Barbados has taken down a statue of Admiral Nelson in its latest symbolic break with its colonial past, two months after announcing it would sever its links with the British monarchy and become a republic. The bronze statue of Nelson was unveiled in 1813, eight years after his victory in the Battle of Trafalgar and … Read more
The ruler of Turkmenistan has unveiled a 50ft golden statue of his favourite dog breed in the country’s capital. Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, who has ruled the Middle Eastern country since 2007, revealed the statue of the Turkmen Alabi dog at a ceremony on Wednesday. The statue sits at the centre of a roundabout in a newly-built … Read more
Heidi Klum’s ‘transformation begins’ for Halloween as the supermodel has a crew of four painting her body to look like a stone statue on Instagram By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 16:28 GMT, 30 October 2020 | Updated: 17:38 GMT, 30 October 2020 Just in time for Halloween, this international beauty is getting into the … Read more
Vandals decapitate statue commemorating all the soldiers killed in First World War as police launch investigation Statue, which was standing in Watford, Hertfordshire, was discovered yesterday Resident Paul Johnson was shocked when he came across decapitated statue He said: ‘It’s disgraceful. I just could not believe what I saw to be honest’ By Harry Howard … Read more
John Lennon’s son Sean mocks the toppling of a Lincoln statue in Portland by suggesting The Pyramids should be ‘taken down immediately’ because they were ‘made under coercion of evil Pharaohs who were not very woke’ Sean Ono Lennon, 45, took to Twitter Monday in the wake of protests in Oregon He asked ‘why a Lincoln … Read more
Baptist pastor’s son, 18, accused of spray-painting Winston Churchill statue with the words ‘is a racist’ is ‘threatened with hanging as he enters court’ Benjamin Clark was ‘threatened as he entered court’ with his father Andrew Onlookers shouted ‘he should hang’ outside of Westminster Magistrates’ Court Clark charged with one count of criminal damage after incident in … Read more
Bristol mayor says toppling of Sir Edward Colston statue was fuelled by ‘years of unaffordable housing, gentrification and being left behind’ Marvin Rees was giving evidence on ‘physical heritage’ to the DCMS Committee He said statue toppling in Bristol in June was not ‘all about the Colston Statue’ Suggested issues like ‘unaffordable housing and gentrification’ … Read more
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden tells museums and galleries not to remove statues at the demand of activists as he warns those which bow to pressure could have their funding cut Leaked letter reveals Oliver Dowden issued warning to museums and galleries He said Government ‘does not support the removal of statues or similar objects’ Said … Read more
Aha! Enormous brass statue of Alan Partridge appears in Norwich city centre Nick Dutton and Gavin Fulcher were behind statue outside The Forum, Norwich They designed and created the 11ft Alan Partridge brass statute over three years Twitter account for Bafta award-winning character shared its approval By Georgia Simcox For Mailonline Published: 14:52 BST, 24 … Read more
Music venue named after Edward Colston is renamed the Bristol Beacon after slave trader’s statue was toppled in the town A ceremony was held today to change the ‘toxic’ name of the Colston Hall venue Bosses maintained attraction in Bristol gets its name from the street it sits on A statue of Colston was toppled … Read more