BREAKING NEWS: Four people are charged with criminal damage after statue of Edward Colston was toppled and thrown into Bristol Harbour in June By Martin Robinson, Chief Reporter For Mailonline Published: 14:27 GMT, 9 December 2020 | Updated: 14:28 GMT, 9 December 2020 Four people have been charged with criminal damage after a statue of … 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
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
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
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
Statue of Christopher Columbus is torn down, set on fire and thrown in a Virginia lake by protesters saying the explorer ‘represents genocide’ The statue was brought down by protesters in Richmond’s Byrd Park last night Protesters brought it down with ropes, set it on fire and rolled it into a lake Similar monuments have … Read more