Don’t let the bells rings out! Lady McAlpine is refusing to allow weddings to take place at her sprawling 200-acre estate Fawley Hall near Henley-on-Thames, built by her late husband and railway enthusiast Sir William McAlpine. While she previously hired out the venue for weddings and corporate events she tells me she has issued the … Read more
President Donald Trump has announced an Executive Order ‘protecting American Monuments’, and promised lengthy prison sentences for those who damage them. The president tweeted: ‘I just had the privilege of signing a very strong Executive Order protecting American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues – and combatting recent Criminal Violence. Long prison terms for these lawless acts … Read more
The statue of a 19th century politician has been targeted by vandals and left covered in red paint over his links to the slave trade. A monument to Lord Holland, which sits in a park of the same name, in west London, has been splattered with red paint, and a cardboard sign in perched on … Read more
Vandals smash two graves marking Bristol burial site of African slave and scrawl ‘put Colston’s statue back’ on paving nearby – 10 days after toppling of city’s controversial memorial to 17th century trader The headstones mark the burial place of African slave Scipio Africanus Chalk message in the churchyard suggested the vandalism was in revenge … Read more
Vandals turn statue of black Bristol playwright and actor white in bleach attack Avon and Somerset Police investigating the attack on 1987 Alfred Fagon statue Vandals have poured bleach over the statue of the black playwright and actor Fagon was born in Jamaica and was a member of the Windrush generation He was the first … Read more
Here’s a scene that may sound familiar. A crowd surges through the streets, chanting and shouting, eyes blazing with moralistic fervour. While the police stand limply by, the mob turns its fury on a statue. They rock it on its plinth, their excitement reaching hysteria, before at last it comes crashing down. But they’re not … Read more
Police hunt ‘despicable’ vandals after ‘Tommy Silhouette’ memorials to fallen war heroes were ‘beheaded’ Tommy Silhouettes vandalised in Purfleet, Essex, between Friday and Saturday A total of 26 statues were beheaded or ripped from their stands in the attack Locals raised over £300 to replace silhouettes recognising World War heroes By Milly Vincent For Mailonline … Read more
At least HE’S got PPE! Ancient Cerne Abbas chalk giant is given face mask by lockdown vandals Kevin Knight, 43, spotted the unauthorised alteration on Saturday morning The Dorset hillside carving was defaced on Friday night during the lockdown ‘We don’t encourage the defacing of the Giant’ says the National Trust Here’s how to help … Read more
The boss of BT has launched an extraordinary intervention after dozens of phone masts and engineers were attacked by ‘mindless idiots’ who think the coronavirus pandemic has been caused by the 5G internet signal. Philip Jansen, who is recovering after suffering mild symptoms of the virus, has written an impassioned plea to the public to … Read more
‘Pay your staff!’: Wetherspoon pub is covered in graffiti after boss Tim Martin said he wouldn’t pay workers during coronavirus lockdown Vandals have attacked a JD Wetherspoon pub in Crystal Palace, south London Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor? By Darren Boyle for MailOnline Published: 09:03 GMT, 25 March 2020 … Read more