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UK Churches Face Closure Over Soaring Repair Costs

Hundreds of Britain's cherished churches could shut their doors forever as crippling repair costs and declining congregations create a perfect storm for the nation's religious heritage.

Vatican denies UK loan of Raphael's masterpiece

In an unprecedented diplomatic decision, the Vatican has rejected King Charles's personal request to borrow a pivotal Sistine Chapel fresco for a landmark British exhibition, citing Italy's stringent cultural heritage laws.

Louvre evacuates art as Seine floods Paris

The world-renowned Louvre Museum scrambles to protect priceless artworks from rising Seine waters, moving treasures to higher ground as Paris faces major flood threat.

Louvre reopens after major jewellery heist

Paris's Louvre Museum resumes operations following an audacious overnight jewellery theft from its Islamic art collection, raising serious questions about museum security protocols.

Louvre Heist: £90m Loss Revealed Ahead of MP Hearing

The Louvre Museum director faces parliamentary scrutiny as devastating new figures reveal nearly £90m in losses from the sophisticated art heist, raising urgent questions about museum security protocols.

Louvre Crown of Thorns relic targeted in heist attempt

French police are hunting thieves who attempted to steal the Crown of Thorns relic from the Louvre Museum in a dramatic security breach that has raised serious questions about protection of France's cultural treasures.

Louvre heist exposes critical museum security flaws

A sophisticated theft at the Louvre museum exposes critical security flaws, raising urgent questions about protecting cultural treasures as French authorities launch an international investigation.

Louvre Museum targeted in royal jewels robbery

In a shocking security breach, thieves targeted the Louvre Museum's royal jewellery collection, raising serious questions about museum security protocols in one of Paris's most iconic institutions.

Deadly fire destroys Rio museum in cultural catastrophe

A devastating overnight fire has destroyed Rio de Janeiro's Cultural Centre Mental Health museum, claiming multiple lives and incinerating priceless historical collections in Brazil's latest cultural tragedy.

Lindy Klim's daughter Stella returns to Papua New Guinea

Bali-based model Stella Artois Caulfield, daughter of former model Lindy Klim and Australian Rules footballer Matthew Capuano, shares breathtaking photos from her emotional return to Papua New Guinea, embracing her cultural heritage in stunning traditiona

Nigeria's Benin Bronzes museum gets clay replicas

A controversial restitution deal sees Nigeria's new Edo Museum of West African Art receive clay copies instead of the promised original Benin Bronzes, sparking outrage and diplomatic tension.

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o: Language as Cultural Liberation

Nobel Prize-nominated author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o discusses how rejecting colonial languages became an act of cultural survival and political defiance in this compelling Guardian podcast analysis.

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