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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
Statues of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt were torn down in Portland last night as rioting returned to the city on the eve of Columbus Day. In what organizers called an ‘Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage’, the two statues were torn down in the space of 10 minutes by protesters who toppled the monuments and … 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
Toppled? Museum curator who sparked outrage after tweeting a guide about vandalising ‘racist’ statues using household items has left her job Museum curator Madeline Odent posted guide about vandalising ‘racist’ statues Her comments led to calls for her to be sacked from her taxpayer-funded job Royston Town Council has refused to say if Ms Odent … 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
Five people interviewed over the toppling of a statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol will be offered conditional cautions, a chief constable has said. The bronze memorial to the 17th century slave merchant was pulled down during a Black Lives Matter protest on June 7, before being dumped in Bristol Harbour. No arrests … Read more
George Washington statue is covered in a burning American flag before being toppled by up to 40 Portland protesters in Oregon The George Washington statue was pulled down by a group of about 30 to 40 protesters in Portland, Oregon on Thursday night Footage of the incident on the eve of Juneteenth showed the Washington statue draped … Read more
Bristol University plans to review its logo featuring Edward Colston after Black Lives Matter protesters toppled the slaver’s statue and dumped it in the city’s harbour. Vice-chancellor and president Professor Hugh Brady said racism was ‘still very much part of everyday life’ but he was looking to play an ‘active’ part in stamping it out. … Read more
Statues targeted by Black Lives Matter protestors will not be protected by the police if it means putting themselves or the public at risk, a police chief has said. Essex Police Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington said it was up to operational commanders to make decisions on whether officers should step in to stop damage to monuments … Read more
A protester has been left critically injured after a Confederate statue that was being torn down during a demonstration Portsmouth, Virginia came crashing down on his head Wednesday night. The man, believed to be in his thirties, had been part of a group of protesters attempting to topple the statue yesterday evening, WAVY News reported. … Read more