Stories in StoneDefenders of Lord Elgin argue that the removal of the marbles ensured their preservation. His critics point out that British attitudes to conservation were not always historically ...

It so happens that Fischer had, a couple of years earlier, given an interview to Greek media defending the British Museum’s ownership of a collection of sculptures that Lord Elgin’s team of ...

A centaur and a Lapith struggling in a scene from the Elgin marbles. Photo: Carole Raddato / Wikimedia Commons History is often said to be written by the victors—but what does that mean for ...

It was all Greek to us at the time but it obviously worked for him and he cleaned up all the marbles in Elgin Street. Anyhow, Carlton had a shocking start to the 1956 season until we came up against ...

The British Museum has loaned one of the Elgin Marbles to Russia – the first time part of the priceless collection has been moved out of Britain since it arrived from Greece. The loan comes amid ...

Starmer has made it clear he will not stand in the way of a deal to “loan” some of the so-called Elgin Marbles back to Athens if an agreement can be reached between the British Museum and Greece.

There is widespread bafflement among Conservatives about the prime minister's decision to pick a public fight with Greece over the Elgin Marbles, the BBC's Political Editor Chris Mason reports.

SIR Keir Starmer will refuse to give ground on the Elgin Marbles when the Greek PM comes to London tomorrow. The PM is expected to tell Kyriakos Mitsotakis that the long-running spat over the ...

A major new campaign to return the Elgin marbles to Greece is being launched in London. Various groups which have been urging Britain to hand back the disputed relics have come together under the ...

Labour could exploit a legislative loophole that would allow the Elgin Marbles to be returned to Greece. The British Museum and other major institutions are barred by law from giving away the ...

Sir Keir Starmer's government is "open" to a deal over the Elgin Marbles with Greece, it has emerged. The Prime Minister is to meet his Greek counterpart, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, next week when the ...