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Fashion designer Giorgio Armani flees wildfire on Sicilian island retreat

Fashion designer Giorgio Armani and dozens of other people fled their holiday villas overnight as firefighters worked to extinguish the remains of two wildfires on the Sicilian island of Pantelleria. A photo shows flames that appear to encroach on ...

18 Aug 2022 at 11:52

Gatwick passengers given ‘no help’ after flight cancellations

Passengers at Gatwick Airport were left frustrated when dozens of flights were cancelled on Monday. Departures to Tel Aviv in Israel, Krakow in Poland, Malaga in Spain, and Sicily in Italy were among those affected as the aviation sector ...

06 Jun 2022 at 15:41

World

Italian police arrest fugitive Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro

Italian paramilitary police say they have arrested convicted Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro in a private clinic in Palermo. Messina Denaro was Italy’s number one fugitive, and he was arrested after 30 years on the run. The head of the ...

16 Jan 2023 at 11:34

Quirky

Woman ditches teaching career and dons tail to become professional mermaid and is ‘happier than ever’ despite lower wage

A woman has ditched her career as an English teacher to become a full-time professional mermaid in Sicily on a “much lower” wage, after seeing a “magical merman” on her local beach, and is now “happier than ever” with “no regrets”. ...

29 Jun 2023 at 07:00

Movies

Amber Heard: The things I have been through are not going to stop my career

Amber Heard says the things in her life she has “been through”, including her multimillion-dollar US lawsuit with ex-husband Johnny Depp, are “certainly not gonna stop my career”. The Aquaman star said over time she had learned ...

26 Jun 2023 at 19:27

Travel

Want to escape the dreary weather? These are the best sunny short-haul destinations

After the raging storms, plummeting temperatures and torrential rain we’ve been having lately, isn’t it tempting to pack your bags, hotfoot it to the airport and jump on the next plane to a far-flung country basking in balmy ...

25 Jan 2024 at 07:30

World

Temperature of 48.8C recorded in Sicily confirmed as Europe’s highest

The UN’s weather agency on Tuesday confirmed a reading of 48.8C in Sicily two years ago as the hottest temperature ever recorded in Europe. The World Meteorological Organisation said the Sicilian scorcher was picked up on ...

30 Jan 2024 at 10:34

World

Italian police net two tons of cocaine found floating in sea

Italian police have scooped up two tons of cocaine, found wrapped in protective plastic and floating in the sea off eastern Sicily. The “catch” had an estimated street value of about 400 million euros (£354 million), ...

17 Apr 2023 at 13:57

World

Italy declares state of emergency as migrant numbers surge

Italy’s right-wing government has declared a six-month national state of emergency to help it cope with a surge in migrants arriving on the country’s southern shores, state TV said. Premier Giorgia Meloni and her ...

11 Apr 2023 at 19:55

World

Italy pushes on with migrants crackdown as hundreds land in Sicily after rescue

Italy’s right-wing government pressed ahead with plans to crack down on migrants as hundreds arrived at a Sicilian port on Monday after being rescued by the coast guard. Dozens more were taken on board a charity ...

17 Apr 2023 at 14:35

Family

VIDEO: Ethiopian granted asylum in Northern Ireland after enduring torture and enforced labour will run for adopted country against Mo Farah

A brave Ethiopian man who was granted asylum in Northern Ireland after enduring torture and enforced labour before risking his life to reach Europe on a dinghy will represent his adopted country when he races ...

28 Jun 2022 at 09:10

National News

Ethiopian man granted asylum after escaping torture will run for Northern Ireland

29 Jun 2022 at 06:33

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