Law, crime and regulation

The government has placed a temporary export bar on a still-life painting by a Dutch artist in the hope a UK buyer will pay £6m to keep it in the country.

The UK government is consulting on its plans for a new system to help traders with imports and exports.

Royal Mail is on alert after a number of post boxes were stolen in Suffolk and Norfolk in recent weeks with a fear they are being sold online.

The Louvre has agreed a partnership with Sotheby's to research the provenance of artworks acquired between 1933-45 by the museum.

A group of coins were stolen from the London & Midland Coin Fairs taking place at the National Motorcycle Museum earlier this month.

The government has launched a survey for dealers and auction house specialists to help develop an awareness campaign on the Ivory Act.

A dealership on London’s Pimlico Road is appealing for help to recover a stolen lamp.

An export block has been placed on a portrait of the future King William IV painted during the American Revolutionary war, in the hope a UK buyer can be found.

The UK government has issued a temporary export bar for a rare 17th century painting depicting a black female sitter alongside her white companion.

Part of an art collection once owned by a Jewish family who fled Nazi persecution has been sold at Christie’s.

Five drawings by artist Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970) were stolen from outside a home near Woodbridge in Suffolk.

The UK government has issued a temporary export bar for a gold finial that once adorned the throne of Tipu Sultan (1750-99).