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 More than 100 Alitalia flights were cancelled on Tuesday as airline staff and air traffic controllers called a four-hour nationwide strike. https://www.thelocal.it/20200114/italy-flights-cancelled-air-traffic-control-strike Tue, 14 Jan 2020 12:43:55 +0100 italy-flights-cancelled-air-traffic-control-strike A mayor in northern Italy faced backlash after asking refugees to avoid using the same buses as local schoolchildren, with the regional representative of PM Renzi's democratic party likening the segregation to "apartheid". https://www.thelocal.it/20161012/italian-mayor-defends-request-for-refugees-to-use-separate-buses Wed, 12 Oct 2016 16:35:14 +0200 italian-mayor-defends-request-for-refugees-to-use-separate-buses Red wine flowing from a fountain, offering a refreshment at the end of a long walk... it sounds too good to be true, but on Sunday, a wine fountain was inaugurated in central Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20161012/the-first-wine-fountain-just-opened-in-italy-and-its-free Wed, 12 Oct 2016 13:47:39 +0200 the-first-wine-fountain-just-opened-in-italy-and-its-free From Tuscany to Calabria, coastguards up and down the country are waging a war against beachgoers who stake their claim on a coveted patch of sand by leaving towels and umbrellas out overnight. https://www.thelocal.it/20160809/italy-wages-war-against-tourists-who-reserve-their-beach-spot Tue, 09 Aug 2016 14:28:51 +0200 italy-wages-war-against-tourists-who-reserve-their-beach-spot An Italian senator presented a 'pizza makers' bill' Tuesday, which aims to create a professional registry of all Italian pizza chefs. https://www.thelocal.it/20160622/italy-bids-to-set-up-professional-registry-of-pizza-makers Wed, 22 Jun 2016 13:36:01 +0200 italy-bids-to-set-up-professional-registry-of-pizza-makers Police in Albania and three European Union countries have dismantled a trafficking ring that forced young women to work as prostitutes in Italy, police in Tirana said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160126/cross-border-police-op-smashes-ring-trafficking-women-to-italy Tue, 26 Jan 2016 17:16:51 +0100 cross-border-police-op-smashes-ring-trafficking-women-to-italy A 30-year-old woman sparked panic on Milan's Metro when she stared walking along the track - simply because she wanted to see "the ancient underground city". https://www.thelocal.it/20151119/woman-arrested-for-walking-on-train-tracks Thu, 19 Nov 2015 13:13:23 +0100 woman-arrested-for-walking-on-train-tracks An Alitalia jet landed safely in New York on Sunday after the airline received a bomb threat. https://www.thelocal.it/20150615/alitalia-jet-evacuated-after-bomb-threat Mon, 15 Jun 2015 11:34:08 +0200 alitalia-jet-evacuated-after-bomb-threat UPDATED: Scenes of panic struck Rome's metro system on Friday after two trains collided with each other, injuring 21 people. https://www.thelocal.it/20150605/twelve-injured-in-rome-metro-collision Fri, 05 Jun 2015 13:54:07 +0200 twelve-injured-in-rome-metro-collision Rome’s St Peter’s Basilica and Milan’s Duomo have both been ranked among the world’s ten most spectacular landmarks. https://www.thelocal.it/20150604/two-italian-landmarks-among-worlds-top-10 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 19:18:59 +0200 two-italian-landmarks-among-worlds-top-10 Over 200 flights were cancelled at Rome's Fiumicino airport on Friday as transport workers went on strike. https://www.thelocal.it/20150320/over-200-flights-cancelled-at-rome-airport Fri, 20 Mar 2015 15:17:55 +0100 over-200-flights-cancelled-at-rome-airport Netherlands defender Stefan de Vrij has left Feyenoord for Lazio, the Italian Serie A club has announced. https://www.thelocal.it/20140801/dutch-defender-joins-lazio Fri, 01 Aug 2014 10:25:00 +0200 dutch-defender-joins-lazio A gang at Florence's central station have been filmed scamming tourists, by offering to "help" them with their luggage and then demanding up to €20. https://www.thelocal.it/20140708/baggage-scam-targets-tourists-in-florence Tue, 08 Jul 2014 10:00:00 +0200 baggage-scam-targets-tourists-in-florence