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 An Italian chef took pity on a fish which had been destined to end up on his diners' plates, returning it to the sea after realizing in the kitchen that the creature was still alive. https://www.thelocal.it/20180117/italian-chef-frees-fish-destined-for-dinner-plate Wed, 17 Jan 2018 11:43:10 +0100 italian-chef-frees-fish-destined-for-dinner-plate Archaeologists have discovered an ancient Roman vessel laden with 3000 jars of delicious Roman fish sauce – or garum – on the seabed off the coast of Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20151211/sunken-haul-of-roman-fish-sauce-found-off-italy Fri, 11 Dec 2015 12:27:30 +0100 sunken-haul-of-roman-fish-sauce-found-off-italy An MP who waved a fish around Italy’s lower house of parliament was on Tuesday suspended for 12 days, cutting €2,500 from his daily allowance, a move the politician dismissed as a "prejudiced" punishment. https://www.thelocal.it/20140430/fish-stunt-costs-mp-2500 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 12:16:00 +0200 fish-stunt-costs-mp-2500 A politician from the Northern League was thrown out of the lower house of parliament on Tuesday for waving a fish in protest against a bill that could see clandestine immigration decriminalized. https://www.thelocal.it/20140402/mp-ousted-from-parliament-over-fish-stunt-2 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 12:58:00 +0200 mp-ousted-from-parliament-over-fish-stunt-2 Researchers have found an unusually high amount of plastic particles in Italy's Lake Garda, a study has revealed. Fish often mistake the plastic for food meaning it could end up on dinner tables. https://www.thelocal.it/20131008/lake-gardas-poisoned-fish-threaten-restaurants Tue, 08 Oct 2013 10:00:00 +0200 lake-gardas-poisoned-fish-threaten-restaurants