Nigerian baby girl who survived a shipwreck that killed her parents and captured the heart of an Italian doctor has become the new face of the country's migrant drama, with hundreds of requests to adopt the orphan. https://www.thelocal.it/20160526/the-baby-girl-who-has-become-the-face-of-italys-migrant-tragedy Thu, 26 May 2016 14:09:10 +0200 the-baby-girl-who-has-become-the-face-of-italys-migrant-tragedy A young Austrian mother who had gone missing while on holiday in Italy has been found dead along with her five-month-old baby, having committed suicide after killing the child. https://www.thelocal.it/20160523/tragedy-as-austrian-mother-found-dead-after-killing-her-baby Mon, 23 May 2016 13:31:22 +0200 tragedy-as-austrian-mother-found-dead-after-killing-her-baby A 27-year-old woman put her newborn baby girl in a rubbish bin on Sunday morning – before returning to save the child moments before the binmen came to empty the container. https://www.thelocal.it/20160321/mum-bins-newborn-baby-girl-in-tuscany Mon, 21 Mar 2016 11:19:16 +0100 mum-bins-newborn-baby-girl-in-tuscany Italian anti-mafia police have captured a wanted mobster in Naples after he risked sneaking from one hideout to another to see his newborn son, local media reported Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160130/italian-police-nab-mafiosi Sat, 30 Jan 2016 14:33:04 +0100 italian-police-nab-mafiosi A homeless woman gave birth on a street near the Vatican in the early hours of Wednesday morning – and has now been given a year’s free accommodation. https://www.thelocal.it/20160120/homeless-woman-gives-birth-near-the-vatican Wed, 20 Jan 2016 17:53:00 +0100 homeless-woman-gives-birth-near-the-vatican A couple living in the northern Italian city of Parma are planning to take legal action against healthcare providers in Parma after their baby was born without lower legs. https://www.thelocal.it/20160107/parents-plan-to-sue-after-baby-born-without-legs Thu, 07 Jan 2016 13:32:35 +0100 parents-plan-to-sue-after-baby-born-without-legs Italian authorities on Wednesday announced the arrest of mafia "baby boss" Pasquale Sibillo, a 24-year-old suspected of orchestrating revenge killings following the death of his brother in Naples in July. https://www.thelocal.it/20151105/italian-police-arrest-mafia-baby-boss Thu, 05 Nov 2015 09:16:20 +0100 italian-police-arrest-mafia-baby-boss An investigation is underway after a 40-year-old pregnant woman and her unborn baby died nine hours after being discharged from a clinic in Milan. https://www.thelocal.it/20151022/clinic-probed-after-pregnant-mum-and-unborn-baby-die Thu, 22 Oct 2015 16:21:49 +0200 clinic-probed-after-pregnant-mum-and-unborn-baby-die Dubbed "the princess of migrants", a Nigerian baby born on the Italian ship that rescued her mother in the Mediterranean has become a symbol of hope for those braving the perilous crossing in search of a new life. https://www.thelocal.it/20151008/princess-of-migrants-becomes-symbol-of-hope Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:23:43 +0200 princess-of-migrants-becomes-symbol-of-hope A woman jailed in Italy for throwing acid on her ex-boyfriend will be allowed to see her baby once a day following a public outcry, according to media reports on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150819/acid-throwing-italian-mum-to-see-baby-in-prison Wed, 19 Aug 2015 10:19:53 +0200 acid-throwing-italian-mum-to-see-baby-in-prison An Italian woman jailed for throwing acid on her ex-boyfriend had her prison-born baby taken away from her immediately after the birth in a legal decision that, despite her notoriety, has sparked an outcry. https://www.thelocal.it/20150817/italy-outcry-after-newborn-taken-from-prison-mum Mon, 17 Aug 2015 19:03:08 +0200 italy-outcry-after-newborn-taken-from-prison-mum They are worlds apart socially and economically, but the arrival of Princess Charlotte in the UK and the birth of a migrant baby during a perilous sea crossing in the Mediterranean have both melted Italian hearts. https://www.thelocal.it/20150505/italians-welcome-other-royal-baby Tue, 05 May 2015 15:24:05 +0200 italians-welcome-other-royal-baby Police in Spain have tracked down an Italian father who abandoned his wife outside a toy shop near Turin and fled with his new born son. https://www.thelocal.it/20150417/father-on-run-with-new-born-could-be-in-spain Fri, 17 Apr 2015 12:32:11 +0200 father-on-run-with-new-born-could-be-in-spain