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Sicily cancels century‑old Mondello beach lease due to mafia connections.

Sicily cancels century‑old Mondello beach lease due to mafia connections.

It is among Europe’s most renowned coastlines, bordered by hills and 19th‑century villas and noted for its turquoise sea and pale sand. Yet Mondello beach in Palermo, Sicily, has long been the focus of disputes, with grievances dating back a hundred years from locals and visitors who argue

A tough year for the Louvre: What’s next for the world’s largest museum?

A tough year for the Louvre: What’s next for the world’s largest museum?

Just over a year ago, Laurence des Cars – the intellectually sharp (if notoriously irascible) former director of the world’s largest and most‑visited museum – sent a rather stark memorandum to her superior, France’s culture minister. Des Cars, who on Tuesday stepped down as president of the Louvre, warned

Sadiq Khan urges Labour to stop assuming support from progressive voters.

Sadiq Khan urges Labour to stop assuming support from progressive voters.

London’s mayor has warned that the Gorton and Denton by‑election has revealed a “wide‑reaching shift and division” in British politics and that Labour must abandon its “defective approach” of assuming liberal progressives will stay loyal. In what reads as a rebuke of Keir Starmer, Sadiq Khan disputed

Funding AI‑proof ‘Halo’ firms drives UK and EU markets to all‑time highs

Funding AI‑proof ‘Halo’ firms drives UK and EU markets to all‑time highs

Investors have adopted a fresh rallying cry as they brace for artificial intelligence to reshape the world economy – the Halo strategy. Attention to Halo – an abbreviation for “heavy assets, low obsolescence” – has grown as capital seekers look for firms that own concrete, productive resources, which may be less vulnerable to

Alf Dubs labels Shabana Mahmood’s intensified immigration stance “disappointing”.

Alf Dubs labels Shabana Mahmood’s intensified immigration stance “disappointing”.

The home secretary’s choice to reinforce strict immigration measures after Labour’s by‑election loss to the Greens is “disappointing”, says Labour peer Alf Dubs. Lord Dubs, who escaped Nazi‑occupied Czechoslovakia on the Kindertransport in 1939, had earlier charged Shabana Mahmood with “pulling up the drawbridge” on child

Complete guide to F1’s 2026 regulation changes

Complete guide to F1’s 2026 regulation changes

In a week’s time a new chapter will open in Formula One as a substantial revision of the rules introduces an element of uncertainty when the Australian Grand Prix commences in Melbourne. The machines have been reduced in size and mass to make them more agile, easier to handle

Tim Booth admits he made love to Brian Eno’s music by age 18: his candid playlist

Tim Booth admits he made love to Brian Eno’s music by age 18: his candid playlist

The first song I fell in love with My older sister, Penny, introduced me to Leonard Cohen’s “So Long, Marianne” when I was eight, as if to mark a rite of passage: “Now you’ve heard a true poet.” The track felt like contraband, starkly different from the pop