Hutt Valley mountain biker Erice van Leuven crashed at the Red Bull Hardline event in Tasmania at the weekend. Hutt Valley mountain biker Erice van Leuven says she endured the “biggest crash of ...

Jumbled deposits of rock found on the top of hills in south-east Sicily were left by the megaflood that refilled the Mediterranean sea 5 million years – the largest known flooding event in Earth ...

Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of “The Odyssey” will be partly filmed in Sicily which, according to scholars, was a location for Odysseus’ wanderings in the epic composed by Homer around ...

The best way to get around Sicily is by train, as it allows you to quickly and affordably get from the island's various cities while still enjoying the scenery. Be sure to validate your ticket ...

Mount Etna, the tallest and most active volcano in Europe, is currently erupting, leaving travellers bound for the Italian island of Sicily worried. The latest eruption began on 11 February ...

Despite its evident yearning for crimes of the past, the Mafia in Sicily is still a force to be reckoned with, warns anti-mafia prosecutor Maurizio de Lucia: "Cosa nostra is alive and present." ...

A British couple bid €5,000 (£4,200) to win an abandoned house in Sicily they had never seen before — and now they have three years to renovate it or risk losing it. Lyndsey and Rob Mosley ...

The 18-year-old broke her neck, back and wrist and suffered some "small internal injuries" when she went down hard after catching her rear wheel while trying to clear a massive 85-foot jump near the ...

Hutt Valley mountain biker Erice van Leuven is optmistic about her recovery after surviving the biggest crash of her life. The 18-year-old broke her neck, back and wrist and has damaged a lung and her ...

Over 70% of Sicily's 8,000 annual wildfires are linked to arson. The Mafia benefits from firefighting contracts and renewable energy projects on burned land, urging a shift towards prevention methods.