A deadline has been introduced to a scheme in Sardinia that offers the chance to buy a house for €1.

The Italian village of Ollolai in the Barbagia region launched the initiative in 2015 to attract more residents after the local population had dwindled to 1,300, with few babies born each year.

The mayor, Efisio Arbau, aimed to rejuvenate the community via the innovative programme, which invites people to buy one of 200 stone houses for just€l (88p) -although there are strings