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 biscuit-maker Barilla is taking on the might of Ferraro’s Nutella with its own ‘healthier’ and more 'ethical’ chocolate and hazelnut spread. It's a daunting challenge in Italy where Nutella has 88 percent of the market. https://www.thelocal.it/20181210/battle-of-the-biscuit-giants-barilla-takes-on-nutella-with-ethical-new-chocolate-spread Mon, 10 Dec 2018 11:46:16 +0100 battle-of-the-biscuit-giants-barilla-takes-on-nutella-with-ethical-new-chocolate-spread The outgoing leader of Italy's vanquished centre-left Democratic Party (PD), Matteo Renzi, on Monday again ruled out joining forces with the anti-establishment Five Star Movement that came first in the country's general election. https://www.thelocal.it/20180312/matteo-renzi-democratic-party-five-star-movement-coalition Mon, 12 Mar 2018 15:40:33 +0100 matteo-renzi-democratic-party-five-star-movement-coalition One week after it was hit by a deadly snowslide, Hotel Rigopiano remains half-buried under snow as emergency services continue salvage efforts. https://www.thelocal.it/20170126/this-is-italys-avalanche-hotel-one-week-after-the-disaster Thu, 26 Jan 2017 10:56:33 +0100 this-is-italys-avalanche-hotel-one-week-after-the-disaster Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Tuesday threatened to veto the EU's budget over a lack of solidarity from European neighbours as it struggles with a huge influx of migrants. https://www.thelocal.it/20161026/renzi-to-eu-if-you-build-walls-against-migrants-forget-about-italian-money Wed, 26 Oct 2016 11:04:51 +0200 renzi-to-eu-if-you-build-walls-against-migrants-forget-about-italian-money Irma Borgoglio would have celebrated her 103rd birthday in September, but when police found her body in the apartment she shared with her son, she had been dead for months. https://www.thelocal.it/20160907/dead-woman-kept-in-freezer-so-son-could-get-her-pension Wed, 07 Sep 2016 16:19:24 +0200 dead-woman-kept-in-freezer-so-son-could-get-her-pension Milan has also joined the race among European cities to pick up the post-Brexit spoils should London’s financial institutions choose to shift their operations elsewhere. https://www.thelocal.it/20160722/why-milan-could-be-europe-post-brexit-financial-hub Fri, 22 Jul 2016 18:05:19 +0200 why-milan-could-be-europe-post-brexit-financial-hub A tourist was fined on Tuesday after his camera drone crashed into Venice’s iconic St Mark’s Square. https://www.thelocal.it/20160706/tourist-fined-after-drone-crashes-in-st-marks-square-venice Wed, 06 Jul 2016 11:10:04 +0200 tourist-fined-after-drone-crashes-in-st-marks-square-venice A "great" Italian feat toppled Spain at Euro 2016, but Antonio Conte's touchline theatrics were just as dramatic for Italy and Chelsea fans during an emphatic 2-0 win over the defending champions. https://www.thelocal.it/20160628/conte-theatrics-a-boon-for-italy-and-chelsea-fans Tue, 28 Jun 2016 18:20:23 +0200 conte-theatrics-a-boon-for-italy-and-chelsea-fans As Italy prepares to face Belgium on Monday night as part of the bumper 24-team edition of the Uefa European Championships, we look back at the country's history in the competition. https://www.thelocal.it/20160613/italys-best-euro-moments-italian-fans-cant-forget Mon, 13 Jun 2016 09:00:24 +0200 italys-best-euro-moments-italian-fans-cant-forget Florence's Ponte Vecchio is one of the world’s most famous bridges. Rebuilt after a flood in 1345, it was the only bridge across the Arno that the escaping Germans did not destroy during the Second World War. Many put the bridge’s survival down to a Nazi official, as Stephen Caruso reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20160525/did-a-nazi-official-save-florences-ponte-vecchio-from-destruction-gerhard-wolf-second-world-war-italy Wed, 25 May 2016 09:00:16 +0200 did-a-nazi-official-save-florences-ponte-vecchio-from-destruction-gerhard-wolf-second-world-war-italy Frenchman Ludovic Bicchierai has been crowned the world's best pizza-maker thanks to a dish inspired by the French fish soup, bouillabaisse. https://www.thelocal.it/20160418/italy-beaten-to-pizza-world-cup-crown-by-frenchmans-bouillabaisse-pizza Mon, 18 Apr 2016 13:33:03 +0200 italy-beaten-to-pizza-world-cup-crown-by-frenchmans-bouillabaisse-pizza Cesare Maldini, the former coach of Italy’s national football team and AC Milan, has died, aged 84. https://www.thelocal.it/20160404/former-italy-coach-cesare-maldini-dies-at-84 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 14:01:41 +0200 former-italy-coach-cesare-maldini-dies-at-84 Fed up with their banks' reluctance to lend, an Italian dairy cooperative has raised €6 million by issuing bonds guaranteed by huge wheels of Parmesan cheese. https://www.thelocal.it/20160204/cheesed-off-by-banks-try-parmesan-bonds Thu, 04 Feb 2016 09:45:44 +0100 cheesed-off-by-banks-try-parmesan-bonds Asylum seekers from Mali and Gambia strutted down the catwalk on Thursday at Florence's prestigious Pitti Uomo exhibition, kicking off an initiative to school would-be migrant fashionistas in Italy's top art. https://www.thelocal.it/20160115/asylum-seekers-strut-their-stuff-on-italian-catwalk Fri, 15 Jan 2016 09:37:35 +0100 asylum-seekers-strut-their-stuff-on-italian-catwalk The moment of truth has arrived for thousands of Italian Star Wars fans. Today is the big day: 'The Force Awakens', the latest film in the sci-fi saga, finally hits Italian cinemas. https://www.thelocal.it/20151216/star-wars-fans-rejoice-as-force-awakens-in-italy Wed, 16 Dec 2015 11:45:24 +0100 star-wars-fans-rejoice-as-force-awakens-in-italy The world's top luxury company LVMH has taken a minority stake in Italian jeweller Repossi to help it expand its distribution network, the two parties said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151130/lvmh-takes-minority-stake-repossi Mon, 30 Nov 2015 09:00:25 +0100 lvmh-takes-minority-stake-repossi French Tyre maker Michelin said on Tuesday it was planning to close three production sites in Europe within three years, including one site in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20151103/michelin-to-close-italian-production-site Tue, 03 Nov 2015 16:09:52 +0100 michelin-to-close-italian-production-site Italian police have caught a gang accused of stealing parmesan wheels worth €785,000, in robberies that went on for more than a year. https://www.thelocal.it/20150925/italian-cheese-gang-rob-785k-of-parmesan Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:24:42 +0200 italian-cheese-gang-rob-785k-of-parmesan Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is to be given a new set of wings next month, costing up to €1 million a month to lease, as the government has decided that the current jet is too small and outdated for a modern head of government. https://www.thelocal.it/20150914/italys-premier-to-get-lavish-news-set-of-wings Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:47:24 +0200 italys-premier-to-get-lavish-news-set-of-wings Experts in Pompeii have intervened after a picture showing the mouth of a 2,000- year-old fountain tapped with a common garden faucet went viral. https://www.thelocal.it/20150911/pompeiis-tasteless-taps-spark-online-revolt Fri, 11 Sep 2015 16:21:10 +0200 pompeiis-tasteless-taps-spark-online-revolt