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 Genoans made homeless by the collapse of the Morandi motorway bridge will protest for the first time on Monday, following reports that their emergency supplies funds could be blocked. https://www.thelocal.it/20181004/morandi-bridge-displaced-to-march-on-genoa Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:30:00 +0200 morandi-bridge-displaced-to-march-on-genoa Hundreds of Genoese inhabitants have been evacuated from their homes and told they won’t to be able to return after the collapse of the Morandi motorway bridge Tuesday caused major structural damage to the area. https://www.thelocal.it/20180816/hundreds-homeless-after-morandi-bridge-collapse Thu, 16 Aug 2018 13:00:00 +0200 hundreds-homeless-after-morandi-bridge-collapse What would you do if you passed by a homeless person and saw €100 lying in front of them? Italian video blogger Kiko.Co put people in Milan to the test. https://www.thelocal.it/20180424/kiko-co-video-milan-homeless-person-100-euros Tue, 24 Apr 2018 14:39:24 +0200 kiko-co-video-milan-homeless-person-100-euros The mayor of the northern Italian town of Como has passed a controversial measure banning begging or camping out in the historic centre. https://www.thelocal.it/20171220/northern-italian-mayor-como-bans-begging-homeless Wed, 20 Dec 2017 12:37:22 +0100 northern-italian-mayor-como-bans-begging-homeless An Italian who doused a homeless man in petrol and set him alight as he slept has confessed to the killing, telling police he acted out of jealousy. https://www.thelocal.it/20170312/jealous-italian-admits-burning-homeless-man-alive Sun, 12 Mar 2017 13:32:02 +0100 jealous-italian-admits-burning-homeless-man-alive Italian police launched a manhunt on Saturday for a killer who doused a homeless man in flammable liquid and set him alight as he slept in Palermo, Sicily. https://www.thelocal.it/20170311/italy-manhunt-for-killer-of-homeless-man-burned-alive Sat, 11 Mar 2017 15:17:15 +0100 italy-manhunt-for-killer-of-homeless-man-burned-alive A McDonald's restaurant which was labelled "perverse" for opening in a Vatican-owned property, has revealed that it will give out thousands of free meals to the local homeless community. https://www.thelocal.it/20170112/controversial-vatican-mcdonalds-hands-out-free-meals-to-the-homeless Thu, 12 Jan 2017 10:52:05 +0100 controversial-vatican-mcdonalds-hands-out-free-meals-to-the-homeless At least eight people have been reported dead after Italy was hit by unexpected snowfall, below-freezing temperatures and strong winds throughout the weekend. https://www.thelocal.it/20170109/eight-dead-in-italys-snow-chaos Mon, 09 Jan 2017 11:55:26 +0100 eight-dead-in-italys-snow-chaos The biggest fear for many residents in earthquake-struck central Italy is that their villages - farming communities with rich culture and centuries of history - will become ghost towns after deadly tremors left huge areas uninhabitable. https://www.thelocal.it/20161223/life-goes-on-christmas-in-italys-earthquake-hit-towns Fri, 23 Dec 2016 18:14:47 +0100 life-goes-on-christmas-in-italys-earthquake-hit-towns A new set of regulations could see hefty fines imposed in the northern Italian city of Trieste for begging and even just lying down on public benches. https://www.thelocal.it/20161129/trieste-mulls-set-of-anti-begging-laws Tue, 29 Nov 2016 10:54:30 +0100 trieste-mulls-set-of-anti-begging-laws A Swedish man has claimed that a photo of a homeless girl in Italy, which went viral after some linked it to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, is in fact his missing 21-year-old daughter. https://www.thelocal.it/20161123/mystery-homeless-girl-in-rome-is-swedish-woman Wed, 23 Nov 2016 09:27:18 +0100 mystery-homeless-girl-in-rome-is-swedish-woman Local police in the southern city of Cosenza are being praised for their act of kindness towards a young woman and her three small children. https://www.thelocal.it/20160921/italian-police-fund-hotel-stay-for-homeless-mum-and-three-kids Wed, 21 Sep 2016 14:12:58 +0200 italian-police-fund-hotel-stay-for-homeless-mum-and-three-kids With three Michelin stars to his name and a restaurant recently crowned the world's best, Italian chef Massimo Bottura is used to serving the wealthy in his Modena restaurant. https://www.thelocal.it/20160818/the-top-italian-chef-feeding-homeless-rio-olympics Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:54:49 +0200 the-top-italian-chef-feeding-homeless-rio-olympics Every night the same scene unfolds in Via Cupa near Rome's Tiburtina station: one by one, migrants take a dirty and battered mattress from a pile and place it against the wall, turning the small dark street into a star-lit dormitory. https://www.thelocal.it/20160812/groundhog-day-for-migrants-in-rome-cul-de-sac Fri, 12 Aug 2016 11:07:46 +0200 groundhog-day-for-migrants-in-rome-cul-de-sac A nine-year-old Italian boy gave the €50 he saved to a homeless man in a town near Modena – only for the man to give it back. https://www.thelocal.it/20160719/italian-boy-gives-his-pocket-money-to-a-homeless-man Tue, 19 Jul 2016 10:00:18 +0200 italian-boy-gives-his-pocket-money-to-a-homeless-man A 40-year-old homeless man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering 19-year-old American student, Beau Solomon, Italian police said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160705/homeless-man-arrested-over-american-students-murder Tue, 05 Jul 2016 12:06:22 +0200 homeless-man-arrested-over-american-students-murder Actor Richard Gere spoke out about the plight of homeless people during a visit to a shelter in Rome on Thursday, telling a press conference that “human connections” heal people, and not “money or politics”. https://www.thelocal.it/20160610/actor-richard-gere-meets-romes-homeless Fri, 10 Jun 2016 13:30:41 +0200 actor-richard-gere-meets-romes-homeless An estimated 8,000 people sleep rough in Rome, and two Brits are among those helping them. https://www.thelocal.it/20160311/how-this-homeless-british-expat-is-helping-romes-destitute Fri, 11 Mar 2016 12:00:41 +0100 how-this-homeless-british-expat-is-helping-romes-destitute A homeless woman gave birth on a street near the Vatican in the early hours of Wednesday morning – and has now been given a year’s free accommodation. https://www.thelocal.it/20160120/homeless-woman-gives-birth-near-the-vatican Wed, 20 Jan 2016 17:53:00 +0100 homeless-woman-gives-birth-near-the-vatican A football fan from Switzerland ended up living on the streets of Milan for ten years after losing his way while leaving the city’s San Siro stadium, where he had been watching his team play Inter Milan, according to a Swiss media report. https://www.thelocal.it/20151102/swiss-football-fan-lost-in-milan-for-ten-years Mon, 02 Nov 2015 12:12:41 +0100 swiss-football-fan-lost-in-milan-for-ten-years