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All the UK strike dates confirmed for April 2023

Junior doctors joining teachers, Passport Office staff and driving examiners in taking action this month

The Independent UK

All the UK strike dates confirmed for April 2023

Junior doctors joining teachers, Passport Office staff and driving examiners in taking action this month

The Independent UK

Smuggled Iranian carving worth £30m seized at airport by UK border patrol

The ancient treasure has been restored and will go on show at the British Museum before going back home

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Greece welcomes back ancient art amid pressure on British Museum

The restitution of Parthenon artefacts from the Vatican increases pressure on the British Museum to return marbles.

Al Jazeera

There's no plan to change law stopping Elgin Marbles from returning to Greece, says PM

The 1963 British Museum Act stops the institution from giving away items in its collection. Rishi Sunak has said he has no intention of changing the law to allow the sculptures to be returned.

Wales Online

UK PM Sunak Rules Out Law Change for Return of Parthenon Marbles

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ruled out changing a law which prohibits the British Museum handing the Parthenon marbles permanently back to Greece. Sunak said there are no plans to amend the legislation, which states the museum can only dispose of objects within its collection in limited circumstances. However, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

No plans to return Parthenon marbles to Greece, says Rishi Sunak

PM says British Museum collection is funded by taxpayers and protected by law

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UK and Greece could cut a deal on Elgin Marbles

The return of the British Museum's Elgin Marbles to Greece is possible even if the two sides cannot come to an agreement

The New Daily

Treasure buried for 800 years found by man out metal detecting

The almost complete silver brooch is believed to date back to between 1200 and 1300

Liverpool Echo

Vatican returns Parthenon sculpture fragments to Greece, amid calls for UK to follow

A representative of the Greek Orthodox Church urged other countries to ‘imitate’ the ‘historic’ gesture

Evening Standard

Hundreds of cultural treasures seized from Ethiopia found in London

Plundered gems located in capital as debate goes on over their return

Evening Standard

Vatican, Greece ink deal for 'donation' of Parthenon Marbles

The Vatican and Greece are finalizing a deal for the return of three sculpture fragments from the Parthenon that have been in the collection of the Vatican Museums for two centuries

The Independent UK

Vital clue found near Bristol in hunt for Ethiopian treasure

The author of a tragic tale about an African Prince is looking for information on the miniature cross

Bristol Post

Johnson: Nothing will stop me reciting Roald Dahl

Boris Johnson took aim at attempts to rewrite Roald Dahl and the possibility of handing the Elgin Marbles back to Greece.

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The Independent UK

Who is Napier Marten? Father who made emotional appeal for daughter missing with baby

Napier Marten sent a heartfelt plea to his daughter to hand herself in

Evening Standard

Empress’s new clothes star in blockbuster British Museum exhibition

Museum showcases display of 19th century Chinese treasures

Evening Standard

Our guide to London’s best free museum exhibitions – get your culture hit for less

London is jam-packed with fantastic free displays

The Guardian - UK

Discovery of 4,500-year-old palace in Iraq may hold key to ancient civilisation

Sumerian Lord Palace of the Kings found in archeological collaboration with British Museum

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The Independent UK

British Museum heritage initiative helps discover remains of lost palace in Iraq

Director of the British Museum said the discovery holds ‘enormous potential’ for our understanding of the Sumerian civilisation.

Manchester Evening News

Golden mummies and a brand new gallery wing as the Manchester Museum re-opens after two years and £15m refurb

The iconic Manchester Road space has been closed since 2021

The Independent UK

Museum: London, Athens could share Parthenon Marbles in deal

The chair of the British Museum says the U.K. and Greece are working on a deal that would see his institution's Parthenon Marbles displayed in both London and Athens

The Conversation

Debate: Sorry, British Museum, a loan of the Parthenon Marbles is not a repatriation

In the last few weeks, we have been regularly reminded that secret talks have been taking place between the Greek government and the British Museum over the return of the Parthenon marbles to Greece. As soon the discussions became public knowledge, a wave of optimism swept the media, culminating in…

Evening Standard

When are British Museum workers striking and will it affect my visit?

Visiting the British Museum during the half-term week will require pre-booked tickets

The Independent UK

University staff and civil servants stage fresh strikes over pay and conditions

Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show 843,000 working days were lost to labour disputes in December 2022.

The Independent UK

Thousands of university staff and civil servants to begin three day strike

The University and College Union will reballot members to allow staff to take further industrial action through the rest of the academic year

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