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 From Tuscany to Calabria, coastguards up and down the country are waging a war against beachgoers who stake their claim on a coveted patch of sand by leaving towels and umbrellas out overnight. https://www.thelocal.it/20160809/italy-wages-war-against-tourists-who-reserve-their-beach-spot Tue, 09 Aug 2016 14:28:51 +0200 italy-wages-war-against-tourists-who-reserve-their-beach-spot An offshore platform a stone's throw from Dante's beach on Italy's Adriatic coast has become the focus of a politically charged national referendum on the country's oil and gas drilling concessions. https://www.thelocal.it/20160413/high-stakes-oil-and-gas-vote-has-italy-in-a-tizz Wed, 13 Apr 2016 10:38:51 +0200 high-stakes-oil-and-gas-vote-has-italy-in-a-tizz Around 2,700 migrants were rescued on Wednesday off the coast of Italy, as Europe struggles to deal with a swelling tide of arrivals from across the Mediterranean. https://www.thelocal.it/20150716/2700-migrants-rescued-off-italian-coast Thu, 16 Jul 2015 10:00:43 +0200 2700-migrants-rescued-off-italian-coast Three Italians are among the ten passengers who died after the Norman Atlantic ferry caught fire early on Sunday morning, Italy's Coast Guard said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20141230/three-italians-among-fire-hit-ferry-dead Tue, 30 Dec 2014 15:15:00 +0100 three-italians-among-fire-hit-ferry-dead Make-up artist Nicki Storey had been going on holiday to Positano on the Amalfi Coast since the age of 12, so it was the obvious choice to spend a summer learning Italian. She tells The Local how she ended up staying for 15 years, and the hidden frustrations of her 'dolce vita'. https://www.thelocal.it/20131122/i-dream-about-returning-to-england-one-day Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:44:00 +0100 i-dream-about-returning-to-england-one-day