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 The body of the Italian graduate who died in the fire at London tower block Grenfell Tower has been found, her family's lawyer confirmed on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170704/body-of-italian-gloria-trevisan-london-grenfell-tower-fire-victim-found Tue, 04 Jul 2017 11:45:46 +0200 body-of-italian-gloria-trevisan-london-grenfell-tower-fire-victim-found Two Italians have been reported missing after a 24-storey tower block went up in flames in London in the early hours of Wednesday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20170615/two-italians-reported-missing-in-london-tower-block-blaze Thu, 15 Jun 2017 12:08:18 +0200 two-italians-reported-missing-in-london-tower-block-blaze Italy's Muslims fear a backlash from the London attacks could undermine their already fragile position in the country after one of the attackers was identified as half-Italian. https://www.thelocal.it/20170608/italian-muslims-fear-backlash-after-london-attacker-identified-as-half-italian Thu, 08 Jun 2017 10:49:48 +0200 italian-muslims-fear-backlash-after-london-attacker-identified-as-half-italian Italy's top policeman on Wednesday played down accusations that one of the London attackers had slipped through the net of intelligence services. https://www.thelocal.it/20170607/italys-police-chief-says-our-conscience-is-clear-over-london-attacker Wed, 07 Jun 2017 16:52:27 +0200 italys-police-chief-says-our-conscience-is-clear-over-london-attacker The Italian mother of London attacker Youssef Zaghba says she tried to prevent him being radicalized, "but he had internet" and fell in with the wrong crowd in the British capital. https://www.thelocal.it/20170607/italian-mother-of-london-attacker-ill-dedicate-my-life-to-ensuring-this-doesnt-happen-again Wed, 07 Jun 2017 10:51:53 +0200 italian-mother-of-london-attacker-ill-dedicate-my-life-to-ensuring-this-doesnt-happen-again An Italian student's violin using spider silk was the winning entry in an award for innovation in London, celebrating the work of international students in the English capital. https://www.thelocal.it/20161104/italian-wins-student-innovation-award-with-violin-made-of-spider-silk Fri, 04 Nov 2016 16:23:32 +0100 italian-wins-student-innovation-award-with-violin-made-of-spider-silk The 'Da Michele' pizzeria in Naples is known as the best in the world, catering to hundreds of hungry Italians each night, and was featured in the film Eat, Pray, Love. Now, Londoners too can have a taste of Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20161014/italys-most-famous-pizzeria-sets-up-shop-in-london Fri, 14 Oct 2016 17:22:47 +0200 italys-most-famous-pizzeria-sets-up-shop-in-london Milan has also joined the race among European cities to pick up the post-Brexit spoils should London’s financial institutions choose to shift their operations elsewhere. https://www.thelocal.it/20160722/why-milan-could-be-europe-post-brexit-financial-hub Fri, 22 Jul 2016 18:05:19 +0200 why-milan-could-be-europe-post-brexit-financial-hub In a period when European immigration is continuously debated in politics, a new documentary offers an emotional self-analysis that reveals the strengths and weaknesses of Italians living in London. Mauro Galluzzo meets the director of INFLUX, Luca Vullo. https://www.thelocal.it/20160622/london-bound-how-italians-are-making-their-way-in-the-british-capital Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:41:47 +0200 london-bound-how-italians-are-making-their-way-in-the-british-capital A passenger was removed from an easyJet flight in Pisa after another passenger complained of “suspicious behaviour”. https://www.thelocal.it/20160407/easyjet Thu, 07 Apr 2016 12:54:17 +0200 easyjet Luca Cupani is a rising star of stand-up comedy. But how does an Italian émigré to London end up an award-winning comedian? https://www.thelocal.it/20160115/meet-the-italian-making-brits-fall-out-of-their-seats-with-laughter Fri, 15 Jan 2016 11:03:12 +0100 meet-the-italian-making-brits-fall-out-of-their-seats-with-laughter Italy must move quickly to establish fertile ground for a growing crop of startup entrepreneurs, including overcoming digital challenges and broader structural issues such as corruption, in order to stop them fleeing to technology hubs such as London, an Italian senator said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151027/we-mustnt-lose-our-startup-talent-to-london Tue, 27 Oct 2015 17:33:11 +0100 we-mustnt-lose-our-startup-talent-to-london The body of a 46-year-old Italian man was found tied to a shopping trolley in London’s Regent Canal in what police suspect was an “underworld ambush”. https://www.thelocal.it/20150930/italian-mans-body-found-in-london-canal Wed, 30 Sep 2015 16:30:19 +0200 italian-mans-body-found-in-london-canal British police are investigating the suspicious death of an Italian restaurant owner, who died after falling from the third floor of a flat in London early on Wednesday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20150828/uk-police-probe-death-of-italian-restaurateur Fri, 28 Aug 2015 15:58:25 +0200 uk-police-probe-death-of-italian-restaurateur Some 250,000 Italians now live in London, according to data from Idos, the Italian centre for migration studies. But are Italians enjoying it there? https://www.thelocal.it/20150707/london-is-great-for-jobs-but-not-the-dolce-vita Tue, 07 Jul 2015 16:26:53 +0200 london-is-great-for-jobs-but-not-the-dolce-vita Italian President Sergio Matterella made a royal visit on Thursday, meeting Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in London before speaking to the country's foreign secretary. https://www.thelocal.it/20150529/video-mattarella-meets-britains-queen Fri, 29 May 2015 18:37:10 +0200 video-mattarella-meets-britains-queen Italian footballer Andrea Dossena has been arrested on suspicion of shoplifting at Harrods, London’s upmarket department store, British media reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150408/italian-footballer-arrested-over-harrods-theft Wed, 08 Apr 2015 18:12:35 +0200 italian-footballer-arrested-over-harrods-theft An Italian woman has been charged with murdering her newborn baby boy in London, two days after she reported him missing to police. https://www.thelocal.it/20150202/italian-mum-charged-with-killing-baby-in-london Mon, 02 Feb 2015 11:08:00 +0100 italian-mum-charged-with-killing-baby-in-london Luxury car manufacturer, Ferrari, is mulling shifting its fiscal base outside of Italy as it seeks to avoid high corporate taxes, Bloomberg reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20141211/ferrari-mulling-moving-fiscal-base-away-from-italy Thu, 11 Dec 2014 13:37:00 +0100 ferrari-mulling-moving-fiscal-base-away-from-italy An 82-year-old Italian woman murdered in London on Thursday was beheaded by her killer, UK media reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140905/82-year-old-italian-woman-beheaded-in-london Fri, 05 Sep 2014 16:24:00 +0200 82-year-old-italian-woman-beheaded-in-london