Italy
Divers capture ‘insane’ rare footage of great white shark in Mediterranean
The surprise encounter – believed to be the first-ever adult great white filmed underwater in the region – occurred as a team removed abandoned fishing nets from a shipwreck near Sicily.
- Crispian Balmer
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Sad or stressed? I promise this book will make you feel better
When so many contemporary novels seem laced with the internet’s house style, this novel feels almost radical.
- Melanie Kembrey
Restorer denies removing ‘lucky’ testicles from Milan bull mosaic
The rampaging bull was so popular with people stamping on its groin area for good luck that it needed to be restored – but when the new tiles were revealed, two important bits appeared to be missing.
- Nick Squires
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- Illness
Brazil monitors patients for Ebola as travellers return from Africa
The virus is also being detected across a widening swath of the DRC’s conflict-hit east as health authorities struggle to trace exposed contacts and determine the true scale of the epidemic.
- Rhea Rose Abraham
The secret to making the world’s best pesto? Do it in the place it was born
Basil. Garlic. Parmesan. Pecorino. Pine nuts. Salt. Olive oil. Pesto doesn’t seem like it should be hard, but it’s more complicated than you think.
- Michael Ruffles
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- Good Weekend
The Dream Destinations edition
The Dream Destinations edition | Offbeat holiday spots | A middle-aged reality check | Sailing Indonesia | Italy’s ‘medieval Manhattan’ | The ‘real’ Paris
Forget the food – the highlight of this Italian city is actually its architecture
Bologna’s ancient network of porticoes is a wonder of urban planning.
- Ley Butterworth
Unholy deception: Rome’s ‘sexy priest’ calendar star never set foot in a seminary
Giovanni Galizia has been the cover shot for the calendar for many of the past 23 editions. It turns out, he’s not a man of the cloth.
- Colleen Barry and Paolo Santalucia