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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

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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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Euronews

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 Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

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.

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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

Euronews

Can Italy build the world's longest suspension bridge despite clash with audit court?

Italy's government has vowed to go ahead with the government's plan to build a €13.5 billion bridge across the Strait of Messina despite Italy's Court of Auditors shooting down the plan. Can it be bypassed?

Evening Standard

Seven under-the-radar wine regions for moreish pours

You've done Bordeaux and Burgundy. Next, try under-explored Primorska or Kakheti

The Independent UK

Italian court rejects Sicily bridge project, dealing a blow to Meloni government

Italy’s Court of Auditors has rejected a government plan to build a massive bridge connecting Sicily to the mainland

Evening Standard

Budget airliner 'almost falls into sea' at 300mph just moments after taking off from Italian holiday hotspot

The Air Arabia flight began falling through the sky ten seconds after its wheels left the airport runway in Sicily

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