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 Italy's chief anti-mafia and anti-terrorism prosecutor has warned that hundreds of minors in prisons for young offenders are at risk of being radicalized by extremists. https://www.thelocal.it/20160411/prisons Mon, 11 Apr 2016 11:53:24 +0200 prisons Almost half the number of Italians between the age of 25 and 34 still live with their parents, according to the most recent figures from Eurostat. While Italy's moribund economy goes some way to explain this - the rate has risen since 2008 - is there more to it? https://www.thelocal.it/20150916/why-nearly-half-of-italys-young-stay-home Wed, 16 Sep 2015 17:18:33 +0200 why-nearly-half-of-italys-young-stay-home Despite signs of improvement in the Italian economy, a growing number of young nationals are among the surge of immigrants settling in the UK this year. https://www.thelocal.it/20150827/italians-help-fuel-surge-in-uk-immigration Thu, 27 Aug 2015 17:11:27 +0200 italians-help-fuel-surge-in-uk-immigration A 46-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of abduction after locking a 25-year-old man in the basement of her home near Naples because he denied her sex, Italian media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20150825/italian-cougar-locks-up-man-for-refusing-sex Tue, 25 Aug 2015 17:07:47 +0200 italian-cougar-locks-up-man-for-refusing-sex Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, addressing a gathering of 35,000 scouts on Sunday, called on them to buck the trend of young Italians leaving the country during the economic downturn. https://www.thelocal.it/20140811/renzi-urges-youth-to-stay-in-italy-as-joblessness-bites Mon, 11 Aug 2014 10:08:00 +0200 renzi-urges-youth-to-stay-in-italy-as-joblessness-bites Italians spend $400 a year on gambling, making them some of the biggest gamblers in the world. Now a new survey shows that young people are picking up the habit - with almost half admitting to betting. https://www.thelocal.it/20140805/italians-gambling-kids-warning Tue, 05 Aug 2014 14:40:00 +0200 italians-gambling-kids-warning The Italian government is calling on 100,000 young adults, including foreigners living in Italy, to apply for a training programme as part of plans to revamp Italy’s NGO sector and tackle chronic youth unemployment. https://www.thelocal.it/20140707/foreigners-welcome-in-italys-social-sector-revamp Mon, 07 Jul 2014 12:36:00 +0200 foreigners-welcome-in-italys-social-sector-revamp An Italian MP has slammed the treatment of migrants In Italy’s immigration reception centres after a young man from Gambia died at a centre in Sicily on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140416/mp-slams-italy-migrant-health-care Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:09:00 +0200 mp-slams-italy-migrant-health-care Italians have always been close to their parents, but fewer flew the nest in 2012 than in 2011, mainly due to the continued lack of jobs in Italy's struggling economy, according to the latest figures from Istat, the national statistics agency. https://www.thelocal.it/20140210/majority-of-young-italians-still-live-with-their-parents Mon, 10 Feb 2014 10:15:00 +0100 majority-of-young-italians-still-live-with-their-parents Italy's stagnant economy is driving its best talent overseas, with almost 50 percent of young Italians wanting to work abroad, according to a new report on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20131119/almost-half-of-young-italians-want-to-flee Tue, 19 Nov 2013 09:43:00 +0100 almost-half-of-young-italians-want-to-flee