Law, crime and regulation

A group of statues from a church in Salford have been stolen.

A sculpture due to be offered at Sloane Street Auctions has been stolen from its gallery.

Investigators from Kent Police are appealing for information on two separate crimes in Sevenoaks when artworks and an antique clock were stolen.

An antiques centre in Holt, Norfolk is appealing for help to recover stolen jewellery taken during a theft.

Two rare artworks sold through auction houses Christie’s and Sotheby’s have been temporarily blocked from export to give UK museums a chance to buy the multi-million-pound treasures.

The latest annual Cultural Gifts Scheme and Acceptance in Lieu Annual Report has been published detailing the artworks and objects that will go on show to the public.

A bottle vase by the famed studio potter Hans Coper which was owned by the world-renowned sculptor Henry Moore has been blocked from export in the hope a UK institution can raise the £600,000 price tag.

The independent review of the British Museum in the wake of thefts from its collection has been published.

A new publication by Art Fund and Arts Council England seeks to raise awareness about how owners of art and antiques can donate to institutions.

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included a conviction for ‘fake’ Cornishware jars.

A painting by post-impressionist artist Edouard-Leon Cortés (1882-1969) has been recovered after being stolen in the US sometime in the 1950s-60s.