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 Famed Italian mayor charged with aiding and abetting illegal immigration Mayor of Riace Domenico “Mimmo” Lucano, known internationally for his championing of migrant causes, was taken by police in a dawn arrest on Tuesday on charges of aiding and abetting illegal immigration to Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20181002/riace-mayor-charged-with-aiding-and-abetting-illegal-immigration Tue, 02 Oct 2018 14:35:00 +0200 riace-mayor-charged-with-aiding-and-abetting-illegal-immigration An Italian teen model made toilet paper out of social media abuse Nineteen-year-old Italian fashion blogger Chiara Nasti has come up with a creative way to show 'haters' what she thinks of their comments. https://www.thelocal.it/20170316/this-italian-model-turned-haters-comments-into-toilet-paper Thu, 16 Mar 2017 10:55:55 +0100 this-italian-model-turned-haters-comments-into-toilet-paper Italian teen killed by train while crossing tracks An aspiring teen model was killed by a high-speed train on Thursday morning as she crossed tracks at a station in Milan. https://www.thelocal.it/20160421/teen-killed-by-intercity-train-after-crossing-tracks-with-earphones-in Thu, 21 Apr 2016 18:25:17 +0200 teen-killed-by-intercity-train-after-crossing-tracks-with-earphones-in Naomi Campbell guilty over Italy assault British supermodel Naomi Campbell was on Friday convicted by a Sicilian court of assaulting a photographer on the island of Lipari, and given a six month suspended prison term, Live Sicilia reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20150731/naomi-campbell-convicted-over-italy-assault Fri, 31 Jul 2015 16:58:51 +0200 naomi-campbell-convicted-over-italy-assault Is this Italian the world's hottest maths tutor? An Italian academic at University College London has been dubbed the world’s hottest maths teacher, being picked up by one of the UK's top modelling agencies. https://www.thelocal.it/20150331/is-this-italian-the-worlds-hottest-maths-tutor Tue, 31 Mar 2015 19:06:23 +0200 is-this-italian-the-worlds-hottest-maths-tutor Swedish model 'raped and kidnapped' by Italian UPDATED: A 22-year-old Swedish model has been hospitalized after allegedly being kidnapped, raped and beaten over a six month period by an Italian man in a town near Milan. https://www.thelocal.it/20150323/swedish-model-kidnapped-and-raped-by-italian Mon, 23 Mar 2015 13:33:20 +0100 swedish-model-kidnapped-and-raped-by-italian