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Bayeux Tapestry could TEAR if is moved to the UK, French historian complains as petition against British Museum loan nears 50,000 signatures

The 11th-century work depicting the 1066 Norman Conquest is to go on display in Britain next year. But Didier Rykner insisted it cannot be moved without 'tearing it, without making holes'.
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Tens of thousands sign petition to stop loan of ‘extremely fragile’ Bayeux Tapestry to UK

The appeal references alleged warnings from textile restorers that a move could risk damaging the 1,000-year-old work’s embroidered linen fabric ...
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Morning Brief: Fire Erupts on USS New Orleans Near Okinawa, North Korea Advances Nuclear-Armed Destroyer Trials

USS New Orleans fire, Microsoft protests, Russia hits Ukraine. It’s Thursday, August 21, 2025. This is your SOFREP Morning ...