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Named: Curator sacked after British Museum treasures vanished

Expert in Greek antiques Peter Higgs protests his innocence over theft of gold and jewellery worth tens of millions

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2023

Questions over safety of Elgin Marbles at British Museum after artefacts stolen

The London institution is undertaking a security review after items from its collection were found to be missing, stolen or damaged.

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2023

Priceless British Museum items stolen ‘may already be melted down’ expert warns

It is thought around 3,000 priceless items were taken from museum storeroom, ranging from 15th century BC to 19th century AD

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2023

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British museum worker sacked over ‘stolen’ treasures

The Metropolitan Police is investigating how several items from the British Museum’s collection were stolen or damaged by a member of the institution’s staff.

The Week · Aug 17, 2023

Education secretary defends ‘incredibly rude’ comments about the value of A-level results – as it happened

Gillian Keegan told Sky that employers ‘won’t ask you anything about your A-level grades in 10 years’ time’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2023

Stolen British Museum artefacts may have already been ‘melted down or sent abroad’, expert warns

Scotland Yard is investigating the incident but said no arrests have yet been made

Evening Standard · Aug 17, 2023

British Museum sacks staff member after items vanish from collection

Treasures including jewellery and gems kept in a storeroom were found to be missing, stolen or damaged, the London museum said

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2023

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British Museum says staff member dismissed after items were found to be missing, stolen or damaged

The British Museum said a member of staff has been dismissed after items were found to be missing, stolen or damaged

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

British Museum boss reveals items have been stolen as staff member dismissed

The matter is under investigation by the economic crime command of the Metropolitan Police.

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

British Museum worker sacked after items found ‘stolen or damaged’

The matter is also under investigation by the economic crime command of the Metropolitan Police

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

British Museum staff sacked after 3,000-year-old artefacts go missing

Scotland Yard are investigating

Evening Standard · Aug 16, 2023

Police probe launched as British Museum items 'stolen'

A BRITISH Museum worker has been sacked and a police probe has been launched after items in its collection were found to be “missing, stolen or…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 16, 2023

British Museum urged to remove BP’s name from lecture theatre

Over 80 public figures tell museum’s director it would send a ‘powerful message’ on fossil fuel sponsorship

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2023

Khosrow Hassanzadeh obituary

Artist who applied the techniques of pop art to exploring Iranian life past and present

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2023

British Museum director to step down next year after eight years in charge

Hartwig Fischer was appointed with a brief to develop a masterplan for badly needed renovation

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2023

Hartwig Fischer to step down as British Museum director next year

He has been in the post since 2016.

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2023

British Museum to show king’s solid gold message studded with rubies

An anonymous artists worried about reprisal from the Myanmar government is also featured in the exhition.

The Conversation · Jul 13, 2023

How the British Museum's new exhibition reveals China's Hidden Century through everyday lives

The face of the British Museum’s big summer show, China’s Hidden Century, is that of an elderly woman wearing jade earrings, dressed in a blue robe with ornate gold embroidery decorating its collar.

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The Hindu · Jul 12, 2023

Loot, intransigence, and the darkening of a colonial blot

The return of cultural artefacts is a moral obligation which the West owes to its former colonies

Daily Record · Jul 12, 2023

Edinburgh landmark named most 'overcrowded' tourist destination in Europe

The most "overcrowded" and "busy" tourist destinations in Europe have been revealed in new research, and a popular and historic Edinburgh spot has topped the list.

Evening Standard · Jul 5, 2023

‘Share the Parthenon marbles’, mayor Sadiq Khan tells the British Museum

‘There’s a discussion to share some of this stuff’ Khan told a Greek newspaper

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2023

‘Translation is an art’: why translators are battling for recognition

Like any author, translators want to receive credit for their work instead of being treated as an afterthought

The Conversation · Jun 30, 2023

Controversy over poems at British Museum shows urgent need for more recognition for translators

The British Museum has had to apologise after a translator’s words were used without permission. Writer and translator Yilin Wang shared on Twitter that their translations of work by the Chinese feminist poet Qiu Jin appeared in the museum’s exhibition, China’s Hidden Century, without consent.

Evening Standard · Jun 28, 2023

British Museum staff to stage six-day strike next month

The move comes amid a dispute over pay, pensions and jobs in the civil service

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2023

British Museum offers to pay translator after plagiarism row

Yilin Wang had translated passages from a Chinese revolutionary which were used in the China’s Hidden Century exhibition

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