Law, crime and regulation

A picture by Claude Lorrain (1600-82) has been blocked from export in the hope a UK institution can raise the £9m needed to keep it in the country.

The nation’s museums have benefitted from more than 30 art and objects via tax saving schemes.

A bust of 18th century politician and landowner John Gordon of Invergordon (1707-83) has been blocked from export by the UK government in the hope a museum will raise the £3.1m needed to keep it in the country.

A man who claimed to have found a significant Roman brooch while metal detecting in Lincolnshire has been sentenced after admitting he had actually bought the item on eBay.

Veteran Portobello Road Market dealer Anne Swift and her son Phil were the victims of a theft from their market stall.

Antiques dealers in bladed items are hoping to encourage collectors to respond to the latest consultation.

An export block has been issued for a Battle of Trafalgar Union flag in the hope a UK institution will raise the £450,000 needed to keep it in the country.

The manuscript journal of Captain John Narbrough (1640-88) has been temporarily blocked from export in the hope a UK institution can raise the more than £800,000 needed.

A chair dated to 1703 has been stolen from St Marys the Virgin Church in Gisburn, Lancashire.

A jug dating to 750BC and due to be auctioned at Cotswold Auction Company in Cirencester will now be returning to Cyprus.

HMRC will increase the fees for anti-money laundering (AML) supervision.

The British government has temporarily blocked the export of a group of 19th century Hindu paintings in the hope a UK institution will raise funds to buy them.