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 At least 5,000 restaurants across Italy are in the hands of the mafia, consumer group Coldiretti has warned. https://www.thelocal.it/20170404/at-least-5000-restaurants-in-italy-thought-to-be-mafia-run Tue, 04 Apr 2017 12:52:14 +0200 at-least-5000-restaurants-in-italy-thought-to-be-mafia-run Temperatures had just started to rise after a freezing weekend of snow, but meteorologists have warned that people in Italy shouldn't get too used to the milder weather, as "ten days of snow and ice" are on the way. https://www.thelocal.it/20170112/ten-days-of-snow-and-ice-in-store-for-italy Thu, 12 Jan 2017 12:21:24 +0100 ten-days-of-snow-and-ice-in-store-for-italy 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 Temperatures across Italy plummeted over the weekend as a dramatic change in the weather brought wind, rain and even snow in some low-lying areas. https://www.thelocal.it/20151123/mercury-plunges-as-el-nio-punishes-italy-weather Mon, 23 Nov 2015 18:11:59 +0100 mercury-plunges-as-el-nio-punishes-italy-weather The balmy weather across Italy over the past few weeks is set to come to an abrupt end this weekend, with temperatures plunging by up to 15 degrees Celsius. https://www.thelocal.it/20151119/winter-is-on-its-way-to-italy Thu, 19 Nov 2015 11:28:03 +0100 winter-is-on-its-way-to-italy Snowfall reached as far south as Italy’s Abruzzo region over the weekend in a cold snap which is forecast to last until the new year. https://www.thelocal.it/20141229/winter-arrives-and-blankets-italy-in-snow Mon, 29 Dec 2014 10:43:00 +0100 winter-arrives-and-blankets-italy-in-snow He was tortured, strangled and crushed beneath a tractor but it has taken Italian police 25 years to learn who was responsible for the brutal murder of Paolo Letizia. https://www.thelocal.it/20141007/mafia-turncoats-help-police-solve-1989-murder-case Tue, 07 Oct 2014 16:39:00 +0200 mafia-turncoats-help-police-solve-1989-murder-case