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‘A stab to the heart’: Fury as America’s only Anne Frank memorial in Idaho defaced with swastika stickers Memorial to Anne Frank in Idaho was defaced with swastikas on Tuesday The memorial depicts a bronze statue of Frank, holding her diary It was vandalised with a swastika and the words: ‘We are everywhere’ Police have … Read more
Vandal climbed Queen Victoria Memorial outside Buckingham Palace, wrecked coffee shop, stole from Boots and attacked two trams in month-long crime spree Scott Packham, 32, climbed Queen Victoria Memorial on Thursday, August 13 Wrecked a coffee shop at Aldgate Station in east London less than ten days later Malachy Pakenham, prosecuting, said: ‘There’s some peculiar … Read more
The parents of a young girl whose remembrance tree was torn down to make way for the HS2 rail project have shared their heartbreak over the decision. Parents Yvonne and Dean were shocked to discover the tree for their 11-year-old daughter Alanya at the Wendover Memorial Woodland in Buckinghamshire had been chopped down for the high speed … Read more
One of the University of Cambridge’s richest colleges is removing the memorial to a 17th benefactor who was involved with the slave trade. Jesus College, which is worth £344 million, is taking the memorial to Tobias Rustat out of its chapel because it is ‘celebratory’. Rustat, an advisor to King Charles II, was one of … Read more
Boris Johnson today laid a wreath at a war memorial in west London as he continued to face furious backlash over the banning of Remembrance Sunday church services for veterans. The Government has faced mounting criticism after it emerged new Covid-19 rules on mass worship would stop veterans from attending Remembrance Sunday services inside churches. … Read more
The Dean of Southwark has been branded ‘insensitive’ by a bishop for holding a memorial service for the cathedral’s cat. Doorkins Magnificat had her own social media accounts, became a children’s book star and met the Queen. But 30 in-person attendees gathered for a socially distanced thanksgiving ceremony after being laid to rest in the cathedral … Read more
Now Jeremy Corbyn breaks rules at memorial: Former Labour leader was at ‘anarchists’ carnival’ with 100 others a week after he apologised for dining with eight friends Jeremy Corbyn attended memorial service which exceeded 30 people maximum Former Labour leader was among crowd of about 100 at an ‘anarchists’ carnival’ Mr Corbyn was last week … Read more
Vandals have daubed graffiti on Prince Albert’s stone memorial as rangers cleared the remains of a campfire and litter on the Queen’s Balmoral estate. Managers shared pictures of the mess left behind at the 55-acre site in Aberdeenshire, describing the tidy-up as a ‘typical start’ to the week. Prince Albert’s cairn, shaped as a pyramid, … Read more
Plans to build a multi-million pound Holocaust memorial next to Parliament would create a ‘trophy site’ for terrorists, a public inquiry has been warned. The Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre has been planned for Victoria Tower Gardens on Millbank, as a tribute to the victims of the Second World War atrocity. But Lord Carlile, the former independent … Read more
A memorial stone commemorating an 18th century slave trader, and hailing his ‘bravery’ in quelling slave rebellion in Jamaica, has been covered up because of its offensive meaning. A white board has been placed over the plaque in St Peter’s Church in Dorchester, Dorset, which was dedicated to plantation owner John Gordon, who died in … Read more