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 Scandal-hit Italian former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is to go on trial for allegedly paying a witness to give false testimony about his notorious parties. https://www.thelocal.it/20181116/bunga-bungas-back-new-trial-looms-for-berlusconi Fri, 16 Nov 2018 16:01:00 +0100 bunga-bungas-back-new-trial-looms-for-berlusconi Italy's first sex doll brothel was raided by the police on Wednesday, just nine days after it opened in Turin. https://www.thelocal.it/20180912/italy-first-sex-doll-brothel-has-been-closed-down-the-week-after-it-opened Wed, 12 Sep 2018 19:58:43 +0200 italy-first-sex-doll-brothel-has-been-closed-down-the-week-after-it-opened Opening in Turin on Monday, Italy's first sex doll "brothel" has already had a flood of bookings, according to its owners. https://www.thelocal.it/20180903/italy-first-sex-doll-brothel-is-already-booked-out-for-weeks Mon, 03 Sep 2018 14:44:46 +0200 italy-first-sex-doll-brothel-is-already-booked-out-for-weeks Men caught asking for sex in exchange for money in Florence risk up to three months in jail or a fine of up to €206. https://www.thelocal.it/20170915/prostitutes-customers-in-florence-face-jail-and-fines Fri, 15 Sep 2017 14:52:45 +0200 prostitutes-customers-in-florence-face-jail-and-fines The head of Italy's anti-discrimination office has resigned after revelations that government money earmarked for combating sexual discrimination had been allocated to clubs offering gay prostitution services, in a scandal which created a media storm. https://www.thelocal.it/20170221/italys-anti-discrimination-head-quits-over-gay-sex-club-scandal Tue, 21 Feb 2017 12:45:52 +0100 italys-anti-discrimination-head-quits-over-gay-sex-club-scandal A court in Rome has handed down an unusual penalty to the client of an underage prostitute, ordering him to buy her 30 books on the theme of women's dignity, Italian media reported Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160924/italy-orders-man-to-buy-feminist-books-for-underage-prostitute-reports Sat, 24 Sep 2016 11:17:57 +0200 italy-orders-man-to-buy-feminist-books-for-underage-prostitute-reports A bill seeking to introduce fines of up to €10,000 for anybody who frequents a prostitute was presented in Italy's parliament on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160715/italy-mulls-10000-fine-for-clients-of-prostitutes Fri, 15 Jul 2016 09:00:46 +0200 italy-mulls-10000-fine-for-clients-of-prostitutes Italian police have closed a Sicilian massage parlour that was operating a loyalty card scheme for sex acts on a 'buy ten, get one free' basis. https://www.thelocal.it/20160218/sicilians-cash-in-on-buy-10-get-1-free-sex-scheme Thu, 18 Feb 2016 15:34:50 +0100 sicilians-cash-in-on-buy-10-get-1-free-sex-scheme UPDATED: A priest, a junior football coach and a HIV sufferer were among 11 people arrested in northern Italy on charges of paying for sex with minors, police said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160211/priest-arrested-in-italy-child-sex-ring-probe Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:38:48 +0100 priest-arrested-in-italy-child-sex-ring-probe Police in Albania and three European Union countries have dismantled a trafficking ring that forced young women to work as prostitutes in Italy, police in Tirana said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160126/cross-border-police-op-smashes-ring-trafficking-women-to-italy Tue, 26 Jan 2016 17:16:51 +0100 cross-border-police-op-smashes-ring-trafficking-women-to-italy Prostitutes are known for their skimpy attire, usually provocative high heels and short skirts. But authorities of a town near Milan have told sex workers they must wear high-visibility vests so that motorists can see them at night. https://www.thelocal.it/20150820/sex-workers-must-wear-high-vis-vests-not-mini-skirts Thu, 20 Aug 2015 17:39:11 +0200 sex-workers-must-wear-high-vis-vests-not-mini-skirts A group of Italian senators has proposed changing the country’s law to allow red light districts to be created, following similar ideas by city halls in Rome and Milan. https://www.thelocal.it/20150409/italian-senators-move-to-open-red-light-districts Thu, 09 Apr 2015 12:09:43 +0200 italian-senators-move-to-open-red-light-districts Former premier Silvio Berlusconi has lamented women falling in love with him as a lifelong problem. https://www.thelocal.it/20150306/women-in-love-a-problem-for-berlusconi Fri, 06 Mar 2015 11:45:00 +0100 women-in-love-a-problem-for-berlusconi A number of Milan politicians have come out in support of opening a red light district in Italy's financial capital, just days after plans for a prostitution zone were unveiled in Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20150210/milan-red-light-district-wins-political-support Tue, 10 Feb 2015 11:43:00 +0100 milan-red-light-district-wins-political-support Rome authorities have approved plans for a red light zone where prostitution will be officially tolerated from April, officials said on Saturday as Church and other opponents attacked the move. https://www.thelocal.it/20150207/rome-gives-green-light-to-red-light-district Sat, 07 Feb 2015 20:47:00 +0100 rome-gives-green-light-to-red-light-district Italy learnt it was no longer in a recession on Wednesday thanks to a change in data calculations across the European Union which includes illegal economic activities such as prostitution and drugs in the GDP measure. https://www.thelocal.it/20141015/sex-and-drugs-lift-italy-out-of-recession Wed, 15 Oct 2014 16:19:58 +0200 sex-and-drugs-lift-italy-out-of-recession Rome Mayor Ignazio Marino has said he is in favour of having a red light district in the Italian capital, following moves in Milan to see the sex trade regulated. https://www.thelocal.it/20140523/red-light-district-wins-rome-mayors-support Fri, 23 May 2014 15:30:00 +0200 red-light-district-wins-rome-mayors-support Italy's statistics agency on Thursday said estimated revenues from drug trafficking and the sex trade will be used to calculate gross domestic product (GDP) starting next year in a move expected to boost its economic results. https://www.thelocal.it/20140523/drugs-and-prostitution-set-to-boost-italys-economic-result Fri, 23 May 2014 09:35:00 +0200 drugs-and-prostitution-set-to-boost-italys-economic-result A 74-year-old pensioner has confessed to stabbing his prostitute ex-girlfriend five times in a jealous rage, Italian media has reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20140428/pensioner-stabs-escort-in-jealous-rage Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:13:00 +0200 pensioner-stabs-escort-in-jealous-rage The husband of politician Alessandra Mussolini, granddaughter of the Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini, is embroiled in an investigation into underage prostitution in Rome, Italian media reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140311/senator-mussolinis-husband-in-teen-sex-probe Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:43:00 +0100 senator-mussolinis-husband-in-teen-sex-probe