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 woman on a hen night became the latest to climb on the 16th-century monument on Saturday night, causing around €5,000 of damage. https://www.thelocal.it/20260423/tourist-charged-after-climbing-florences-neptune-fountain-on-hen-night-dare Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:14:12 +0200 tourist-charged-after-climbing-florences-neptune-fountain-on-hen-night-dare Bank robbers in Italy held 25 people hostage for two hours on Thursday, before making their escape through a tunnel with loot from safe deposit boxes, a police source told AFP. https://www.thelocal.it/20260416/bank-robbers-in-naples-hold-25-people-hostage Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:29:40 +0200 bank-robbers-in-naples-hold-25-people-hostage Thieves stole paintings by Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse from a museum in Italy a week ago, police said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20260330/renoir-cezanne-and-matisse-works-stolen-from-italian-museum Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:21:09 +0200 renoir-cezanne-and-matisse-works-stolen-from-italian-museum A huge shipment of Nestle's crunchy KitKat chocolate bars was stolen in Europe, the brand said, warning that the heist risked causing shortages in stores right before Easter. https://www.thelocal.it/20260329/over-12-tonnes-of-new-kitkat-chocolate-range-stolen-in-europe Sun, 29 Mar 2026 16:14:52 +0200 over-12-tonnes-of-new-kitkat-chocolate-range-stolen-in-europe Two Italian anarchists were killed in an explosion at a cabin on the outskirts of Rome, apparently while making a bomb, media reports said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20260321/anarchist-couple-killed-in-accidental-rome-blast Sat, 21 Mar 2026 11:43:37 +0100 anarchist-couple-killed-in-accidental-rome-blast Twelve members of Italy's fringe group CasaPound have been jailed for seeking to revive the Fascist Party, which ruled from 1922 to 1943 under dictator Benito Mussolini. https://www.thelocal.it/20260213/italy-convicts-12-of-trying-to-revive-fascist-party Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:03:37 +0100 italy-convicts-12-of-trying-to-revive-fascist-party An 80-year-old man suspected of being a "weekend sniper" who paid the Bosnian Serb army to shoot civilians during the 1990s siege of Sarajevo was questioned on Monday in Milan, Italian media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20260210/italian-suspect-questioned-over-sarajevo-weekend-snipers-killings Tue, 10 Feb 2026 08:49:32 +0100 italian-suspect-questioned-over-sarajevo-weekend-snipers-killings Italy has thwarted a series of Russian cyberattacks targeting the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, the foreign minister said on Wednesday, as security operations ramp up with just hours to go. https://www.thelocal.it/20260204/italy-foils-russian-cyberattacks-targeting-olympics Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:25:40 +0100 italy-foils-russian-cyberattacks-targeting-olympics An Italian court jailed a Palestinian for five and a half years, his lawyer told AFP, for planning attacks to be launched from the West Bank. https://www.thelocal.it/20260117/italy-jails-palestinian-for-5-years-in-terror-case Sat, 17 Jan 2026 17:22:42 +0100 italy-jails-palestinian-for-5-years-in-terror-case Italian fashion influencer Chiara Ferragni was acquitted on Wednesday of aggravated fraud over charity endorsement deals in a case that has led to greater regulation of the sector in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20260114/italian-influencer-chiara-ferragni-acquitted-in-cake-fraud-trial Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:30:43 +0100 italian-influencer-chiara-ferragni-acquitted-in-cake-fraud-trial A series of investigations into exploitative work conditions within fashion subcontractors has roiled Italy's luxury industry, with the government decrying attacks on "Made in Italy". https://www.thelocal.it/20251203/italys-luxury-brands-shaken-by-sweatshop-probes Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:25:31 +0100 italys-luxury-brands-shaken-by-sweatshop-probes Prosecutors were investigating allegations that Italian snipers may have paid the Bosnian Serb army during the 1990s siege of Sarajevo to be allowed to shoot civilians for sport, local media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20251114/italy-investigates-claims-war-tourists-paid-to-shoot-civilians-in-sarajevo Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:02:09 +0100 italy-investigates-claims-war-tourists-paid-to-shoot-civilians-in-sarajevo Theft and robbery are on the rise in many parts of Italy, according to new figures showing where crime rates are highest and which offences are most common. https://www.thelocal.it/20251107/which-italian-cities-have-the-highest-crime-rates Fri, 07 Nov 2025 12:25:30 +0100 which-italian-cities-have-the-highest-crime-rates Italian police on Friday ordered the seizure of shares worth €1.3 billion from the Luxembourg holding company that controls the Campari spirits group, accused of tax fraud. https://www.thelocal.it/20251101/italian-police-seize-more-than-e1-billion-in-campari-shares Sat, 01 Nov 2025 14:57:32 +0100 italian-police-seize-more-than-e1-billion-in-campari-shares The Italian-language Netflix original The Monster of Florence debuts on Thursday, replaying a real-life nightmare that's been haunting Italy for over 50 years. https://www.thelocal.it/20251014/monster-of-florence-new-netflix-series-tackles-gruesome-cold-case Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:50:59 +0200 monster-of-florence-new-netflix-series-tackles-gruesome-cold-case The Vatican Museums' security team has been told to take extra care following a robbery at the world-famous Louvre in Paris this weekend, its director Barbara Jatta said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20251021/vatican-museums-on-high-alert-after-louvre-heist Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:08:34 +0200 vatican-museums-on-high-alert-after-louvre-heist Three police officers were killed and a dozen people were injured in Italy after an apparently deliberate gas explosion brought down a house during an attempted eviction, officials said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20251014/three-police-officers-killed-in-farmhouse-explosion-in-northern-italy Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:46:14 +0200 three-police-officers-killed-in-farmhouse-explosion-in-northern-italy Three people have been arrested after an attack on two tourists in Venice this week, local police said on Thursday as Italian politicians condemned the incident. https://www.thelocal.it/20250911/three-arrested-after-attack-on-jewish-tourists-in-venice Thu, 11 Sep 2025 20:00:02 +0200 three-arrested-after-attack-on-jewish-tourists-in-venice Tens of thousands of scans of passports and other IDs from guests have been stolen from Italian hotel servers and put on sale on the dark web, Italian authorities said. https://www.thelocal.it/20250814/fraud-warning-after-thousands-of-passport-scans-stolen-from-italian-hotels Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:32:32 +0200 fraud-warning-after-thousands-of-passport-scans-stolen-from-italian-hotels Italy's textile hub of Prato, near Florence, is Europe's largest clothing manufacturing centre - and now a battleground for warring Chinese mafia groups. https://www.thelocal.it/20250804/hanger-war-how-italys-fast-fashion-hub-became-a-chinese-mafia-battleground Mon, 04 Aug 2025 12:39:25 +0200 hanger-war-how-italys-fast-fashion-hub-became-a-chinese-mafia-battleground