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 cities of Bergamo and Brescia are to put old rivalries aside and share Capital of Culture status in 2023, as a symbol of hope after both were devastated by the coronavirus outbreak. https://www.thelocal.it/20200720/bergamo-and-brescia-named-joint-italian-capitals-of-culture-of-2023 Mon, 20 Jul 2020 17:02:25 +0200 bergamo-and-brescia-named-joint-italian-capitals-of-culture-of-2023 The source of the legionella bacteria that sickened hundreds of people in northern Italy has been identified as cooling towers, not tap water. https://www.thelocal.it/20180918/italy-legionella-outbreak-identified-cooling-towers Tue, 18 Sep 2018 12:03:51 +0200 italy-legionella-outbreak-identified-cooling-towers Clicking 'like' on a terrorist video on Facebook counts as evidence of apology for terrorism, Italy's top court has ruled. https://www.thelocal.it/20171213/a-facebook-like-can-constitute-apology-for-terrorism-rules-italys-top-court Wed, 13 Dec 2017 11:29:24 +0100 a-facebook-like-can-constitute-apology-for-terrorism-rules-italys-top-court A 63-year-old man has been placed under investigation in northern Italy after his dogs mauled his one-year-old granddaughter to death. https://www.thelocal.it/20170919/grandfather-investigated-pitbulls-dogs-mauled-baby-granddaughter Tue, 19 Sep 2017 14:26:03 +0200 grandfather-investigated-pitbulls-dogs-mauled-baby-granddaughter Italy's top court has ruled that a homeless man should not be punished for spending the night in a private residence. https://www.thelocal.it/20170908/italys-top-court-absolves-homeless-man-who-spent-night-at-private-property Fri, 08 Sep 2017 14:00:13 +0200 italys-top-court-absolves-homeless-man-who-spent-night-at-private-property A four-year-old girl has died of malaria in hospital in Brescia, near Milan, Italian media reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170905/four-year-old-girl-dies-of-malaria-in-northern-italy Tue, 05 Sep 2017 13:00:48 +0200 four-year-old-girl-dies-of-malaria-in-northern-italy A painting by former Nazi leader Adolf Hitler has gone on show in an art museum on the shores of Lake Garda, as part of an exhibition on the theme of madness. https://www.thelocal.it/20170313/painting-by-adolf-hitler-exhibition-in-italian-museum-madness Mon, 13 Mar 2017 10:32:17 +0100 painting-by-adolf-hitler-exhibition-in-italian-museum-madness Police on Thursday arrested a man living in Brescia on terror-related charges, the latest in a series of arrests in the northern city. https://www.thelocal.it/20161104/suspected-jihadist-arrested-in-northern-italy Fri, 04 Nov 2016 11:07:58 +0100 suspected-jihadist-arrested-in-northern-italy A light aircraft crashed and caught fire in northern Italy on Wednesday, killing the one person on board. https://www.thelocal.it/20161006/light-aircraft-crashes-and-catches-fire-in-northern-italy-killing-one Thu, 06 Oct 2016 12:18:56 +0200 light-aircraft-crashes-and-catches-fire-in-northern-italy-killing-one A woman who investigators say was convinced to convert to Islam by her Tunisian husband has been held in the northern Italian city of Brescia on suspicion of being an aspiring terrorist. https://www.thelocal.it/20160607/woman-held-in-brescia-wanted-to-be-a-terrorist Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:00:52 +0200 woman-held-in-brescia-wanted-to-be-a-terrorist Italy’s Ministry of Infrastructure has told the authorities of a town in Lombardy to remove road signs advising those entering to respect Christian values. https://www.thelocal.it/20160520/ministry-tells-italian-town-to-take-down-christians-only-signs Fri, 20 May 2016 12:24:02 +0200 ministry-tells-italian-town-to-take-down-christians-only-signs World-renowned artist Christo may be 80, but he boasts the energy of a teenager: after creating umbrella forests, wrapping the Reichstag and decking Central Park in saffron, his new project will see audiences walk on water in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20160412/artist-christo-in-divine-stunt-on-italy-lake Tue, 12 Apr 2016 10:57:09 +0200 artist-christo-in-divine-stunt-on-italy-lake A 39-year-old man died after falling ten metres from his balcony when the railing he was leaning on suddenly gave way. https://www.thelocal.it/20160411/man-killed-in-balcony-fall-after-railing-breaks-during-cigarette-break Mon, 11 Apr 2016 12:05:05 +0200 man-killed-in-balcony-fall-after-railing-breaks-during-cigarette-break The mayor of the northern town of Pontoglio has been told to remove road signs advising those entering to respect Christian values. https://www.thelocal.it/20160107/italian-town-must-remove-christians-only-signs Thu, 07 Jan 2016 10:11:08 +0100 italian-town-must-remove-christians-only-signs A bomb exploded on Thursday evening at the entrance of a police training school in the northern city of Brescia. https://www.thelocal.it/20151218/bomb-explodes-outside-brescia-police-school Fri, 18 Dec 2015 11:39:13 +0100 bomb-explodes-outside-brescia-police-school If you’re planning a trip to the northern town of Pontoglio, be warned: you’ll be thrown out if you don’t respect Christian values. https://www.thelocal.it/20151217/italian-town-puts-up-christians-only-signs Thu, 17 Dec 2015 16:56:02 +0100 italian-town-puts-up-christians-only-signs A woman was killed and her husband is fighting for his life after they were shot on a street in the Lombardy city of Brescia on Tuesday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20150811/one-dead-in-brescia-shooting Tue, 11 Aug 2015 15:55:42 +0200 one-dead-in-brescia-shooting Three elderly people died while shovelling snow in northern Italy, as bad weather cuts off one coastal town and causes transport to come to a halt in parts of the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20150206/three-pensioners-die-in-italy-snow Fri, 06 Feb 2015 17:47:00 +0100 three-pensioners-die-in-italy-snow Italy's urban planners must give space to non-Catholic religious groups, a Lombardy court has ruled, sparking a backlash from the country's far-right Northern League party, which branded the decision a "disgraceful judgement". https://www.thelocal.it/20140108/italys-city-plan-ruling-sparks-mosque-row Wed, 08 Jan 2014 13:07:00 +0100 italys-city-plan-ruling-sparks-mosque-row Two painted chow chow dogs posing as pandas have been seized from a circus in northern Italy, after tricking children into handing over cash, police have said. https://www.thelocal.it/20141223/circus-tricked-kids-with-dogs-painted-as-pandas Tue, 23 Dec 2014 13:07:00 +0100 circus-tricked-kids-with-dogs-painted-as-pandas