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 Serie A club Verona have been fined €20,000 ($24,000) for racist chants by their fans toward Juventus midfielder Blaise Matuidi last weekend. https://www.thelocal.it/20180104/verona-fined-20000-for-matuidi-racist-abuse Thu, 04 Jan 2018 10:42:50 +0100 verona-fined-20000-for-matuidi-racist-abuse Vincenzo Nibali's bid to defend his Giro d'Italia crown was dented on Tuesday after Bahrain teammate Javier Moreno was thrown off the race for violent conduct during the fourth stage. https://www.thelocal.it/20170510/nibali-teammate-expelled-from-giro-over-violent-conduct Wed, 10 May 2017 11:08:35 +0200 nibali-teammate-expelled-from-giro-over-violent-conduct One thousand prisoners - including some lifers - will take part in a special event at the Vatican this weekend, along with 3,000 family members, prison staff and volunteers. https://www.thelocal.it/20161104/vatican-to-open-its-doors-to-1000-prisoners Fri, 04 Nov 2016 09:48:18 +0100 vatican-to-open-its-doors-to-1000-prisoners Italy's unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in three years in November, the national statistics office said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160107/italian-unemployment-hits-three-year-low Thu, 07 Jan 2016 12:43:18 +0100 italian-unemployment-hits-three-year-low Palermo prosecutors are seeking jail terms of up to 17 years for six alleged migrant smugglers in connection with a shipwreck off Lampedusa in October 2013, in which 366 people died. https://www.thelocal.it/20150918/people-smugglers-face-jail-for-up-to-17-years Fri, 18 Sep 2015 12:38:57 +0200 people-smugglers-face-jail-for-up-to-17-years The turbo-charged life of one of Italy's most celebrated - and controversial - female journalists has been turned into a television film. https://www.thelocal.it/20150217/story-of-italys-controversial-journalist-hits-screen Tue, 17 Feb 2015 09:26:00 +0100 story-of-italys-controversial-journalist-hits-screen Italy has the second-highest level of prison overcrowding in Europe, a report published on Tuesday from the Council of Europe has revealed. https://www.thelocal.it/20140429/italy-among-worst-in-europe-for-prison-overcrowding Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:07:00 +0200 italy-among-worst-in-europe-for-prison-overcrowding A judge in Britain told convicted mafia boss Domenico Rancadore on Thursday that he was free to return to his life in the London suburbs, after prosecutors said they would not appeal a ruling that blocked his extradition to Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20140327/uk-judge-says-mafia-fugitive-free-to-go-home Thu, 27 Mar 2014 19:49:00 +0100 uk-judge-says-mafia-fugitive-free-to-go-home A man in Tuscany has begged to be put in prison in a bid to escape his "unbearable" wife, local police said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140102/drug-dealer-begs-for-jail-to-escape-nagging-wife Thu, 02 Jan 2014 11:25:00 +0100 drug-dealer-begs-for-jail-to-escape-nagging-wife