London museum returns 72 Benin treasures to Nigeria
Horniman museum is first government-funded institution to hand back artefacts looted by British forces in 1897 A London museum is to return 72 treasured artefacts,...
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Anticolonial hero statue to occupy Trafalgar Square fourth plinth from September
Antelope by Samson Kambalu depicts John Chilembwe wearing hat in defiance of colonial rule in Nyasaland, now Malawi A sculpture of a preacher who was...
V&A to display its first African fashion exhibition
Galleries will showcase designers who are often overlooked, in an effort to acknowledge colonial histories within the museum The Victoria and Albert Museum will open...
London flooding poses ‘significant risk’ unless immediate action taken
Expert report warns of dangers of relying on Victorian drainage system, lack of funding and awareness of risks There is now a significant risk of...
Oscar Wilde’s former street named the most expensive in England
The average house price on Tite Street in Chelsea is £28.9m, says mortgage lender Halifax It was once home to literary and artistic greats including...
Covid news live: WHO urges caution over festive gatherings, London cancels NYE celebration
WHO warns holiday festivities will lead to “increased cases, overwhelmed health systems and more deaths”; London records the UK’s highest number of Omicron cases amid...
