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British Museum chair tells Big Brue festival he thought no one would find out about the private viewing George Osborne has said he thought no one would find out about a private viewing of the Bayeux tapestry he organised for the tech billionaire Peter Thiel at the British Museum. The former chancellor, who is chair of the museum, told the Big Brue festival in Somerset that he had been on holiday …

Pasadena’s Norton Simon Museum holds 16th-century paintings stolen by the Nazis during the second world war Jewish heirs of Holocaust victims and their representatives have filed two lawsuits in California staking their claims to Nazi -looted paintings that still hang on the walls of prominent museums in Los Angeles and Auschwitz. This pair of lawsuits are the first to be filed after the recent p…

Authorities also issued warnings for Jeddah and Yanbu, a major industrial port and home to vital oil facilities Flames and a large plume of black smoke were seen rising above Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia on Saturday after the government sent air-raid alerts to citizens by phone overnight warning of aerial attacks. Explosions were heard in the capital and firefighters battled to extinguish the f…

President said he was banning MS Now, CNN and Politico journalists, saying of their coverage: ‘You get sick of it.’ News outlet MS Now said its journalists were denied access to the White House grounds on Saturday morning, a day after Donald Trump said he would ban the news channel and two other news outlets, CNN and Politico, from the executive branch complex. The outlet said a reporter and a ca…

The president has threatened to block renovations and suggested the landmark could be demolished after courts ruled against his bid to rename it It was born with the world premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s Mass. “Young people will come here and they will see this cultural centre,” Rose Kennedy, the mother of slain US president John F Kennedy, said at that opening night gala . “They will carry some …

The report highlights deep divides between low- and middle- income, a disparity that dates back decades A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reaffirms that adults are more likely to eat fresh fruits and vegetables as their income increases. The data brief comes as Republican cuts to food assistance programs, colloquially called “food stamps”, have led enrollment …

Acts of ‘familicide’ have increased dramatically this year – in the US, the killer is more likely to have easy access to a gun The US is often known globally for its shocking levels of violence, but acts of “family annihilation” or “familicide” rank among the most disturbing of crimes. They occur when an assailant kills four or more of their own family members and often see the killer also kill t…

Steven Kolb of the Council of Fashion Designers of America was filmed during an altercation at New York fashion week The chief executive of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, Steven Kolb, has resigned from his role, days after he was filmed physically restraining two animal rights activists during an altercation at New York fashion week. “After 20 years leading the CFDA, I have made the…

Case highlights severe financial strain on sector across UK as string of university housing schemes fail Are you having problems with your accommodation provider? Nearly 70 students in Dundee have been left scrambling to find accommodation for this academic year after the latest in a string of university housing schemes went bust amid severe financial strain on the sector. Students in the city ha…

As villagers take stock following symbolic vote, some fear far-right weaponisation of asylum dispute and influx of ‘masked people like in Dover’ The first significant event in the newly independent principality of Piddington was a decision to select the newt as the national animal, reflecting optimism that the amphibian’s endangered status might help block plans to open a centre for 1,250 asylum …

Co-owner of Manchester United says Britain is in decline because of high taxes and immigration The co-owner of Manchester United Sir Jim Ratcliffe has described the UK as being a country “on the slide” from the days when it had “the greatest empire in the world.” Ratcliffe, who founded petrochemicals giant Ineos, and has resided in Monaco, which has a relaxed tax regime, since 2020, said Britain …

Marra succeeds Anas Sarwar, who quit Holyrood to join Andy Burnham’s Westminster government Labour MSP Michael Marra has been elected as the party’s new Scottish leader, succeeding Anas Sarwar who quit Holyrood to join Andy Burnham’s government. More details soon … Continue reading...

German minister says companies are ‘exploiting situation’ in Middle East, as sky-high prices become major domestic issue for leaders European governments have discussed imposing a bloc-wide windfall tax on energy companies, as near-record fuel and gas prices pile pressure on leaders desperate to contain mounting public discontent and the challenge of the far right. With elections due next year in…

As Gaza documentary wins cinematic acclaim, its directors face vitriol in Israel amid a febrile election campaign First there was a moment of stunned silence. Then, in the Sala Grande, the main screening hall of the Venice film festival within the Palazzo del Cinema, the audience stood almost as one and turned to applaud the film-makers for 25 minutes. The film the audience had watched for 80 har…

Exclusive: In her first media interview since fleeing Russia, Rita Flores describes her three years of being run by the FSB First came the blackmail and death threats to secure cooperation, then came a series of tasks, each more sinister than the last: to inform on fellow activists, to elicit personal information from protest-minded artists and – eventually – to help with a plot to kidnap and mur…