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 Police fired water cannon on Tuesday at protesters on boats in front of Venice's Saint Mark's Square, as they demonstrated against a Franco-Italian accord on a controversial high-speed rail link. https://www.thelocal.it/20160309/riot-police-clash-with-protesters-in-venice-lagoon-showdown Wed, 09 Mar 2016 09:27:46 +0100 riot-police-clash-with-protesters-in-venice-lagoon-showdown Juventus and Argentina striker Carlos Tevez has had his driving licence suspended after being caught speeding through the Mont Blanc Tunnel, Italian media reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150508/juve-striker-in-driving-ban-for-mont-blanc-speeding Fri, 08 May 2015 09:55:12 +0200 juve-striker-in-driving-ban-for-mont-blanc-speeding Italian Simone Origone on Friday bettered his own world speed skiing record when he raced to a top speed of 252.632km per hour (156.978mph). https://www.thelocal.it/20150403/italys-origone-sets-new-ski-speed-record Fri, 03 Apr 2015 17:00:22 +0200 italys-origone-sets-new-ski-speed-record Turin is planning to lead the way with Italy’s digital revolution with a €120 million investment that will give people in the city access to internet speeds of 100 megabits per second within the next three years. https://www.thelocal.it/20150306/want-fast-internet-move-to-turin Fri, 06 Mar 2015 13:52:01 +0100 want-fast-internet-move-to-turin Two Rome traffic police officers, who dozed off while on duty and woke up to find their pricey speed camera had been stolen, are facing suspension. https://www.thelocal.it/20141216/speed-camera-stolen-as-italian-traffic-cops-snoozed Tue, 16 Dec 2014 18:51:00 +0100 speed-camera-stolen-as-italian-traffic-cops-snoozed