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Sunak accuses Greek PM of ‘grandstanding’ over Parthenon marbles

Prime minister escalates row with Athens counterpart in first public comments after cancelling their meeting

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2023

UK's Sunak ramps up criticism of Greek leader in Parthenon Marbles spat

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has escalated his war of words with the leader of Greece

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023

Greek PM Was 'Grandstanding' In Sculpture Row: UK's Sunak

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday defended his decision to snub Kyriakos Mitsotakis, accusing his Greek counterpart of playing to the gallery in a row over ancient sculptures.

International Business Times · Nov 29, 2023

V&A director says museum trustees ‘infantilised’ amid row over Parthenon marbles

Tristram Hunt says trustees should be able to ‘make case’ for items to be retained or returned to countries of origin

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2023

Here is how the 'Elgin Marbles' ended up in the British Museum amid row with Greece

From what they are to how they ended up in the UK, here is everything you need to know about the Elgin Marbles or Parthenon Marbles from Greece.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 29, 2023

Funding plea made to help preserve 'iconic' Scottish landmark

A FUNDING plea has been made in a bid to preserve an “iconic” Scottish map in need of maintenance support.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 29, 2023

Queendom review – queer drag artist’s dangerous protest in Putin’s Russia

Documentary suggests that when performer Gena Marvin takes to the streets she is squaring up not only to prejudice but to the state

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2023

Vincent Van Duysen’s furniture for Giustini Stagetti is inspired by sculpture and Rationalism

‘I.R.O. – Italian Rational Objects’, an exhibition and furniture collection, is the first collaboration between Vincent Van Duysen and Rome design gallery Giustini Stagetti

Wallpaper · Nov 29, 2023

Brad Pitt in a chicken suit and rating friends: jobseekers believed ‘condescending’ courses required to get payments

Resilience course provider claims it uses the ‘same model of change as smoking cessation’ but welfare advocates say courses are ‘social eugenics’

The Guardian - AU · Nov 29, 2023

Larry Fink, photographer who contrasted social classes, dead at 82

Larry Fink, an acclaimed and adventurous photographer whose subjects ranged from family portraits and political satire to working class lives and the elite of show business and Manhattan society, has died

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023