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Italy denies use of Sicily airbase to US planes carrying weapons for Iran war

Defence ministry says US failed to request authorisation in time for parliament to give approval as required by international treaty

The Guardian - UK

Adam DiMarco: ‘Filming The White Lotus can be a bit like Survivor’

RISING STARS: Adam DiMarco became a breakout star as the hapless lover boy Albie Di Grasso in ‘The White Lotus.’ Now, as he pivots to horror in ‘Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen,’ he speaks to Ellie Muir about collaborating with the Duffer brothers, on-set tensions in Sicily, and…

The Independent UK

Verdura, Sicily: Rocco Forte Hotels resort getting new homes for golfers, gourmets and sun-seeking families

Sicily’s first branded residences promise a friction-free buying experience - and tax benefits

Evening Standard

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5 Immersive Ways to Experience the Timeless Magic of Sicily

Sicily isn’t a place that reveals itself all at once. It comes together in fragments: a stretch of worn stone steps in Palermo, a quiet square in Ortigia just before evening, a road that climbs past lava fields on Etna.

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Benedetto Santapaola, notorious Italian mafia boss, dies in prison aged 87

Cosa Nostra leader, who controlled most of eastern Sicily, dies while serving multiple life sentences for murder

The Guardian - UK

Sicily revokes century-old Mondello beach concession over mafia links

Regional authorities withdraw permit after citing risk of organised crime infiltration linked to a subcontractor

The Guardian - UK

Firefighters in Sicily rescue 400 rare library books from precipice after landslide

Landslide in Niscemi in January tore away entire slope of town and carved 4km chasm

The Guardian - UK

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Man in Sicily trained his dog to illegally dump rubbish, say police

City of Catania calls ruse to avoid CCTV cameras installed to stop fly-tipping ‘as cunning as it is doubly wrong’

The Guardian - UK

The top twin-city breaks in Europe linked by ferry

From city hopping in the Nordics to beach escapes along the Adriatic coast, these are the multi-destination trips you should book in 2026.

Euronews

‘Bring it back’: Sicilians say Antonello da Messina’s Ecce Homo belongs with them

Much of Messina’s cultural memory was destroyed in a 1908 earthquake, but the Italian government has secured a masterpiece by the port city’s greatest son

The Guardian - UK

Why western Sicily is Italy’s emerging arts hub

Art is helping to revitalise Sicily’s ghost towns and deserted urban spaces, with the earthquake-hit town of Gibellina becoming Italy’s first Capital of Contemporary Art

The Guardian - UK

Operation Heartbreak: An alternate history of Ian Fleming’s body on the beach

Operation Mincemeat is one of the better known operations of the Second World War, thanks to the film of the same name which was turned into an improbable musical. It caught the imagination because it was so very macabre: the body of a British officer would be found washed up…

Evening Standard

Huge landslide cleaves off the edge of a town in Sicily and forces the evacuation of 1,500 people

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has toured a southern Sicilian town where days of heavy rains triggered a massive landslide that cleaved off the town's edge

The Independent UK

‘Situation is dire’ for Sicily town teetering on cliff edge after landslide

1,500 people evacuated from Niscemi after battering by Cyclone Harry triggers 4km-long chasm in hillside

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Euronews

Taormina mayor says urgent action needed after €1bn storm damage in Sicily

Sicily is assessing up to €1bn in damage after Cyclone Harry hit the Ionian coast, destroying infrastructure, homes, and tourism businesses. In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Cateno De Luca, mayor of Taormina, calls for urgent action.

The Independent UK

How Mount Etna has turned Sicily into one of Italy’s best destinations for foodies

Thanks to its namesake volcano, Etna is an astonishing fertile region that has spawned a unique food and drink scene. Harriet O’Brien goes on an epicurean tour to taste the spoils

The Guardian - UK

‘Golden sands meld into the clear turquoise sea’: readers’ favourite beaches in Europe

Our readers bask in the memory of great beach discoveries, from Latvia to Sicily

LiveScience

Dionysus and his erect penis depicted on 2,500-year-old bone stylus found in Sicily

Archaeologists in Sicily found a unique writing implement featuring a grumpy-faced god and his erect penis.

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The Independent UK

Tour guides at Europe’s most active volcano strike as anger erupts over new rules

The latest restrictions were adopted after Mount Etna started a round of eruptions on Christmas Eve

Euronews

Mount Etna erupts as skiers enjoy spectacle on the slopes

Mount Etna’s northeastern crater lit up Sicily’s sky with Strombolian activity, visible from ski slopes. A 2.4-magnitude earthquake followed, highlighting Etna's vitality.

Evening Standard

Taormina: is this the chicest town in Sicily?

A hilltop playground for the effortlessly glamorous — where you’ll swim in a sunken cove, sip Etna-side cocktails, and eat the best granita of your life

The Conversation

The world’s little-known volcanoes pose the greatest threat

The next global volcanic disaster is more likely to come from volcanoes that appear dormant and are barely monitored than from the likes of famous volcanoes such as Etna in Sicily or Yellowstone in the US.

Evening Standard

From Taormina to Catania: a foodie odyssey through Sicily's eastern edge

Shoulder season proves the perfect time for Douglas Blyde to discover Sicily’s distinctive food and wine scene, as well as it’s world-class hotels

The Guardian - UK

Sicily deserves better than the looming prospect of a giant bridge that will never get built

Troubled waters over the world’s longest suspension bridge are no surprise. The Italian government should be funding public services, says Florence-based writer Jamie Mackay

Digital Camera World

'Maybe I'll buy a new camera… or a new apartment!' Photographer who won $200,000 prize tells the dramatic story behind his award-winning shot

Gianluca Gianferrari bagged US$200,000 for his volcano eruption photo in the 14th season of this leading international photo award

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