The Local Italy 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 Here's how much you'll pay for fare-dodging in Rome Italy's capital is considering introducing fines of up to €200 for passengers caught on trains and buses without a valid ticket. https://www.thelocal.it/20160222/rome-mulls-200-fine-for-public-transport-ticket-dodgers Mon, 22 Feb 2016 13:22:58 +0100 rome-mulls-200-fine-for-public-transport-ticket-dodgers Italian Down's group 'too slow' to buy train tickets An Italian charity has complained of discrimination after a group of Down’s Syndrome passengers were twice denied the right to buy their own train tickets because they were “too slow”. As a result, they missed their train. https://www.thelocal.it/20150519/downs-group-told-they-are-too-slow-to-buy-tickets Tue, 19 May 2015 17:53:39 +0200 downs-group-told-they-are-too-slow-to-buy-tickets Chinese snap up bulk of Milan Expo tickets Three months from opening day, organizers of this year's World Expo in Milan said on Thursday they had sold eight million tickets, a third of the projected total. https://www.thelocal.it/20150130/chinese-snap-up-bulk-of-milan-expo-tickets Fri, 30 Jan 2015 09:13:00 +0100 chinese-snap-up-bulk-of-milan-expo-tickets