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A stunning set of gold and peridot jewels, presented in 1816 to Miss Cotes by the Prince Regent, has had a temporary export bar placed on it to provide a last chance to raise the £150,000 needed to keep it...
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
People from around the world will have access to premium virtual tours to Guatemala’s most emblematic Mayan sites thanks to an unprecedented alliance between institutions from the UK, Guatemala and Google Arts.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
£9.5 million work by founder of Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood John Everett Millais is now at risk of permanently leaving the UK
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Ed Vaizey places a temporary export bar on Veronese's Venice Triumphant
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Decision letter and Inspector’s Report on appeal relating to an application for planning permission.
Lord Rogers’ innovative building has ‘stood the test of time’.
Thomas Hardy typescripts, a Welsh landscape by William Dyce and the archives of political radical Thomas Walker are among treasures saved
An award-winning project which uses archaeology to aid the recovery of injured soldiers is continuing its success on Salisbury Plain.
Embassy high-level contacts visited the exhibition of 80 watercolours created by the great British artist, which is taking place at La Moneda Cultural Center.
Next stage of exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery opens.
Ed Vaizey places temporary export bar on La Surprise.
Two Merlins from 820 Naval Air Squadron have been taking part in the world's biggest anti-submarine exercise, NATO's Proud Manta.
Hundreds of defence personnel will celebrate the power of human potential at this year’s Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, taking place from 3 to 25 August 2018.
Export bar placed on Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Cap
Stained glass window presented as a gift from Parliament.
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on the only known surviving silver ewer and basin by Christian van Vianen.
Most anticipated film of the year honoured with note available exclusively on ebay.co.uk
The export of a figure of Apollo by François Girardon has been temporarily stopped
Lord Ashton praises the work of British artists at the Venice Biennale
The earliest depiction of Nonsuch Palace is at risk of being exported from the UK unless a buyer can be found.
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