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 King Charles and Queen Camilla will pay a state visit to Italy and the Holy See in April, with the tour including a meeting with Pope Francis to mark celebrations for the 2025 Jubilee, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20250207/uks-king-charles-to-visit-italy-and-meet-pope-francis-in-april Fri, 07 Feb 2025 09:47:43 +0100 uks-king-charles-to-visit-italy-and-meet-pope-francis-in-april UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer praised his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni on Monday for her efforts in reducing illegal migration, saying his government sought a return to "British pragmatism" in its approaches to the issue. https://www.thelocal.it/20240916/uk-pm-starmer-meets-italys-meloni-for-illegal-immigration-talks Mon, 16 Sep 2024 10:52:52 +0200 uk-pm-starmer-meets-italys-meloni-for-illegal-immigration-talks Italy’s Consulate General in the UK on Wednesday urged Italians in the country to “avoid gatherings” amid riots following a deadly knife attack in the town of Southport, Northern England, last week. https://www.thelocal.it/20240808/italians-in-uk-urged-to-avoid-gatherings-amid-riots Thu, 08 Aug 2024 10:36:05 +0200 italians-in-uk-urged-to-avoid-gatherings-amid-riots British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hailed Italian premier Giorgia Meloni's approach to tackling illegal migration on Saturday, in a visit to Rome where they agreed to co-fund a project to repatriate migrants from Tunisia. https://www.thelocal.it/20231217/italy-and-uk-leaders-unite-on-migration-and-agree-tunisia-deal Sun, 17 Dec 2023 11:18:21 +0100 italy-and-uk-leaders-unite-on-migration-and-agree-tunisia-deal If you're travelling between Italy and the UK and planning on taking some festive goodies with you, there are some rules to remember about what you can't pack since Brexit came into force. https://www.thelocal.it/20211118/christmas-travel-between-italy-and-the-uk-what-not-to-pack-in-your-suitcase Thu, 18 Nov 2021 14:17:35 +0100 christmas-travel-between-italy-and-the-uk-what-not-to-pack-in-your-suitcase Tributes poured in on Wednesday after the death in Italy of World War II veteran Harry Shindler, known for his campaign work on voting rights for British nationals abroad. https://www.thelocal.it/20230222/british-campaigner-harry-shindler-dies-in-italy-aged-101 Wed, 22 Feb 2023 11:53:40 +0100 british-campaigner-harry-shindler-dies-in-italy-aged-101 Anyone planning a trip between Italy and the UK this Christmas or New Year will have to consider a rapidly-increasing amount of strike action - though not on the Italian side. Here's what you need to know about holiday travel. https://www.thelocal.it/20221212/how-strikes-will-affect-italy-to-uk-travel-this-christmas Mon, 12 Dec 2022 13:28:39 +0100 how-strikes-will-affect-italy-to-uk-travel-this-christmas As the UK plunges deeper into political chaos it has been branded 'the new Italy' - but in fact Italy today has a more stable economy and government. Here's why. https://www.thelocal.it/20221021/five-reasons-why-italy-is-more-stable-than-the-uk-right-now Fri, 21 Oct 2022 19:02:07 +0200 five-reasons-why-italy-is-more-stable-than-the-uk-right-now The UK government has published its list of 'cheaper Covid travel tests' for arrivals into the UK from countries including Italy, but don't get too excited. https://www.thelocal.it/20211022/how-to-book-a-day-two-covid-19-test-if-youre-travelling-from-italy-to-the-uk Fri, 22 Oct 2021 15:00:08 +0200 how-to-book-a-day-two-covid-19-test-if-youre-travelling-from-italy-to-the-uk After an absence of over two years, writer Richard Hough reflects on a recent trip from Verona to his native Scotland, navigating the perilous path of pre-flight bureaucracy, emotional family reunions and too many fry-ups. https://www.thelocal.it/20210913/what-it-was-like-travelling-home-to-the-uk-from-italy-after-two-years Mon, 13 Sep 2021 14:31:26 +0200 what-it-was-like-travelling-home-to-the-uk-from-italy-after-two-years