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George Osborne says ‘shocking’ and ‘staggering’ messages will soon be shared at public inquiry

Labour wins Tamworth with swing of 23.9 percentage points from Tories, then Mid Bedfordshire in largest ever turnaround of majority in UK byelection

The former chancellor will soon have three under three

Chair of trustees tells MPs security has been tightened and that recovered items will go on display

Greece has long called for the return of the Parthenon sculptures

Greece has long called for the return of the Parthenon sculptures.

An unnamed member of staff was sacked by the London-based attraction.

Around 2,000 items - including gold jewellery, semi-precious stones and glass - were stolen from the British Museum

British Museum interim director Sir Mark Jones is appearing before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Wednesday.

The one-off evidence session will ‘focus on the reputational and financial implications for the museum and the wider national collection’.

The invitation looks appealing — an evening with Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, hosted by one of the capital’s centre-Left communications companies, flourishing as a prospect of a change of government beckons. It’s posh enough to request your “dietary requirements”. This time last year, I remember Reeves and co were…