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Ancient Greeks beat Monty Python to punchline

If Monty Python's 'Dead Parrot' sketch sounded suspiciously familiar when you first heard it, there may be a good reason. A 1600-year-old reason...

Was The Falling Soldier staged by Capa?

A new exhibition hopes to answer once and for all questions over the authenticity one of the most famous yet controversial war photographs of all time - Robert Capa's 'Falling Soldier' photo.

Engagement diamond expected to fetch $15m

A 35.56 carat 17th century blue diamond, part of the dowry of the Infanta Margarita Teresa on her engagement to Leopold I of Austria, is expected to fetch $15 million when it goes on sale in December.