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 An ancient Roman prison, where Saints Peter and Paul are said to have been incarcerated, has been re-opened to the public in Rome following a lengthy restoration. https://www.thelocal.it/20160714/ancient-prison-which-housed-st-peter-re-opens-in-rome Thu, 14 Jul 2016 15:13:28 +0200 ancient-prison-which-housed-st-peter-re-opens-in-rome Italy’s former prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has been discharged from hospital after undergoing a successful open-heart operation in June. https://www.thelocal.it/20160705/berlusconi-leaves-hospital-after-open-heart-surgery Tue, 05 Jul 2016 14:29:21 +0200 berlusconi-leaves-hospital-after-open-heart-surgery A fresco-covered Roman villa, found underneath a church on Italy's sun-kissed Amalfi coast, is set to open to the public for the first time in July. https://www.thelocal.it/20160516/huge-roman-villa-found-under-italian-church-to-open-to-public Mon, 16 May 2016 18:36:26 +0200 huge-roman-villa-found-under-italian-church-to-open-to-public World number one Novak Djokovic faces his toughest test at the Australian Open so far on Friday when he takes on Italian Andreas Seppi, who stunned Roger Federer at the same stage last year. https://www.thelocal.it/20160122/djokovic-faces-italys-seppi-in-third-round-at-australian-open Fri, 22 Jan 2016 09:00:55 +0100 djokovic-faces-italys-seppi-in-third-round-at-australian-open US Open champion Flavia Pennetta could delay retirement from tennis by playing at the 2016 Rio Olympics, but says she won't "risk" partnering boyfriend Fabio Fognini in the mixed doubles. https://www.thelocal.it/20151216/retired-pennetta-hints-at-rio-return Wed, 16 Dec 2015 09:13:20 +0100 retired-pennetta-hints-at-rio-return Roberta Vinci will compete with fellow Italian Flavia Pennetta for a Grand Slam at the US Open on Saturday after a stunning victory over Serena Williams in the semi-final on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150911/pennetta-and-vinci-in-all-italian-us-open-final Fri, 11 Sep 2015 23:41:07 +0200 pennetta-and-vinci-in-all-italian-us-open-final Two Italians have reached the semi-finals of a Grand Slam event for the first time in the Open Era, with Roberta Vinci and Flavia Pennetta into the US Open last four. https://www.thelocal.it/20150910/two-italians-reach-semi-finals-at-us-open Thu, 10 Sep 2015 10:09:58 +0200 two-italians-reach-semi-finals-at-us-open Passengers on Rome's metro experienced a terrifying journey on Wednesday morning when a crowded train drove between two stops with the doors wide open. https://www.thelocal.it/20150724/rome-metro-runs-with-doors-open Fri, 24 Jul 2015 11:50:55 +0200 rome-metro-runs-with-doors-open Swiss world number two Roger Federer survived a late fightback by Kevin Anderson on Thursday to book his place in the quarter-finals and a possible last four match-up with Rafael Nadal at the Italian Open. https://www.thelocal.it/20150515/federer-sets-up-possible-nadal-clash-in-rome Fri, 15 May 2015 10:07:12 +0200 federer-sets-up-possible-nadal-clash-in-rome Roger Federer defeated Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas for the second time this month as the Swiss legend began his campaign at the Italian Open with a 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 win on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150514/federer-and-murray-roll-on-in-rome Thu, 14 May 2015 10:20:03 +0200 federer-and-murray-roll-on-in-rome Andy Murray was reportedly ready to make a decision on whether to take part in the Italian Open after completing the best week of his career on clay with his first two titles on the surface. https://www.thelocal.it/20150512/anday-murray-set-to-decide-on-italian-open Tue, 12 May 2015 09:29:13 +0200 anday-murray-set-to-decide-on-italian-open