The Edward Colston statue in Bristol was pulled down by demonstrators on Sunday Edward Colston was born to a wealthy merchant family in Bristol, 1636. After working as an apprentice at a livery company he began to explore the shipping industry and started up his own business. He later joined the Royal African Company and … Read more
Police have released images of 15 individuals they want to speak to in relation to the toppling of the Edward Colston statue in Bristol by Black Lives Matter protestors. The statue commemorating the 17th century merchant was dramatically pulled from its plinth by protestors at 2.30pm on June 7 after being attacked and vandalised with … Read more
Lady Louise has been spotted enjoying an early morning horse ride with her father, Prince Edward, for the first time since lockdown began in March. The 16-year-old joined her dad, 56, on a canter around the grounds of Windsor today and the father-and-daughter looked to be enjoying the fresh air and exercise. Sophie Wessex, and … Read more
The toppled statue of Edward Colston, which was torn down and dumped into water by anti-racism protesters, contained a 125-year-old copy of Tit-Bits magazine signed by men who first put it up, it has been revealed. After being fished-out from Bristol Harbour, where it was thrown into by protesters on Sunday, museum workers began a … Read more
The statue of slave trader Edward Colston was fished out of Bristol Harbour this morning before being taken to a secure location four days after it was thrown in. The monument was toppled during a Black Lives Matter protest on Sunday, but police have not yet made any arrests – despite the moment being recorded on … Read more
Vandals who tore down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol before dumping it in a harbour are likely to escape prosecution due to a legal loophole, experts said last night. The monument was toppled during a Black Lives Matter protest on Sunday, but police have not made any arrests – despite the … Read more
The statue of Edward Colston is to be fished out of a river and put on display in a museum, it has been confirmed today. The monument, which had stood in the city centre since 1895, was pulled down and dumped in the River Avon during Black Lives Matter protests on Sunday. As some 10,000 protesters gathered … Read more
Banksy has suggested the toppled statue of Edward Colston should be put back on its plinth in Bristol surrounded by sculptures of protesters pulling it down. The graffiti artist unveiled a new piece of artwork inspired by activists who tore down a bronze statue of the 17th-century slave trader in an Instagram post today. Alongside … Read more
‘That statue should stay in the river like the 20,000 African souls who died’: Lewis Hamilton slams politicians for criticising how Edward Colston’s monument was torn down in Bristol at a Black Lives Matter protest Protesters were shown bringing the statue of Edward Colston down in Bristol Politicians Sir Keir Starmer and Priti Patel criticised … Read more
Flipping Out star Jeff Lewis revealed that he had his regrets about splitting with Gage Edward amid their bitter custody battle over their three-year-old daughter Monroe. The 50-year-old television personality recently took to his Radio Andy to make the revelation that he had reconciliation on his mind despite the nasty split with Edward but those feelings recently … Read more