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Raging wildfires close Italian airport as toxic heat engulfs Europe

Raging wildfires forced the closure of Palermo Airport on Tuesday morning as thousands of tourists were forced to abandon European holidays because of blazes and extreme weather.

Evening Standard

China's Zheng Qinwen beats Jasmine Paolini to win Palermo Open for first career title

Rising Chinese player Zheng Qinwen, claimed the first title of her career, beat Jasmine Paolini 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 to win the Palermo Open

The Hindu

From Kawasaki to Phoenix: tracking a day of extreme heat around the world

As extreme temperatures challenge records across the globe, we chart a day in the life of a heatwave, from morning in Japan to evening in the United States

The Guardian - AU

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Palermo city guide: Best things to do and where to stay in the energetic, charming capital of Sicily

Palermo has long been coveted by empires from two continents, and brandishes its history with pride – but as Jo Fernandez discovers, beyond its past there remain fantastic things to see, do and eat in Italy’s diverse Mediterranean city

The Independent UK

Villa Igiea, a Rocco Forte Hotel review: waterfront luxury for Sicily’s tastemakers

Villa Igiea, a Rocco Forte Hotel, stands stately on the Tyrrhenian coastline in Sicily. Opened by the influential Florio family in the early 1900s, this 100-room villa sits just on the edge of Palermo at the foot of Mount Pellegrino. Its turreted, castle-like exterior opens into an elegant, cool interior…

The Week

Best hotels in Sicily for a 2023 Italian holiday – from 5-star luxury to family-friendly resorts

Whether you want a spa break, rural retreat or city-centre hotel, these are the best places to stay in Sicily

The Independent UK

Messi mania in Argentina as soccer star mobbed at restaurant

A steakhouse in the trendy Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo was mobbed by hundreds of frenzied soccer fans late Monday night when word spread that Lionel Messi was inside having dinner

The Independent UK

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Strictly stars Anton and Giovanni's Maserati stopped by cops while filming new series

The Strictly stars had been shooting their new travel series in Sicily when their Maserati was pulled over by Italian police while driving through the streets of Palermo

Daily Mirror

Ryanair crew praised after woman falls ill on Dublin Airport-bound flight

The passenger, a middle-aged woman, took ill about an hour into the flight from Palermo on Thursday

Dublin Live

Strong clan loyalty, locals, helped mafia boss Messina Denaro stay hidden

When Salvatore Catalano discovered that mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro had lived just a short walk from his house in the western Sicilian town of Campobello di Mazara, he felt sick.

Reuters

Mafia power vacuum: Matteo Messina Denaro and the ‘broken’ Cosa Nostra

The arrest of Denaro in Sicily has made headlines around the world — but how big a blow is it to the Cosa Nostra, the Sicilian mafia organisation? The experts say it is already well past its glory days...

Evening Standard

Italian police arrest man whose ID helped fugitive mobster

Italian police in Sicily say they have arrested the man whose identity was allegedly used by a convicted Mafia boss who was Italy's No. 1 fugitive for 30 years

The Independent UK

Hiding in plain sight: how Sicily’s mafia godfather eluded capture for 30 years

Matteo Messina Denaro was arrested this week after three decades on the run. During that time he went out for pizza, watched football, and even took selfies with a doctor

The Guardian - UK

Factbox-Matteo Messina Denaro: what's next for the Italian mafia after boss's arrest?

Matteo Messina Denaro, a brutal Sicilian Mafia boss who was Italy's most wanted criminal before his capture last week, had been on the run for 30 years. Here are some key facts about his arrest and what it means:

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The Independent UK

Fugitive's arrest like a 'quake,' but Mafia very resilient

Prosecutors are likening the arrest of a Mafia boss who was Italy's No. 1 fugitive to an “earthquake” rocking the Sicily-based crime syndicate

The Conversation

Matteo Messina Denaro: arrest of mafia boss after 30 years on the run is the end of an era – but not the end of the Cosa Nostra

Matteo Messina Denaro, one of the leaders of the Sicilian mafia, the Cosa Nostra, has finally been detained after 30 years on the run. His arrest came as around 100 police officers surrounded the private Maddalena clinic in Palermo where they had discovered he was receiving treatment.

Daily Mirror

Brother of boy, 12, dissolved in acid by Mafia boss speaks out after his capture

Nicola Di Matteo's brother Giuseppe, 12, was kidnapped and killed in 1993 under the orders of Matteo Messina Denaro in an attempt to blackmail his father into not giving evidence against the mafia

Daily Mirror

Evil Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro's lair filled with designer clothes and perfumes

Matteo Messina Denaro, the last 'godfather' of Cosa Nostra, was arrested yesterday in Palermo, Sicily, after 30 years on the run. At the home where he spent his final months, officers found perfumes and designer clothes

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The Guardian - UK

Matteo Messina Denaro: how fast-living mafioso evaded police for 30 years

Sicilian mobster who boasted ‘I filled a cemetery by myself’ managed to stay hidden without going far from home

Reuters

Illness is what ultimately snared Italy's top Mafia fugitive

Failing health, more than anything else, is what brought to an end 30 years of life as a fugitive for Matteo Messina Denaro, Italy's most wanted man until his arrest on Monday.

Reuters

Messina Denaro was never 'sole' leader of Sicilian Mafia - prosecutor

Matteo Messina Denaro, the Italian mobster arrested after 30 years on the run, was "never" the sole leader of the Sicilian Mafia, the chief prosecutor of Palermo Maurizio de Lucia said on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

Tipoff about medical care led to arrest of mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro

‘Last godfather’ was apprehended as he came out of the private health facility on outskirts of Palermo

The Independent UK

Matteo Messina Denaro: The last ‘godfather’ of the Cosa Nostra arrested after 30 years on the run

The notorious mafia boss – implicated by prosecutors in dozens of murders – is said to see himself as a philosopher and folk hero

Daily Mirror

Stunning White Lotus villa can now be rented on Airbnb - but it'll cost you

The villa used in the filming of White Lotus season two is located in Palermo, Sicily and proudly boasts 20-acres of garden and a theme which will transport visitors back to the 1500s

Daily Mirror

Life of Mafia boss who boasted he killed so many people he 'filled cemetery by himself'

Messina Denaro was captured at a clinic in Palermo, Italy, where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed medical condition, the head of the police force's special operations squad confirmed

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