MYSTERIOUS: 22 - What They Never Told You

Cabinet Secretary calls out Scottish estate over 'Elgin Marbles' in private hands

THE Greek marbles kept on the private Scottish estate of Lord Elgin should be “returned to their rightful home”, a Cabinet Secretary has said ...

The National (Scotland) · Dec 9, 2023

Temple linked to Hercules and Alexander the Great discovered in ancient megacity in Iraq

Archaeologists have discovered two temples, one buried atop the other, in the ancient megacity of Girsu in Iraq. One temple is linked to Hercules and Alexander the Great.

LiveScience · Dec 7, 2023

Pressure grows on UK over British Museum treasures as Netherlands returns major colonial artefacts

Sri Lanka says return of looted artefacts is redressing ‘historical injustice’

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2023

The Roman forts near Hadrian’s Wall are full of historical riches – and the climate crisis is destroying them

It isn’t just our planet’s future that’s at risk: soon the artefacts buried deep in our soil may be lost for ever, says Richard Hobbs, a senior curator at the British Museum

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2023

What a week in London Politics: Rishi Sunak 'loses his marbles' and Susan Hall loses her Oyster card

The week began with Rishi Sunak getting into a diplomatic spat with Greece over the Elgin Marbles. The Prime Minister cancelled a meeting with Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the last minute on Monday because the Greek PM had wanted to talk about the return of the ancient sculptures on display in…

Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2023

Rishi Sunak’s snub boosts Greek hopes for return of marbles

PM’s ‘blunder’ highlights the issue of the disputed Parthenon marbles, fuelling campaign to send them home to Athens

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2023

What visitors to the British Museum think should happen to the Elgin marbles

A diplomatic row erupted after Rishi Sunak cancelled a meeting with the Greek prime minister who wanted to discuss the statues

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2023

Marbles row leaves diplomats reassessing Sunak’s strategic grip

Cancellation of meeting with Greek PM has Europeans wondering how Cameron will work with No 10

The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2023

King Charles III draws attention by wearing a Greek flag tie after London-Athens diplomatic spat

Britain's King Charles III has caused some raised eyebrows by wearing a tie adorned with a pattern of Greek flags to the COP28 climate summit in Dubai

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2023

King Charles wears Greek flag tie days after Rishi Sunak rows with Greece over the Elgin Marbles

The blue and white tie was emblazoned with images of the Greek flag

Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2023