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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

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

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

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

Lucy Frazer said organisations should be 'applauded' for giving generously

Britain's infested by shameless liars on the take, says Fleet Street Fox. Please Santa, can we have a general election?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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'

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

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

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

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

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"

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

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'

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

An 'extremely rare' collection of coins discovered by amateur detectorists in Buckinghamshire have been officially declared as treasure worth a whopping £150,000

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