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 Italy has seen a rise in the number of car accidents since selfie mania took hold, the country’s state police chief said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150721/selfie-loving-italians-cause-spike-in-car-accidents Tue, 21 Jul 2015 11:34:11 +0200 selfie-loving-italians-cause-spike-in-car-accidents A 42-year-old Belgian man, allegedly obsessed with Italy's singing nun sensation Cristina Scuccia, is to be deported after coming to the country in an attempt to get a selfie with his idol. https://www.thelocal.it/20150615/italy-evicts-singing-nuns-selfie-stalker Mon, 15 Jun 2015 16:57:32 +0200 italy-evicts-singing-nuns-selfie-stalker A German tourist has fallen to his death while trying to take a photograph of himself in the Italian mountains, according to national media reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20150402/german-tourist-dies-in-italy-selfie-fall Thu, 02 Apr 2015 17:33:36 +0200 german-tourist-dies-in-italy-selfie-fall Most people would ask for a lawyer when detained by police, but when three teenagers were arrested for shoplifting they had a more unusual request: a selfie with police. https://www.thelocal.it/20150312/teens-ask-for-police-selfie-to-mark-first-arrest Thu, 12 Mar 2015 12:11:02 +0100 teens-ask-for-police-selfie-to-mark-first-arrest The president of Serie A side Roma, James Pallotta, has hit back at Lazio counterpart Claudio Lotito in a row over a 'selfie' picture taken by Francesco Totti during the sides' 2-2 derby draw on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150113/row-erupts-over-tottis-inappropriate-selfie Tue, 13 Jan 2015 14:18:00 +0100 row-erupts-over-tottis-inappropriate-selfie Roma captain Francesco Totti celebrated scoring his first brace of goals this season by taking a 'selfie' with a mobile phone after he levelled for the Serie A title challengers in the city derby against Lazio on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150112/totti-celebrates-derby-double-with-selfie Mon, 12 Jan 2015 09:28:00 +0100 totti-celebrates-derby-double-with-selfie A teenager is in a serious condition after falling five metres from the fence outside the Colosseum on his 18th birthday. According to reports, he had intended to take a selfie in front of the world-famous amphitheatre. https://www.thelocal.it/20140909/teen-in-coma-after-failed-colosseum-selfie Tue, 09 Sep 2014 11:48:00 +0200 teen-in-coma-after-failed-colosseum-selfie An Italian teenager has died after she tried to take a ‘selfie’ photograph at the seaside, but slipped and fell 20 metres onto the rocks below. https://www.thelocal.it/20140612/italian-teen-dies-in-selfie-photo-fall Thu, 12 Jun 2014 11:04:00 +0200 italian-teen-dies-in-selfie-photo-fall A statue in Milan's celebrated Brera Academy was found on Tuesday without a leg, with the damage thought to be the handiwork of a foreign student trying to take a photograph of himself with the "Drunk Satyr" sculpture. https://www.thelocal.it/20140319/student-breaks-statue-while-taking-a-selfie Wed, 19 Mar 2014 11:29:00 +0100 student-breaks-statue-while-taking-a-selfie