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Stanley Spencer Export Block Leaves the Gallery Wall Laughing
A temporary export restriction keeps Stanley Spencer’s important diptych in Britain while galleries try to raise £450,000.
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British Week in Paraguay Marks Ten Years, and the Teapot Files a Cultural Report
British Week in Paraguay celebrated ten years with tea, music, literature and a Fish and Chips Passport. The teapot has filed its report.
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UK Anti Doping Board Appointments Meet the Clipboard
New and returning members join the UK Anti Doping Board, giving the integrity clipboard another meeting to organise.
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UK Sport Board appointments and the clipboard
UK Sport Board appointments bring four new members and one returning member, while a fictional clipboard mistakes paperwork for power.
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UK Music Plan 2026 Gives the Library Card Top Billing
The UK Music Plan 2026 brings funding, music spaces and festival reforms, leaving one library card convinced it deserves top billing.
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BFI Appoints Ten Governors and Misplaces the Minutes
The BFI has appointed six governors and reappointed four more, creating a board where even the minutes may expect an award.
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Britain’s Towns Send Postcards to the National Story Department
The UK Town of Culture competition received 398 bids representing more than 400 towns, each making its case by postcard.
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Government Declares 1am Kick Off a National Emergency for Pubs
England and Wales pubs can stay open until 5am for England’s 1am World Cup match against Mexico, turning licensing into national theatre.
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The Government Wants Trusted News To Survive The Algorithm
A UK media Green Paper proposes making trusted news easier to find online while television prepares for its internet based future.
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Britain’s Permanent Mobile Museum Needs a Temporary Lorry
The UK’s permanent mobile museum gets £1.6 million and a temporary tour, leaving one art lorry to question what permanence means.