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 For many of the 1.2 million Brits living in the EU, as well as the 3 million EU citizens in the UK, a no-deal Brexit threatens a spate of life-changing repercussions. And the process is taking a toll on people's mental health. https://www.thelocal.it/20181213/how-brexit-is-fuelling-stress-and-anxiety-for-brits-in-europe Thu, 13 Dec 2018 15:17:12 +0100 how-brexit-is-fuelling-stress-and-anxiety-for-brits-in-europe Italian authorities said on Friday they had broken up a people trafficking gang based near Naples headed by a Tunisian national they suspect of jihadist links. https://www.thelocal.it/20160805/jihadist-headed-italy-trafficking-gang-police Fri, 05 Aug 2016 12:21:36 +0200 jihadist-headed-italy-trafficking-gang-police A judge in Palermo has ruled that an Eritrean man extradited to Italy from Sudan last week, on suspicion of being the head of a migrant trafficking ring, must stay in jail. https://www.thelocal.it/20160615/italian-judge-rules-eritrean-people-smuggler-must-stay-in-jail Wed, 15 Jun 2016 11:02:46 +0200 italian-judge-rules-eritrean-people-smuggler-must-stay-in-jail Italian investigators are looking into reports that authorities may have arrested the wrong man as part of a major people-smuggling probe. https://www.thelocal.it/20160609/italian-police-nab-wrong-man-in-people-smuggling-probe Thu, 09 Jun 2016 15:19:29 +0200 italian-police-nab-wrong-man-in-people-smuggling-probe Palermo prosecutors are seeking jail terms of up to 17 years for six alleged migrant smugglers in connection with a shipwreck off Lampedusa in October 2013, in which 366 people died. https://www.thelocal.it/20150918/people-smugglers-face-jail-for-up-to-17-years Fri, 18 Sep 2015 12:38:57 +0200 people-smugglers-face-jail-for-up-to-17-years A Tunisian people smuggler who survived one of the worst migrant boat disasters in the Mediterranean was given an 18-year jail sentence on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150702/trafficker-jailed-for-18-years-over-migrant-boat-disaster Thu, 02 Jul 2015 10:25:00 +0200 trafficker-jailed-for-18-years-over-migrant-boat-disaster EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Monday appealed for UN backing for Europe's plan to confront the Mediterranean migrant crisis by using military force against smugglers. https://www.thelocal.it/20150512/un-urged-to-back-military-force-against-people-smugglers Tue, 12 May 2015 09:56:50 +0200 un-urged-to-back-military-force-against-people-smugglers UPDATED: Italy is studying the possibility of mounting "targeted interventions" against Libya-based people smugglers behind a huge surge in the numbers of migrants crossing the Mediterranean, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150420/italy-mulls-targeted-interventions-against-libya-people-smugglers Mon, 20 Apr 2015 17:43:18 +0200 italy-mulls-targeted-interventions-against-libya-people-smugglers Italian police have arrested 24 alleged people smugglers, who are said to be part of an international network that operates across Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20150420/people-smugglers-earn-up-to-k-each Mon, 20 Apr 2015 14:21:09 +0200 people-smugglers-earn-up-to-k-each The owner of a popular nightclub in Bologna has denied that a ban on black people entering the club is in place after a bouncer refused to let black clubbers in. https://www.thelocal.it/20150309/bologna-nightclub-owner-denies-black-people-ban Mon, 09 Mar 2015 11:46:58 +0100 bologna-nightclub-owner-denies-black-people-ban People traffickers have dramatically raised the stakes by using freighters to carry hundreds of migrants to Europe at a time, then jumping ship as the vessels steam towards shore. https://www.thelocal.it/20150102/why-migrant-smugglers-are-using-ghost-ships Fri, 02 Jan 2015 19:07:00 +0100 why-migrant-smugglers-are-using-ghost-ships People smugglers likely raked in more than $1.0 million from the hundreds of desperate migrants crammed into just one of the "ghost ships" abandoned off the coast of Italy this week, the International Organization for Migration said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150102/traffickers-raked-in-over-1m-on-single-ghost-ship Fri, 02 Jan 2015 18:33:00 +0100 traffickers-raked-in-over-1m-on-single-ghost-ship Two people died after becoming trapped in their car in a flooded underpass near Rome, as more heavy downpours hit Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20141204/two-dead-in-floods-near-rome Thu, 04 Dec 2014 16:16:00 +0100 two-dead-in-floods-near-rome Italy's navy said on Thursday it had arrested 16 suspected people smugglers in the Mediterranean thanks to surveillance by a submarine during an operation which saved 300 immigrants. https://www.thelocal.it/20141003/italian-navy-arrests-16-people-smugglers Fri, 03 Oct 2014 10:14:00 +0200 italian-navy-arrests-16-people-smugglers Italy has long had an allure as a place to retire, with thousands of expat retirees choosing to settle here. But a study published on Wednesday said pensioners have better lives in the UK and US. The Local finds out if this is true. https://www.thelocal.it/20141002/is-italy-really-a-bad-place-to-grow-old Thu, 02 Oct 2014 18:04:00 +0200 is-italy-really-a-bad-place-to-grow-old Italians spend $400 a year on gambling, making them some of the biggest gamblers in the world. Now a new survey shows that young people are picking up the habit - with almost half admitting to betting. https://www.thelocal.it/20140805/italians-gambling-kids-warning Tue, 05 Aug 2014 14:40:00 +0200 italians-gambling-kids-warning Seven alleged people smugglers have been arrested in Italy after thousands of migrants were intercepted at the weekend trying to make the dangerous crossing to Europe by boat, local media reported on Monday evening. https://www.thelocal.it/20140603/seven-arrested-in-italy-after-migrant-boat-surge Tue, 03 Jun 2014 10:32:00 +0200 seven-arrested-in-italy-after-migrant-boat-surge An Italian warship on Tuesday unloaded the 17 victims and 206 survivors of a migrant boat shipwreck, as Italy threatened to send asylum-seekers across Europe without more help to stem a wave of arrivals from North Africa. https://www.thelocal.it/20140514/italy-threatens-to-send-migrants-across-europe Wed, 14 May 2014 10:47:00 +0200 italy-threatens-to-send-migrants-across-europe Italy appealed for more help from Europe on Tuesday after 17 bodies were recovered and 206 survivors were rescued from a migrant boat shipwreck, as emergency workers described scenes of panic in the latest Mediterranean tragedy. https://www.thelocal.it/20140513/the-eu-cant-let-mothers-and-children-die-renzi Tue, 13 May 2014 13:22:09 +0200 the-eu-cant-let-mothers-and-children-die-renzi UPDATE: The Italian navy on Tuesday said 17 bodies had been recovered and 206 people rescued by patrol boats and merchant ships from a migrant shipwreck in international waters between Libya and Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20140513/several-dead-as-migrant-boat-sinks-off-italy-report Tue, 13 May 2014 11:45:00 +0200 several-dead-as-migrant-boat-sinks-off-italy-report