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What are the Elgin Marbles and why are they so controversial?

The diplomatic row over the ancient sculptures has intensified, after Rishi Sunak cancelled a meeting with the Greek prime minister at short notice

Evening Standard

What are the Elgin Marbles?

The Greek prime minister has pushed for the return of the marbles, saying the current situation is like the Mona Lisa painting being cut in half.

The Independent UK

Greek officials angry and puzzled after UK's Sunak scraps leaders' meeting over Parthenon Marbles

Greek officials say they will continue talks with the British Museum on bringing the Parthenon Marbles back to Athens

The Independent UK

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Sunak hits back at Greek PM in Elgin Marbles row and warns return would be ‘slippery slope’

PM under fire over snub, as Athens describes No 10 move as ‘unprecedented’ and injury to Greek pride

The Independent UK

Greek leader declines meeting with UK deputy PM after Rishi Sunak’s snub

Kyriakos Mitsotakis ‘deeply disappointed’ after Sunak talks cancelled amid Parthenon sculptures row

The Guardian - UK

UK and Greece in diplomatic row after Sunak’s Elgin Marbles snub to Mitsotakis

A Cabinet minister said it was a ‘matter of regret’ that Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis did not agree to meet Oliver Dowden after Rishi Sunak cancelled.

The Independent UK

Parthenon marbles row derails talks between UK’s Sunak, Greece’s Mitsotakis

The Greek PM expressed ‘displeasure’ that Sunak axed their meeting, saying he avoided talks on the disputed marbles.

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Parthenon marbles row: Rishi Sunak cancels meeting with Greek PM

Tory source says ‘it became impossible for meeting to go ahead’ after Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged return of antiquities to Athens

The Guardian - UK

Elgin Marbles row erupts as Greek PM accuses Sunak of cancelling meeting at 11th hour

Kyriakos Mitsotakis left ‘baffled, surprised, and not a little bit annoyed’, source says

The Independent UK

Greek prime minister accuses Sunak of scrapping Elgin Marbles talks at 11th hour

A source on the Greek side said they were left ‘baffled, surprised and not a little bit annoyed’ by the alleged late cancellation.

The Independent UK

Diplomatic spat over the Parthenon Marbles scuttles meeting of British and Greek leaders

A diplomatic spat has erupted between Greece and Britain after the U.K. canceled a planned meeting between Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Greek premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis

The Independent UK

Greek PM bemoans lack of progress on return of Parthenon marbles

Kyriakos Mitsotakis to raise issue of ‘reunification’ of sculptures when he meets Rishi Sunak this week

The Guardian - UK

Keeping Elgin Marbles in the UK akin to ‘cutting Mona Lisa in half’, says Greek PM

Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said he will raise the issue during meetings with Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer in London this week

Evening Standard

Greek PM To 'Persist' With UK Over Parthenon Marbles

Greece's prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Sunday he would push for the return of the Parthenon Marbles when he meets UK leader Rishi Sunak in Britain this week.

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The Independent UK

Keeping Elgin Marbles in UK akin to ‘cutting Mona Lisa in half’ – Greek leader

Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said he will raise the issue during meetings with Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer in London this week.

The Independent UK

Elgin marbles in British Museum like cutting ‘Mona Lisa in half’, Greek PM says ahead of Sunak meeting

Issue not one of ownership but ‘where can you best appreciate what is essentially one monument?’

The Independent UK

Greek premier to meet Starmer and Sunak in renewed push to return Elgin marbles

Kyriakos Mitsotakis due to meet Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer in London next week

The Independent UK

Starmer open to Elgin Marbles deal with Greece – reports

Sir Keir Starmer would not opposed any loan deal that would involve the Elgin Marbles being returned to Athens, according to reports.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Cultural vandalism’: row as Kew Gardens and Natural History Museum plan to move collections out of London

Scientific specimens and research facilities set to be rehoused in Reading University science park, alongside British Museum archive

Evening Standard

Grayson Perry: 'my audience is the well-educated left-leaning middle classes. So I make them suffer for that'

The acclaimed artist, writer and TV star is touring a new one-man show. He talks about not chasing laughs, the car-crash of current politics and developing a musical about his life

LiveScience

Baboon mummy DNA from ancient Egypt reveals location of mysterious port city not on any maps

A new DNA study suggests that the lost realm of Punt and the port city of Adulis may have been in the same place, separated by time.

The Conversation

Timeless allure: why Australia is filled to the brim with exhibitions on ancient Egypt

Closing last month, this year WA Museum Boola Bardip in Perth was host to a major exhibition Discovering Ancient Egypt.

The Independent UK

George Osborne gives major update on British Museum deal with Greece over Elgin Marbles

The safety of the Parthenon sculptures was questioned after a high-profile theft at the museum was announced earlier this year

The Independent UK

George Osborne hopes British Museum reaches deal with Greece over Elgin Marbles

The safety of the Parthenon sculptures was questioned after a high-profile theft at the museum was announced earlier this year.

Evening Standard

Burma to Myanmar at the British Museum review: a striking introduction to the country's rich history

75 years after Myanmar became independent of Britain, this small but interesting exhibition looks at the diversity of the region

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