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Looking back at when Sicilian mafia Cosa Nostra assassinated Italian judges

Created on the island of Sicily in the mid-19th century, Cosa Nostra soon became one of the most powerful branches of the Italian mafia. In 1986, the Italian justice system launched a counter-offensive, with the Palermo prosecutor's office leading the charge. Judge Giovanni Falcone became a symbol of the fight…

France 24

Politicians' mafia past stirs anger ahead of Sicily election

Upcoming mayoral elections in the Sicilian capital of Palermo are being overshadowed by the involvement in the campaign of two prominent politicians who have spent time in jail for mafia-related crimes.

Reuters

Beeston's new Sicilian cafe Compa run with 'passion and love'

It's the real deal

Nottingham Post

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A Rugby Club Vs. the Mafia

In a struggling Sicilian neighborhood racked by crime and poverty, one team is offering hope. And learning the cost of crossing the mob.

Sports Illustrated

Jet2 launches direct flights from Leeds to breathtaking island with Europe's most active volcano

Mediterranean island is known for its breathtaking scenery and incredible food and history

Leeds Live

Bristol weather forecast for three-day heatwave hotter than Sicily

Temperatures are expected to soar

Bristol Post

The incredible true story behind the body of a Welsh man that fooled Hitler

The Hollywood film Operation Mincemeat tells the story of the deception effort to keep plans for the Allied Invasion of Sicily in 1943 a secret

Wales Online

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Letizia Battaglia: Photographer who documented Mafia carnage

Well aware she was putting her life on the line, Battaglia focused her lens on the bloody feuds between the various crime families in Sicily

The Independent UK

US military tanker tracked flying over Cumbernauld and Airdrie having left Italy base

The Lockheed KC-130T Hercules flew above the Greater Glasgow area having departed Naval Air Station Sigonella near Catania in Sicily this morning en route to Reykjavík.

Glasgow Live

Jet2 routes to Sardinia and Sicily announced in major destination update for summer

Inaugural services to Sardinia and Sicily will depart from Manchester, London Stansted and Leeds Bradford Airports this weekend

Wales Online

Letizia Battaglia, pioneer photographer who defied the Mafia, dead at 87

Letizia Battaglia, a world-renowned photographer whose courageous work documenting the Mafia's stranglehold on her native Sicily was at once chilling and poignant, has died. She was 87.

Reuters

‘I dream of bees’: one boy’s encounter with a swarm in Sicily led to a lifetime’s devotion

Carlo Amodeo fell in love with Sicilian black bees after being mesmerised by them as a child. He has spent more than 40 years finding and preserving them

The Guardian - UK

'My father's dead body ruse sent Adolf Hitler on the road to defeat during WW2'

Jennifer Montagu, the daughter of intelligence officer Ewan Montagu, who was behind Operation Mincemeat, remembers how she was the first person he told when finally cleared to reveal details

Daily Mirror

Italy’s €1 homes aren’t for everyone, warns man who sold his after two years

Expat who returned 85p property explains why scheme wasn’t right for him

The Independent UK

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Edinburgh Live

Gutted man who bought Italian house for 85p forced to give it up three years later

Danny McCubbin, 58, bought the house in Mussomeli, Sicily, where a 'Case 1 Euro' campaign was launched to encourage foreigners to the area.

Daily Record

Man who purchased home in Italy for 85p has to give up just three years later

Danny McCubbin purchased the building in Mussomeli, Sicily, after a 'Case 1 Euro' campaign was launched to encourage foreigners and investment in the area.

Irish Mirror

Man who bought dream home in Italy for just €1 forced to give it up three years on

Danny McCubbin, aged 58, bought the house in Mussomeli, Sicily, where a 'Case 1 Euro' campaign was launched to encourage foreigners to the area

Daily Mirror

Man who bought house in Italy for just 85p forced to give it up three years later

Danny McCubbin, 58, purchase the rundown house in Mussomeli, Sicily, for 85p but has been forced to give it up three years later because he couldn't find workers to renovate within that time

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The Conversation

Pope Francis' visit to Malta highlights the role of St. George Preca, an advocate for teaching the gospel

Pope Francis’ two-day visit to the tiny European country of Malta, a strongly Catholic island just south of Sicily, in April, 2022 put a spotlight on Malta’s complicated history and important contemporary concerns. Chief among these is the sharp increase in the number of asylum-seekers from Africa and the Middle…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rescue Ship Picks Up 128 migrants Off Libya Coast

The rescue ship “Ocean Viking” rescued on Saturday 128 men, women and children from an overcrowded inflatable boat off the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean The humanitarian organization SOS Mediterranee, which operates the rescue ship, tweeted that two people were found deceased on the overcrowded rubber boat. “Due to the…

Wales Online

Italy slowly easing long-lasting Covid rules ahead of Spring influx of UK visitors

Long-awaited relaxation of travel rules has brought Italy back on the radar and there are a wide range of experiences of offer

The Guardian - UK

Superyachts tracked: Abramovich’s boat heads east after sanctions

Solaris is tracked off coast of Sicily, joining hurried sailings of Russian yachts to avoid seizure

Zenger

Archeologists Ask: Ceramic Pot Or Portable Toilet?

Archeologists are delving into ancient feces to identify Roman chamber pots and the diets of those who used them.

Wales Online

The new Cardiff restaurant shaking up Italian dining by just serving Sicilian dishes

Siciliarte in Llandaff will serve traditional Sicilian food inspired by the owner's heritage

The Independent UK

Volcanic lightning streaks sky over fiery Mount Etna

A particularly powerful eruption of Mount Etna has created a volcanic storm that sent bolts of lightning dramatically across the sky over eastern Sicily

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