Worldview: Meloni is not bringing Italian post-fascism back to the centre ground and moderating it, but is polishing up a dangerous anti-democratic throwback
A year in which the Italian tenor celebrates his luminous 30-year career will be rounded off by a well-earned Christmas at home
Wines for the Weekend: A Chianti and a Gavi from Tesco to enjoy over Christmas
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A six-cone trullo in Bari, a desert-decor timeshare in Arizona, a surfer’s studio in the Basque country, a stone-built home in Corfu or a woodlands cottage outside Inistioge?
Following a post-holiday dream, Irish-born Niall O’Toole and his family now run a wine and holiday business in Tuscany
Scandi-chic island home, new apartment off the Dalmatian coast, rustic French farmhouse and more
Ukraine reportedly launches first strike on Russia with British Storm Shadow cruise missiles
MEPs set to sign off on Spanish and Italian commissioners, whose approval had been bogged down in row
One price, home and away: A three-storey maisonette in Attica, a bungalow in Connemara and more
A TV series about events in Perugia 17 years ago was filming in the city this month
A judge ruled that seven men brought to Albania by an Italian warship on Friday cannot be detained in Albania
Armed with an exhaustive list of things to eat and chew over, this magnificent archaic puzzle of a place wouldn’t leave me hungry
The creative director has gone back to his Venetian design roots in a collection full of signature flourishes and playful detailing
A rustic home with shared pool in the Umbrian hills, a farmhouse in Brittany and more
Under pressure from the far right, focus of EU leaders moves to more deportations and tighter borders
A townhouse with sea views on the Algarve, a contemporary apartment in Palma, abig apartment in a palazzo on Sicily’s Riviera, a Balinese villa or a detached dormer in Tullow
Tipperary woman Phoebe Moore and Moneer Seify headed on a journey from London-Paris-Marseille-Hyères-Genova-Bologna-Venice
Period homes in Aosta and Camburat, a rural hideaway near Quebec or a lakeshore house in Carraroe
With friends like World Rugby and the EPCR, Italian rugby needs few enemies – but imagine what a World Cup in Italy would do for the sport in that country?
Inquests hear investigations under way into how Bayesian sank off coast of Sicily in August
One price, home and away: Old cut-stone houses in Limousin and Umbria, rural retreats in Vastra Gotaland and Hunedoara or a lakeside cabin near Ballinamore
Get away from it all by road, rail, ramble or sail in Ireland and farther afield
Salvatore Schillaci became the unlikely personification of Italy’s notti magiche, or magical nights
EU pledges billions to repair efforts after deadly and devastating inundation
Philip Dooley had travelled to Bergamo for club’s Tuesday night Champions League fixture
MSF tackles challenge of providing mental healthcare to traumatised asylum seekers and refugees
Blinkist takes non-fiction titles and grinds them down into a dense mulch that resembles a literary version of a protein shake
Death is the second involving an Irish citizen on the Italian island in a week
Man understood to have become separated from his brothers during hike in remote region
Tycoon with Irish roots died of suffocation after running out of oxygen, an investigative source says. Further forensic tests have been ordered all seven victims, with results expected in the coming weeks
It is believed the man was hiking with his brothers when they split up
Tech tycoon Mike Lynch and six other people were killed when the family yacht sank in stormy weather on August 19th
Oscar Hunter (18), who is 6ft 4ins, only tried ballet for first time 18 months ago
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
