28 h. ago Everything we know about London's answer to the Met Gala, including the theme and celebrities who'll be attending

The British Museum is launching its own version of the Met Gala in London. Here's everything we know about the inaugural Pink Ball

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34 h. ago Man touched by commuters' heartwarming gesture after wife falls outside landmark

A tourist has taken to social media to thank the "complete strangers" who helped him and his wife after she fell outside the British Museum in London, saying they have "never felt so much at home"

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50 h. ago The British Museum’s answer to the Met Gala is just what London needs

The British Museum’s answer to the Met Gala is just what London needs  The Independent

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50 h. ago Is the British Museum’s answer to the Met Gala just what London needs?

Is the British Museum’s answer to the Met Gala just what London needs?  The Independent

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53 h. ago George Osborne’s answer to the Met Gala is just what London needs

George Osborne’s answer to the Met Gala is just what London needs  The Independent

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3 d. ago The British Museum will host a glitzy ball to rival the Met Gala this October

The British Museum will host a glitzy ball to rival the Met Gala this October  Time Out Worldwide

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3 d. ago Move over, Anna Wintour: Meet the host of London’s rival to the Met Gala

Move over, Anna Wintour: Meet the host of London’s rival to the Met Gala  The Telegraph

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4 d. ago British Museum to mark 200 years since Hawaiian Royals visited London

British Museum to mark 200 years since Hawaiian Royals visited London  ianVisits

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6 d. ago British Museum to hold inaugural fundraising ball with ‘Met Gala ambition’

The invite-only event will look to ‘celebrate London’s status as one of the world’s leading cultural capitals’.

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2 w. ago 'I ate noodles alone in the British Museum watched by a crowd and learned important lesson'

Eating alone while being surrounded by hundreds of priceless artefacts and artworks was not how I imagined my first solo-dining experience to go - but it has completely changed my mindset

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2 w. ago 'I ate noodles alone in the British Museum's Japan Room and it taught me very valuable lesson'

Eating alone while being surrounded by hundreds of priceless artefacts and artworks was not how I imagined my first solo-dining experience to go - but it has completely changed my mindset

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3 w. ago The Girlfriend: Warning! This sexy oedipal thriller may be too shocking for vanilla viewers

Robin Wright has a steamy relationship with her son as he embarks on a new romance with Olivia Cooke. This drama is the perfect show – and I say this with love – for pervertsThe thriller genre is amazingly malleable. You can start with an escaped monkey, a mystery corpse in frozen tundra, or just two women who can’t bear to be in a room together. You can make your own rules, as long as you do it with style, and take us somewhere surprising. Like using a tricycle to break into the Met Gala.The Girlfriend (Prime Video, from Wednesday 10 September), is a great example. It takes a relatable premise – what if your mother and your partner don’t get on? – and pushes it to extremity. When privileged surgeon Daniel takes new girlfriend Cherry, played by Olivia Cooke, to meet his family, things are tense from the outset. Daniel’s mother, Laura, is extremely protective, and senses Cherry is hiding something. The women strain to remain outwardly polite while their real relationship grows into o...

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4 w. ago Iconic UK attraction trials queue ban in 'extremely unBritish' move

Under the new regime, those entering the British Museum from Great Russell Street will still need to go through the security tent that is there now, but rather than queuing up to enter, they'll get in via a free-for-all throng

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