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Antiquities dealer who exposed thefts at British Museum dies aged 61

Ittai Gradel died of renal cancer days after museum awarded him medal for ‘very significant contribution’

The Guardian - UK

Late physicist’s Nobel Prize medal donated to university where he had key idea

Professor Peter Higgs’s ‘God particle’ was proved years later with experiments at the Large Hadron Collider.

Evening Standard

‘It’s quite a thing to do a show here and openly use the word looting’: artist Hew Locke on decolonising the British Museum

After his triumphant Tate installation, The Procession, the artist is preparing a radical exhibition tackling Britain’s imperial past. He talks about why we must return plundered artefacts and rethink attitudes to heritage

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The week in audio: Thief at the Museum; Memories from the Dance Floor; The John Dredge Nothing to Do With Anything Show; More or Less – review

A case of cultural sleuthing makes for a classy whodunnit; LGBTQ+ nightlife in 70s and 80s Wales hits the sweet spot; a comic whose every line is a winner; and politics unpicked

The Guardian - UK

British Museum faces potential £1 million bill over missing treasures

The final bill will be published in the museum’s accounts.

Evening Standard

FBI investigating sale of items stolen from the British Museum and sold to US collectors

Some of the items - including an amethyst gem depicting a cupid - made their way onto eBay

The Independent UK

British Museum finds almost 300 more stolen and missing artefacts

The British Museum has recovered 268 more missing objects following thefts at the institution.

Evening Standard

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Letter: Peter Higgs obituary

Neil Hutton writes: The local brewery honoured him with a special beer – Partic Ale

The Guardian - UK

The big steal: how do ancient treasures from museums end up for sale on the internet?

At least 2,000 items from the British Museum were reported missing, stolen or damaged last year, and it now faces a massive overhaul. But it’s not the only institution that finds it hard to keep hold of its collections – and when that happens, who do they call? Meet the…

The Guardian - UK

A rose-tinted view of Harold Wilson’s affair

Brief letters: Mary Wilson | Turning the tabloids | The Fender Stratocaster | Peter Higgs | Lost vowels in Abrdn

The Guardian - UK

Why Peter Higgs leaves a massive legacy in the field of physics

On April 8, 2024, Peter Higgs passed away. Pioneering the discovery of the Higgs boson, the mark the theoretical physicist has left on physics is immense.

Space

Wednesday briefing: Israel turns on Netanyahu – but is it enough to end his premiership?

In today’s newsletter: Despite protests and the fact that almost three-quarters of Israelis want the PM to quit, huge obstacles stand in the way of his exit

The Guardian - UK

Peter Higgs, whose success as a physicist depends on whom you ask

Peter Higgs, physicist behind the poorly named "God particle," shunned fame, preferred to share credit on his most important work, and wouldn’t have been a successful physicist in the 21st century.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | MHA orders withdrawal of 50 companies of Central forces from Manipur; States, UTs asked to submit data on heat stroke cases and deaths, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on April 10, 2024

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LiveScience

Peter Higgs, Nobel Prize-winning physicist who predicted the Higgs boson, dies at 94

Celebrated theoretical physicist Peter Higgs, best known for predicting the existence of the Higgs boson, has died at the age of 94 after a short illness.

WEKU

Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the so-called 'God particle,' has died

Higgs predicted the existence of the Higgs boson particle, helping explain how matter formed after the Big Bang. His death at 94 was announced by the University of Edinburgh, where he was a professor.

The Guardian - UK

Peter Higgs obituary

Theoretical physicist whose name was attached to the Higgs boson, a sign of the mechanism underlying the structure of atoms

France 24

Nobel-winning 'God particle' physicist Peter Higgs dies aged 94

British physicist Peter Higgs, whose theory of a mass-giving particle – the so-called Higgs boson – jointly earned him the Nobel Prize for Physics, has died aged 94, the University of Edinburgh announced on Tuesday.

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The Guardian - UK

Peter Higgs, physicist who proposed Higgs boson, dies aged 94

Nobel-prize winning physicist who showed how particle helped bind universe together died at home in Edinburgh

The Hindu

Peter Higgs, who proposed existence of Higgs boson particle, has died at 94, university says

Peter Higgs death: Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the Higgs boson particle, has died at age 94, the University of Edinburgh said

Evening Standard

OPINION - The British Museum thefts have exposed a deeper problem than just security

Its next director is going to have to implement radical culture change if the institution is to remain fit for purpose in the 21st century

The Independent UK

‘Incredibly poor’ British Museum security let thief take valuables over years, ex-curator claims

Exclusive: Second expert claims colleague alerted bosses numerous times as far back as 2020

The Guardian - UK

‘Nobody was expecting it’: British Museum warned reputation seriously damaged and treasures will take decades to recover

Experts say loss of 1,500 items reveals lax cataloguing and boosts case for returning objects to countries of origin

The Independent UK

Greece accused of ‘blatant opportunism’ for suggesting British Museum is not safe

Greece has been campaigning for decades for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures

Evening Standard

British Museum ‘knew three years ago that treasures were being sold on eBay’

The British Museum was facing fresh criticism on Friday after it was claimed that it was warned three years ago that missing artefacts were being sold on eBay.

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