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 Betting syndicates in northern Italy and Sicily allegedly made hundreds of thousands of euros through match-fixing at top tier tennis tournaments. https://www.thelocal.it/20160118/italy-implicated-in-tennis-match-fixing-scandal Mon, 18 Jan 2016 12:19:06 +0100 italy-implicated-in-tennis-match-fixing-scandal David Brenner, a former journalist with the BBC, moved to Italy with his wife Pauline in 2006 and set up a holiday rental business. Here he talks about 'losing the plot' among parsnips, artichokes, and even Brussels sprouts, in the Abruzzo countryside. https://www.thelocal.it/20140331/land-is-considered-a-very-precious-resource-in-italy-2 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 17:26:00 +0200 land-is-considered-a-very-precious-resource-in-italy-2 David Brenner, a former journalist with the BBC, moved to Italy with his wife and set up a holiday rental business. Eight years on, he has lived to tell the tale. Here he chronicles the nuances of life in Abruzzo, from amusing language mishaps to the chatter in the doctor's waiting room. https://www.thelocal.it/20140207/italians-have-no-shame-in-asking-why-you-need-the-doctor Fri, 07 Feb 2014 14:00:00 +0100 italians-have-no-shame-in-asking-why-you-need-the-doctor Italian men have hit back at a story published in the UK earlier this week harking on about them being philanderers who can no longer afford to cheat due to the financial crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20130920/british-men-cheat-more-than-the-italians Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:34:00 +0200 british-men-cheat-more-than-the-italians