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A huge food and drink festival celebrating Italian cuisine with a roll call of celebrity chefs is returning to Cathedral Gardens for the August Bank Holiday weekend. It’ll be the fifth Festa Italiana, which is organised by Salvi’s, the family-run restaurant with sites in the Northern Quarter, Corn Exchange and more recently Deansgate Square.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon show. “We didn’t do it that much but every time we did, it was very well-documented and will just not leave me alone, let me tell you,” she joked.

Louisa Lytton has shared a glimpse of her honeymoon in Italy with her new husband Ben Bhanvra, after the pair recently tied the knot. The EastEnders actress, 33, finally married her longterm partner Ben on 2 July after previously having to cancel their wedding three times due to the travel restrictions and limits to guest numbers imposed by the pandemic.

Naman Ramachandran Disney+ has commenced production on Italian original series “The Lions of Sicily,” a family saga based on Stefania Auci’s bestseller “The Florios of Sicily.” Principal photography has started in Rome and will take place between there and Sicily. It is directed by Paolo Genovese (“Superheroes”).

Samantha Barks' wedding was like a fairy-tale. Her marriage to stage star Alex Stoll took place in Chianti, Tuscany - a lavish affair which included personalised cocktails, a four-course Italian menu and stunning tableware, which featured gold plates, mini menus and olive oil favours.

Samantha Barks married Alex Stoll in a beautiful Tuscan ceremony, surrounded by 50 of her closest friends and family. Her special day featured lots of personalised touches, while she opted to swap a conventional tiered wedding cake for an Italian tradition of a 10 minute cake show. The Frozen: The Musical star, who plays Queen Elsa in the production, and her new husband gathered with their 50 guests to watch the display.

Paul Haggis’ 16-day house arrest in a hotel after being charged with sexual assault, his lawyer told news agencies. Haggis’ lawyer Michele Laforgia told The Associated Press that Haggis remains in Italy while prosecutors decide whether to pursue their investigation of whether he allegedly had sex with a woman without her consent over two days.The ruling was made by Puglia-based judge Vilma Gilli, who noted an “absence of constricting violent behavior” by Haggis and also a complex story that blurs the original judgment of house arrest, per Italian news agency ANSA.

Speaking her peace. Brittany Cartwright opened up about her relationship with Stassi Schroeder after missing the former Vanderpump Rules star’s Italian wedding.

Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden has been living it up in Italy with pal Alan Carr as the pair danced their way through Sicily. Amanda, 51, has been keeping her 1.8 million followers in the loop with what she and comedian Alan, 46, have been getting up to on their envy-inducing getaway while also showing off her toned figure for the camera as she posed in a series of bikini snaps. Calling Alan “the Don”, Amanda posted a snap of the two as they laughed along to a secret joke while posing in front of a very picturesque door and caucus plants on the Italian island.

Chris Pratt‘s Italian accent for the upcoming Super Mario film will not be offensive, producer Chris Meledandri has claimed.The casting of Pratt as Mario and Charlie Day as Luigi was instantly met by criticism from fans, given that neither actor is Italian. But Meledandri has since attempted to quell those concerns.“We are collaborating with Chris and his experienced team to not just create a character-licensed film, but a new piece of entertainment which brings Super Mario Bros.

An Italian investigating judge has ruled that Canadian film director Paul Haggis is to remain under house arrest amid ongoing investigations into allegations of sexual assault against him.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentAn Italian judge has ruled that Paul Haggis is to remain under house arrest in the case that sees the “Crash” director accused by an unidentified woman of repeated sexual assault and aggravated personal injury.Judge Vilma Gilli made her deliberation several hours after a preliminary hearing Wednesday in which Haggis answered questions in the courthouse in the Southern port city of Brindisi, on the “heel” of the Italian boot. During deliberation, Haggis said his sexual relations with the woman had been consensual.

Usain Bolt amazed locals at a neighbourhood Italian restaurant this week, pitching up for dinner and drinks with friends on Tuesday night. Bolt was snapped with staff and customers at popular spot La Casa in Astley yesterday.

Associated Press reported Wednesday that Haggis was accompanied only by his lawyer as he entered the courtroom, and did not make a statement. The two-time Oscar winner intends to stay in the country until he clears his name, his lawyer told a Variety reporter based in Italy.The attorney, Michele Laforgia, said his client “made a long, written deposition and then answered all questions reconstructing day by day – and in some cases hour by hour – what took place during the three days during which he was in the company of this woman in Ostuni.”Laforgia said the relations he had with the woman “are totally consensual” and denied that there was any sign of injury or violence in a medical report prepared at the hospital where the accuser was taken Sunday morning.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent“Crash” director Paul Haggis and his Italian attorney appeared in court in Brindisi, southern Italy, on Wednesday to answer questions and attempt to prove his innocence in a preliminary hearing probing an unidentified woman’s allegations of sexual assault and aggravated personal injury.Haggis, 69, made no comment as he entered the court with attorney Michele Laforgia at the courthouse in Brindisi, a port town in the region of Puglia, on the “heel” of the Italian boot.They left the courthouse after several hours of questioning by judge Vilma Gilli. They are now awaiting the judge’s decision later today on whether to set Haggis free pending further investigation; or, instead, have him jailed or continue to be held under house arrest in a hotel in the nearby town of Ostuni.

Love Island fans are 'so happy' after Gemma saved Davide, from Manchester, in a shock recoupling on Sunday evening. At the start of the show, (June 19), contestants at the Spanish villa were stood around the firepit as the girls chose which boy they wanted to couple up with, leaving one boy single and dumped from the island.