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Beset by colonial controversy, difficult finances and the discovery of a thief on the inside, Britain’s most visited museum is in deep trouble. Can it restore its reputation?

If you can’t make it to Samarkand or Xian, visit Jarrow, Lichfield or Southend at the other end of the historic trading route

It doesn’t take much nous to see what’s going on with the Elgin Marbles. After the PM’s affectionate chat with the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the other day, Sir Keir Starmer’s office has confirmed that the Government will not stand in the way of a deal between the Greek…

George Osborne, chairman of the British Museum, confirmed it is looking at a deal that would see some of the sculptures returned to Athens in exchange for Greek treasures being displayed in London

UK officials hinted Tuesday that a deal was in the works with Greece to end a decades-long dispute over the highly contested and priceless Parthenon Marbles.

Talks over the future of the ancient sculptures being moved to Greece on loan are reportedly progressing.

Greece’s prime minister is in London on for his first top-level U.K. meeting since a spat last year over the contested Parthenon Marbles

Keir Starmer is thought to be more open to the idea of returning the Elgin Marbles than predecessor Rishi Sunak

Letter: Elisabeth Winder highlights a museum that already exists on the transatlantic slave trade, in response to the possibility of a permanent exhibition in London’s British Museum