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Councillors have voted to move the statue of a British war hero after officials said it ‘impacts anybody who does not define themselves in binary gender terms’. A council review into the continued appropriateness of the Grade 11 listed bronze statue, which depicts General Sir Redvers Buller, in Exeter, Devon, recommended it was relocated due … Read more
Oxford University college defies calls to remove statue of slave owner Christopher Codrington from its library after agreeing to change room’s name The Barbados governor bequeathed £10,000 to All Souls College upon his death A marble statue of Codrington has stood in the library since the 18th century The graduate college has reviewed its links … Read more
A Tory run council has been told to review their decision to underwrite a £100,000 ‘party’ to unveil a controversial statue of Margaret Thatcher in her hometown. For over a decade the normally sedate Lincolnshire town of Grantham has witnessed a bitter row over how to remember their most famous daughter. Two years ago South … Read more
An asteroid bigger than the Statue of Liberty will fly past Earth at 8:20pm GMT on Christmas Day, according to data from NASA’s Center for Near Earth Studies. The asteroid, called 2014 SD224, will come within 0.02019 astronomical units, or nearly 1.9 million miles, from the Earth’s surface. 2014 SD224 has a diameter anywhere between 302 … Read more
Antonio Banderas, 60, dons a protective face mask as he honours the Virgin of Hope statue in Malaga with presenter Maria Casado By Olivia Wheeler For Mailonline Published: 02:10 GMT, 19 December 2020 | Updated: 02:10 GMT, 19 December 2020 Antonio Banderas honoured the Virgin of Hope statue at Archicofradía de la Esperanza in Malaga, Spain, with presenter … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Four people are charged with criminal damage after statue of Edward Colston was toppled and thrown into Bristol Harbour in June Rhian Graham, 29, Milo Ponsford, 25, Jake Skuse, 32, Sage Willoughby, 21, all charged with criminal damage The statue of 17th-century slave trader Colston was toppled on June 7 Suspects due to appear … Read more
Will locals back statue for Margaret Thatcher? Referendum could be held to decide whether to erect monument to the Iron Lady in her home town Former mayor of Grantham Ian Selby proposed a poll to decide on 10ft statue £300,000 plinth in Grantham was funded by Public Memorials Appeal charity South Kesteven District Council has put … Read more
A council defended itself today after setting aside £100,000 to cover an event unveiling a statue of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher in her hometown. The £300,000 10ft plinth of the Iron Lady will be situated on St Peter’s Hill Green in Grantham, Lincolnshire, after being funded by the Public Memorials Appeal charity. South Kesteven … Read more
Joanne Lees quietly drops plans to build a $250,000 statue in the Australian outback in memory of her murdered boyfriend Peter Falconio – despite receiving thousands in donations for the project Joanne Lees escaped 2001 Australian outback attacker who killed her partner Despite raising thousands for a memorial statue she has scrapped the project Bradley … Read more
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