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 French woman is facing charges for counterfeiting after she allegedly created a cloned Prada website, which sold fake copies of merchandise made by the famous Italian fashion house. https://www.thelocal.it/20160122/french-woman-behind-cloned-site-that-sold-fake-prada-goods Fri, 22 Jan 2016 16:17:39 +0100 french-woman-behind-cloned-site-that-sold-fake-prada-goods There are currently 4,365 registered startups in Italy. Here are are some of the ones making waves within just a few years of launching. https://www.thelocal.it/20151008/five-italian-startups-to-look-out-for Thu, 08 Oct 2015 11:54:46 +0200 five-italian-startups-to-look-out-for UPDATED: For sale online to a wealthy Chinese buyer: historic Italian villa, starting price $16.4 million, possibility of permanent residency thrown in. https://www.thelocal.it/20150521/swish-italian-villa-up-for-auction-in-china Thu, 21 May 2015 11:21:49 +0200 swish-italian-villa-up-for-auction-in-china A woman in central Italy has been convicted for defamation, after publishing details of her younger lover’s mother on a porn website. https://www.thelocal.it/20140926/woman-put-toy-boys-mum-on-porn-site Fri, 26 Sep 2014 19:05:00 +0200 woman-put-toy-boys-mum-on-porn-site It can spoil an otherwise pleasant time in a restaurant, bar or other public venue: nature calls, but the toilets are filthy. Now the worst ones in Italy are about to be exposed, thanks to a new website. https://www.thelocal.it/20140319/website-lifts-the-lid-on-italys-dirtiest-toilets Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:03:00 +0100 website-lifts-the-lid-on-italys-dirtiest-toilets A group of Italian computer boffins have launched a new website, Mafialeaks, aimed at encouraging victims of organised crime and former gangsters to spill the beans. https://www.thelocal.it/20131105/italians-invited-to-snitch-on-the-mafia Tue, 05 Nov 2013 13:04:00 +0100 italians-invited-to-snitch-on-the-mafia C-guide, a website dedicated to providing advice on all the best places in Italy for a roll in the hay, is thought to be favoured by young lovers living with their parents, according to Italian newspaper, Leggo. https://www.thelocal.it/20130612/bored-of-the-bedroom-sex-al-fresco-is-just-a-click-away Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:08:00 +0200 bored-of-the-bedroom-sex-al-fresco-is-just-a-click-away The best things in life are free, sang Janet Jackson. But too often having a good time costs money. Avoidable, say the founders of Vita Low Cost, who tell The Local you don’t need to spend more than €10 to have a great evening out. https://www.thelocal.it/20130611/vita-low-cost-going-out-in-italy-for-less-than-10 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:28:00 +0200 vita-low-cost-going-out-in-italy-for-less-than-10