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 Three people have died in Italy's central Abruzzo region due to the ongoing heatwave. https://www.thelocal.it/20160712/three-dead-as-italy-bakes-under-heatwave Tue, 12 Jul 2016 10:36:22 +0200 three-dead-as-italy-bakes-under-heatwave Summer officially got under way yesterday and the mercury is already rising in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20160621/italy-set-to-bake-under-african-anticyclone Tue, 21 Jun 2016 15:12:57 +0200 italy-set-to-bake-under-african-anticyclone An Italian-American philanthropist wanted to donate €2 million to a hospital in Ragusa, Sicily, but left before writing a cheque after being forced to wait too long in a sweaty waiting room. https://www.thelocal.it/20150805/hot-waiting-room-costs-hospital-2-million-gift Wed, 05 Aug 2015 15:09:02 +0200 hot-waiting-room-costs-hospital-2-million-gift With the arrival of summer, the mercury is rising across Italy. Not content to have already seen a heatwave in June, now weather forecasters are predicting a record July. https://www.thelocal.it/20150629/hot-wind-from-africa-set-to-engulf-italy Mon, 29 Jun 2015 14:49:29 +0200 hot-wind-from-africa-set-to-engulf-italy All she wanted was to serve her loved ones a tasty drink. But a grandmother from Vicenza is in a spot of bother after three children and an adult fell ill after she gave them hot chocolate that was 25 years out of date. https://www.thelocal.it/20150331/grandma-poisons-family-with-expired-hot-chocolate Tue, 31 Mar 2015 14:25:59 +0200 grandma-poisons-family-with-expired-hot-chocolate After Italian men were ranked the most desireable in Europe in a survey last week, The Local takes a look at the hottest the country has to offer. https://www.thelocal.it/20140801/top-ten-hot-italian-men Fri, 01 Aug 2014 10:30:00 +0200 top-ten-hot-italian-men