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 A 17-year-old girl has been arrested in Calabria after allegedly killing her mother because she confiscated her mobile phone and computer. https://www.thelocal.it/20151029/teen-shot-mum-dead-over-confiscated-phone Thu, 29 Oct 2015 12:00:28 +0100 teen-shot-mum-dead-over-confiscated-phone An Italian woman has claimed she was turned down for a job at a bakery in Latina, Lazio, because she is "too fat". https://www.thelocal.it/20150901/italian-woman-too-fat-for-bakery-job Tue, 01 Sep 2015 17:57:38 +0200 italian-woman-too-fat-for-bakery-job A woman jailed in Italy for throwing acid on her ex-boyfriend will be allowed to see her baby once a day following a public outcry, according to media reports on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150819/acid-throwing-italian-mum-to-see-baby-in-prison Wed, 19 Aug 2015 10:19:53 +0200 acid-throwing-italian-mum-to-see-baby-in-prison An Italian woman jailed for throwing acid on her ex-boyfriend had her prison-born baby taken away from her immediately after the birth in a legal decision that, despite her notoriety, has sparked an outcry. https://www.thelocal.it/20150817/italy-outcry-after-newborn-taken-from-prison-mum Mon, 17 Aug 2015 19:03:08 +0200 italy-outcry-after-newborn-taken-from-prison-mum Italy has climbed six places in a world ranking of the best countries to be a mum, and has also been praised for an increase in the number of women politicians. https://www.thelocal.it/20140507/italy-climbs-best-place-to-be-a-mum-list Wed, 07 May 2014 15:21:00 +0200 italy-climbs-best-place-to-be-a-mum-list A woman from the southern Italian region of Calabria allegedly stabbed her 11-year-old son to death over her husband's affair. https://www.thelocal.it/20140304/italian-mother-kills-son-over-fathers-affair Tue, 04 Mar 2014 12:00:00 +0100 italian-mother-kills-son-over-fathers-affair