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 Police hunting for a mystery vandal who broke the toes off an Italian statue have identified an Austrian tourist who fled after lying on it to snap that perfect photograph. https://www.thelocal.it/20200805/italian-police-track-down-tourist-who-snapped-off-statues-toes-selfie Wed, 05 Aug 2020 19:45:25 +0200 italian-police-track-down-tourist-who-snapped-off-statues-toes-selfie Gilberto Benetton, co-founder of the eponymous clothing brand, died on Monday at the age of 77 after an illness, the Italian group announced. https://www.thelocal.it/20181023/gilberto-benetton-dead-italy-united-colors-of-benetton Tue, 23 Oct 2018 10:59:30 +0200 gilberto-benetton-dead-italy-united-colors-of-benetton A 56-year-old woman from Treviso in Veneto has given birth without assisted fertility treatment, according to reports in the Italian press. https://www.thelocal.it/20180105/56-year-old-italian-woman-has-natural-birth-reports Fri, 05 Jan 2018 15:20:48 +0100 56-year-old-italian-woman-has-natural-birth-reports An Italian court has ordered Ryanair to pay around €25,000 in compensation to a family whose house was damaged by one of the budget carrier's planes during landing. https://www.thelocal.it/20170530/ryanair-ordered-to-pay-compensation-after-plane-damaged-a-roof-while-landing Tue, 30 May 2017 12:18:06 +0200 ryanair-ordered-to-pay-compensation-after-plane-damaged-a-roof-while-landing A cup of tap water for your thirsty pooch while you visit the bar? That will be 30 cents please. https://www.thelocal.it/20150721/dog-charged-30-cents-for-drink-at-treviso-bar Tue, 21 Jul 2015 13:59:29 +0200 dog-charged-30-cents-for-drink-at-treviso-bar The prefect of Treviso, Maria Augusta Marrosu, is set to be replaced following a violent protest last week against migrants in the northern Italian city. https://www.thelocal.it/20150721/treviso-prefect-ousted-over-migrant-protest Tue, 21 Jul 2015 10:40:51 +0200 treviso-prefect-ousted-over-migrant-protest Angry homeowners in Treviso set fire to mattresses and flat-screen TVs from migrants’ homes after more than 100 were moved into their apartment buildings by the local authorities. https://www.thelocal.it/20150717/angry-treviso-homeowners-burn-migrants-furniture Fri, 17 Jul 2015 11:46:55 +0200 angry-treviso-homeowners-burn-migrants-furniture A father in north-east Italy has attacked a teacher in her sixties over claims toddlers were being sexually abused at school. https://www.thelocal.it/20150529/vigilante-dad-attacks-teacher-over-abuse-claims Fri, 29 May 2015 12:55:52 +0200 vigilante-dad-attacks-teacher-over-abuse-claims An elderly Italian man died after falling over in a cemetery near Treviso while visiting his wife’s grave, Italian media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20150209/italian-man-dies-while-visiting-wifes-grave Mon, 09 Feb 2015 13:25:00 +0100 italian-man-dies-while-visiting-wifes-grave The northern Italian provinces of Veneto and Treviso are “full of vampires”, with aspiring members of the cult being required to “drink human blood”, an expert in religious cults has claimed. https://www.thelocal.it/20140414/veneto-is-full-of-vampires-expert Mon, 14 Apr 2014 13:50:00 +0200 veneto-is-full-of-vampires-expert The Italian restaurant credited with inventing Tiramisù – one of the most famous desserts in the world – is to close down as Italy's financial crisis continues to take its toll. https://www.thelocal.it/20140228/restaurant-that-invented Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:10:00 +0100 restaurant-that-invented A 60-year-old woman from Treviso set up brothels from a number of apartments across the northern Italian city after the cleaning firm she had worked for went bust. https://www.thelocal.it/20131211/60-year-old-cleaner-runs-brothel-from-treviso Wed, 11 Dec 2013 15:00:00 +0100 60-year-old-cleaner-runs-brothel-from-treviso A man caught stealing an ice-cream, four chocolates and a packet of Fruit Joy - a loot worth less than €10 - from a shop in the northern region of Treviso has been sentenced to five months in prison. https://www.thelocal.it/20131108/man-jailed-for-stealing-ice-cream-and-sweets Fri, 08 Nov 2013 11:39:00 +0100 man-jailed-for-stealing-ice-cream-and-sweets Italy's most famous porn star, who has made more than 450 films, has taken on a new role as marriage guidance counsellor. https://www.thelocal.it/20130903/porn-veteran-waves-wand-to-save-italian-marriages Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:50:00 +0200 porn-veteran-waves-wand-to-save-italian-marriages Italian clothing giant Benetton will start producing wine from September. The company has already chosen the names for its range: Red, White and Malvasia, a type of wine that is either white or very dark, and aromatic. https://www.thelocal.it/20130731/united-wines-of-benetton Wed, 31 Jul 2013 12:19:00 +0200 united-wines-of-benetton A cat high on cocaine was found by police as they raided an apartment in the north-eastern town of Villorba, near Treviso, for drugs. https://www.thelocal.it/20130717/cocaine-cat-caught-up-in-drug-raid Wed, 17 Jul 2013 17:46:00 +0200 cocaine-cat-caught-up-in-drug-raid