Stephen Fry

Popular British actor and writer Stephen Fry has compared Lord Elgin's removal of the Parthenon sculptures from Greece to Nazi Germany stealing the Arc de Triomphe during the occupation of France.

Commenting on recent developments surrounding the Parthenon Sculptures, Stephen Fry, the acclaimed British actor and member of the Parthenon Project's Advisory Board, said the following:

Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, has died aged 72, his agent said on Oct. 14.

Britain is to offer hundreds of millions of pounds in grants to aid the recovery of cultural venues and heritage sites hit by the pandemic, the government announced on April 2.

Some 2,700 organizations including the Glastonbury music festival will benefit from the grants which amount to £400 million ($550 million and 470 million euros), the ministry of culture said in a statement.

British writer and comedian Stephen Fry will perform at next year's Shaw Festival in Ontario, Canada, with a starring role in a show based on the myths of ancient Greece.

Veteran actor John Hurt has died aged 77, his agent has said.
The Bafta-winning star, known for his roles in Alien and The Elephant Man, had been treated for pancreatic cancer in 2015.
He recently starred as Father Richard McSorley in Jackie, the biopic of President John F. Kennedy’s wife.

British actor Jude Law has visited the ‘Jungle’ migrant camp in northern France to highlight the plight of child refugees facing eviction, including a 15-year-old Sudanese boy who fled the conflict in Darfur.