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In the last few weeks, we have been regularly reminded that secret talks have been taking place between the Greek government and the British Museum over the return of the Parthenon marbles to Greece. As soon the discussions became public knowledge, a wave of optimism swept the media, culminating in…

Visiting the British Museum during the half-term week will require pre-booked tickets

Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show 843,000 working days were lost to labour disputes in December 2022.

The University and College Union will reballot members to allow staff to take further industrial action through the rest of the academic year

The University and College Union will reballot members to allow staff to take further industrial action through the rest of the academic year.

It's one of the oldest symbols of democracy. The 2,500-year-old Parthenon in the Greek capital Athens attracts around 7.2 million vistors annually. But for more than two centuries, the site has been missing some of its marble sculptures. They were taken by the British ambassador in the 1800s, then sold…

Hunt calls for a ‘programme of cultural partnerships’ with former colonies

PCS Union plan represents significant escalation in a long-running dispute over pay, pension and job security demands

Oxford museum aims to ‘set the record straight’ about the discovery of Knossos Palace in Crete

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

Cafe owner Charlie Clarke ‘shrieked like schoolgirl’ when he turned up pristine necklace bearing initials of Henry and Katherine of Aragon