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 Despite an earlier announcement that Switzerland and Italy will halt rail services between the two countries, they are set to continue. https://www.thelocal.it/20201210/cross-border-train-service-between-switzerland-and-italy-will-continue Thu, 10 Dec 2020 17:07:11 +0100 cross-border-train-service-between-switzerland-and-italy-will-continue A contested high-speed train line between Italy and France must go ahead, Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said on Thursday, setting his party on a collision course with its governing partner. https://www.thelocal.it/20190125/high-speed-turin-to-lyon-train-line-tav-salvini Fri, 25 Jan 2019 09:49:22 +0100 high-speed-turin-to-lyon-train-line-tav-salvini A contested high-speed train line between Italy and France has become a key battleground for a divided government in Rome, with part of the coalition demanding the project be scrapped. https://www.thelocal.it/20181109/italy-no-tav-turin-lyon-train-line Fri, 09 Nov 2018 10:22:55 +0100 italy-no-tav-turin-lyon-train-line Nationwide strikes are set to affect travellers using Italy's airports and railways this weekend. https://www.thelocal.it/20160720/national-air-and-rail-strikes-to-create-travel-chaos-in-italy Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:44:21 +0200 national-air-and-rail-strikes-to-create-travel-chaos-in-italy Italy is cracking down on copper thieves, an ever-growing problem amid rising poverty in the crisis-hit country that has cost the railways alone some €31 million over the last three years. https://www.thelocal.it/20131122/copper-theft-on-the-rise-in-crisis-hit-italy Fri, 22 Nov 2013 18:31:00 +0100 copper-theft-on-the-rise-in-crisis-hit-italy