The Local Italy 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 Mayor arrested over 'care home of horrors' Thirteen people have been placed under house arrest in the southern Isernia province – including the local mayor – for allegedly abusing elderly people and psychiatric patients at a "care home of horrors". https://www.thelocal.it/20141008/italian-mayor-arrested-over-care-home-scandal Wed, 08 Oct 2014 19:25:00 +0200 italian-mayor-arrested-over-care-home-scandal Psychiatric patient dies after eating banana A 53-year-old Italian woman choked to death on a banana at a psychiatric hospital in Puglia. https://www.thelocal.it/20130827/psychiatric-patient-dies-after-eating-banana Tue, 27 Aug 2013 17:16:00 +0200 psychiatric-patient-dies-after-eating-banana