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 A homosexual couple were forced to cancel their holiday at a Calabrian guesthouse after the owner told them, via Whatsapp, that gays and animals are not allowed. https://www.thelocal.it/20170724/italian-hotelier-tells-couple-we-dont-accept-gays-and-animals Mon, 24 Jul 2017 13:46:11 +0200 italian-hotelier-tells-couple-we-dont-accept-gays-and-animals Orna O’Reilly had been widowed for over 20 years before she moved to Italy’s Veneto region from Ireland in March 2013. A few months later, she met her future husband – via The Local Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20160830/how-we-found-eachother-through-the-local-italy Tue, 30 Aug 2016 17:01:00 +0200 how-we-found-eachother-through-the-local-italy Four policemen cooked pasta for an elderly couple after rushing to their home in Rome when a neighbour overheard their cries of despair. https://www.thelocal.it/20160809/rome-police-cook-pasta-for-lonely-elderly-couple Tue, 09 Aug 2016 11:26:12 +0200 rome-police-cook-pasta-for-lonely-elderly-couple A couple whose son was killed fighting for Isis in Syria are to be deported from Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20160520/italy-deports-couple-who-shared-sons-extremist-ideology Fri, 20 May 2016 17:43:19 +0200 italy-deports-couple-who-shared-sons-extremist-ideology UPDATED: One of the four people arrested in Italy on Thursday was allegedly given an order from Isis extremists to launch attacks in Rome during the Catholic Holy Year, including on the Israeli embassy. https://www.thelocal.it/20160428/alleged-jihadist-couple-arrested-in-italy-planned-to-take-kids-to-syria Thu, 28 Apr 2016 11:17:41 +0200 alleged-jihadist-couple-arrested-in-italy-planned-to-take-kids-to-syria A 50-year-old Italian woman has lost an 11-year legal battle to get €50,000 in moral damages from her husband, who she claims never satisfied her sexually. https://www.thelocal.it/20160412/italian-woman-sought-50000-over-ex-husbands-low-sex-drive Tue, 12 Apr 2016 13:22:57 +0200 italian-woman-sought-50000-over-ex-husbands-low-sex-drive Umberto and Roberto, who appeared on Italia’s Got Talent last week, have been together for two years. But only their mothers knew they were gay. https://www.thelocal.it/20160329/italian-gay-couple-come-out-to-their-dads-on-live-tv Tue, 29 Mar 2016 17:29:11 +0200 italian-gay-couple-come-out-to-their-dads-on-live-tv A passionate affair between an Italian couple who were cheating on their spouses reached an embarrassing climax a few nights ago. https://www.thelocal.it/20160314/car-catches-fire-amid-italian-couples-passionate-romp Mon, 14 Mar 2016 11:55:27 +0100 car-catches-fire-amid-italian-couples-passionate-romp Police were shocked to find a young Italian couple asleep in a stolen gondola on the Grand Canal at 3am on Friday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20150814/drunk-couple-nicked-for-romantic-gondola-joyride Fri, 14 Aug 2015 18:47:53 +0200 drunk-couple-nicked-for-romantic-gondola-joyride 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 An Italian man has been ordered to take a psychiatric test after gifting a Roma woman and her husband €100,000. https://www.thelocal.it/20150206/couple-questioned-over-italians-100000-gift Fri, 06 Feb 2015 11:04:00 +0100 couple-questioned-over-italians-100000-gift The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has condemned the Italian state for removing a child, who was born to a surrogate mother in Russia, from an Italian couple and ordered it to pay thousands of euros in compensation. https://www.thelocal.it/20150127/echr-italy-wrong-to-take-child-born-to-russian-surrogate Tue, 27 Jan 2015 17:18:00 +0100 echr-italy-wrong-to-take-child-born-to-russian-surrogate UPDATED: A man was killed by a landslide outside his home in Crevacuore, a town in Piedmont, amid torrential rain in northern Italy on Wednesday morning. The bodies of two pensioners were also found on Tuesday night after a landslide engulfed their home in Liguria. https://www.thelocal.it/20141112/couple-found-dead-after-landslide-hit-liguria-home Wed, 12 Nov 2014 09:48:00 +0100 couple-found-dead-after-landslide-hit-liguria-home An Italian couple wound up in hospital after getting stuck together while romping in the sea in the Marche region. https://www.thelocal.it/20141015/italian-couple-get-stuck-in-frolic-at-sea Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:15:00 +0200 italian-couple-get-stuck-in-frolic-at-sea A public sector company in Sicily has become the first in Italy to grant a gay employee marital leave. https://www.thelocal.it/20141006/gay-couple-gets-honeymoon-in-public-sector-first Mon, 06 Oct 2014 14:55:00 +0200 gay-couple-gets-honeymoon-in-public-sector-first UPDATED: A woman whose partner gave birth has been allowed to adopt the child in the first case of stepchild adoption involving a same-sex couple. It's been described by a rights group as an historic step for Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20140829/first-gay-couple-in-italy-allowed-to-adopt-child Fri, 29 Aug 2014 16:29:00 +0200 first-gay-couple-in-italy-allowed-to-adopt-child The genetic parents of embryos mistakenly implanted in another woman plan to take legal action in a bid to gain custody over the twins. The unprecedented case will likely be a “long, drawn-out” battle, one of the lawyers involved told The Local. https://www.thelocal.it/20140729/embryo-mix-up-couple-in-court-battle Tue, 29 Jul 2014 15:56:00 +0200 embryo-mix-up-couple-in-court-battle The first gay marriage will be registered in Naples on Monday after the city’s mayor made it obligatory for his administration to record the marriages of same-sex couples who wed abroad. https://www.thelocal.it/20140625/first-gay-marriage-to-be-registered-in-naples Wed, 25 Jun 2014 14:08:00 +0200 first-gay-marriage-to-be-registered-in-naples A Veneto couple who were against their daughter marrying a former boxer alleged to have taken drugs in the past, kidnapped and beat their new son-in-law and then forced him to sign an agreement to end the marriage. https://www.thelocal.it/20140523/italian-couple-kidnapped-and-beat-son-in-law Fri, 23 May 2014 16:06:00 +0200 italian-couple-kidnapped-and-beat-son-in-law A court in Tuscany has awarded €20,000 to a couple whose sex life has been damaged following a car accident, Italian media reported on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140331/couple-win-20000-euro-payout-for-bad-sex Mon, 31 Mar 2014 11:17:00 +0200 couple-win-20000-euro-payout-for-bad-sex