"British Museum Director Resigns Amidst Theft Scandal"
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Hartwig Fischer has resigned as director of the British Museum following the mishandling of the theft of objects from the museum's Greek and Roman department. Fischer takes full responsibility for the failure to respond adequately to warnings and the emerging problem. His resignation comes after news of the theft broke, and he has retracted critical remarks made about a specialist who alerted the museum to the thefts. The museum will establish an interim leadership arrangement while an independent review investigates the situation. The chair of trustees, George Osborne, has pledged to fix what went wrong and restore confidence in the institution.
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