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 Italian police said they caught a criminal gang on Tuesday that had been plotting to steal the body of Formula One racing pioneer Enzo Ferrari for ransom. https://www.thelocal.it/20170329/italian-police-foil-plot-to-steal-ferraris-body-for-ransom Wed, 29 Mar 2017 10:46:32 +0200 italian-police-foil-plot-to-steal-ferraris-body-for-ransom The driver of a coach that crashed in Spain at the weekend killing 13 foreign students, including seven Italians, who is under investigation for manslaughter, is in critical condition in hospital, officials said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160323/driver-in-coach-crash-that-killed-7-italians-in-critical-condition Wed, 23 Mar 2016 11:02:46 +0100 driver-in-coach-crash-that-killed-7-italians-in-critical-condition A driver and an on-board assistant are facing charges of child neglect after a three-year-old was left behind on a school bus. https://www.thelocal.it/20151023/driver-faces-charges-after-child-left-on-school-bus Fri, 23 Oct 2015 17:38:00 +0200 driver-faces-charges-after-child-left-on-school-bus A 76-year-old Australian man is in a coma after being struck by a tram in Milan on Friday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20150821/australian-in-coma-after-being-hit-by-tram Fri, 21 Aug 2015 19:38:47 +0200 australian-in-coma-after-being-hit-by-tram A 47 year-old motorcyclist from Genoa was stopped going the wrong way down the A13 motorway, heading towards Genoa. https://www.thelocal.it/20150710/man-drives-8km-agaisnt-traffic-on-busy-motorway Fri, 10 Jul 2015 15:17:43 +0200 man-drives-8km-agaisnt-traffic-on-busy-motorway A man has admitted to raping a female taxi driver in a Rome suburb on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150511/man-admits-to-raping-rome-taxi-driver Mon, 11 May 2015 18:15:14 +0200 man-admits-to-raping-rome-taxi-driver A drunk driver in southern Italy crashed into a bar killing four people, including his younger brother and the bar owner's two sons who were sitting outside. https://www.thelocal.it/20140929/drunk-driver-kills-brother-and-three-others Mon, 29 Sep 2014 17:04:00 +0200 drunk-driver-kills-brother-and-three-others A driver in Genoa has been fined €1,700 and had his car seized after using the chauffeur car service Uber and offering someone a lift without a taxi driving licence. https://www.thelocal.it/20140926/genoa-puts-the-brakes-on-uber-with-driver-fine Fri, 26 Sep 2014 13:03:00 +0200 genoa-puts-the-brakes-on-uber-with-driver-fine The driver of a pilgrim bus has been arrested for allegedly exposing himself in front of a teenage tourist shortly after Pope Francis finished his general audience at St Peter’s Square on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140605/coach-driver-dropped-trousers-after-popes-audience Thu, 05 Jun 2014 15:08:00 +0200 coach-driver-dropped-trousers-after-popes-audience A Rome taxi driver has come up with a novel way of melting away the stresses of the capital’s traffic, while striking a chord with passengers as they tour the Eternal City: karaoke. https://www.thelocal.it/20140502/karaoke-cab-driver-strikes-a-chord-in-rome Fri, 02 May 2014 17:56:00 +0200 karaoke-cab-driver-strikes-a-chord-in-rome