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 With only the most essential businesses still running in Italy under lockdown, how will the Easter holidays affect their opening hours? Here's what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.it/20200407/will-italys-food-shops-and-supermarkets-close-over-easter Tue, 07 Apr 2020 14:37:55 +0200 will-italys-food-shops-and-supermarkets-close-over-easter They’re meant to be custodians of the law, but a lawyer from Milan was caught after stealing a French tourist’s wallet in Sardinia. https://www.thelocal.it/20150810/italian-lawyer-steals-french-tourists-wallet Mon, 10 Aug 2015 13:57:53 +0200 italian-lawyer-steals-french-tourists-wallet Two men have been arrested after robbing a supermarket in southern Italy, only to discover the hold-up coincided with the patrol of an anti-theft police squad. https://www.thelocal.it/20150428/thieves-rob-supermarket-in-front-of-police Tue, 28 Apr 2015 14:00:38 +0200 thieves-rob-supermarket-in-front-of-police UPDATED: One person was killed and nine were injured in a shoot-out following a robbery at a supermarket in the Naples area on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150326/one-dead-in-naples-supermarket-shoot-out Thu, 26 Mar 2015 11:36:41 +0100 one-dead-in-naples-supermarket-shoot-out A policeman has come to the aid of a woman in Sicily, after she was stopped by supermarket staff for not paying for her shopping. https://www.thelocal.it/20140613/policeman-settles-jobless-womans-unpaid-bill Fri, 13 Jun 2014 11:05:00 +0200 policeman-settles-jobless-womans-unpaid-bill Italians are cutting meat from their diet and getting protein from eggs as a cheaper alternative, while overall supermarket spending has dropped to 1981 levels, new statistics show. https://www.thelocal.it/20140310/crisis-hit-italians-opt-for-eggs-over-meat Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:07:00 +0100 crisis-hit-italians-opt-for-eggs-over-meat A man who allegedly stole a €2.99 packet of pistachios from a supermarket in Genoa is due to stand trial and, if found guilty, could go to prison for up to six months. https://www.thelocal.it/20140128/man-faces-prison-for-stealing-pistacchios Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:17:00 +0100 man-faces-prison-for-stealing-pistacchios Thieves in the southern city of Brindisi used a bulldozer to break into a supermarket safe early on Monday morning, getting away with more than €100,000 ($132,530), Italian media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20130805/italian-robbers-bulldoze-their-way-to-100000 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 15:44:00 +0200 italian-robbers-bulldoze-their-way-to-100000