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Moisture is causing colours of The Scream to fade, study claims

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Moisture in the air is triggering the degradation of the 20th century masterpiece The Scream by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, scientists say. An international team used the world’s biggest X-ray to analyse paint micro-flakes originating from The Scream, which hangs in the Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway. Cadmium sulphide, used as a pigment in the … Read more

Hopes of lifting coronavirus lockdown fade as chancellor refuses to ‘speculate about the future’

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Britons were warned not to expect an imminent lifting of the coronavirus shutdown today. Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed that stand-in prime minister Dominic Raab will chair the Cobra committee tomorrow morning to discuss a review, due to take place next week, of the harsh measures that have kept Britons largely stuck in their own homes … Read more