8 h. ago Interior secretary orders national parks to be open and accessible as workforce is cut

U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is directing national parks to remain open and accessible despite staff cuts, And he says officials will ensure proper staffing to let that happen

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10 h. ago Hampden Park to stage rugby fixture yet again as email confirms national stadium agreement

Glasgow Warriors chief explains reasons for return for 1872 Cup clash

Economics

35 h. ago Wales' most famous seaside town set for new spa hotel and restaurant

Wil Crockford of Bassett Crockford Holdings Ltd is seeking permission from Pembrokeshire Coast National Park for the development

Society

64 h. ago Indonesia's Padar Island viewpoint named most beautiful spot in the world

A viewpoint in a UNESCO National Park has been named the most beautiful place in the world according to Time Out and it features pink, black and white-sand beaches

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64 h. ago 'Enchantingly pretty' UK seaside village where you can 'hunt for dinosaurs'

Staithes is a picturesque village in North Yorkshire that offers stunning coastal views, beautiful sandy beaches and is surrounded by the rugged beauty of the North York Moors National Park

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66 h. ago Loch Lomond Shores visitors face new parking charges as plans approved by national park

Visitors to Loch Lomond Shores will soon face charges to park at the popular attraction after plans to install ANPR cameras and barriers were approved.

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69 h. ago Grand National Festival 2025 Day 1 tips as Garry Owen naps Croke Park for Aintree glory

Crowds are set to flock to Merseyside this week with a huge three days of racing action and our man has you covered

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3 d. ago Hong Kong in frame to host Nations Championship finals and Lions matches

Kai Tak Sports Park favourite to stage event post-2028Stadium to host Spurs, Arsenal and Liverpool in JulyHong Kong has emerged as a candidate to stage future Nations Championship finals at its new Kai Tak Sports Park and would be an ideal British & Irish Lions stopover, according to a senior World Rugby executive.The inaugural Nations Championship finals – the biennial playoffs among the world’s leading international sides – is to be held in London in 2026 with Qatar lined up for 2028 but the Hong Kong stadium is an increasingly popular suggestion for subsequent editions. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘Is it “woke” to care about the environment?’: how Trump’s cuts are dismantling global conservation work

Hundreds of projects supported by USAID have been thrown into doubt, as fears grow of an increase in crimes such as poaching and traffickingWhen the guns finally fell silent in 1992, little was left alive in Gorongosa national park. During the 15 years of Mozambique’s civil war – in which more than a million people died – the country’s wildlife also paid a terrible price. Poaching for meat and ivory was so intense that the small surviving elephant population rapidly evolved to lose their tusks. Leopards, wild dogs and spotted hyenas had all disappeared. Populations of zebra, buffalo and other herbivores had collapsed.In the following years, a huge effort to restore the park took shape. Led by the philanthropist Gregory Carr and Mozambique’s government, it was the start of the park’s journey to becoming one of Africa’s most celebrated wildlife conservation success stories. Today, elephants, lions, hippos, antelope, painted wolves, hyenas and leopards all thrive in the park once again...

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4 d. ago Warning over new restrictions at Scottish national park as official tourist season starts

The new bylaws for Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park are being reinforced ahead of the tourist season starting

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4 d. ago New Loch Lomond byelaws reinforced ahead of busy summer season to 'deter anti

Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority is urging visitors to comply with new byelaws now in force over the busy summer season.

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6 d. ago Dundee 2 Rangers 1 LIVE as the nation goes for a wee lie down amid bonkers Dens Park clash

The domestic action is back and Dundee and Rangers are hoping to serve up a teatime treat

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7 d. ago Historic stately home with 25 bedrooms, 16 acres of land and boating lake sells for just over the UK's average house price

Otterburn Hall (pictured), in Northumberland National Park, went under the hammer yesterday, going to an anonymous buyer for roughly £25,000 more than the average house.

Society

8 d. ago Yellowstone National Park will have a new tourist attraction when it reopens fully

Yellowstone’s thermal features come and go, but Old Faithful Geyser is still going strong

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8 d. ago Villagers turn on vicar for turning 15th century church into 'lighthouse' by rendering tower bright white after claiming it would be 'a soft honey colour'

Askrigg, in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park s furious with its vicar for having a 15th century church tower rendered in white making it 'an abomination' which can be seen for miles.

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9 d. ago The gallery in Cairngorms National Park that's going on sale after 25 years of 'magical exhibitions'

This is an opportunity for a new life in the country

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9 d. ago Charity faces legal action after relocated elephants in Malawi allegedly kill 10 people

People living near Kasungu national park say they are living in fear after translocation of 263 elephants by International Fund for Animal Welfare People living on the edge of a protected area in Malawi are taking legal action against an NGO that moved more than 250 elephants into the area, which they say have killed at least 10 people.Villagers near Kasungu national park, which is Malawi’s second largest and crosses the Zambian border, say they are living in fear for their livelihoods and safety after 263 elephants were introduced in July 2022, causing a sharp spike in human-wildlife conflict. Ten people claiming to be affected by the translocation from Liwonde national park have begun legal action against the International Fund for Animal Welfare (Ifaw), demanding that the conservation NGO construct adequate fencing to protect the 167 villages around the park and compensate local people for the damage caused by the elephants. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Kilauea volcano's sporadic eruption resumes in Hawaii as lava pours out of a summit vent

Lava began bubbling out of Hawaii’s most active volcano once again on Tuesday as Kilauea’s sporadic eruption resumed

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1 week ago Walking in solitude and sunshine in Sicily: a newly restored pilgrim’s trail

A path in the Madonie natural park once used by itinerant friars takes present-day hikers on mountain trails through a terrain rich in wildlifeDespite walking for three days, we’ve seen no one. Not a single hiker, dog walker or shepherd. Instead, golden eagles have circled lazily overhead, stags have boldly held our gaze, and rare blue butterflies have flitted around our booted feet. The silence here is deep and dense, broken only by birdsong.This is the Madonie national park, also known as the Sicilian Alps, home to many of the island’s highest mountains and rarest plants. It’s a landscape of 200 million-year-old rocks, rich in fossils. Of raptors and the tiniest of songbirds. Of wild boar, fallow deer and porcupines. Of cyclamen and crocuses. Of the largest holly trees on the planet, and of 65 varieties of orchid. A landscape that is void of tourists, ramblers and Sicilians. For anyone in search of wilderness, solitude and sunshine, I can’t think of a better place. Continue readin...

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1 week ago Powerful New Zealand earthquake sees South Island residents warned to stay away from coast

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck on Tuesday afternoon off southwest coast of Fiordland national park

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