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On the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, rare originals are being displayed and publishers are offering collectors editions, including one that sells for $1,500

Conservative MP Jane Stevenson grilled the industry and Government about the missing items during a session of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee.

A Metropolitan Police investigation is under way.

Innovative scanning techniques show painting of sculptures was potentially as intricate as their carving

Strategy and unpredictability are a winning combination – as long as the rules are simple

Two centuries ago this week, French linguist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had cracked the code of hieroglyphics, the ancient Egyptian writing system that had puzzled scholars for centuries. RFI tells the story of a breakthrough that revolutionised human understanding of one of the world’s oldest civilisations.

The British Museum confirmed 60 items have now been returned

Museum says 60 items have been returned to date and 300 are due to be returned soon

The British Museum confirmed 60 items have now been returned.