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 One of the four ticket offices allowing access to the Roman Forum was closed on Wednesday when rat's blood started falling on to the counter from the ceiling. https://www.thelocal.it/20160303/dripping-rat-blood-closes-roman-forum-ticket-office Thu, 03 Mar 2016 11:52:06 +0100 dripping-rat-blood-closes-roman-forum-ticket-office A 97-year old woman was fed rat poison by her granddaughter and great-grandson in a murder bid by them to cash in on inheritance. https://www.thelocal.it/20140609/man-fed-gran-rat-poison-in-bid-for-inheritance Mon, 09 Jun 2014 14:28:00 +0200 man-fed-gran-rat-poison-in-bid-for-inheritance Rome is struggling to cope with the thousands of rats that scutter around the capital, prompting the city authorities to invest €400,000 to tackle the problem. https://www.thelocal.it/20130920/rome-spends-400000-on-rat-hunt Fri, 20 Sep 2013 19:23:00 +0200 rome-spends-400000-on-rat-hunt