12 h. ago Destination dubbed 'land of eternal youth' where 1/10 residents live to 100

One in 10 residents in the tiny Italian village live to be 100, an impressive statistic that has fascinated scientists.

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56 h. ago Residents of Scots city are secretly spying on neighbours' pets for one reason

Scots living in the hugely popular city apparently like to have a good snoop on their neighbour's furry friend

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3 d. ago The hidden Greater Manchester beer garden perfect for a post

This tucked away Manchester beer garden is a popular choice for those working in the city centre

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7 d. ago ‘At 60, the bulk of your life is lived. What’s left now?’ Ralph Fiennes and Uberto Pasolini on their ripped and radical take on The Odyssey

The actor and director on why The Return took 30 years to make, their joy at persuading Juliette Binoche to join them – and the punishing regime that earned Fiennes his battle-scarred physiqueUberto Pasolini likes to say he has been thinking about adapting The Odyssey for 30 years – 10 years longer than it took Odysseus to win the Trojan war. A nephew of the director Luchino Visconti, the 67-year-old Italian film-maker has lived in London for 50 years. Pasolini, who won a Bafta for producing The Full Monty, first approached Ralph Fiennes to play Odysseus in 2011, after the actor had made his directorial debut with Coriolanus, believing Fiennes might also be able to direct the film.They got as far as a location scout in Turkey, where Fiennes, then about to play Prospero in a Trevor Nunn production of The Tempest, practised his “Such stuff as dreams are made on” speech in an abandoned outdoor amphitheatre at dusk. “It was me and two goats,” recalls Pasolini over a video chat. “I get t...

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7 d. ago Every European country hiking tourist taxes as Brits warned over soaring costs

From the consistently sunny country of Portugal to an insatiably popular city in Italy, make sure you don't get stung by rising tourist taxes this summer

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1 week ago Stunning European island that looks like the Caribbean just over 3 hours from Manchester

The tiny island is a real slice of paradise, and it's not far from a very popular European capital city

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1 week ago Lively Italian city is popular with tourists and now a 'rival to Venice'

Bari in the southern Italian region of Puglia is a lively city popular with tourists and is now a name to rival Venice thanks to a group of no-nonsense nonnas and an anti-corruption mayor

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2 w. ago Reason Federico Chiesa hasn't been playing at Liverpool with Arne Slot set to change role

Federico Chiesa has struggled for game time at Liverpool this season but the Italian has shown he can be a valuable asset if given the opportunity to impress

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2 w. ago Devastation as popular Manchester City fan dies suddenly aged 28

Justin Chappell has been described as an 'absolute legend'

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2 w. ago Huge earthquake hits popular city with aftershocks to come as locals beg 'we've had enough'

The quake was recorded at 8:17 pm PDT (3:17am GMT) approximately 6.2 miles northwest of Malibu, and registered as a 3.9 magnitude tremor across the wider Los Angeles region. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

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3 w. ago Kristin Davis admits she 'hated' popular Sex and the City storyline... and even tried to get out of filming

Kristin Davis has revealed that there was one storyline from Sex and the City that she couldn't stand - and even tried to get out of filming it.

Culture

3 w. ago Residents hear 'huge roar' as European city popular with tourists hit by ‘biggest earthquake in 40 years’

The 4.4 magnitude tremor hit the Italian city and surrounding regions during the early hours of Thursday morning leaving locals running into the streets in panic

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3 w. ago Popular British seaside city struggling for tourists as top attraction doubles admission fee

A much-loved seaside city is struggling for tourists following the Covid-19 lockdowns and now its main attraction has doubled its entrance fee due to soaring costs

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3 w. ago Major blaze damages popular Scottish city cafe after flames seen bursting from venue door

Flames and black smoke were seen billowing out of the Glasgow cafe in images posted on social media

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4 w. ago Ricardo Scofidio, architect behind New York City's High Line park, dies at 89

An architect who transformed an abandoned railway into New York City’s popular High Line park has died

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last month Australia tourist hotspot prepares for rare cyclone as locals stack sandbags

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is forecast to hit major city Brisbane and the popular Gold Coast tourist strip over the next 24-48 hours.

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