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 How a joke political party became Italy's 'fourth largest' As Italy's major parties start preparations for the general election in a year's time, a new rival has been born - and it's amassed thousands of followers on social media. https://www.thelocal.it/20170310/how-a-joke-political-party-became-the-fourth-largest-in-italy Fri, 10 Mar 2017 10:59:46 +0100 how-a-joke-political-party-became-the-fourth-largest-in-italy Landing aborted as Alitalia jet bounces off gale-hit runway An Alitalia pilot was forced to abort landing at a London airport on Monday as the jet was battered by gale force winds. https://www.thelocal.it/20160209/alitalia-pilot-aborts-landing-as-uk-storm-bounces-jet-off-runway Tue, 09 Feb 2016 14:07:12 +0100 alitalia-pilot-aborts-landing-as-uk-storm-bounces-jet-off-runway Fury as far-right uses trans suicide victim's pic UPDATED: A British photographer told The Local she is suing the far-right party Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy) after it used a picture she took featuring a 17-year-old transgender girl, who committed suicide last December, in a campaign against gender education in schools in the northern province of Trentino. https://www.thelocal.it/20150914/outcry-as-far-right-uses-transgender-suicide-victims-image Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:15:53 +0200 outcry-as-far-right-uses-transgender-suicide-victims-image Elton John boycotts D&G over IVF comments British pop legend Elton John called for a boycott of Dolce and Gabbana on Sunday after one of the designers behind the Italian fashion label condemned IVF babies as "synthetic". https://www.thelocal.it/20150316/elton-john-boycotts-dg-over-ivf-comments Mon, 16 Mar 2015 09:00:00 +0100 elton-john-boycotts-dg-over-ivf-comments