Oxford dons should stop ‘throwing tantrums’ over statues, says Oriel’s only African tutor Dr Marie Kawthar Daouda is ‘perplexed’ over the fuss surrounding Rhodes statue She said academics should be promoting equality by ‘raising awareness about places…where there is still much more work to be done’ She added that patriarchy in Victorian Britain was ‘in … Read more
Lorry driver is jailed for two years for trying to smuggle ancient coins, arrowheads and statues into UK to sell for Bulgarian mafia bosses Dimitar Dimitrov, 41, was working as courier for Bulgarian organised crime gang Officers found ancient coins, pendants, brooches and spearheads in the trailer Dimitrov denied any knowledge of artefacts which are … Read more
Lorry driver is jailed for two years for trying to smuggle ancient coins, arrowheads and statues into UK to sell for Bulgarian mafia bosses Dimitar Dimitrov, 41, was working as courier for Bulgarian organised crime gang Officers found ancient coins, pendants, brooches and spearheads in the trailer Dimitrov denied any knowledge of artefacts which are … Read more
A left-wing activist who was appointed by Sadiq Khan to review London’s statues has been accused of racism over disparaging comments about prominent black figures including Diane Abbott and David Lammy. Toyin Agbetu, who was appointed to the Mayor of London’s Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm, accused Ms Abbott of being ‘disloyal to … Read more
‘Woke’ travel guide on Edinburgh’s slave trade links says statue of 18th century MP Henry Dundas should be pulled down Travel guide calls for removal of Tory MP Henry Dundas statue from Edinburgh Dundas delayed abolition of slavery in British colonies for more than a decade Book looks at debate over renaming buildings and monuments … Read more
City of London votes to remove statues of former Lord Mayor William Beckford and philanthropist MP Sir John Cass for links to the slave trade in wake of Black Lives Matter protests Comes after recommendation from The Tackling Racism Taskforce It was set up after last year’s Black Lives Matter movement in 2020 Prominent City of London … Read more
Save our statues: Government will change law to make it harder for left-wing councils’ ‘revisionist purge’ to move monuments and change street names Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick is set to change law to a formal process New law will state controversial statues should be explained rather than hidden He said it was wrong statues were … Read more
Priti Patel is planning to launch a ‘power grab’ against woke police chiefs and ‘failing’ police and crime commissioners, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. The Home Secretary will this month present the recommendations of her review into the powers of PCCs, which will include looking at the police’s ‘operational independence’. It is understood the … Read more
Police hunt thieves who stole three bronze statues of dancing women in rabbit masks weighing 300kilos and worth more than £140,000 Three statues of women wearing rabbit masks stolen from home in Tenderden Sculptures worth £144,000 were on display in driveway and two later found One is still missing and a vehicle and front gate were … Read more
Scotland’s first black professor will lead review of controversial statues and street names in Edinburgh with links to slavery in wake of BLM protests Sir Geoff Palmer, 80, will lead steering group, which will meet before end of year Human rights activist said it was an ‘honour’ to be asked to work with the group Group … Read more