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 Italy's flagship airline has been told to pay €1,580 in damages for not allowing a passenger's dog to travel on a national flight - even though the pooch had a ticket. https://www.thelocal.it/20160210/itays-alitalia-fined-for-not-allowing-dog-to-fly Wed, 10 Feb 2016 12:03:59 +0100 itays-alitalia-fined-for-not-allowing-dog-to-fly A ticket inspector may lose his arm after being attacked by a gang with a machete at a train station in the outskirts of Milan. https://www.thelocal.it/20150612/milan-ticket-inspector-attacked-with-machete Fri, 12 Jun 2015 14:20:47 +0200 milan-ticket-inspector-attacked-with-machete