*UK officials have hinted that a deal is in the works with Greece to end a decades-long dispute* over the highly contested and priceless *Parthenon Marbles*. 🇬🇧 🇬🇷 The *British Museum said it was holding _"constructive"_ talks with Athens over _"sharing"_ the ancient sculptures*, raising the likelihood that the friezes will be loaned back to Greece. The *comments came as Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis,* amid media reports that he is open to seeing the masterpieces return to their country of origin. A *spokesman for Starmer later indicated the UK government would not stand in the way* of any agreement between Greece and the British Museum to end the centuries-old saga.