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 If you work in Italy, you're probably looking forward to having the day off for Ferragosto on August 15th, and you’re in luck - it’s set to be a warm, sunny day. https://www.thelocal.it/20160812/italy-set-to-enjoy-a-sunny-ferragosto-weekend-ferragosto-weather Fri, 12 Aug 2016 12:09:35 +0200 italy-set-to-enjoy-a-sunny-ferragosto-weekend-ferragosto-weather The whole of Italy will be drenched in sunshine this weekend as temperatures creep up to as high as 29 degrees Celsius. https://www.thelocal.it/20160519/italy-ushers-in-summer-with-a-hot-perfect-weekend-weather Thu, 19 May 2016 14:38:26 +0200 italy-ushers-in-summer-with-a-hot-perfect-weekend-weather Frances Mayes’ bestseller, which was later made into a film, was instrumental in putting the Tuscan town of Cortona on the map. She talks to Oonagh Stransky about life in the town ever since. https://www.thelocal.it/20160205/frances-mayes-takes-us-under-the-tuscan-sun Fri, 05 Feb 2016 15:11:59 +0100 frances-mayes-takes-us-under-the-tuscan-sun UPDATED: The Italian coastguard said on Monday it recovered nine bodies after a boat with over 150 migrants aboard sank off Libya during a surge in attempted illegal crossings to Europe that saw almost 6,000 migrants rescued. https://www.thelocal.it/20150413/at-least-nine-dead-after-migrant-boat-sinks Mon, 13 Apr 2015 12:51:19 +0200 at-least-nine-dead-after-migrant-boat-sinks Temperatures are set to soar across Italy in the hottest heatwave the country has seen for a decade. One forecaster describes it as the hottest heatwave since the "infamous" summer of 2003. https://www.thelocal.it/20130724/italy-issues-warning-over-impending-heatwave Wed, 24 Jul 2013 11:41:00 +0200 italy-issues-warning-over-impending-heatwave