The Local Italy 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 Italy's top court just ruled that bribing a police officer is legal Italy’s top court has ruled that a drunk driver did absolutely nothing wrong when he tried to bribe a police officer. https://www.thelocal.it/20160121/italys-top-court-just-ruled-that-bribing-a-police-officer-is-legal Thu, 21 Jan 2016 11:29:06 +0100 italys-top-court-just-ruled-that-bribing-a-police-officer-is-legal Drunk Juve star smashes Ferrari into bus stop Juventus have suspended Uruguayan defender Martín Cáceras after he crashed his Ferrari into a bus shelter in Turin and failed a breath test, the Italian champions announced on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150930/drunk-juve-star-smashes-ferrari-into-bus-stop Wed, 30 Sep 2015 10:44:00 +0200 drunk-juve-star-smashes-ferrari-into-bus-stop Naked tourists go for drunken Rome swim Two drunk tourists prompted the ire of fellow beachgoers by getting naked at Rome’s seaside, ultimately being stopped by police for their indecent exposure. https://www.thelocal.it/20150903/naked-tourists-go-for-drunken-rome-swim Thu, 03 Sep 2015 11:39:45 +0200 naked-tourists-go-for-drunken-rome-swim Drunk couple nicked for gondola joyride 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 Drunk driver kills brother and three others 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 Scottish woman critical after 'drunken' Pisa fall A Scottish woman is in a serious condition in Pisa after falling into the river Arno, Italian media reported on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140519/scottish-woman-critical-after-drunken-pisa-fall Mon, 19 May 2014 12:27:00 +0200 scottish-woman-critical-after-drunken-pisa-fall Drunk driver eats alcohol test in bid to avoid arrest A driver who tested positive for alcohol snatched the test result from a police officer's hand and ate it, in an attempt to evade arrest. https://www.thelocal.it/20140123/drink-driver-eats-alcohol-test-in-bid-to-avoid-arrest Thu, 23 Jan 2014 11:49:00 +0100 drink-driver-eats-alcohol-test-in-bid-to-avoid-arrest