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What a find! Gold necklace to mark (first) wedding of Henry VIII

Treasure including 16th century gold neclace found by detectorists is going on show in museums

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2023

Egyptians viewed oral sex as holy

Artifacts from ancient Egyptian culture reveal a culture that was far less puritanical about oral sex than we are

Salon · Jan 30, 2023

Rishi Sunak must fight hard to stop a Labour win looking inevitable

Yesterday the Prime Minister and his Cabinet gathered at Chequers for a spot of truth-telling by Isaac Levido, their elections guru. There was to be no “sugarcoating” during Levido’s election strategy briefing, we were told. The presence at the large shiny mahogany table of the Conservatives’ embattled chairman Nadhim Zahawi…

Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2023

I’m sorry, dear Greeks, but the Elgin Marbles simply must stay here

Yesterday I made my way in the crisp morning sunshine to the British Museum to gaze at the utter magnificence of the Elgin Marbles, the future of which have become a thorny topic again. In December we heard it was likely they were returning to Greece, this week they are…

Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2023

Artist asks British Museum to return Assyrian treasure to Iraq in swap

Sculptor Michael Rakowitz says he will give his fourth-plinth bull to Tate Modern if Iraq can share custody

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2023

Struggle to reach deal in secret talks to return Elgin Marbles to Greece

Sources say two sides cannot agree on how much of the disputed artefacts should return to Athens and for how long

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023

Mother missing with newborn baby is part of aristocratic family with links to the Queen Mother

Constance Marten, who went missing after their vehicle broke down on the M61, is part of the Marten family who used to own Crichel estate in Dorset

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023

Lest we forget: our NHS crisis is the deadly legacy of George Osborne’s austerity

Excess deaths are the highest in 70 years. Everyone outside the Conservative party knows the cause – 13 years of underinvestment

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2023

Full list of government departments and services due to be hit by civil servant strike on February 1

A huge number of public services are set to impacted when 100,000 civil servants walk out

Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2023