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An Italian court has ruled in favor of Florence’s Gallerie dell’Accademia in its lawsuit against the publishing house Edizioni Conde Nast, which used an image of Michelangelo’s David without permission. The publisher reportedly projected David’s face onto the head of a model for a picture that appeared on the cover ...

The thing about being murdered, it usually comes as a surprise. Even in Naples, where the criminal clans known collectively as the Camorra are again struggling violently for control of the streets, no victim wakes up expecting on that given day to die. He shaves carefully, dresses in his beloved clothes, slips on an...

‘Black room’ with frescoes inspired by Trojan war described as one of most striking discoveries ever made at site in southern ItalyA banquet room replete with well preserved frescoes depicting characters inspired by the Trojan war has been unearthed among the ruins of Pompeii in what has been described as one of the most striking discoveries ever made at the southern Italy archaeological site.The...

The rapper, 46, and the Yeezy architect, 29, hit the headlines several times while on holiday last summer, most notably after being pictured committing commit a lewd act on a boat in Venice.

The Renaissance portraits that adorn the walls of the world’s museums hold countless secrets: painted-over underdrawings, hidden self-portraits, even a giant skull designed to remind viewers of their mortality. Now, a new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City seeks to unmask yet another littl...

Actress Elizabeth Reaser, 48, has revealed she tied the knot with longtime beau Bruce Gilbert in Italy in 2023. The star is best known for playing Esme Cullen in the Twilight franchise.

Mayor makes offer after number of goats on Alicudi reaches six times human populationThe mayor of a remote Italian island overrun by wild goats has offered to give the animals away to anyone willing to take one in.Riccardo Gullo came up with the novel idea after a recent census estimated the number of goats on the five-square kilometre Alicudi, the smallest of Sicily’s Aeolian...

365 Days star Michele Marrone are among the new actors to join the cast of sequel film Simple Favor 2 that's set to drop on Amazon Prime Video.

Brussels vote cancelled after it became clear law would not pass final stage with majority voteThe EU’s nature restoration laws appear on the verge of collapse after eight member states, including Hungary and Italy, withdrew support for the legislation.The laws, which have been two years in the making and are designed to reverse decades of damage to wildlife on land and in waterways, were...

Heidi Klum and her fellow America's Got Talent judges got back to work taping the upcoming new season of the popular show in Pasadena on Saturday.

The couple have confirmed they're relationship is back on track after they were spotted hand in hand on Thursday.

Even in my many years as a sports writer, I never knew there was a women's football World Cup in 1971 against Mexico and Denmark.

Katherine Jenkins donned red Welsh rugby kit as she posed in promotional shots for her gin brand Cygnet on Thursday. 

Police were called to reports of dangerous driving in Bondeno, northern Italy, in the early hours of the morningPolice in Italy have fined a 103-year-old woman who was caught driving an uninsured car at night with an expired driving licence.Officers received a call at about 1am reporting a vehicle being driven dangerously in the centre of Bondeno, a town with about 13,000 inhabitants near...

Gangs steal ‘liquid gold’ amid shortages and surging prices after extreme weather damages harvestsOlive oil has become the most stolen product in supermarkets across Spain, with organised criminal gangs targeting the “liquid gold” to resell on the hidden market, according to new figures.Olive oil is now the most shoplifted product in regions that account for 70% of the country’s population, the Financial Times reports....

Chrissy Teigen dressed in all black to cast her Super Tuesday vote in Los Angeles this week.

Destroyer Caio Duilio, part of the EU shipping protection force, took out weapon when it came within four miles of the vesselAn Italian warship participating in the EU naval protection force in the Red Sea was forced to shoot down a Houthi missile on Saturday in a rare engagement by the country’s navy, which has largely avoided direct action since the second world war.The...

MasterChef star Jock Zonfrillo, 46, was found dead at Zagame's House hotel in Carlton, near Melbourne 's CBD, at about 2am.

Phrixus and Helle are depicted in vibrant colours with exquisite artistry in remarkable discoveryIn a remarkable discovery at the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, archaeologists have unearthed a fresco depicting the Greek mythological siblings Phrixus and Helle.Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the director of Pompeii Archaeological Park, described the find as a poignant reflection of history unfolding once more. Continue reading...

The film-maker, who won the Palme d’Or for 1977’s Padre Padrone, was a towering presence for more than three decades, creating politically engaged works with his brother VittorioThe Italian film-maker Paolo Taviani, whose gritty biopic Padre Padrone won top prize at the Cannes film festival, has died aged 92, Rome’s mayor, Roberto Gualtieri, said on Thursday.For more than three decades Taviani and his brother...

The Love Island host, 29, looked the epitome of chic as she donned a black jumper with silver metal spheres dangling around the hem.

The model, 21, put on a sombre appearance as she was seen out and about in West London on Wednesday.