Much-criticised taskforce hands over responsibility as frustration grows at slow progress

He saved his greatest contempt for those in the art world he considered less than honest

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Anglo-French co-operation to alleviate misery in the Jungle

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Artist's painstaking copies of backs of famous paintings include the Mona Lisa

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Artisans set up shop at Smithsonian for show championing Kabul’s talent as terrorist threats mount at home

Artist covered the walls of one in graffiti, keeping another pristine

No cuts for national museums but regionals face ripple effect of reduced funding for local authorities