It is not enough now for war to kill, it must eradicate a people’s cherished and precious heritage tooWars may not take summer holidays, but they do sometimes see exhaustion. As drones race back and forth across Ukraine and the...
Read MoreIn 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 balti was born in Birmingham,”...
Read MoreCampaigners have been fighting proposals to build traffic tunnel under the world heritage site since 1994A controversial plan to build a tunnel under the Stonehenge site has been officially cancelled after millions were spent on...
Read MoreA decision from Unesco on giving the peat-rich Flow Country the same standing as the Great Barrier Reef is just weeks away It is a land of mire, mist and midges that could soon be awarded a special status among the planet’s wild...
Read MoreAn advisory body to Unesco branded the idea by the owners of Elterwater slate quarry in the Langdale valley ‘adventure tourism’An international heritage body has condemned plans for an underground zip-wire attraction...
Read MoreMajor UN report issues warning over excessive use, with one in six countries already banning the devices• Analysis: distraction and bullying are key concerns‘I would crank up the restrictions’: teachers on...
Read MoreIndex on Censorship lists UK as only ‘partially’ open’ in every key metric for the year 2021The UK has been ranked only in the third tier of a new global index of freedom of expression due to what was described...
Read MoreExperts from Unesco and IUCN find climate change threatens reef’s values and work to improve water quality is too slowGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA UN-backed mission to the...
Read MoreExclusive: UN body warns ministers they must do more to protect Britain’s historic landmarksUK cultural landmarks such as Stonehenge could be stripped of their coveted World Heritage status unless the government curbs...
Read MoreBritain is eroding global reputation for conserving its historic assets, culture bodies are warningWhy could Stonehenge be stripped of world heritage site status?The UK is eroding its global reputation for conserving its...
Read MoreUN body says years of development have caused ‘irreversible loss’ to historic value of Victorian docksLiverpool has been stripped of its coveted world heritage status after Unesco blamed years of development for an...
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