The newly designated Joyce Country and Western Lakes Unesco Geopark in Galway and Mayo celebrates a 700-million-year geological history that has produced a unique terrain and rich cultural heritage
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Typhoon Jangmi sweeps northwards leaving 23 injured in Japan ⊖⊖
More than 1 million people advised to evacuate homes amid 80mph winds and heavy rain
Typhoon Jangmi (also known as Typhoon No 6) moved northwards over the course of this week. From Okinawa to mainland…
7 days ago
Save the balti! Can Birmingham’s best dish come back from the brink? ⊕⊕
In the 1990s, there were hundreds of authentic balti restaurants in the English city. Now, there are about 20. Will a big campaign bring back the boom times?
‘Curry might have come from India, but bal…
8 days ago
Town is forced to call in shepherd overrun by sheep causing nuisance by blocking roads, eating garden flowers and grazing in cemetery ⊖
Blaenavon, a Unesco World Heritage Site, has seen sheep run amok after councillors said vandals cutting fences on the surrounding hills to drive quad bikes were letting the animals go free.
39 days ago
‘It has become a symbol of hope’: the epic journey of Ukraine’s origami deer to the Venice biennale ⊕
As cities emptied on the eve of Russia’s full-scale invasion, artist Zhanna Kadyrova’s defiant concrete sculpture began its odyssey to this year’s festival
On a perfect spring day in Paris, the deer i…
49 days ago
Wildlife and humans thriving in Unesco-protected sites ⊖
While wildlife populations crash globally, research finds designated areas enable recovery of threatened species
Wildlife and humans are thriving within sites recognised by Unesco, research has found…
58 days ago
Time-travelling in Cantabria: from the stone age to Sartre via the ‘prettiest town in Spain’ ⊕
On the north coast of Spain you can see some of the world’s oldest art, explore a stunning medieval village, then watch surfers ride Atlantic swells
Exploring the area west of Santander feels like bei…
77 days ago
Ukraine Unesco site damaged as Russia launches 400 drones in deadly daytime attack ⊖⊖
Cities across the west of Ukraine were hit, with residential buildings damaged and many injured.
82 days ago
Women and girls bearing brunt of water shortages globally, UN warns ⊖
Unesco calls for action as lack of access and sanitation hit health, education and food security of women
Women and girls are bearing the brunt of water shortages and a lack of sanitation around the w…
89 days ago
Dismay as ancient heritage sites across Iran damaged in US-Israel bombing ⊖⊖
Golestan palace in Tehran, a world heritage site, and buildings in historic city of Isfahan harmed, despite Unesco sending coordinates
Middle East crisis – latest updates
The governor of the historic I…