$(document).ready(
  function() {
    var stopped = false;
    var autoTime = 5000; //5s
    $(".ScrollNews").jCarouselLite({
        visible: 1,
        vertical: true,
        speed: 1000,
        btnNext: ".next",
        btnPrev: ".prev"
    });
    var x = setInterval("$('.next').trigger('click');", autoTime);
    $("#stopAuto").click(function(event) {
        event.preventDefault();
        if(!stopped){
          clearInterval(x);
          stopped = true;
          $("#stopAuto").html('riprendi');
        }else{
          x = setInterval("$('.next').trigger('click');", autoTime);
          stopped = false;
          $("#stopAuto").html('ferma');
        }
    });
 });