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 man has been placed under house arrest for allegedly stealing bras and knickers from washing lines. The place of his arrest? A town in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, aptly called Bra. https://www.thelocal.it/20140618/bras-brazen-bra-thief-plagues-towns-balconies Wed, 18 Jun 2014 17:00:00 +0200 bras-brazen-bra-thief-plagues-towns-balconies An Italian has been stopped by police on a Swiss train, after his suspiciously large package turned out to be €40,000 in banknotes stuffed into his underwear. https://www.thelocal.it/20140319/smuggler-exposed-with-forty-thousand-euros-in-pants Wed, 19 Mar 2014 18:21:00 +0100 smuggler-exposed-with-forty-thousand-euros-in-pants Shops in the Emilia Romagna town of Ferrara have prompted concern from the local council after featuring semi-naked models in their windows in an effort to boost underwear sales. https://www.thelocal.it/20131129/semi-naked-models-spark-concern-in-ferrara Fri, 29 Nov 2013 11:25:00 +0100 semi-naked-models-spark-concern-in-ferrara