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British Museum ends terrible year as punchline in Christmas cracker joke

Elon Musk and Barbie film also feature in list of 10 most popular jokes in contest run by TV channel Gold

The Guardian - UK

Fight over the Elgin marbles casts a bad light on Rishi Sunak

Letters: Readers respond to the British prime minister’s refusal to return the Parthenon sculptures to Greece, and his snub of the Greek prime minister over the issue

The Guardian - UK

The Roman forts near Hadrian’s Wall are full of historical riches – and the climate crisis is destroying them

It isn’t just our planet’s future that’s at risk: soon the artefacts buried deep in our soil may be lost for ever, says Richard Hobbs, a senior curator at the British Museum

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What a week in London Politics: Rishi Sunak 'loses his marbles' and Susan Hall loses her Oyster card

The week began with Rishi Sunak getting into a diplomatic spat with Greece over the Elgin Marbles. The Prime Minister cancelled a meeting with Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the last minute on Monday because the Greek PM had wanted to talk about the return of the ancient sculptures on display in…

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak’s snub boosts Greek hopes for return of marbles

PM’s ‘blunder’ highlights the issue of the disputed Parthenon marbles, fuelling campaign to send them home to Athens

The Guardian - UK

What visitors to the British Museum think should happen to the Elgin marbles

A diplomatic row erupted after Rishi Sunak cancelled a meeting with the Greek prime minister who wanted to discuss the statues

The Independent UK

Marbles row leaves diplomats reassessing Sunak’s strategic grip

Cancellation of meeting with Greek PM has Europeans wondering how Cameron will work with No 10

The Guardian - UK

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King Charles III draws attention by wearing a Greek flag tie after London-Athens diplomatic spat

Britain's King Charles III has caused some raised eyebrows by wearing a tie adorned with a pattern of Greek flags to the COP28 climate summit in Dubai

The Independent UK

King Charles wears Greek flag tie days after Rishi Sunak rows with Greece over the Elgin Marbles

The blue and white tie was emblazoned with images of the Greek flag

Evening Standard

Questions for Scottish estate over Elgin Marbles kept in private collection

A SCOTTISH estate is facing questions over ancient marble artefacts taken from Greece for the Earl of Elgin which remain in its private collection…

The National (Scotland)

Is Rishi Sunak using the Parthenon marbles as a distraction? Perhaps – but so are the Greeks

For both the UK prime minister and Kyriakos Mitostakis, this row is actually about nationalist politics, says Marina Prentoulis, an associate professor in politics and media

The Guardian - UK

British Museum to continue talks with Greece over Elgin Marbles despite fallout

Museum chairman George Osborne said negotiations over an exchange deal would go on ‘whether Rishi Sunak meets Greek PM or not’

Evening Standard

Will Sunak's Elgin Marbles Snub to the Greek PM Affect UK-Greece Bilateral Relations?

Rishi Sunak is under fire over a last-minute snub to the Greek PM on the Elgin Marbles issue which led to the Greek PM returning to Greece without discussing issues like illegal immigration and Gaza.

International Business Times UK

Return the Parthenon marbles. The British Museum has too much stuff anyway

These relics from the fountainhead of European culture don’t belong in a cold, grey Bloomsbury chamber, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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'She did not just say that': Top Tory botches Scottish name amid Parthenon row

THE UK Education Secretary said it is "very clear" that the Parthenon sculptures should stay in the British Museum. Whether her opinion…

International Business Times

Greek PM Was 'Grandstanding' In Sculpture Row: UK's Sunak

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday defended his decision to snub Kyriakos Mitsotakis, accusing his Greek counterpart of playing to the gallery in a row over ancient sculptures.

Al Jazeera

How Parthenon sculptures sparked a diplomatic row between Greece and UK

The UK PM cancelled a planned meeting with his Greek counterpart after Athens sought permanent return of the sculptures.

The Guardian - UK

V&A director says museum trustees ‘infantilised’ amid row over Parthenon marbles

Tristram Hunt says trustees should be able to ‘make case’ for items to be retained or returned to countries of origin

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Here is how the 'Elgin Marbles' ended up in the British Museum amid row with Greece

From what they are to how they ended up in the UK, here is everything you need to know about the Elgin Marbles or Parthenon Marbles from Greece.

Evening Standard

Elgin Marbles row deepens as Greek minister says ‘history and justice’ on their side

Greek foreign minister Giorgos Gerapetritis spoke out while attending a Nato summit with Lord David Cameron

The Independent UK

‘History and justice’ on side of Greek claim to Elgin Marbles, says minister

Greek foreign minister Giorgos Gerapetritis spoke out while attending a Nato summit with Lord David Cameron.

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: How Rishi Sunak’s tantrum over the Parthenon marbles turned into a Greek tragedy

In today’s newsletter: Why the sculptures, taken by Lord Elgin in 1802, are still causing diplomatic strife 220 years later

The Guardian - UK

Parthenon marbles row raises fresh fears over fraught UK-EU relations

War of words between Athens and London escalates after Rishi Sunak’s snub to Greek prime minister

The Independent UK

How a group of ancient sculptures sparked a dispute between Greece and the UK

Britain and Greece were able to differ for decades over the world’s toughest cultural heritage dispute

International Business Times

Acropolis Row: UK And Greece Quarrel Over Cancelled PM Meeting

Britain and Greece on Tuesday disputed claims about why a prime ministerial meeting was cancelled, in a diplomatic row against a backdrop of ownership claims to ancient sculptures on display at the British Museum.

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