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 European football's governing body UEFA has cancelled all tickets sold to UK-resident England fans for the Euro 2020 quarter-final against Ukraine in Rome this weekend, amid concern some may travel to Italy despite Covid-19 quarantine rules. https://www.thelocal.it/20210702/euro-2020-uefa-cancels-rome-quarter-final-tickets-sold-to-uk-based-england-fans Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:24:06 +0200 euro-2020-uefa-cancels-rome-quarter-final-tickets-sold-to-uk-based-england-fans Italy's English residents have been scrambling to buy tickets for the Euro 2020 quarter-final against Ukraine on Saturday. But the big question is: where can you buy them? https://www.thelocal.it/20210630/euro-2020-how-can-england-fans-in-italy-get-tickets-for-the-quarter-final-in-rome Wed, 30 Jun 2021 20:40:17 +0200 euro-2020-how-can-england-fans-in-italy-get-tickets-for-the-quarter-final-in-rome The mayor of Genoa has asked the Queen of England for centuries' worth of royalties for the use of St George's Cross, the original symbol of the northern Italian port. https://www.thelocal.it/20180706/mayor-of-genoa-st-george-cross-england-flag Fri, 06 Jul 2018 18:13:04 +0200 mayor-of-genoa-st-george-cross-england-flag The Italian Ambassador to the UK has intervened after parents complained about the distinction made between Italy, Sicily and Naples in school district questionnaires. https://www.thelocal.it/20161012/english-schools-criticized-for-differentiating-between-italians-sicilians-and-neapolitans Wed, 12 Oct 2016 11:07:11 +0200 english-schools-criticized-for-differentiating-between-italians-sicilians-and-neapolitans Roma coach Luciano Spalletti said his players should look to Leicester City and Serie A rivals Juventus for inspiration as they continue their bid to snatch the league's second automatic Champions League spot from Napoli. https://www.thelocal.it/20160425/roma-take-inspiration-from-englands-leicester-city Mon, 25 Apr 2016 10:49:15 +0200 roma-take-inspiration-from-englands-leicester-city Manchester City were left facing the prospect of another unforgiving draw for the knockout phase of the Champions League after conceding their second successive defeat to Juventus in a 1-0 reverse on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151126/juve-defeat-leaves-city-facing-difficult-draw Thu, 26 Nov 2015 09:14:52 +0100 juve-defeat-leaves-city-facing-difficult-draw Juventus have confirmed attacking midfielder Hernanes will be sidelined for three weeks after scans revealed a tear in his right thigh. https://www.thelocal.it/20151124/juves-hernanes-ruled-out-for-man-city-clash Tue, 24 Nov 2015 09:00:31 +0100 juves-hernanes-ruled-out-for-man-city-clash Italy have yet to reach the knockout stages of a Rugby World Cup and it will be a major surprise if they emerge as one of the two quarter-final qualifiers from a pool also featuring Ireland and France https://www.thelocal.it/20150911/italy-face-tough-world-cup-task Fri, 11 Sep 2015 10:30:14 +0200 italy-face-tough-world-cup-task Italy captain Sergio Parisse will not join up with the team in Rome on September 12th following surgery to drain a haematoma, the Italian rugby federation announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150909/parisse-to-meet-up-with-italy-at-later-date Wed, 09 Sep 2015 17:31:15 +0200 parisse-to-meet-up-with-italy-at-later-date The theft of a blow-up doll was the catalyst for violence following an argument between English football fans and a group of Italians in Rimini. https://www.thelocal.it/20150907/england-fans-clash-with-italians-over-blow-up-doll Mon, 07 Sep 2015 15:56:22 +0200 england-fans-clash-with-italians-over-blow-up-doll Manchester United star Wayne Rooney believes a new-look England proved they have the edge over Italy based on the evidence of their 1-1 draw in Turin on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150402/england-have-edge-over-italy-rooney Thu, 02 Apr 2015 10:10:51 +0200 england-have-edge-over-italy-rooney Tottenham winger Andros Townsend came off the bench to steal the limelight from club-mate Harry Kane with a late leveller in a 1-1 draw against Italy in Turin on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150401/townsend-steals-limelight-as-england-hold-italy Wed, 01 Apr 2015 09:08:54 +0200 townsend-steals-limelight-as-england-hold-italy A 21-year-old Italian man was found dead on Tuesday in the English city of Birmingham. Another Italian man, thought to be victim’s flatmate, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. https://www.thelocal.it/20141119/italian-arrested-in-uk-for-compatriots-murder Wed, 19 Nov 2014 15:50:00 +0100 italian-arrested-in-uk-for-compatriots-murder England will play fellow European heavyweights Italy in a glamour friendly game next March, the Football Association announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20141002/italy-to-play-england-in-football-friendly Thu, 02 Oct 2014 18:39:00 +0200 italy-to-play-england-in-football-friendly The divorces of 180 Italian couples registered in courts in England and Wales were on Tuesday declared void after officials uncovered widespread fraud. https://www.thelocal.it/20141001/180-italian-couples-in-uk-quickie-divorce-scam Wed, 01 Oct 2014 09:25:00 +0200 180-italian-couples-in-uk-quickie-divorce-scam An Italian couple wanted for faking their own bankruptcy have been caught by police disguised as holidaymakers, on board a luxury yacht registered to England. https://www.thelocal.it/20140827/italian-fraudsters-caught-on-english-yacht Wed, 27 Aug 2014 18:02:00 +0200 italian-fraudsters-caught-on-english-yacht Italy on Saturday battled rainforest temperatures to beat England 2-1 in their first game of the World Cup in Brazil. https://www.thelocal.it/20140614/italy-england-result-brazil-world-cup-2014 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 01:32:00 +0200 italy-england-result-brazil-world-cup-2014 Queen Elizabeth II met Pope Francis for the first time on Thursday on a visit that coincides with the anniversary of the Falklands War and is also the 87-year-old monarch's first foreign trip since 2011. https://www.thelocal.it/20140403/queen-of-england-meets-pope-francis-in-rome-2 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 16:55:00 +0200 queen-of-england-meets-pope-francis-in-rome-2 The Queen of England might be planning a trip to Italy in 2014, at the invitation of President Giorgio Napolitano, according to a report in the UK newspaper, The Times. https://www.thelocal.it/20140121/queen-of-england-could-visit-italy-this-year Tue, 21 Jan 2014 12:09:00 +0100 queen-of-england-could-visit-italy-this-year England may be renowned for its fanatic tea-drinking but now the country has become a prime target for one of Italy’s most iconic coffee brands. As the financial crisis bites in Italy, Lavazza teams up with Wimbledon. https://www.thelocal.it/20130626/lavazza-conquers-british-taste-buds-at-wimbledon Wed, 26 Jun 2013 14:07:00 +0200 lavazza-conquers-british-taste-buds-at-wimbledon