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 €3 scratchcard turned out to be an extremely good investment for one Italian, who scooped €163.5 million in a record jackpot on Thursday night. https://www.thelocal.it/20161028/lucky-italian-scoops-record-163-million-lottery-win Fri, 28 Oct 2016 15:13:18 +0200 lucky-italian-scoops-record-163-million-lottery-win Italy has qualified to the next stage of Euro 2016 after beating Sweden 1-0 on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160617/italy-fends-off-swedish-threat-with-1-0-win Fri, 17 Jun 2016 18:56:20 +0200 italy-fends-off-swedish-threat-with-1-0-win In what people are calling the greatest sports' story ever, rank outsiders Leicester City FC clinched the English Premier League title on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160503/how-italian-ranieri-became-king-claudio-of-england Tue, 03 May 2016 14:32:16 +0200 how-italian-ranieri-became-king-claudio-of-england More than 650 people have been plucked to safety in the Mediterranean and one body recovered, the Italian coastguard said on Tuesday, as migrants continue to attempt the perilous crossing to Europe despite the winter weather. https://www.thelocal.it/20151222/i-650-people-in-med-body-recovered Tue, 22 Dec 2015 18:12:03 +0100 i-650-people-in-med-body-recovered The EU will give Italy and France until next spring to implement tough reforms, delaying a verdict on national overspending originally set for this week, a European source told AFP. https://www.thelocal.it/20141125/italy-wins-more-time-to-enact-tough-reforms Tue, 25 Nov 2014 14:35:00 +0100 italy-wins-more-time-to-enact-tough-reforms An award-winning Italian winemaker is being shunned by the sector after a bizarre racist tirade on Facebook against Italy's first black government minister. https://www.thelocal.it/20130830/italian-winemaker-shunned-over-racist-rant Fri, 30 Aug 2013 20:16:00 +0200 italian-winemaker-shunned-over-racist-rant A 57-year-old office worker hit the jackpot after slotting just one coin into the Pharoah Golden Treasure machine at a Turin betting shop. https://www.thelocal.it/20130717/turin-man-wins-471000-on-a-slot-machine Wed, 17 Jul 2013 11:58:00 +0200 turin-man-wins-471000-on-a-slot-machine