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European heatwave: red alerts issued for 16 cities in Italy

Rome, Florence and Bologna among areas affected as forecasters say Sicily and Sardinia could face record 49C temperatures

The Guardian - UK

European heatwave: what’s causing it and is climate change to blame?

Europe is currently in the midst of a heatwave. Italy, in particular, is expected to face blistering heat, with temperatures projected to reach 40℃ to 45℃. There’s even a chance that the current European temperature record of 48.8℃, set in Sicily in 2021, could be surpassed.

The Conversation

Ray Winstone's very different career in Italy after his acting work dried up

The Cockney actor is living in Sicily amid Hollywood writers' strike and has also finally quit smoking after 44 years

Daily Mirror

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Nobel literature laureate Annie Ernaux on gender and social class

For decades, Annie Ernaux has written fearlessly about sex, abortion and illness – laying bare herself and society. Her deeply intimate and political work earned the French writer the Nobel Prize for literature last October. Ernaux spoke to FRANCE 24's Fatimata Wane at the Taormina book festival in Sicily, where…

France 24

Coves, cobblestones and pastry shops: a walking tour of north-western Sicily

A self-guided holiday across this wild, beguiling corner of the island offers up a subtropical landscape, incredible old buildings and crystal-clear waters

The Guardian - UK

Love Island's Maya Jama holds hands with Italian actor in Sicily

But fans shouldn't get ahead of themselves yet, as it looks as though the pair have just been working together

Bristol Post

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

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Simu Liu Shared Shirtless Beach Vacation Photos: ‘This Ken Took His Barbie To Sicily’

Simu Liu shared a glimpse at his vacation with his girlfriend to Sicily.

Cinemablend

River Island’s £43 Summer wedding guest bag could easily be mistaken for luxury £595 Dolce & Gabbana version

The £43 River Island handbag is a dupe for D&G’s £595 Sicily tile-print crossbody bag

Manchester Evening News

Churchill planned to blitz Channel Islands to seize them back from Nazis, new book claims

Huge bombing campaign that could have cost 20,000 civilian lives was abandoned when Allies decided to focus on Sicily invasion instead

Daily Mirror

Charity vessel rescues almost 600 migrants off Italy

A vessel operated by the charity Doctors without Borders (MSF) rescued nearly 600 migrants sailing on an overcrowded boat which was in distress off the island of Sicily on Saturday, the group said on Twitter.

Reuters

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

Flights cancelled after European volcano eruption sends ash into air

Mount Etna in Sicily is the most active volcano on the continent - and experts are warning that it is likely to see increased eruptions

Wales Online

Europe's most active volcano erupts and flights cancelled as ash spewed onto airport

Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna erupted on Sunday, raining ash down on Catania, eastern Sicily's largest city, and forcing a suspension of flights at the city's airport

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Evening Standard

Mount Etna eruption grounds flights at Sicily’s Catania airport

Flights resume at 9am on Monday with delays expected

Reuters

Mount Etna eruption halts flights to Sicily's Catania airport

Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted on Sunday after an eruption from nearby Mount Etna spewed volcanic ash onto its runways, airport authorities said.

The Guardian - UK

Artful lodges: 10 beautiful art hotels

From classic to cutting edge, from London to Sicily, these lavish hotels put creativity in the frame

Daily Mirror

Meet the brave wives and daughters who spoke out to bring down ruthless Italian mafia

Nothing could stop what was one of most powerful criminal organisations in the world, no one would dare touch them - or so they believed

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The Independent UK

What it’s really like to buy a house through Italy’s one euro homes scheme

Ever dream of running off to Sicily and getting a foot on the property ladder, all in one fell swoop? The Independent speaks to the woman who bought three Italian houses for less than the price of a gelato

Bangkok Post

‘I love being older,’ says Harrison Ford

CANNES, France: Artificial intelligence may have been used to make Harrison Ford decades younger in parts of his final film as Indiana Jones, but the 80-year-old actor said on Friday he loved being older, and has no plans to slow down.

Evening Standard

Set-jetting: how to holiday in your favourite TV location

From The White Lotus and Succession to Emily in, erm, Paris — why do your own travel research when TV’s best location scouts have done the hard work for you?

The Independent UK

Best holidays to book for June, from a Croatia cruise to walking in Wales

From Sicily to Wales, browse this selection of fabulous holidays to book for next month

The Hindu

Chennai’s Asvah 24 introduces a new Italian menu including bubbly cocktails and delicate ice creams

Andrea Rubio updates the menu at Asvah 24 by blending the cooking traditions of Sicily with some of Chennai’s favourite flavours

The Independent UK

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

Manchester Evening News

"I bought an abandoned 'one euro' house in Italy and transformed it into a dream home"

Meredith Tabbone, 43, snapped up a neglected 1600s building in Sicily at an auction

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