‘Where in the world can I buy a house for under £5,000?’ Not expecting a great deal, that was the question I idly typed into the Google search engine a couple of years ago.
To my surprise, the answer was quite a few places. But amid the myriad adverts suggesting cheap apartments everywhere from Bulgaria and Albania to — surprisingly — parts of the US, I stumbled on one particular link that caught my eye.
It was called the 1
A leading group of experts has warned that skyrocketing temperatures caused by global warming could make Wales as hor as Sicily in the coming years.
In recent years, global temperatures have seen a massive increase due to climate change, causing extreme weather events such as the heatwave smothering Europe.
As the trend continues upward, experts are warning that soon places previously known for being on the colder side could become perennially hot.
Lead writer at the EcoExperts Josh Jackman has
Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro’s 30-year bid to evade justice came to a dramatic end today after the Italian ‘Godfather’ was finally arrested – but not without one last attempt to outrun the law.
Messina Denaro, head of the notorious Cosa Nostra gang and nicknamed ‘The Devil’ following a string of brutal murders, was captured when armed police swarmed a private medical facility in Palermo, Sicily, where he was undergoing treatment.
The 60-year-old had tried to outrun the police officers
The Godfather was once described by the film critic Roger Ebert as the only movie that we can all agree on – it’s a masterpiece. Fifty years on from its initial release, the Italian-American family saga is still as fresh as ever. I went to Sicily to follow in its footsteps and explore the cinematic heritage of this wondrous island.
Even though The Godfather is set in the real-life hilltop town of Corleone, the director Francis Ford Coppola chose to
Inside hotel lobbies across Italy, change is afoot. Aside from a handful of iconic properties, many have long been stuck in the past – either draughty B&B-style pensiones or overly formal residences. I should know – I’ve been staying at Italian hotels ever since I was a child, visiting my family. But this year there’s a serious boost in where to stay as a wave of incredible new hotels open up.
Look no further than the craggy, snow-tipped peaks of
