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Royal Mail launches rock album stamps

Primal Scream's iconic Screamadelica cover on a first class stamp. (Credit: Royal Mail)

Royal Mail has released twelve stamps featuring classic album covers from The Clash to the Rolling Stones and Blur. Stephanie West has been speaking to the designers behind the famous images.

HMS Victory in a bottle

HMS Victory in a bottle

The fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square is to be occupied by an artwork that relates to the square's history for the first time. Nicholas Glass reports.

Should the Rosetta Stone return to Egypt?

Rosetta Stone (Credit: Getty)

Described as a real life Indiana Jones, Egypt's head of antiquities has arrived in Britain, calling for the return of the Rosetta Stone. Stephanie West reports.

Rembrandt painting goes on sale

Rembrandt painting (credit:Reuters)

A multi-million-pound auction in London sets the record for the highest price paid for a Rembrandt painting, with a rare work selling for £20.2m. Nicholas Glass reports.

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