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 Traffic restrictions are in place in parts of northern Italy in a bid to combat high levels of air pollution. https://www.thelocal.it/20171227/car-ban-in-place-as-northern-italian-cities-fight-smog Wed, 27 Dec 2017 11:38:38 +0100 car-ban-in-place-as-northern-italian-cities-fight-smog Pope Francis has outlawed the sale of cigarettes at the Vatican in a bid to lead by example on healthy living. https://www.thelocal.it/20171109/pope-stubs-out-cigarettes-sales-in-vatican Thu, 09 Nov 2017 16:26:58 +0100 pope-stubs-out-cigarettes-sales-in-vatican 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 The Imam of Florence, Izzedin Elzir, waded into the controversial burqini debate on Thursday by posting a photo on Facebook of habit-wearing nuns splashing around on the edge of the shore – only for the social network to block his account. https://www.thelocal.it/20160819/italy-imam-defends-burqinis-with-beach-going-nuns-photo Fri, 19 Aug 2016 20:09:18 +0200 italy-imam-defends-burqinis-with-beach-going-nuns-photo Italy will not follow France by allowing burqini bans on public beaches but is planning tighter regulation of imams and mosques, the country's interior minister said in comments published on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160817/italy-rules-out-burkini-ban-and-wants-home-trained-imams Wed, 17 Aug 2016 13:17:46 +0200 italy-rules-out-burkini-ban-and-wants-home-trained-imams The sale of trinkets and souvenirs bearing the image of Benito Mussolini has been outlawed in the region of Italy where the fascist dictator was born and raised. https://www.thelocal.it/20160729/mussolinis-region-votes-criminalize-fascist-souvenirs Fri, 29 Jul 2016 14:55:43 +0200 mussolinis-region-votes-criminalize-fascist-souvenirs School children could soon be spending their lessons glued to the screen of their smartphones after Italy's under-secretary of education pledged to overturn a 2007 ban on the devices in classrooms. https://www.thelocal.it/20160607/italy-to-overturn-smartphone-ban-in-schools Tue, 07 Jun 2016 13:51:19 +0200 italy-to-overturn-smartphone-ban-in-schools A Muslim tourist wearing a niqab – a traditional garment worn by women in public, which leaves only their eyes on show – was stopped from entering an Italian museum by police on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160429/italy-police-block-niquab-wearing-tourist-from-entering-museum Fri, 29 Apr 2016 13:59:33 +0200 italy-police-block-niquab-wearing-tourist-from-entering-museum Inter Milan have been hit with a partial stadium ban after Napoli's Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly was the victim of racist abuse at the side's last league meeting, Serie A officials have announced. https://www.thelocal.it/20160422/racist-inter-fans-force-partial-stadium-ban-kalidou-koulibaly-inter-milan Fri, 22 Apr 2016 13:04:47 +0200 racist-inter-fans-force-partial-stadium-ban-kalidou-koulibaly-inter-milan 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 Say goodbye to Mink coats: Italian fashion king Giorgio Armani said on Tuesday he would no longer use any real animal fur in his collections, saying there was no excuse to indulge in such "cruel practices". https://www.thelocal.it/20160323/fashion-king-armani-goes-fur-free Wed, 23 Mar 2016 09:30:42 +0100 fashion-king-armani-goes-fur-free Once upon a time, a ringing landline or call from an unknown number would stir some excitement. https://www.thelocal.it/20160311/cold-callers-banned-from-annoying-italians-on-a-sunday Fri, 11 Mar 2016 14:34:30 +0100 cold-callers-banned-from-annoying-italians-on-a-sunday Italy’s highest administrative court has scrapped a ban on Easter blessings being held at schools in the northern city of Bologna. https://www.thelocal.it/20160309/bologna-schools-told-to-reinstate-easter-blessings Wed, 09 Mar 2016 12:24:40 +0100 bologna-schools-told-to-reinstate-easter-blessings Legislation affecting smokers passed by the Italian government last year will come into effect on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160202/what-you-need-to-know-about-italys-new-smoking-laws Tue, 02 Feb 2016 13:22:46 +0100 what-you-need-to-know-about-italys-new-smoking-laws Scooter owners are up in arms in Genoa, birthplace of the iconic Vespa, after the Italian city's mayor banned models produced before 1999 in a bid to tackle pollution. https://www.thelocal.it/20160115/scooter-owners-revolt-over-ban-in-vespa-birthplace Fri, 15 Jan 2016 12:21:49 +0100 scooter-owners-revolt-over-ban-in-vespa-birthplace Cars were partially banished from the streets of Milan and Rome on Monday as Italy battled a buildup of health-threatening pollution caused by freakishly dry and warm winter weather. https://www.thelocal.it/20151228/car-clampdown-as-smog-smothers-italy Mon, 28 Dec 2015 15:28:36 +0100 car-clampdown-as-smog-smothers-italy Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has slapped down a headmaster who has banned Christmas concerts and carols in his school near Milan in the name of multiculturalism. https://www.thelocal.it/20151130/renzi-slaps-down-headmaster-over-christmas-carols-ban Mon, 30 Nov 2015 09:31:33 +0100 renzi-slaps-down-headmaster-over-christmas-carols-ban An Italian company has banned staff from sending internal emails for a week in a bid to reduce stress as well as encourage them to speak to each other in person. https://www.thelocal.it/20151112/italian-firm-bans-email-to-reduce-stress Thu, 12 Nov 2015 18:11:25 +0100 italian-firm-bans-email-to-reduce-stress Italy's Education Minister Stefania Giannini has stepped in after an 11-year-old disabled girl suffering from Aids was rejected from a school in Campania. https://www.thelocal.it/20151030/italy-to-reinstate-excluded-aids-child Fri, 30 Oct 2015 13:40:24 +0100 italy-to-reinstate-excluded-aids-child An Italian urologist has been suspended from practising in the UK after twice failing an English language test. https://www.thelocal.it/20151030/italian-doctor-banned-in-uk-for-bad-english Fri, 30 Oct 2015 10:00:08 +0100 italian-doctor-banned-in-uk-for-bad-english