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Monday, 8 July, 2002, 14:54 GMT 15:54 UK
ARTS  
Egypt reclaims stolen antiquities A 4,400-year-old tomb fragment is returned to Egypt following the jailing of a New York art dealer convicted of handling stolen goods. 
Record numbers at da Vinci exhibitionA display of drawings by Leonardo da Vinci has attracted a record number of visitors to a south Wales gallery.
Wartime bomb found at BolshoiAn explosive device from World War II is found during work at the world-famous Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
Poetry prize shortlist unveiled
Five poets are shortlisted from more than 100 entrants for the Forward Prize for poetry, which carries a first prize of £10,000.
Sculpture of Queen for Jubilee
A bronze sculpture of the Queen riding on horseback is commissioned to celebrate her Golden Jubilee.
Princeton offers sculpture return
Princeton University's art museum offers to return a marble Roman sculpture to Italy after discovering it was imported illegally.
Turners return home
Paintings and sketches by JMW Turner are about to go on show at the country house where they were painted 180 years ago.
Blood sculpture 'melted'
Self, created by Marc Quinn from his own blood, melts after the refrigerator it was stored is unplugged, say reports.
Fake Harry Potter novel hits China
A new book in the Harry Potter series is already on sale in China - but it is a fake by an anonymous author, according to a press report.
Kandinsky painting row settled
A Wassily Kandinsky painting looted by Nazis will remain in a Swiss art museum thanks to a settlement with the artist's family.
Artist's work saved for nation
A £1m lottery grant enables the work and home of Liverpool photographer Edward Chambre Hardman to be seen by visitors.
Singer catches fire at Royal Opera
Soprano Susan Chilcott gives a fiery performance when a candle ignites her dress onstage - but escapes unharmed.
Chirac wins Dumas ashes wrangle
The hometown of novelist Alexandre Dumas gives up the fight to keep his ashes after President Chirac battled to move them to Paris.
Bell tolls for 'hunchback' title
A stage company renames The Hunchback of Notre Dame to avoid offending anyone with the disability.
Star pair to tread London boards
Actors Woody Harrelson and Kyle MacLachlan are appear in a production on the West End stage in London.
Berkoff deported from US
Actor Steven Berkoff is forced to leave the United States for violating visa regulations - in 1997.
'Anti-Semitic' book sells out
A book described by some as anti-Semitic sells out on its first day of publication in Germany.
Strike hits exhibition launch
Staff plan to disrupt the opening of a major exhibition at Scotland's leading modern art gallery in a dispute over pay. |
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