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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

The jewellery shows the initials and symbols of Henry VIII and his first wife Katherine of Aragon – but it’s not yet known whether it originally belonged to the king or to Katherine

Treasure including 16th century gold neclace found by detectorists is going on show in museums

Artifacts from ancient Egyptian culture reveal a culture that was far less puritanical about oral sex than we are