The British Museum was "the victim of an inside job" when a string of items were stolen, the chair of trustees George Osborne has said. Around 2,000 treasures are thought to have been taken from ...

Gold, jewellery and gems have been stolen piece by piece from the British Museum in what is believed to be an inside job that has been going on for years. The museum sacked a staff member after ...

The British Museum released its annual tally of archaeological ... and a hoard of Iron Age gold coins that were found inside a hollow container. The finds discovered may end up in museums or ...

He returned the jewel to the museum in May 2021. The thief must have been someone inside the institution, Mr. Gradel said in an email to the British Museum that has been obtained by The New York ...

LONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - The British Museum said on Wednesday it planned ... "Essentially we were the victims of an inside job by someone we believe, who over a long period of time was stealing ...

The British Museum was the victim of "an inside job", its chairman George Osborne has said - as he revealed security had been "tightened up" after items were found to be stolen or damaged.