Two pensioners have been charged with criminal damage following the alleged incident.

Pensioners charged with criminal damage after alleged Magna Carta attack

Some 2,000 items were found to be missing, damaged or stolen.

British Museum must document entire collection after thefts – says review

Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said he will raise the issue during meetings with Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer in London this week.

'Keeping Elgin Marbles in UK is akin to cutting Mona Lisa in half’

Only 350 of the estimated 2,000 stolen items have been recovered. 

British Museum was 'victim of inside job' as 'records altered' to hide thefts

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An estimated 2,000 artefacts – including gold jewellery, semi-precious stones and glass – were taken.

Revealed: Stolen and missing British Museum items as public asked to help

Welsh items held in the British Museum should be returned to Wales, according to Plaid Cymru's Westminster leader. 

Calls for British Museum to return ancient artefacts to Wales

Mr Fischer resigned as director on 25 August after more than 2,000 artefacts were stolen from the museum.

British Museum touts new director after Hartwig Fischer resignation

A decorative gold metal cape in a display box

Both the Mold Gold Cape and the Moel Hebog Shield are housed at the British Museum, but Liz Saville Roberts is calling for the them to be returned to Wales.

Calls for artefacts to be returned to Wales as British Museum 'isn't safe'

The chairman of the museum’s trustees conceded the scandal has harmed the London institution’s reputation.

British Museum has recovered some of 2,000 stolen artefacts, says George Osborne

The museum has not specified how many items have been stolen or detailed what the missing items are, saying only that they are 'small pieces'.

British Museum director Hartwig Fischer steps down amid theft inquiry

Last week the British Museum announced that items from its collection were found to be “missing, stolen or damaged”.

‘Well over 1,000’ items worth ‘millions’ stolen from British Museum, says report

The British Museum in London revealed it has sacked a staff member and police are investigating after treasures were reported as "missing, stolen or damaged".

Questions over safety of Elgin Marbles at British Museum after thefts

The matter is under investigation by the economic crime command of the Metropolitan Police.

British Museum boss reveals items have been stolen as staff member dismissed

A police tent outside the British Museum in London after a man was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous body harm after a man was stabbed close to the museum, the Metropolitan Police said. Picture date: Tuesday August 8, 2023.

Brady Wilson, 37, was arrested on Tuesday shortly after Zhung Tiang Wei, 36, was stabbed in the arm.

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