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  "id": 9108255,
  "title": "British Museum bans photos of Bayeux Tapestry to avoid lingering crowds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/british-museum-bans-photos-of-bayeux-tapestry-to-avoid-lingering",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T16:23:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2026/09/21/british-museum-bans-photos-of-bayeux-tapestry-to-avoid-lingering-crowds_6757788_30.html"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "Photography had initially been allowed, but the museum reversed that decision when queues began to build as visitors dawdled.",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "British Museum bans visitors from photographing Bayeux Tapestry",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/british-museum-bans-visitors-from-photographing-bayeux-tapestry",
        "published": "2026-09-21T12:21:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Bayeux Tapestry craze prompts photo ban at British Museum",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/bayeux-tapestry-craze-prompts-photo-ban-at-british-museum",
        "published": "2026-09-21T15:45:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NYT Arts",
        "title": "British Museum Bans Photography of Bayeux Tapestry to Keep Lines Moving",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/british-museum-bans-photography-of-bayeux-tapestry-to-keep-lines",
        "published": "2026-09-21T19:04:28.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}