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 "It's still straightening," said engineer Roberto Cela, gazing at the Leaning Tower of Pisa gleaming in the autumn sunshine of northern Italy. "And many years will have to pass before it stops." https://www.thelocal.it/20181202/how-engineers-are-straightening-the-leaning-tower-of-pisa Sun, 02 Dec 2018 10:41:15 +0100 how-engineers-are-straightening-the-leaning-tower-of-pisa The Leaning Tower of Pisa is now stable and has even straightened slightly thanks to engineering work to save the world-renowned tourist attraction, experts said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20181122/the-leaning-tower-of-pisa-is-losing-its-lean Thu, 22 Nov 2018 09:45:44 +0100 the-leaning-tower-of-pisa-is-losing-its-lean Almost 80 million tourists roam Italy each year, all with different characteristics and hoping to soak up all the country has to offer as much as they can. But can you recognize yourself in any of these? https://www.thelocal.it/20160212/tourist-types-youre-likely-to-meet-in-italy-which-one-are-you Fri, 12 Feb 2016 09:50:23 +0100 tourist-types-youre-likely-to-meet-in-italy-which-one-are-you 500 people were evacuated from their homes Monday night as a powerful forest fire struck the commune of Calci near Pisa. https://www.thelocal.it/20180925/500-evacuated-as-forest-fire-strikes-pisano Tue, 25 Sep 2018 11:45:00 +0200 500-evacuated-as-forest-fire-strikes-pisano Eat spaghetti, cheat death: it might sound too good to be true, but Italian researchers say they’ve cracked a recipe that could help reduce deaths from heart attacks. https://www.thelocal.it/20171018/barley-pasta-heart-attacks Wed, 18 Oct 2017 19:58:36 +0200 barley-pasta-heart-attacks A fourth gravitational wave has been detected - this time with help from Italy-based equipment - after two black holes collided, sending ripples through the fabric of space and time, researchers said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170928/scientists-in-italy-have-detected-a-fourth-gravitational-wave-black-holes-collision Thu, 28 Sep 2017 11:08:01 +0200 scientists-in-italy-have-detected-a-fourth-gravitational-wave-black-holes-collision Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli's voice soars to the rafters of the Tuscan theatre, but all eyes are on the orchestral conductor beside him - a robot with an apparent penchant for Verdi. https://www.thelocal.it/20170913/italian-singer-andrea-bocelli-performs-concert-conducted-by-a-robot-in-a-world-first Wed, 13 Sep 2017 11:22:14 +0200 italian-singer-andrea-bocelli-performs-concert-conducted-by-a-robot-in-a-world-first Italy's schoolchildren get top marks for socializing but suffer from high levels of anxiety, according to an OECD survey investigating student wellbeing in the developed world. https://www.thelocal.it/20170419/italian-schoolkids-make-friends-easily-but-are-among-europes-most-anxious Wed, 19 Apr 2017 16:50:18 +0200 italian-schoolkids-make-friends-easily-but-are-among-europes-most-anxious The northern Italian city of Pisa - best known for its leaning tower - has announced plans to build a large ferris wheel for the city centre. https://www.thelocal.it/20170228/pisa-plans-to-add-a-huge-ferris-wheel-next-to-its-tower Tue, 28 Feb 2017 12:22:17 +0100 pisa-plans-to-add-a-huge-ferris-wheel-next-to-its-tower Pisa is a popular destination for tourists and students, but not usually for aquatic mammals. One intrepid dolphin is bucking that trend however, and has been exploring the city's river over the past month. https://www.thelocal.it/20170206/what-is-this-dolphin-doing-in-the-centre-of-pisa Mon, 06 Feb 2017 11:28:17 +0100 what-is-this-dolphin-doing-in-the-centre-of-pisa Italian schoolchildren lag behind their peers in key skills, despite spending more time on their studies, global school rankings by the OECD revealed. https://www.thelocal.it/20161207/italians-study-more-than-their-peers-but-do-worse-at-school-pisa-global-education-rankings Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:31:13 +0100 italians-study-more-than-their-peers-but-do-worse-at-school-pisa-global-education-rankings Stumbling across someone else's used dentures might not normally be a cause for celebration, but a group of archaeologists were delighted with the discovery in Lucca this week. https://www.thelocal.it/20161117/italian-archaeologists-find-worlds-oldest-dentures-archaeology-history Thu, 17 Nov 2016 16:39:44 +0100 italian-archaeologists-find-worlds-oldest-dentures-archaeology-history OK, we're biased, but it's hard to imagine how anyone could visit Italy and not fall in love with the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20160913/the-strangest-complaints-tourists-have-made-about-italy Tue, 13 Sep 2016 15:52:49 +0200 the-strangest-complaints-tourists-have-made-about-italy Italian authorities on Friday ordered the expulsion of a Tunisian national suspected of planning an attack at the Leaning Tower of Pisa, according to media reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20160812/jihadist-planned-leaning-tower-of-pisa-attack-media Sat, 13 Aug 2016 01:14:51 +0200 jihadist-planned-leaning-tower-of-pisa-attack-media A passenger was removed from an easyJet flight in Pisa after another passenger complained of “suspicious behaviour”. https://www.thelocal.it/20160407/easyjet Thu, 07 Apr 2016 12:54:17 +0200 easyjet An investigation has been opened after the body of German student was found near the Leaning Tower of Pisa on Tuesday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20160308/body-german-schoolkid-found-near-leaning-tower-of-pisa Tue, 08 Mar 2016 17:15:58 +0100 body-german-schoolkid-found-near-leaning-tower-of-pisa A 63-year-old man was arrested after a BBC journalist and his girlfriend caught him using his mobile phone to take videos up the skirts of unsuspecting women in Pisa’s Square of Miracles. https://www.thelocal.it/20150901/bbc-reporter-ensnares-pisas-up-skirt-voyeur Tue, 01 Sep 2015 09:55:16 +0200 bbc-reporter-ensnares-pisas-up-skirt-voyeur From award-winning beaches to ancient ruins, Italy is full of amazing holiday destinations. But some of the country’s hotspots have left travellers either nonplussed, or completely bewildered. https://www.thelocal.it/20150722/seven-daft-tripadvisor-comments-about-italy Wed, 22 Jul 2015 14:49:38 +0200 seven-daft-tripadvisor-comments-about-italy A man has been charged with manslaughter after nine-month old twins were killed on Monday in a crash between a tanker truck and the car they were travelling in near Pisa. https://www.thelocal.it/20150714/twin-babies-killed-in-car-crash-near-pisa Tue, 14 Jul 2015 13:14:34 +0200 twin-babies-killed-in-car-crash-near-pisa A man was arrested in Ponsacco, a town in the province of Pisa, on Monday morning on suspicion of spreading jihadist propaganda and inciting terrorism. https://www.thelocal.it/20150706/suspected-jihadist-arrested-in-pisa Mon, 06 Jul 2015 13:24:18 +0200 suspected-jihadist-arrested-in-pisa