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 Beppe Grillo, the founder of Italy's Five Star Movement (MS5), has sparked controversy after joking that London's new mayor, Sadiq Khan, is a suicide bomber. https://www.thelocal.it/20160516/grillo-sparks-fury-with-suicide-bomber-jibe-at-londons-muslim-mayor Mon, 16 May 2016 13:55:58 +0200 grillo-sparks-fury-with-suicide-bomber-jibe-at-londons-muslim-mayor It was meant to be a “sort of” joke by four friends, but an invitation to spend New Year’s Eve at the motorway diner, Autogrill, attracted almost 13,000 revellers, forcing the restaurant to disconnect its phone line after a surge in calls from people eager to get on the party list. https://www.thelocal.it/20151230/nye-party-at-autogrill-prank-lures-thousands Wed, 30 Dec 2015 14:56:27 +0100 nye-party-at-autogrill-prank-lures-thousands A 78-year-old man from a sleepy village in Campania decided to fake his own death on Tuesday - just to see how his friends and neighbours would react. https://www.thelocal.it/20151008/pensioner-fakes-death-to-see-towns-reaction Thu, 08 Oct 2015 18:27:25 +0200 pensioner-fakes-death-to-see-towns-reaction An Irish court on Friday ordered an Italian man to pay a €2,500 fine for charity after "a sick joke" about Ebola during a flight. https://www.thelocal.it/20141031/irish-court-fines-italian-for-sick-ebola-joke Fri, 31 Oct 2014 17:26:00 +0100 irish-court-fines-italian-for-sick-ebola-joke