3 d. ago Treasury to insure Bayeux Tapestry for £800m ahead of British Museum loan

The 900-year-old artefact will be on display in the UK next year

Economics

4 d. ago Bayeux tapestry to be insured for £800m for British Museum exhibition

The 70-metre-long cloth about the Norman invasion has not been seen in England since it was created in 11th centuryThe Bayeux tapestry will be insured for an estimated £800m when it returns to the UK in 2026 for the first time in more than 900 years.The Treasury will insure the 70-metre embroidered cloth, which depicts the 1066 Norman invasion and Battle of Hastings, for damage or loss during its transfer from France and while it is on display at the British Museum from September. Continue reading...

Economics

5 d. ago UK to insure the Bayeux Tapestry for £800million ahead of its loan to the British Museum

The indemnity, backed by the taxpayer, will cover the almost 1,000-year-old embroidery against damage or loss during its transfer from Normandy.

Economics

6 d. ago Bayeux Tapestry set to be covered by £800mn UK Treasury indemnity

Nearly 1,000-year-old depiction of Norman Conquest will be on display at British Museum in 2026

Economics

6 d. ago Dordogne murder mystery: British woman’s death confounds detectives

Brutal stabbing of Karen Carter, 65, in France has been followed by talk of affairs and speculation over the culpritThe quiet village of Trémolat nestled in the Dordogne valley is best known for its “cingle”, where the sinuous river forms an Instagrammable loop.Home to about 700 people, along with restaurants, a cafe, boulangerie and wine bar, it is a picture-perfect French idyll and a popular place for a getaway or even retirement. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Australia’s gun laws have long been the envy of the world. They must remain so, especially after Bondi | Gideon Meyerowitz

As a public health expert and Jewish Australian, I urge our leaders to ensure gun legislation matches the world we live inGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAfter the awful attack at Bondi, Australia is facing several reckonings. There’s a long-overdue national focus on antisemitism, something that the Jewish community has been worried about as long as I have been alive. There’s the ongoing concern about national security, and questions about how something like this could have happened. But to me, as a public health expert and Jewish Australian, perhaps the most important conversation we are finally having is the one about guns.Public health experts have been warning about guns for at least a decade. In the wake of the Port Arthur massacre, Australians came together and implemented a suite of measures to curb gun violence across the country. And it worked. Prior to 1996, we saw about one mass shooting a year. In the decades since, we have seen vanishingly few...

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2 w. ago Bayeux Tapestry mystery that confounded experts finally 'solved' after nearly 1,000 years

Experts have long been perplexed by the original purpose behind the 70-metre Bayeux Tapestry, which famously depicts the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Now, one historian believes he has the answer

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2 w. ago Bayeux Tapestry mystery is SOLVED after 1,000 years: 220ft masterpiece was designed to entertain bored medieval monks at mealtimes, historian claims

Professor Benjamin Pohl, a historian at the University of Bristol, claims the masterpiece was hung on the walls at St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury, Kent.

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3 w. ago Does your dog keep hiding food and toys? Animal expert finally reveals why

Is your dog constantly tucking treats under your sofa or burying toys in the garden? You might think they're behaving like a paranoid doomsday prepper - but there's a reason for it, experts say.

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