The row over an entrance fee to Notre Dame reminds Mike Pender of a visit to SyracuseThe controversy over whether Notre Dame should charge visitors an entrance fee (Row erupts over plan to charge โฌ5 to enter fire-hit Notre Dame, 26 October) brought to …
The inquests into the British tech tycoon, his 18-year-old daughter and two other victims of the yacht sinking have opened.
The inquests into the British tech tycoon, his 18-year-old daughter and two other victims of the yacht sinking have opened.
Venue owner says Sicilian Letters, about the Cosa Nostra leader Matteo Messina Denaro, โdoesnโt interest meโThe owner of the only cinema in Castelvetrano, the Sicilian hometown of the notorious Cosa Nostra mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, has refused …
As the French president visits Canada, both he and Trudeau are grappling with declining popularity and the rise of right-wing movements that challenge their political legacies.
Officials concerned about sensitive hard drives of tech mogul Mike Lynch, who died in sinking of BayesianItalian authorities have confirmed a request for additional security around the wreck of the luxury yacht Bayesian, which sank in August killing se…
Prosecutors in Sicily have accused Salvini of alleged kidnapping after he decided to leave a migrant rescue ship stranded at sea for 19 days.
The EUโs biggest islands, according to geography, are Ireland, with 84 thousand square kilometres, Sicily (25,000 sq. km), and Sardinia (24,000 sq. km). But it can be argued that the EUโs biggest islands are three other, much bigger territories.
Giovanni Costantino says Bayesian could not have sunk unless a hatch had been left open when the storm hitThe superyacht that capsized off the coast of Sicily this month, in which the British tech magnate Mike Lynch and six others died, could only have…
Viola Di Gradoโs article on Sicilians hating Sicily inspires letters by Martin Klopstock and Vincenzo GuardabassoAs an โexiledโ German whoโs lived in the UK for 39 years, I can really empathise with Viola Di Grado (Sicilians are brought up to hate our …
Organisations who try to save lives in Mediterranean say Sicily response showed what can be doneThe tremendous resources and global attention dedicated to the tragedy of the Bayesian superyacht hint at a double standard for shipwrecks in the Mediterran…
Italian prosecutors said to be investigating engineer and sailor as well as captain over sinking in which seven diedItalian prosecutors are investigating two more crew members from the British tech tycoon Mike Lynchโs yacht, along with its captain, in …
Water scarcity, overcrowded streets and rising housing costs are infuriating locals.
The investigation into the sinking of the superyacht Bayesian, which sank last Monday off Sicily’s coast, is widening to include the crew.
James Cutfield is asked to appoint a lawyer after prosecutors question him a second time over sinking of BayesianThe captain of a luxury yacht which sank in a storm off the coast of Sicily last week, killing the British tech magnate Mike Lynch and six …
The BBC’s Mark Lowen in Sicily hears how a rapid chain of events in the middle of the night haunts and dumbfounds so many.
The BBC’s Mark Lowen in Sicily on the rapid chain of events in the middle of the night that left seven dead and is dumbfounding experts.
Eighteen-year-old daughter of tech tycoon Mike Lynch was one of seven people to die when the Bayesian sank off SicilyThe 18-year-old daughter of the British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, whose body was recovered on Friday from the wreck of her fatherโs yacht…
Seven passengers died and 15 survived after the luxury ‘Bayesian’ yacht capsized in a storm early Monday off the Sicilian coast. Here’s what we know about them.
As all seven bodies are recovered from the yacht, including that of British tycoon Mike Lynch, Italian authorities begin to look at how the tragedy unfolded, and who is responsibleIn the photograph, the luxury yacht Bayesian is peacefully anchored in t…
Investigation follows sinking of vessel off Sicily in which tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah died
Six people were missing after a yacht sank in a storm while anchored in front of Porticello, in the Palermo area of Sicily.
Italian prosecutors investigate potential manslaughter charges over sinking as final body reportedly retrievedProsecutors in Italy are investigating potential manslaughter charges relating to the sinking of the superyacht Bayesian as a body believed to…
Tech tycoon, 59, was among six people missing since early hours of Monday morning when Bayesian yacht capsizedThe British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch has been confirmed dead by search and rescue authorities after his yacht sank off the coast of Sicily…
The body of UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch was recovered on August 22 from his sunken yacht off Sicily, as the search continued for the last of the six people missing.
Italian rescue divers recovered a fifth body on Thursday from the wreckage of British tech magnate Mike Lynch’s family yacht, which sank earlier in the week during a severe storm off the coast of Sicily. The search for the sixth and final victim conti…
The grim discoveries come two days after the Bayesian sank in a freak storm off Sicily.
UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his teenage daughter Hannah are among the six people still missing after the sinking of the British-flagged ‘Bayesian’ superyacht.
Identities not disclosed but UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter were among those onboardSicily yacht sinking โ latest newsDivers scouring the wreck of the luxury yacht that sank off the coast of Sicily on Monday have found the bodies of f…
Scuba divers searching for six missing people following the sinking of a superyacht off Sicily in a storm on Monday have found two bodies, bringing the confirmed death toll to three. It was not immediately clear who had been found. The missing include…
A luxury yacht carrying 22 passengers including the software tycoon Mike Lynch sank off the coast of Sicily during an unexpected and severe storm. Matthew Schanck, a maritime expert, told Reuters it was likely to have been caused by a waterspout, a rar…
Divers were searching on Tuesday for six missing people, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, who were on board the British-flagged luxury yacht “Bayesian” that sank off the coast of Sicily amid a storm on Monday, killing one person whose body wa…
English banker Jonathan Bloomer and American lawyer Chris Morvillo reportedly confirmed as among bodies recovered by Italian rescuersReuters, citing a source, reports that one of the two bodies found by divers is a โheavily built man.โItalian rescue di…
Perpetual invasions, poverty and the shadow of the mafia make people leave for better lives. What will it take to avert this โbrain escapeโ and create a healthier sense of identity and belonging?When I moved from Italy to London 15 years ago, one of th…
The serial entrepreneurโs business ventures are entangled in the worlds of both U.K. and U.S. intelligence.
Record sea temperatures in the Mediterranean contributed to waterspout that hit BayesianRecord temperatures in the Mediterranean Sea this summer contributed to the freak storm that sank a superyacht off the coast of Sicily, with similar extreme events …
What we know about four Britons and two Americans still unaccounted for after boat sank during stormSicily yacht sinking โ latest newsFears are growing for six people who are missing after a superyacht, the Bayesian, sank off the coast of Sicily when i…
The body of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch has been recovered after the British-flagged superyacht Bayesian sank on Monday.
Specialist divers have launched a fresh search for six people missing after a yacht capsized off the coast of Sicily, including the British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his teenage daughter. The British-flagged Bayesian, a 56-metre sailboat, was ca…
The chairman of Morgan Stanley International, Jonathan Bloomer, and his wife were among the passengers missing after a yacht sank off the coast of Sicily, the UK insurer Hiscox said Tuesday.ย The British-flagged “Bayesian” sank in the Mediterranean ami…
Six people are still missing after the British-flagged superyacht Bayesian sank during freak weather.
A helicopter and divers were deployed at the scene where a yacht sank, as rescue operations continue.
The chairman of Morgan Stanley International, Jonathan Bloomer, and his wife were among the passengers missing after a yacht sank off the coast of Sicily, the UK insurer Hiscox said Tuesday.ย The British-flagged “Bayesian” sank in the Mediterranean ami…
Thomas was one of ten crew members onboard Bayesian yacht, says Italian coastguard, as passengers including tech tycoon Mike Lynch remain missingHow do waterspouts form and what risk do they pose?Lynchโs co-defendant in US trial โfatally struckโ by car…
Autonomy founder among six people unaccounted for after Bayesian sank off coast of Sicily
The search resumed on Tuesday for the six people missing after a yacht sank in a storm while anchored in front of Porticello, in the Palermo area of Sicily. Of the 22 on board, one person has died and 15 have been rescued.
UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter among those unaccounted for after vessel capsized off SicilySicily yacht sinking โ latest newsSpecialist divers have launched a fresh search for six people missing after a superyacht capsized off the coa…
Jonathan Bloomer is one of the six people missing after Monday’s disaster, Sicily’s Civil Protection says.
UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and daughter also among six unaccounted for after superyacht was hit by tornado and sankMorgan Stanley International chairman Jonathan Bloomer is among those missing after a yacht carrying UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch…
His yacht sank in a storm off Sicily. Long accused of accounting fraud, the ‘British Bill Gates’ had just won a trial in the US after a long legal battle with Hewlett-Packard.
The Bayesian yacht was sunk by a sudden and powerful storm in the early hours of Monday morning.
Disaster off Sicily on Mike Lynchโs family yacht raises concerns over marine safety in era of extreme weather events
Waterspout that sank Mike Lynchโs yacht followed storms that have swept through Italy in recent daysThe fatal sinking of a luxury yacht belonging to the British businessman Mike Lynch off the coast of Sicily has focused attention on the ocean phenomeno…
British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, who was acquitted of an $11 billion fraud in a US court in June, was among six people missing after their chartered superyacht was hit by a freak storm Monday and sank off the coast of Sicily, near Palermo.ย Lynchโs wife…
Four Britons, two Americans and a Canadian are missing after a superyacht with 22 people onboard sank in a storm off the coast of Sicily. The tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, 59, known for being the founder of Autonomy, is understood to be one of the four…
A total 22 people were on board the yacht when it went down off the coast of Sicily.
Entrepreneur who sold his company Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard was cleared in June of 15 counts of fraudMike Lynch missing in superyacht sinkingMike Lynch, the software millionaire missing after the sinking of a superyacht off the coast of Sicily, is on…
Fifteen rescued from sailing boat and seven still missing as divers try to reach sunken hullSeven people are missing after a yacht with 22 people onboard โ including British citizens and other foreign nationals โ sank off the coast of Sicily during bad…
While tourists flock to the Italian island in greater numbers, a water crisis is intensifying for its rural populationFor the first time in four generations of his familyโs farming history, Vito Amantiaโs threshers have lain silent this year. The 650,0…
Long neglected, the vineyards on the steep slopes of Sicily’s volcano, the highest in Europe, have sparked a great deal of interest in recent years. Nearly 300 winemakers are making the most of the native grape varieties that flourish thanks to volcani…
Long neglected, the vineyards on the steep slopes of Sicily’s volcano, the highest in Europe, have sparked a great deal of interest in recent years. Nearly 300 winemakers are making the most of the native grape varieties that flourish thanks to volcani…
‘Beaches of Italy’ (4/6). Closer to Tunisia than to Sicily, this Mediterranean limestone rock bathed in turquoise waters has become a symbol of undocumented migration, where two worlds cross unseen: that of tourists and that of migrants.
‘Beaches of Italy’ (3/6). In 1981, under the shadow of the Mafia, 1,600 hectares of scrubland and seven kilometers of coastline in western Sicily were declared a nature reserve despite the odds. Every year, 250,000 visitors flock to its idyllic coves.
An eruption of Italy’s Mount Etna has disrupted flights at Catania airport in Sicily. The 3,330-metre high volcano is the tallest in Europe and is believed to have the longest documented history of eruptions among all volcanoes Continue reading…
Ursula von der Leyen faces pressure from the south over climate adaptation plans.
Europe’s tallest volcano, Mount Etna, putting on a lava and smoke show over Sicily.
While most flights are unaffected, some are being cancelled or diverted to other airports in Sicily.
Coastal southern Europe beckons โ from Sicily to Puglia via the Cรดte dโAzur
Volcanic activity has intensified in Italy as Mount Stromboli belched ash and lava off the coast of Sicily.
Mount Etna is Europe’s tallest and most active volcano.
Rainfall is down 40% since 2003 and experts predict a third of Sicily will be desert by 2030Every morning, as soon as he wakes up, Luca Cammarata looks to the sky in the hope that some clouds on the horizon will bring a few drops of water. On his farm …
Every May, the โinfiorataโ festival adds a riot of colour to the cityโs glorious baroque architecture
Italy said on Tuesday (7 May) that planes used by charities to track migrant boats in difficulty would no longer be able to fly from airports on the islands of Sicily, Pantelleria and Lampedusa that are close to the shipping routes.
Fading Italian firebrand pins his election chances on a 3km crossing thatโs been mooted since Roman times.ย
Case of the Iuventa became a symbol of what activists say are growing attempts to criminalise refugee aid workersEurope live โ latest updatesJudges in Sicily have acquitted all crew members of an NGO rescue boat who had been accused of aiding and abett…
For many, moving to Sicily to tackle its healthcare emergency completes a migratory circle that has been generations in the makingWhen the picturesque hilltop town of Mussomeli, in the rugged heart of Sicily, started offering abandoned homes for โฌ1 in …
At the end of September 2023, Jim Fenwick found himself in Palermo, Sicily, when wildfires started to break out. The London-based photographer noticed the low cloud cover was reflecting the glow of the fires, which turned the sky red. With an hour to s…
Scheme was founded in 2012 to prevent at-risk children being enticed by Italyโs most powerful mafia, the โNdranghetaA project to save children from Italyโs biggest mafia by removing them from mob families is being extended to organised crime groups in …
Traders, manufacturers and retailers are all blaming each other for record prices.
The Italian prime minister is courting Trump and preparing to tilt European policy her way.
Eight-metre statue dating from fifth century BC restored and assembled piece-by-piece to be displayed in Valley of the TemplesA colossal statue of Atlas that lay buried for centuries among ancient ruins has been reconstructed to take its rightful place…
Green groups “appalled” at “irresponsible” postponement of initiative.
Angry farmers, worried tourism workers and unprepared politicians โ Catalonia is on the frontline of a drought-stricken future Walking through Barcelona these days, you canโt miss the signs and billboards picturing a red plastic bucket and the message …
Every year, during the first week of February, the Italian city of Catania in Sicily marks the Feast of Saint, the third-largest religious celebration in the world. This year is different however from all the others because the saint has become the sy…
Alleged mobsters among 37 people held as part of investigation into interception of agricultural fundingPolice on the Italian island of Sicily have arrested 37 people, some of them alleged mafia members, as part of an investigation into a large-scale f…
Lt Col Carlos Luis Malatto fled Argentina in 2011 and will be tried in Rome for premeditated killing of eight people in last military dictatorshipA judge in Rome has ordered Lt Col Carlos Luis Malatto, a former Argentine army officer accused of murder …
Italian artist whose idiosyncratic sculptures and installations were part of the โarte poveraโ movement of the late 1960s and 70sThe most formative experience in the life of the Italian artist Giovanni Anselmo, who has died aged 89, came during a dawn …
In his radiantly photographed documentary, Luca Lucchesi confronts the locals who revere a black Jesus icon yet are racist towards outsidersโLet us in, we are poor pilgrims tired from a long journey.โ Joseph, Mary and Jesus are the original spurned ref…
The owner of this sumptuous residence with the finest in situ mosaics in the Roman world remains a mystery
Three-year pause in fishing is the only way to prevent disappearance, researchers sayIt is one of Sicilyโs most popular dishes: spaghetti ai ricci di mare, or sea urchin spaghetti. Prepared with a simple base of oil and garlic, plates of the stuff are …
Europe’s most active volcano spurts lava near Italy’s city of Catania.
Italy is one of the main countries of arrival in Europe for thousands of minors crossing the Mediterranean on their own. Since the beginning of her mandate as prime minister,ย far-right leader Giorgia Meloni has prioritised the fight against illegal im…
Hereโs what you need to know about Mount Etna, Europeโs most active volcano, and how it affects travel and tourism.
Kaoru Nakajimaโs lavish birthday party in Palermo follows Googleโs annual summer โcampsโ that seek to convey credibility and longevitySicilians were bewildered last week to see a Japanese billionaire, Kaoru Nakajima, block booking entire sections of th…
Giorgia Meloni and the hard right are celebrating JRR Tolkienโs saga โ while taking over Italyโs key cultural institutionsAs a longtime fan of JRR Tolkien, Iโve long felt put out by Giorgia Meloniโs bizarre obsession with The Lord of the Rings. Over th…
Calls for the EU Commission to decrease any chance of funding the Melita gas pipeline between Malta and Sicily due to alleged links to corruption, murder and environmental concerns are growing as an NGO-led petition is set to make its…
Italy’s government said on Monday (16 October) it would set aside 12 billion euros to build a giant bridge to connect Sicily to the mainland, as itย revives a projectย that appeared to have been killed off ten years ago.
The pontiff’s comments come after a jump in arrivals of irregular migrants in Italy.
Thereโs no guarantee it will work โ but with so many crises and challenges pressing at the same time, trying to tackle them one by one is futile.
In 1947, revolutionary Salvatore Giuliano petitioned the US to incorporate the island. He lost out to Alaska. A new photography project imagines what might have been
