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The formation of the United States of the Ionian Islands under British rule in Greece is a little known period of the country's history.

An English-Greek man had the distinction of being the designer of one of the two most emblematic cars in the world, the Mini Cooper.

The St. Pancras New Church is a Greek Revival church in the Bloomsbury/St. Pancras neighborhood in London. Even though its name suggests otherwise, it was built between 1819 and 1922 and was designed by William Inwood and his son,...

While renovating their home, a couple from the United Kingdom discovered an unexpected cache of rare gold coins. The couple found an unusual cup under the kitchen floor, hidden between old floorboards. Initially thought to be a trivial find, it...

The UK should hand back the Parthenon Marbles to Greece in “a grand gesture,” former Brexit Minister Lord Frost has said. The Conservative peer argued the ancient sculptures housed in the British Museum were “a special situation” which required “a...

A centuries-old Greek name will be in the top 10 list of the UK's most popular baby names for 2024, according to a report in the Daily Mirror. The name is Anastasia, meaning 'resurrection,' derives from the masculine Greek name...

King Charles was recently seen wearing a Greek flag tie at the COP28 summit in Dubai. The gesture comes amid recent disagreements between British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the Parthenon Sculptures. King Charles,...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to cancel a meeting with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis is “unprecedented” and “disrespectful,” the government spokesman in Athens said on Tuesday. “It is not something that is done. We are looking for a precedent...

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis was disappointed by his British counterpart, Rishi Sunak, who canceled their scheduled meeting in London, apparently over the Greek PM's comments on the Parthenon Marbles. "I express my annoyance at the fact that the British Prime...

The British Museum has decided to loan the Meidias Hydria, an ancient Greek vase dating back to 420 BC, to the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece. This move marks the first time in 250 years that the vase, a...