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Just Stop Oil activists lie in Harrods bed as fuel poverty protests sweep UK

Just Stop Oil activists tucked themselves into a Harrods display bed as part of fuel poverty protests sweeping the UK. Footage of so-called “warm up” demonstrations on Saturday also showed security guards confronting protesters lying on sofas inside ...

03 Dec 2022 at 17:18

Archaeologist who discovered lost Iraq temple: People said I was making it up

The archaeologist who led the discovery of a lost Sumerian temple in the ancient city of Girsu has said he was accused by disbelieving peers of “making it up” and wasting funding. The find in Tello in the south of Iraq is the result of the Girsu ...

17 Feb 2023 at 14:52

University staff and civil servants stage fresh strikes over pay and conditions

University staff and civil servants staged more walkouts on Tuesday as figures revealed the UK recorded the highest number of working days lost to strike action for more than a decade in December. Tens of thousands of University and College ...

14 Feb 2023 at 12:55

Land Registry and DVLA staff to stage more strikes in pay row

Civil servants are to hold more strikes in the increasingly bitter dispute over pay, jobs, pensions and conditions. The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union said its members working for the Land Registry and the Driver and Vehicle ...

15 Feb 2023 at 16:18

British Museum shuts doors to visitors early after protest

The British Museum was forced to shut its doors early due to a protest against climate change and in support of Palestine. The London institution said on its website that it closed at 2.45pm on Sunday following demonstrations outside ...

24 Mar 2024 at 19:04

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

The Greek prime minister has expressed disappointment that Rishi Sunak “cancelled” a meeting in which he planned to raise the prospect of the return of the Elgin Marbles. Kyriakos Mitsotakis had been expecting to meet the British ...

27 Nov 2023 at 22:27

British Museum asks public to spot stolen items by going to new webpage

The British Museum is asking the public to go to its new webpage so they can help recover missing items from the institution’s collection. An estimated 2,000 artefacts – including gold jewellery, semi-precious stones and glass – ...

26 Sept 2023 at 14:20

British Museum suggests Mark Jones as director after Hartwig Fischer resignation

British Museum touts Mark Jones as director after Hartwig Fischer resignation

The trustees of the British Museum have put forward a former head of the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) as interim director. Sir Mark Jones was announced on Saturday by chair of the institution, George Osborne, who said the art ...

02 Sept 2023 at 21:14

British Museum announces first exhibition on female spiritual beings

The British Museum will open the first major exhibition exploring female spiritual beings later this year, including a contemporary icon of the Hindu goddess Kali. Feminine Power: The Divine To The Demonic opens at the British ...

08 Mar 2022 at 13:25

British Museum seeks interim leadership following resignation of director

The outcome of the interim leadership arrangement at the British Museum is expected within days, the PA news agency understands, after the institution’s director Hartwig Fischer announced his resignation. Mr Fischer leaves ...

25 Aug 2023 at 17:48

Man appears in court over stabbing outside British Museum

A man has appeared in court charged with causing grievous bodily harm after a Chinese tourist was allegedly stabbed outside the British Museum. Brady Wilson, 37, was arrested on Tuesday shortly after Zhung Tiang Wei, 36, ...

10 Aug 2023 at 14:41

Hartwig Fischer to step down as British Museum director next year

Hartwig Fischer will step down as director of the British Museum next year. The London museum, which houses historical artifacts from around the world, announced on Friday that the search for the next director will ...

28 Jul 2023 at 12:16

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