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 Milan will ban cars from driving within the city on Sunday, a measure aimed at tackling high pollution levels, and is considering new measures such as banning smoking at bus stops. https://www.thelocal.it/20200130/milan-is-banning-all-cars-this-sunday-in-attempt-to-lower-smog-levels Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:09:58 +0100 milan-is-banning-all-cars-this-sunday-in-attempt-to-lower-smog-levels Rome authorities on Wednesday announced that a ban on diesel cars in the city at certain times of day has been extended. https://www.thelocal.it/20200115/rome-extends-diesel-car-ban-as-smog-emergency-continues Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:16:16 +0100 rome-extends-diesel-car-ban-as-smog-emergency-continues Northern cities including Brescia, Lodi, Monza and Venice topped the pollution chart as Italy's environmental agency warned of a pollution "red alert". https://www.thelocal.it/20190122/these-are-the-55-most-polluted-towns-in-italy Tue, 22 Jan 2019 14:37:33 +0100 these-are-the-55-most-polluted-towns-in-italy A British man in his 70s on Sunday became the latest victim of Rome's infamous traffic, as the capital saw four deadly collisions between vehicles and pedestrians in just over a week. https://www.thelocal.it/20181008/four-pedestrians-killed-rome-traffic-accidents Mon, 08 Oct 2018 13:52:15 +0200 four-pedestrians-killed-rome-traffic-accidents Traffic restrictions are in place in parts of northern Italy in a bid to combat high levels of air pollution. https://www.thelocal.it/20171227/car-ban-in-place-as-northern-italian-cities-fight-smog Wed, 27 Dec 2017 11:38:38 +0100 car-ban-in-place-as-northern-italian-cities-fight-smog Amnesty International on Tuesday accused European governments of "complicity" in the detention under horrific conditions of migrants in Libya, especially through their assistance to the Libyan coastguard implicated in people trafficking. https://www.thelocal.it/20171212/amnesty-international-european-governments-are-complicit-in-libya-migrant-conditions Tue, 12 Dec 2017 10:12:28 +0100 amnesty-international-european-governments-are-complicit-in-libya-migrant-conditions Do you feel like you spend an unreasonable amount of time stuck behind the wheel of your car? If you're commuting in Italy, you're not imagining it - a new study reveals exactly how much time Italian drivers lose to traffic jams each year, and it's not pretty. https://www.thelocal.it/20170228/italian-cities-rome-palermo-traffic-congestion Tue, 28 Feb 2017 10:04:45 +0100 italian-cities-rome-palermo-traffic-congestion An endangered brown bear died on Tuesday following a traffic accident in Italy's biggest national park - the only place in the country where Marsican bears can still be found. https://www.thelocal.it/20161019/endangered-bear-killed-in-hit-and-run-in-italy Wed, 19 Oct 2016 13:30:17 +0200 endangered-bear-killed-in-hit-and-run-in-italy Thousands of migrants are "racing against the clock" to make the perilous crossing from Libya to Europe before summer ends, with authorities in the conflict-torn country at a loss to stem the flow. https://www.thelocal.it/20160831/migrants-mass-in-libya-in-deadly-race-against-time Wed, 31 Aug 2016 14:05:18 +0200 migrants-mass-in-libya-in-deadly-race-against-time Air travellers are in for an afternoon of chaos in Italy as air traffic controllers down tools for a national strike that will see up to 500 flights cancelled nationwide. https://www.thelocal.it/20160617/air-traffic-controllers-strike-puts-500-flights-at-risk Fri, 17 Jun 2016 15:32:26 +0200 air-traffic-controllers-strike-puts-500-flights-at-risk The centre of picturesque Florence has been plunged into chaos after part of the embankment of the River Arno collapsed on Wednesday, causing an estimated €5 million of damage and thought to be down to "human error". https://www.thelocal.it/20160526/the-aftermath-florence-sinkhole-damage-publiacqua-blame Thu, 26 May 2016 11:49:29 +0200 the-aftermath-florence-sinkhole-damage-publiacqua-blame A huge sinkhole measuring 200 by seven metres opened up in Florence on Wednesday morning, engulfing 20 parked cars. https://www.thelocal.it/20160525/200-metre-sinkhole-swallows-cars-in-central-florence Wed, 25 May 2016 11:32:25 +0200 200-metre-sinkhole-swallows-cars-in-central-florence A new project hopes to "give back the sea" to Bari's residents, by making it more accessible to pedestrians and cyclists, and adding extra facilities to the waterfront. https://www.thelocal.it/20160411/how-bari-plans-to-emulate-copenhagen-with-seafront-transformation Mon, 11 Apr 2016 18:57:51 +0200 how-bari-plans-to-emulate-copenhagen-with-seafront-transformation Last year, Italian drivers spent huge amounts of time stuck in traffic. https://www.thelocal.it/20160317/these-are-the-cities-where-you-will-spend-the-most-time-in-traffic-in-italy Thu, 17 Mar 2016 12:06:26 +0100 these-are-the-cities-where-you-will-spend-the-most-time-in-traffic-in-italy Cars were partially banished from the streets of Milan and Rome on Monday as Italy battled a buildup of health-threatening pollution caused by freakishly dry and warm winter weather. https://www.thelocal.it/20151228/car-clampdown-as-smog-smothers-italy Mon, 28 Dec 2015 15:28:36 +0100 car-clampdown-as-smog-smothers-italy Italy was cut in two this morning as an unexploded WWII bomb was removed from a field in Umbria, stopping traffic on Italy's busy A1 motorway that joins Milan to Bologna, Florence, Rome and Naples . https://www.thelocal.it/20151202/unexploded-wwii-bomb-causes-italy-travel-havoc Wed, 02 Dec 2015 17:51:14 +0100 unexploded-wwii-bomb-causes-italy-travel-havoc 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 Two Rome traffic police officers, who dozed off while on duty and woke up to find their pricey speed camera had been stolen, are facing suspension. https://www.thelocal.it/20141216/speed-camera-stolen-as-italian-traffic-cops-snoozed Tue, 16 Dec 2014 18:51:00 +0100 speed-camera-stolen-as-italian-traffic-cops-snoozed An elderly man in north-west Italy has been fined for crossing the street too slowly, according to Italian media reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20141212/pensioner-fined-for-crossing-the-street-too-slowly Fri, 12 Dec 2014 10:58:00 +0100 pensioner-fined-for-crossing-the-street-too-slowly The historic square at the foot of Rome's monumental Spanish Steps closed to traffic on Monday, the latest in a series of new pedestrian-only zones in the Eternal City. https://www.thelocal.it/20140805/romes-spanish-steps-closed-to-traffic Tue, 05 Aug 2014 10:04:00 +0200 romes-spanish-steps-closed-to-traffic