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 Italian wife risks six years in jail for not doing housework A man from Lazio is taking his wife to court for “mistreatment of the family” because she did not cook or clean enough, Italian media reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160204/wife-risks-6-years-in-jail-for-not-doing-housework Thu, 04 Feb 2016 11:16:32 +0100 wife-risks-6-years-in-jail-for-not-doing-housework Italian fined for revealing affair to lover's wife Telephoning your lover's wife to reveal an affair is a crime. At least according to a ruling by Italy's Court of Cassation. https://www.thelocal.it/20150707/italian-fined-for-revealing-affair-to-lovers-wife Tue, 07 Jul 2015 17:36:45 +0200 italian-fined-for-revealing-affair-to-lovers-wife Italian told she can use dead husband’s sperm A 50-year-old woman has won a legal battle to use sperm taken from her dead husband for IVF in a landmark ruling by an Italian court. https://www.thelocal.it/20150210/italian-woman-allowed-to-use-dead-husbands-sperm Tue, 10 Feb 2015 13:21:00 +0100 italian-woman-allowed-to-use-dead-husbands-sperm Cuckold calls cops on wife's 'burglar' lover A man in Pisa called the police during the night after finding a “burglar” in his home, only to discover the intruder was his wife’s lover. https://www.thelocal.it/20140915/cuckold-calls-cops-on-wifes-burglar-lover Mon, 15 Sep 2014 18:02:00 +0200 cuckold-calls-cops-on-wifes-burglar-lover Woman begs for arrest to get husband's attention An Italian woman from Bergamo resorted to crime after her husband spent more time looking at his laptop than he did at her. https://www.thelocal.it/20140313/woman-begs-arrest-to-get-husbands-attention Thu, 13 Mar 2014 12:07:00 +0100 woman-begs-arrest-to-get-husbands-attention Man poisons wife 'for Catholic radio obsession' A man who laced his wife's drinks with acid claims he only meant to make her feel "slightly ill", because it was the only way to stop her listening to a Catholic radio station "all day long" and arranging pilgrimages to the shrine of Padre Pio. https://www.thelocal.it/20140127/man-laced-wifes-drink-with-acid-over-her-obsession-with-catholic-radio Mon, 27 Jan 2014 12:48:00 +0100 man-laced-wifes-drink-with-acid-over-her-obsession-with-catholic-radio Ex-wife loses alimony over 'shopping addiction' A ruling by Italy's highest court has denied a woman from Pisa the right to financial support from her ex-husband. The reason? Her "compulsive shopping" was a breach of the marital contract and considered to be on a par with adultery. https://www.thelocal.it/20131120/ex-wife-loses-alimony-over-shopping-addiction Wed, 20 Nov 2013 14:48:00 +0100 ex-wife-loses-alimony-over-shopping-addiction