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 A young woman from South Korea has died after being struck by a tram in central Milan late on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20200211/tourist-hit-killed-by-tram-in-milan-italy Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:48:59 +0100 tourist-hit-killed-by-tram-in-milan-italy Eight people were injured after two trams collided in the northern Italian city of Trieste on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160816/eight-injured-in-crash-on-popular-italian-tramline Tue, 16 Aug 2016 16:44:49 +0200 eight-injured-in-crash-on-popular-italian-tramline The southern Italian city of Palermo has just spent millions of euros on a tram that can't actually pick up any passengers. Here's why. https://www.thelocal.it/20151221/italian-ghost-tram-barred-from-picking-up-passengers-palermo-public-transport Mon, 21 Dec 2015 11:41:48 +0100 italian-ghost-tram-barred-from-picking-up-passengers-palermo-public-transport A 76-year-old Australian man is in a coma after being struck by a tram in Milan on Friday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20150821/australian-in-coma-after-being-hit-by-tram Fri, 21 Aug 2015 19:38:47 +0200 australian-in-coma-after-being-hit-by-tram Flights in Milan and Rome could be delayed or cancelled on Friday as airport workers go on strike, while Italy’s public transport system will also grind to a halt as staff stage a nationwide walkout. https://www.thelocal.it/20140530/flights-at-risk-as-strike-hits-italy-airports Fri, 30 May 2014 12:45:00 +0200 flights-at-risk-as-strike-hits-italy-airports Public transport across Italy will come to a halt tomorrow, affecting all of the country's major cities, after unionists failed to reach an agreement over workers’ contracts. https://www.thelocal.it/20140318/italy-braces-for-day-of-transport-strikes Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:46:00 +0100 italy-braces-for-day-of-transport-strikes In Italy’s capital, you're more likely to see a wild boar on a plate than on his trotters. But, if this photo is to be believed, a real-life wild boar – trussed up in a red harness – has been spotted on a tram. The photo has since gone viral. https://www.thelocal.it/20140221/photo-of-the-day-wild-boar-spotted-on-rome-tram Fri, 21 Feb 2014 17:56:00 +0100 photo-of-the-day-wild-boar-spotted-on-rome-tram