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A book that lays bare the absurd claims Brexit would reduce red tape – but leaves austerity out of the analysis

Its next director is going to have to implement radical culture change if the institution is to remain fit for purpose in the 21st century

The British Museum houses a collection of about eight million historical and cultural artefacts from around the world.

At home or at work, the most toxic relationships are the ones where we are treated with both kindness and cruelty. So why do we get hooked on them – and how can we take back control?

Greece argues that the scupltures were obtained illegally, while the UK says they were not

Don’t ever open your mouth till you know what the shot is”: such is the timeless wisdom of real estate salesman Ricky Roma in David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross, and it is a maxim that politicians always do well to heed. Until now, Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, has observed…

The museum’s sprawling collections should be consolidated, with items sold to fund much-needed developments, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Chair of parliamentary reparations group hits out at law preventing return of Parthenon marbles and Benin bronzes

The British Museum says it has recovered some of the 2,000 items believed to have been stolen by an insider

The chairman of the museum’s trustees conceded the scandal has harmed the London institution’s reputation

The chairman of the museum’s trustees conceded the scandal has harmed the London institution’s reputation.