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Signs in Austrian town changing ‘rude’ name to Fugging vandalised

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We’re not Fugging accepting it! Austrian town that changed its name from F***ing sees its new sign vandalised to read like the original Austrian town will change its name to Fugging from its rude original F***ing The new signs were smeared with black spray paint to show original name  Local police are investigating the damage, … Read more

1,000-year-old ‘Robin Hood’ Sherwood Forest oak tree vandalised

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Yobs have vandalised a 1,000-year-old oak tree in Sherwood Forest under which legend claims English outlaw Robin Hood met his Merry Men. They are believed to have broken off a three-foot chunk of bark by climbing on the ancient Major Oak near Edwinstowe in Nottinghamshire. Locals branded the vandalism ‘sacrilege’ and ‘disgraceful’ while the RSPB … Read more

Statue of British colonial explorer Francis Light is vandalised in Malaysia

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A statue of British colonial explorer Francis Light has been vandalised with red paint in a city he founded in Malaysia.  The monument in George Town, the capital of the former British possession of Penang, is the latest symbol of imperialism to come under attack amid global anti-racism protests triggered by the death of George … Read more

Statues to the philosopher Voltaire and a colonial military figure are vandalised in Paris

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Two statues have been doused with red paint in Paris amid a global movement to tear down monuments with links to colonialism and slavery. Statues depicting colonial administrator Hubert Lyautey and Voltaire – who profited from the slave trade – were drenched in red by protesters in the French capital. Statues and monuments have become … Read more

Black Lives Matter protestor says he vandalised Churchill statue

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The Black Lives Matter protester who ‘tagged’ the statue of Winston Churchill said he did it because Britain’s greatest Prime Minister was a ‘confirmed racist’ who cared more about colonialism than black people. The masked young man, who is being searched for by the Metropolitan Police today for the vandalism in Parliament Square, claimed that … Read more