director of the british museum neil macgregor has announced he is stepping down from the job at the end of the year . mr macgregor , 68 , who has been at the helm of the museum since 2002 , said it was ' a difficult thing ' to decide to leave . he previously ran the national gallery and has also worked as a broadcaster - most notably on his radio 4 series a history of the world in 100 objects which was inspired by the museum 's collection . neil macgregor , 68 , pictured at the british museum , which he has lead since 2002 , said it was ' a difficult thing ' to decide to leave after 13 years . mr macgregor said last night : ` working with this collection and , above all , with the colleagues here has been the greatest privilege of my professional life . ` but i 've decided that now is the time to retire from full-time employment and the end of this year seems a good time to go . a canadian tourist who was involved in the death of a chinese woman at the great wall of china has agreed to pay more than # 60,000 in compensation to the victim 's family . cui hongfang , 73 , died in front of horrified family members and holidaymakers after she was knocked over by the 38-year-old canadian woman . mrs hongfang , from heilongjiang province in north-eastern china , struck her head in a tragedy that was ruled an accident by police . a mother-of-three has been forced to remortgage her home after years of dental treatment left her mouth looking like an ` oral bombsite ' . rose devereux , 49 , was left in agony and disfigured after years of alleged incompetent treatment . ` the new building has been completed , so we at last have proper exhibition space , new conservation and scientific facilities , and first-class accommodation for our growing research activities . ` we have built strong partnerships with fellow museums across the uk , and are rapidly expanding our programme of loans and training around the world . ` the museum is now ready to embark on a new phase - deploying the collection to present different histories of the world . the museum in great russell street is ` now ready to embark on a new phase - deploying the collection to present different histories of the world ' , according to its outgoing head . neil macgregor 's a history of the world in 100 objects book and radio 4 series were wildly popular and were inspired by the collection at the british museum . this photo of cui hongfang , 73 , was taken shortly before she died at the great wall of china . mrs hongfang 's husband said she fell down the stairs after she was knocked over by a canadian tourist . the victim 's husband told chinese media that the tourist was rushing down a steep set of steps on the mutianyu section of the great wall when she bumped into his wife . ` it is an exhilarating prospect , and it will start with the new islamic galleries and with plans for the future of the old reading room . ' the museum 's chairman sir richard lambert said mr macgregor had done an ` outstanding ' job . he said : ` the trustees are hugely grateful for everything he has done to bring the collection to life , and to tell its many different stories . we respect his decision to move on , and want to support him in his new projects . ` we are now starting the process of looking for someone to take on what will be one of the best and most challenging jobs of its kind in the world . ` the museum is in great shape , and we are fortunate to have an outstanding team in place to lead its activities and help build its future with the new director . pictures show her bottom row of teeth virtually destroyed by terrible gum disease and crowns covering a similar disaster on the top row . she now faces a bill of # 30,000 to get her smile back . mrs hongfang fell down the steps and died shortly after she struck her head and lost consciousness . her husband said : ` the foreigner was moving really fast . she was chasing -lsb- someone -rsb- and laughing and wanted to go between me and my wife . ' the victim 's family filed a civil lawsuit against the tourist , identified by chinese media as debra fortin , and demanded she be prevented from leaving china after police announced that they would not be laying any criminal charges stemming from the april 8 incident . ` the collection of the british museum is in a real sense the memory of mankind and the task is to present it in the best possible way in and beyond bloomsbury for the benefit of present and future generations . ' the museum , in bloomsbury , central london , received 6.7 million visitors in 2014/15 and recent exhibitions have looked at life in china , afghanistan , and ancient rome . cui hongfang receives care from her family and others after she struck her head and lost consciousness . police interviewed the tourist , identified by chinese media as debra fortin , and ruled the death an accident . relatives even went as far as visiting the hotel where the canadian was staying and attempting to stop her from returning to canada , shanghaiist reported . after two days of pre-trial mediation at a court in beijing the two sides have agreed on a compensation amount of 600,000 yuan -lrb- approximately # 63,000 or usd$ 96,000 -rrb- , to be delivered in 15 days , the beijing news and shanghai daily reported . zhao fuxing , a lawyer for mrs hongfang 's relatives , said the canadian woman offered a ` sincere ' apology to the family at court . mrs hongfang 's son told sohu news that the canadian woman , surnamed fortin , accepted legal responsibility for the accident . he added : ` she said a few words in english . we also accept the apology . ' at least two people have died while visiting the great wall of china this month . a chinese woman suffocated after she fell down and lost consciousness on the badaling section of the wall , and her family accused tourists of failing to help her , shanghaiist reported . rose devereux , 49 , was left in agony and disfigured after years of alleged incompetent treatment . the general dental council has investigated the work of janakan siva at the menlove dental practice in allerton , liverpool . he will now go before a disciplinary committee . when the dental practice manager where mr siva worked studied the mess , even he admitted : ` i 've got 22 years experience of dentistry , but i would n't know where to start with this . ' mrs devereux , from liverpool , had all her lower teeth removed and needed bone grafts . she also suffered 50 per cent bone loss because of untreated gum disease , wrongly placed implants , and teeth that had fractured in half . she says the treatment even led to other health problems , with constant hip pain , splitting headaches and mobility difficulties . she claims disintegrating abscesses drained into her body , effectively poisoning her , and she was often unable to lift her left leg to put her socks on . mrs devereux has had all her lower teeth removed and needed bone grafts . she also suffered 50 per cent bone loss because of untreated gum disease , wrongly placed implants , and teeth that had fractured in half . when the dental practice manager where mr siva worked studied the mess , even he said : ` i 've got 22 years experience of dentistry , but i would n't know where to start with this ' however since leaving the care of mr siva , her longstanding ailments have gradually disappeared , she maintains . now , after months of discussion with the general dental council , mr siva must face a fitness to practise panel and could be struck off . mrs devereux said : ` it 's been a long battle to get this far . ` but i 'm glad i 've stuck with it to prove my feeling that the treatment i received was way short of what is expected for a dentist . ' the general dental union was approached to speak on mr siva 's behalf but declined to comment .
warning graphic content . rose devereux was in agony after years of alleged incompetent treatment . 49-year-old had all her lower teeth removed and needed bone grafts . says the treatment led to host of other health problems and pain . dentist , janakan siva , will go before a disciplinary committee .
in a tragedy that was ruled an accident by police . a mother-of-three has been forced to remortgage her home after years of dental treatment left her mouth looking like an ` oral bombsite ' . rose devereux , 49 , was left in agony and disfigured after years of alleged incompetent treatment . ` the new building has been completed , so we at last have proper exhibition space , new conservation and scientific facilities , and first-class accommodation for our growing research activities . ` we have built strong partnerships with fellow museums across the uk , and are rapidly expanding our programme of loans and training around the world . ` the museum is now ready to embark on a new phase - deploying the collection to present different histories of the world . the museum in great russell street is ` now ready to embark on a new phase - deploying the collection to present different histories of the world ' , according to its outgoing head . neil macgregor 's a history of the world in 100 objects book and radio 4 series were wildly popular and were inspired by the collection at the british museum . this photo of cui hongfang , 73 , was taken shortly before she died at the great wall of china . mrs hongfang 's husband said she fell down the stairs after she was knocked over by a canadian tourist . the victim 's husband told chinese media that the tourist was rushing down a steep set of steps on the mutianyu section of the great wall when she bumped into his wife . ` it is an exhilarating prospect , and it will start with the new islamic galleries and with plans for the future of the old reading room . ' the museum 's chairman sir richard lambert said mr macgregor had done an ` outstanding ' job . he said : ` the trustees are hugely grateful for everything he has done to bring the collection to life , and to tell its many different stories . we respect his decision to move on , and want to support him in his new projects . ` we are now starting the process of looking for someone to take on what will be one of the best and most challenging jobs of its kind in the world . ` the museum is in great shape , and we are fortunate to have an outstanding team in place to lead its activities and help build its future with the new director . pictures show her bottom row of teeth virtually destroyed by terrible gum disease and crowns covering a similar disaster on the top row . she now faces a bill of # 30,000 to get her smile back . mrs hongfang fell down the steps and died shortly after she struck her head and lost consciousness . her husband said : ` the foreigner was moving really fast . she was chasing -lsb- someone -rsb- and laughing and woman offered a ` sincere ' apology to the family at court . mrs hongfang 's son told sohu news that the canadian woman , surnamed fortin , accepted legal responsibility for the accident . he added : ` she said a few words in english . we also accept the apology . ' at least two people have died while visiting the great wall of china this month . a chinese woman suffocated after she fell down and lost consciousness on the badaling section of the wall , and her family accused tourists of failing to help her , shanghaiist reported . rose devereux , 49 , was left in agony and disfigured after years of alleged incompetent treatment . the general dental council has investigated the work of janakan siva at the menlove dental practice in allerton , liverpool . he will now go before a disciplinary committee . when the dental practice manager where mr siva worked studied the mess , even he admitted : ` i 've got 22 years experience of dentistry , but i would n't know where to start with this . ' mrs devereux , from liverpool , had all her lower teeth removed and needed bone grafts . she also suffered 50 per cent bone loss because of untreated gum disease , wrongly placed implants , and teeth that had fractured in half . she says the treatment even led to other health problems , with constant hip pain , splitting headaches and mobility difficulties . she claims disintegrating abscesses drained into her body , effectively poisoning her , and she was often unable to lift her left leg to put her socks on . mrs devereux has had all her lower teeth removed and needed bone grafts . she also suffered 50 per cent bone loss because of untreated gum disease , wrongly placed implants , and teeth that had fractured in half . when the dental practice manager where mr siva worked studied the mess , even he said : ` i 've got 22 years experience of dentistry , but i would n't know where to start with this ' however since leaving the care of mr siva , her longstanding ailments have gradually disappeared , she maintains . now , after months of discussion with the general dental council , mr siva must face a fitness to practise panel and could be struck off . mrs devereux said : ` it 's been a long battle to get this far . ` but i 'm glad i 've stuck with it to prove my feeling that the treatment i received was way short of what is expected for a dentist . ' the general dental union was approached to speak on mr siva 's behalf but declined to comment .
last night : ` working with this collection and , above all , with the colleagues here has been the greatest privilege of my professional life . ` but i 've decided that now is the time to retire from full-time employment and the end of this year seems a good time to go . a canadian tourist who was involved in the death of a chinese woman at the great wall of china has agreed to pay more than # 60,000 in compensation to the victim 's family . cui hongfang , 73 , died in front of horrified family members and holidaymakers after she was knocked over by the 38-year-old canadian woman . mrs hongfang , from heilongjiang province in north-eastern china , struck her head in a tragedy that was ruled an accident by police . a mother-of-three has been forced to remortgage her home after years of dental treatment left her mouth looking like an ` oral bombsite ' . rose devereux , 49 , was left in agony and disfigured after years of alleged incompetent treatment . ` the new building has been completed , so we at last have proper exhibition space , new conservation and scientific facilities , and first-class accommodation for our growing research activities . ` we have built strong partnerships with fellow museums across the uk , and are rapidly expanding our programme of loans and training around the world . ` the museum is now ready to embark on a new phase - deploying the what will be one of the best and most challenging jobs of its kind in the world . ` the museum is in great shape , and we are fortunate to have an outstanding team in place to lead its activities and help build its future with the new director . pictures show her bottom row of teeth virtually destroyed by terrible gum disease and crowns covering a similar disaster on the top row . she now faces a bill of # 30,000 to get her smile back . mrs hongfang fell down the steps and died shortly after she struck her head and lost consciousness . her husband said : ` the foreigner was moving really fast . she was chasing -lsb- someone -rsb- and laughing and rome . cui hongfang receives care from her family and others after she struck her head and lost consciousness . police interviewed the tourist , identified by chinese media as debra fortin , and ruled the death an accident . relatives even went as far as visiting the hotel where the canadian was staying and attempting to stop her from returning to canada , shanghaiist reported . after two days of pre-trial mediation at a court in beijing the two sides have agreed on a compensation amount of 600,000 yuan -lrb- approximately # 63,000 or usd$ 96,000 -rrb- , to be delivered in 15 days , the beijing news and shanghai daily reported . zhao fuxing , a lawyer for mrs hongfang 's relatives , said the canadian woman offered a ` sincere ' apology to the family at court . mrs hongfang 's son told sohu news that the canadian woman , surnamed fortin , accepted legal responsibility for the accident . he added : ` she said a few words in english . we also accept the apology . ' at least two people have died while visiting the great wall of china this month . a chinese woman suffocated after she fell down and lost consciousness on the badaling section of the wall , and her family accused tourists of failing to help her , shanghaiist reported . rose devereux , 49 , was left in agony and disfigured after years of alleged incompetent treatment . the general dental council has investigated the work of janakan siva at the menlove dental practice in allerton , liverpool . he will now go before a disciplinary committee . when the dental practice manager where mr siva worked studied the mess , even he admitted : ` i 've got 22 years experience of dentistry , but i would n't know where to start with this . ' mrs devereux , from liverpool , had all her lower teeth removed and needed bone grafts . she also suffered 50 per cent bone loss because of untreated gum disease , wrongly placed implants , and teeth that had fractured in half . she says the treatment even led to other health problems , with constant hip pain , splitting headaches and mobility difficulties . she claims disintegrating abscesses drained into her body , effectively poisoning her , and she was often unable to lift her left leg to put her socks on . mrs devereux has had all her lower teeth removed and needed bone grafts . she also suffered 50 per cent bone loss because of untreated gum disease , wrongly placed implants , and teeth that had fractured in half . when the dental practice manager where mr siva worked studied the mess , even he said : ` i 've got 22 years experience of dentistry , but i would n't know where to start with this ' however since leaving the care of mr siva , her longstanding ailments have gradually disappeared , she maintains . now , after months of discussion with the general dental council , mr siva must face a fitness to practise panel and could be struck off . mrs devereux said : ` it 's been a long battle to get this far . ` but i 'm glad i 've stuck with it to prove my feeling that the treatment i received was way short of what is expected for a dentist . ' the general dental union was approached to speak on mr siva 's behalf but declined to comment .
director the british museum neil macgregor has announced at. mr macgregor, 68 who at the museum 2002 it ' a difficult thing ' decide to. he previously ran the national gallery has also - most his radio 4 series a history the world in 100 objects which was inspired the museum 's collection. neil macgregor, 68 pictured at the british museum which he lead since 2002 said it ' a difficult thing ' decide to after 13 years. mr macgregor said last : ` working this collection and, above with the colleagues here has the greatest privilege. ` but i 've decided now retire full-time employment the end this year seems go. a canadian tourist involved the death a chinese woman at the great wall china has agreed more # 60,000 in. cui hongfang, 73 died in front horrified family members holidaymakers after she knocked the 38-year-old canadian woman. mrs hongfang, from heilongjiang province in, struck her head a tragedy was ruled police. a mother- has forced remortgage years dental treatment left her mouth looking an ` oral bombsite. rose devereux, 49 was left agony years alleged incompetent treatment. ` the new building has completed, so at last proper exhibition space, new conservation and scientific facilities first-class accommodation our growing research activities ` we built strong partnerships fellow museums across the uk, rapidly our programme loans training around. ` the museum now ready embark phase - deploying the collection present different histories. the museum in great russell street is ` now ready embark phase - deploying the collection present different histories ', according its outgoing head. neil macgregor 's a history the world in 100 objects book and radio 4 series were wildly were inspired the collection at the british museum. this photo cui hongfang, 73, was shortly she the great wall china. mrs hongfang 's husband said she fell down knocked a canadian tourist. the victim 's husband told chinese media the tourist rushing down a steep set on the mutianyu section the great wall when bumped. ` it an exhilarating prospect, and start the new islamic galleries with plans the old reading room. ' the museum 's chairman sir richard lambert mr macgregor done an ` outstanding ' job. he said : ` the trustees hugely grateful everything he bring the collection, to tell its many different stories we respect his decision move, want support his new projects. ` we now starting looking someone what will one of its kind. ` the museum in great shape, and fortunate an outstanding team in lead its activities help build with the new director. pictures show her bottom row teeth virtually destroyed terrible gum disease and crowns covering a similar disaster on. she now faces a bill # 30,000 get her smile. mrs hongfang fell died shortly she struck and lost. her husband said : ` the foreigner moving really. she chasing -lsb- someone and laughing and wanted go between me my wife. ' the victim 's family filed the tourist, identified chinese media debra fortin and demanded she prevented china after police announced laying stemming the april 8 incident ` the collection the british museum is in a real sense the memory mankind the task is present in and beyond bloomsbury for. ' the museum, in bloomsbury central london received recent exhibitions looked life china afghanistan ancient rome cui hongfang receives care others struck and lost. police interviewed the tourist, identified chinese media debra fortin ruled the death an relatives even went visiting the hotel the canadian was attempting stop returning canada, shanghaiist after two days pre-trial mediation at a court beijing the two sides a compensation amount -lrb- approximately # 63,000 or usd$, to delivered 15 days, the beijing news and shanghai. zhao fuxing, a lawyer mrs hongfang 's relatives the canadian woman offered a ` sincere ' apology at court. mrs hongfang 's son told sohu news that the canadian woman, surnamed fortin accepted legal responsibility. he added : ` she a few words in english. we also accept the apology. ' at least two people while visiting the great wall china this. a chinese woman suffocated after fell and lost the badaling section the wall, and her family accused tourists failing help shanghaiist rose devereux, 49 was left agony years alleged incompetent treatment. the general dental council has investigated the work janakan siva at the menlove dental practice allerton, liverpool. he will now go before a disciplinary committee. when the dental practice manager where mr siva worked studied the mess, even he admitted : ` i 've 22 years experience of, would n't know where with. ' mrs devereux, from liverpool, had all her lower teeth needed bone. she also suffered 50 per cent bone loss because untreated gum disease, wrongly placed implants teeth fractured half. she says the treatment even led other health problems, with constant hip pain splitting headaches mobility difficulties she claims disintegrating abscesses drained, effectively poisoning often lift to put her socks mrs devereux has had all her lower teeth needed bone. she also suffered 50 per cent bone loss because untreated gum disease, wrongly placed implants teeth fractured half. when the dental practice manager where mr siva worked studied the mess, even he said : ` i 've 22 years experience of, but would n't know where with ' however since leaving the care her longstanding ailments gradually disappeared maintains now, after months discussion the general dental council mr siva must face a fitness to panel could struck. mrs devereux said : ` it 's been a long battle far. ` but i 'm glad ' stuck to prove my feeling the treatment way short is a dentist. ' the general dental union was approached speak mr siva 's behalf but declined.
a steep set of steps on the mutianyu section of the great wall when she bumped into his wife . ` it is an exhilarating prospect , and it will start with the new islamic galleries and with plans for the future of the old reading room . ' the museum 's chairman sir richard lambert said mr macgregor had done an ` outstanding ' job . he said : ` the trustees are hugely grateful for everything he has done to bring the collection to life , and to tell its many different stories . we respect his decision to move on , and want to support him in his new projects . ` we are now starting the process of looking for someone to take on what will be one of the best and most challenging jobs of its kind in the world . ` the museum is in great shape , and we are fortunate to have an outstanding team in place to lead its activities and help build its future with the new director . pictures show her bottom row of teeth virtually destroyed by terrible gum disease and crowns covering a similar disaster on the top row . she now faces a bill of # 30,000 to get her smile back . mrs hongfang fell down the steps and died shortly after she struck her head and lost consciousness . her husband said : ` the foreigner was moving really fast . she was chasing -lsb- someone -rsb- and laughing and woman offered a ` sincere ' apology to the family at court . mrs hongfang 's son told sohu news that the canadian woman , surnamed fortin , accepted legal responsibility for the accident . he added : ` she said a few words in english . we also accept the apology . ' at least two people have died while visiting the great wall of china this month . a chinese woman suffocated after she fell down and lost consciousness on the badaling section of the wall , and her family accused tourists of failing to help her , shanghaiist reported . rose devereux , 49 , was left in agony and disfigured after years of alleged incompetent treatment . the general dental council has investigated the work of janakan siva at the menlove dental practice in allerton , liverpool . he will now go before a disciplinary committee . when the dental practice manager where mr siva worked studied the mess , even he admitted : ` i 've got 22 years experience of dentistry , but i would n't know where to start with this . ' mrs devereux , from liverpool , had all her lower teeth removed and needed bone grafts . she also suffered 50 per cent bone loss because of untreated gum disease , wrongly placed implants , and teeth that had fractured in half . she says the treatment even led to other health problems , with constant hip pain , splitting headaches and mobility difficulties . she claims disintegrating abscesses drained into her body , effectively poisoning her , and she was often unable to lift her left leg to put her socks on . mrs devereux has had all her lower teeth removed and needed bone grafts . she also suffered 50 per cent bone loss because of untreated gum disease , wrongly placed implants , and teeth that had fractured in half . when the dental practice manager where mr siva worked studied the mess , even he said : ` i 've got 22 years experience of dentistry , but i would n't know where to start with this ' however since leaving the care of mr siva , her longstanding ailments have gradually disappeared , she maintains . now , after months of discussion with the general dental council , mr siva must face a fitness to practise panel and could be struck off . mrs devereux said : ` it 's been a long battle to get this far . ` but i 'm glad i 've stuck with it to prove my feeling that the treatment i received was way short of what is expected for a dentist . ' the general dental union was approached to speak on mr siva 's behalf but declined to comment .
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