
John Heseltine heads south to Puglia and the unspoilt Gargano Peninsula.

Left-wing groups have slammed two cities in the southern region of Puglia for allegedly promoting racial segregation after they set up bus services for immigrants.

Archaeologists on Thursday said they had uncovered a massive haul of animal bones and flint tools during a dig at a southern Italian site some claim to be the oldest human habitation ever discovered in Europe.

Padre Pio's shrine has become a bigger attraction than Lourdes now that the saint's body has been put on show, according to an Italian business magazine.

Mystic monk 'looked like he just had a manicure' - Italian saint Padre Pio was exhumed on Monday to be put on display next month.