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FBI investigating the sale of missing artefacts from the British Museum
The British Museum estimates that out of 1,500 items it believes were stolen or missing, 626 have so far been recovered and 100 more have been found but not yet returned
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Couple bought cottage with life-changing fortune hidden beneath kitchen
Becky and Robert Fooks never imagined they would find such valuable treasure while doing up their cottage in Dorset. But the removal of concrete kitchen floor was to hugely change their fortunes
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Unexpected story behind huge dinosaur skeleton that appeared in middle of night
Adam Lowe uses cutting-edge scanning and 3D printing, and often even DNA testing and forensics, to make copies of priceless paintings, sculptures and ancient wonders - and his latest project will be open for all to see at the Natural History Museum
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Boy, 12, finds rare 2,000 year old gold Roman bracelet lying in field
Rowan Brannan, 12, was walking with mum when he spotted the band dating back to the first century. The Roman bracelet of armilla type has since been studied by the British Museum
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Culture Secretary says 'thank you' to BP for £50m British Museum donation
Lucy Frazer said organisations should be 'applauded' for giving generously
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'All I want for Christmas is to get my country back from shameless grifters'
Britain's infested by shameless liars on the take, says Fleet Street Fox. Please Santa, can we have a general election?
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King Charles makes subtle clothing choice after Rishi Sunak's spat with Greek PM
King Charles, whose father was Greek, was pictured in the garment as he bumped into Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the COP28 climate change summit in Dubai, UAE
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Keir Starmer vows to put UK 'back on world stage' as he meets leaders at COP28
Labour leader Keir Starmer used a trip to the COP28 climate summit in Dubai to pledge to put Britain 'back on the world stage' if he becomes Prime Minister next year
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Debate rages over whether Elgin Marbles should stay in UK or go back to Greece
Two of our journalists give their very different opinions on the big debate which caused Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to pull out of a meeting with the Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis
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'Weak' Rishi Sunak ridiculed over Elgin Marbles snub to Greek Prime Minister
British PM Rishi Sunak was due to host his Greek counterpart in Downing Street today, but No10 cancelled the talks in the latest diplomatic spat over the Elgin Marbles
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Fury as Sunak 'cancels meeting with Greek PM' as Elgin Marbles spat deepens
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had been expected to challenge Rishi Sunak over the return of the 2,500-year-old Elgin Marbles during a meeting in London this week
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Thief on the loose after bronze cannon stolen from Royal Armouries collection
A nine-pound bronze gun, which is 64.5 inches (1.64 metres) in length and dates back to 1859, was snatched from a remote location in February, the Royal Armouries has revealed
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British Museum director quits over 'misjudged' remarks after treasures stolen
Items including gold, jewellery and gems of semi-precious stones were among the missing treasures at British Museum, discovered after an internal investigation at the attraction
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More than 1,500 items from British Museum 'stolen or destroyed' as probe deepens
Artefacts including gold, jewellery and gems of semi-precious stones were among the missing treasures, and sources say the true number could be 'closer to 2,000'
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Police seen at home of British Museum 'thief' accused of 'selling items on eBay'
Neighbours of veteran curator Peter Higgs, 56, have described seeing police officers outside his home after it emerged he was at the centre of allegations over missing items
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British Museum 'thief' is curator of 35 years 'who put priceless items on Ebay'
Peter John Higgs, 56, who worked at the British Museum for 35 years and is an expert in the Greek section is allegedly the staff member who put priceless items on eBay
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British Museum chief shares items that may have been stolen as worker is sacked
The British Museum says it has launched an urgent investigation alongside the Metropolitan Police over artefacts thought to have been stolen as it reveals which pieces may have been taken
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British Museum sacks employee after number of items 'missing, stolen or damaged'
The Met Police are now investigating after the British Museum sacked a member of staff after a number of relics were found 'missing, stolen or damaged' - but it isn't known quite how widespread the problem is yet
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British Museum attack horror as man arrested with 'large 30cm kitchen knife'
A man has been arrested after a stabbing outside the British Museum with a victim taken to hospital and three knives recovered with one witness reportedly saying they were "huge and silver"
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'We used AI to plan our London day out - it got us out of our comfort zone'
Paul Taylor, 41, who travels the world alongside his wife, Chiaki, 42 a program manager, visited the British Museum, Borough Market, Covent Garden and the Royal Opera House on advice of ChatGPT
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Austerity ministers must be 'taken to task' in Covid Inquiry on 'unprepared' NHS
David Cameron, George Osborne and Jeremy Hunt will all appear before the Covid inquiry this week as health leaders and unions warn they have 'serious questions to answer'
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Teen slammed after filming herself 'stealing' Canterbury Cathedral cobblestone
TikTokker Arorio Art posted a video of her pulling up a loose cobblestone outside Canterbury Cathedral with the caption "souvenir acquired" - but claims she wasn't responsible for it going missing
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Amateur detectorists 'can't believe' hoard of medieval coins is £150k treasure
An 'extremely rare' collection of coins discovered by amateur detectorists in Buckinghamshire have been officially declared as treasure worth a whopping £150,000
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British Museum in 'constructive' talks with Greece over return of Elgin Marbles
The museum's chairman - former Tory austerity Chancellor George Osborne - has been engaged in negotiations over a possible deal with the Greek authorities for the 2,500-year-old cultural treasures