Law, crime and regulation

The owner of an antiques centre has warned others how to avoid being a burglary victim after £30,000 of jewellery was taken within two minutes.

The Hepworth Wakefield and Art Fund have successfully raised £3.8m after a public appeal to save Barbara Hepworth’s 'Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Red'.

Gold jewellery that had belonged to a family in south London for generations was stolen in a burglary while the residents were still at home.

A British maritime chart collection spanning 200 years has been temporarily blocked from export to give UK museums the chance to raise funds to keep it in the country.

A collection of relics linked to the historical Buddha will now go on public display in India.

Wiltshire Police are appealing for information after gold and silver jewellery was targeted at Old Bank Antiques in Royal Wootton Bassett.

Pimlico Road gallery Anthony Outred is appealing for help to recover a Japanese Meiji period bronze elephant that was stolen from its premises.

Half a dozen artworks were saved for the nation in the past year and are on display at museums across the UK.

A stolen painting of Madonna and Child by Antonio Solario (1465-1530) has been returned after more than 50 years.

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of the trade trying to come to terms with the impact of the new European Union regulations on importing cultural goods

Book dealership Sotheran’s is the latest victim of cyber criminals.

Details of how to manage the new European Union regulations on importing cultural goods have emerged, sending shockwaves through the art and antiques trade.

Yorkshire museum needs the final £600,000 by August 27 to save a Barbara Hepworth sculpture