in the south of the country. the un world heritage site contains several large geoglyphs, mostly depicting animals created around 2,000 years ago. like the other figures, scientists believe the cat was created by making depressions or shallow incisions in the desert floor, removing pebbles and exposing coloured earth. the cat is around 37 metres long. the graffiti artist banksy has confirmed that he created a piece of art which has appeared in the english city of nottingham. the work shows a girl hula—hooping with a bicycle tyre. it appeared on tuesday, next to a bent bicycle frame which is missing its back wheel. a plastic screen put over the mural to protect it has already been vandalised twice. a reminder of our top story. a new ceasefire has come into effect in the bitter conflict over the disputed territory of nagorno—kara bakh. the humanitarian truce was announced in identical statements from armenia and azerbaijan, and came after the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, spoke to both sides. over the past couple of days each side has accused the other of fresh attacks violating another truce, including an azeri claim that armenia had shelled its second city ganja, killing civilians. more on all our stories on a