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 Italian police have arrested a tarot card reader based in Perugia who got clients to make payments off the books in exchange for promises of good fortune. https://www.thelocal.it/20180912/making-a-fortune-italian-police-bust-fortune-teller-who-failed-to-declare-4-million Wed, 12 Sep 2018 12:59:24 +0200 making-a-fortune-italian-police-bust-fortune-teller-who-failed-to-declare-4-million From February 2018, the journey between Perugia and Milan will take little more than three hours. https://www.thelocal.it/20171221/italy-high-speed-train-perugia-milan Thu, 21 Dec 2017 14:07:50 +0100 italy-high-speed-train-perugia-milan Baci chocolates, literally translating as 'kisses', are an Italian icon - and now the sweets are celebrating the country's dialects. https://www.thelocal.it/20170927/iconic-baci-chocolates-celebrate-italian-dialects-proverbs-love Wed, 27 Sep 2017 14:21:36 +0200 iconic-baci-chocolates-celebrate-italian-dialects-proverbs-love Wine lovers rejoice - the world's very first Wine School will be opening soon thanks to an agreement signed on Friday, in the Umbrian city of Perugia. https://www.thelocal.it/20161028/the-worlds-first-wine-school-opening-in-italy Fri, 28 Oct 2016 19:40:14 +0200 the-worlds-first-wine-school-opening-in-italy A new earthquake has struck the area of central Italy devastated by a major quake last month, though little damage has been reported following the latest incident. https://www.thelocal.it/20160920/new-quake-strikes-central-italy-disaster-area Tue, 20 Sep 2016 11:59:04 +0200 new-quake-strikes-central-italy-disaster-area An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale struck the central Italian region of Umbria on Monday night, and was followed by two smaller quakes this morning, creating panic among residents and closing schools in the hilltop town of Orvieto. https://www.thelocal.it/20160531/strong-earthquake-strikes-umbria Tue, 31 May 2016 15:10:09 +0200 strong-earthquake-strikes-umbria Speaking on the phone while driving is perfectly acceptable if the call is an important one, a court in Perugia has ruled. https://www.thelocal.it/20151102/no-fine-for-urgent-call-while-driving-italy-court Mon, 02 Nov 2015 16:08:53 +0100 no-fine-for-urgent-call-while-driving-italy-court An American student is in a serious condition after falling out of a window in the Umbria city of Perugia. https://www.thelocal.it/20150715/american-student-falls-from-window-in-perugia Wed, 15 Jul 2015 18:21:16 +0200 american-student-falls-from-window-in-perugia Two Italian men who engaged in a "long and passionate" kiss during a demonstration have been charged with breach of the peace following a police report which claimed their act had "disgusted" passersby. https://www.thelocal.it/20141023/men-face-charges-over-passionate-public-kiss Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:32:00 +0200 men-face-charges-over-passionate-public-kiss The prefect of Perugia is to be dismissed from his post after he reportedly said that “A mother who does not realize that her child is taking drugs has failed” and “should just commit suicide”, Italian media has reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20140623/perugia-prefect-dismissed-over-suicide-comments Mon, 23 Jun 2014 14:21:00 +0200 perugia-prefect-dismissed-over-suicide-comments The medieval Umbrian capital of Perugia has been shortlisted for the title of European Youth Capital 2017. https://www.thelocal.it/20140424/perugia-shortlisted-for-european-youth-capital Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:32:00 +0200 perugia-shortlisted-for-european-youth-capital Ever dreamt of living in a castle? How about one whose past visitors include the Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi and writer Gabriele d’Annunzio? The Local brings you the first in a series of properties currently on sale in Italy: a 20-bedroom castle near Perugia. https://www.thelocal.it/20140210/gallery-the-locals-property-of-the-week-2 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 19:50:00 +0100 gallery-the-locals-property-of-the-week-2 Police in the city of Perugia have confiscated a €100,000 haul of cocaine, of a purity not seen before in Italy, found stuffed in religious statues. https://www.thelocal.it/20140109/cocaine-haul-stuffed-in-religious-statues Thu, 09 Jan 2014 11:28:00 +0100 cocaine-haul-stuffed-in-religious-statues The Mayor of Perugia has told The Local that the death of British student Meredith Kercher remains an "open wound" in the heart of Perugians and that she should "not be forgotten". https://www.thelocal.it/20130929/meredith-kercher-should-not-be-forgotten Sun, 29 Sep 2013 11:40:00 +0200 meredith-kercher-should-not-be-forgotten Archaeologists in the central Umbria region have unearthed a mammoth skeleton, thought to be a million years old. https://www.thelocal.it/20130827/million-year-old-mammoth-found-in-italy Tue, 27 Aug 2013 20:15:00 +0200 million-year-old-mammoth-found-in-italy It would appear that British actor Hugh Grant is no less immune to throngs of screaming fans in Italy. An attempt by the actor to buy ice-cream while on holiday in Perugia was reportedly cut short when he was mobbed by dozens of admirers. https://www.thelocal.it/20130820/holidaying-hugh-grant-mobbed-by-italian-fans Tue, 20 Aug 2013 17:11:00 +0200 holidaying-hugh-grant-mobbed-by-italian-fans A ruling acquitting US student Amanda Knox over the brutal murder of her British housemate in 2007 had numerous contradictory and incoherent elements, Italy's highest appeals court said Tuesday, explaining its decision to order a retrial. https://www.thelocal.it/20130618/knox-acquittal-incoherent-italian-court Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:26:00 +0200 knox-acquittal-incoherent-italian-court