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HISTORICAL FACTS: Palermo | History Defined

Race Across the World locations: Where was the 2026 series filmed?

Five pairs take on Race Across the World’s most extreme race yet

The Independent UK

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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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

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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

Six of the best autumn city breaks in Europe for an overload of culture and fabulous food

From Athens’ beach-studded – and still warm – coastline to the ancient food markets of Palermo

The Guardian - UK

Ice cream for breakfast? These European destinations serve sweet local treats worth travelling

Whether you’re wandering the streets of Palermo or exploring Istanbul, there’s ice cream worth seeking out.

Euronews

Paolo Borsellino: the murder of an anti-mafia prosecutor and the enduring mystery of his missing red notebook

It has been 33 years since anti-mafia prosecutor Paolo Borsellino was blown up by Cosa Nostra in front of his mother’s home in Palermo, Sicily. His death on July 19 1992 came 57 days after the murder of his colleague, Giovanni Falcone. This was the peak of Cosa Nostra’s attack…

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Mapped: UK weather to see off bank holiday rain with temperatures to soar up to 25C

London will be even hotter than Rabat, the capital city of Morocco, and Palermo in Sicily on Friday

The Independent UK

From batik-making in Ghana to homestays in Kyrgyzstan: your top ethical trips

Readers share their favourite experiences that benefit local people, including community cottages in Northern Ireland, an anti-mafia tour of Palermo and an eco project in Ecuador

The Guardian - UK

Set-jetting in Sicily: Where to find the lavish filming locations of Netflix’s The Leopard

From an iconic Baroque square in Palermo to a lavish palazzo in Catania, here are the real-life backdrops of The Leopard.

Euronews

‘I cycled through flower fields stretching as far as the eye can see’: readers’ favourite European spring breaks

From spring blooms in the Netherlands to early sunshine in Sicily, our tipsters share their favourite seasonal escapes

The Guardian - UK

A raid and a secret tape exposed a Sicilian mafia that is shrunken, whiny and clinging on for survival

A historic number of arrests were made, but the days of targeted murder or massive political influence are long gone, says John Dickie, a professor at UCL

The Guardian - UK

130 Arrested In Palermo Mafia Sting, Cosa Nostra Still Active

130 arrests in Palermo crackdown reveal modern tactics and enduring influence of Cosa Nostra.

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Letizia Battaglia’s photos captured real Sicilian life during the heightened mafia violence of the 1980s and 90s

When we look at pictures of conflict, violence and collective trauma we might expect to see only the horrors of maimed bodies and the crying souls of the victims. But in the photographs of one of Italy’s most cherished photographers, Letizia Battaglia, you do not see glamorised shots of the…

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Families of Sicilian mafia victims fear return of freed mobsters

Most of the bosses, released from prison on furlough or for good behaviour, have never disavowed Cosa Nostra

Latin Times

The Hotel Where Liam Payne Spent His Final Days and Met His Tragic End

The CasaSur Palermo Hotel, a luxurious 4-star establishment located at Costa Rica 6032, Buenos Aires, was the last place where Liam Payne stayed before his tragic passing. Here's a look inside.

Evening Standard

Liam Payne death latest: Cheryl says loss 'breaking her heart' as his girlfriend Kate Cassidy pays tribute to 'angel'

Cassidy had left Argentina days before the One Direction singer’s death in a hotel balcony fall

The Guardian - AU

Candles, tears and applause in Buenos Aires as One Direction fans say farewell to Liam Payne

Hundreds of distraught fans gathered outside Palermo hotel to mourn a singer who was part of the soundtrack of their teenage years after he fell to his death

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One Direction Singer Liam Payne Has Died Aged 31 After Falling From Buenos Aires Hotel Room

The singer reportedly fell from the third floor of the hotel where he was staying.

The Guardian - UK

Letizia Battaglia: Life, Love and Death in Sicily review – the bloody reality of life under the mafia

Working for Palermo’s daily newspaper, the photographer chronicled some of the city’s deadliest violence, but there are moments of love and levity among the chaos

The Independent UK

The best hotels in Sicily for luxury retreats, beach stays and family holidays

From a luxury beach resort to an off-grid spaceship-like hideout, here’s our pick of the best hotels in Sicily for 2025

The Independent UK

Watch: Search resumes after five bodies found inside Mike Lynch’s sunken yacht

Watch a view of a port in Palermo, Italy, on Wednesday (21 August) as a search operation resumes after the Bayesian superyacht sank off the coast of the Sicilian city.

The Independent UK

Watch: View of Italian port as divers break into Bayesian superyacht’s hull in search for survivors

Watch a view of a port in Palermo, Italy, on Wednesday (21 August) as a search operation continues after the Bayesian superyacht sank off the coast of the Sicilian city.

International Business Times

Divers Search Sicily Yacht Wreck With UK Tech Boss Among Missing

Divers spent a second day Tuesday searching for six people believed trapped when a luxury yacht sank off the Italian island of Sicily, including a British tech tycoon, colleagues and his teenage daughter.

Evening Standard

Bayesian superyacht sinking: Who are the six people missing?

Six still remain missing after luxury yacht was ‘hit by tornado’ off Palermo

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