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A thief successfully made away with a new piece of Banksy artwork in south London, less than an hour after it was unveiled by the street artist. Video footage shows the three men using a ladder to scale a building in Peckham before quickly removing the picture of a wolf howling, which had been painted on a satellite dish. On Thursday afternoon the Bristol-based artist, posted a photo of the artwork, to his Instagram as part of several new animal-themed pieces he has revealed this week. Its removal comes months after Banksy unveiled another art piece in Peckham that was...

Moment brazen thief caught stealing new Banksy artwork an hour after it was unveiled

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Crowds booed as a new Banksy artwork of a stretching cat on an empty, distressed advertising billboard was removed in north-west London hours after it was revealed.The piece by the elusive street artist was dismantled by three men who said they were “hired” by a “contracting company” to take down the billboard for safety reasons.Located in Cricklewood, the artwork depicted a dark silhouette of a large cat with an upturned tail stretching out its body.The artwork is the sixth to be unveiled in London by the Bristol-based artist this week, in what appears to be a new animal-themed collection, after...

Crowds boo as sixth Banksy artwork of cat removed hours after being unveiled

Men wearing balaclavas were seen taking the artwork down hours after it was revealed.

Banksy howling wolf artwork removed

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	A fresh Banksy artwork of pelicans has appeared this morning in London, making it the fifth new work that the elusive street artist has unveiled this week.Sixth Banksy Animal Mural Spotted in London Before Being Taken Down by a Contractor to Prevent Theft




	The newest mural from the popular street artist shows two pelicans eating fish above the yellow sign of a fish and chips takeaway shop in the northeastern London neighborhood of Walthamstow. Banksy’s Instagram account also posted an image of the black stenciled mural early on August 9.




	All of the new Banksy artworks depict animals. The first was a black...

A Fifth Banksy Mural, This One of Pelicans, Spotted in London

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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Incident Summary: On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, during the 3m springboard preliminaries at the Olympic Games in Paris, American diver Alison Gibson faced an unfortunate incident that led to a score of 0.0. Competing to secure a place in the semi-finals, the 25-year-old Texas-born athlete experienced a collision with the diving board that significantly impacted her performance.

Heart-Stopping Moment: Alison Gibson’s Dive Ends in Disaster at the 2024 Olympics

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TWO Brits who were found shot dead inside a burnt-out car in Sweden have now been named. The bodies of London-based travel agents Juan Cifuentes, 33, and Farooq Abdulrazak, 27, were discovered in the coastal city of Malmo. Cops are probing the chilling deaths as a potential double-murder after the...

Two Brits missing & feared killed are named after bodies ‘found shot dead in burned-out rental car’

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In 1981, pop-music sensation Andy Gibb was at the top of the charts. The younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice, a.k.a. The Bee Gees, commenced a tumultuous romance with actress Victoria Principle, who played Pam Ewing on Dallas, TV's then-Number 1 prime-time series. But after the relationship ended, Andy's life, already challenged by substance abuse, did as well. This is their tragic story.

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	COMMUNISM LIVES! A Florida lawyer called Christopher Rodriguez has pleaded guilty to bombing and shooting a statue of late communist leaders Mao Zedong and Vladimir Lenin in Texas. Not only this, but Rodriguez also admitted to taking a pot shot at the Chinese Embassy in Washington D.C. a year later. In 2022, he rented a car and drove 850 miles from his home in Panama City...

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	The Holy See is the latest religious entity to denounce a drag queen performance staged during the Paris Olympics’s opening. Compared by many to Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper, the performance was an “offense” to “many Christians and believers of other religions,” the Vatican said this week.Paris Olympics Start with a Bang, Bernini's Dark Side Revealed, and More: Morning Links for July 29, 2024




	The statement came roughly a week after the performance itself, which involved a group of performers voguing a catwalk. Some observers said that the lengthy catwalk and the formation of the dancers were references to the Leonardo...

Vatican Says That ‘Last Supper’–Like Olympics Drag Performance Was an ‘Offense’ to Christians

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Every corner of the UK is packed with incredible history. Whether it’s towering castles with drawbridges and deep moats, magnificent cathedrals with worn medieval effigies, or market squares with quirky alleyways and lanes, there is heaps to discover in every village and town. What’s more, the countryside is criss-crossed with over 10,000 miles of railway lines, many of which pass through our most idyllic historic towns. So, if you’re looking to set out on a historic day trip this summer, the options are plentiful.Londoners just need to hop on the train for a historic adventure: but perhaps it’s time we...

10 unmissable day trips from London to see historic wonders — all less an hour by train

First came the mountain goat, then a pair of elephants and on the third day, a trio of monkeys. These aren’t the words to a nursery rhyme or parable, they’re the latest series of London murals by elusive street artist Banksy. Yesterday (August 7) the artist claimed ownership...

ANOTHER new Banksy in east London: Brick Lane location and potential meaning for monkey artwork

BANKSY has revealed a second new artwork in 24 hours depicting two elephants poking their heads out of blocked out windows. The elusive street artist shared a photo of the wall art on Instagram which features dark elephant silhouettes with their trunks stretched out towards each other in London. It comes just 24 hours after Banksy […]

Banksy reveals second new artwork in 24 hours as rumours swirl elusive artist has been captured on CCTV

A mother who had a front door that would not lock for eight months and a woman who has been unable to use her shower since March have called on a south-east London council to fix social housing "disrepair". Fiona Branson said she uses the showers at her local swimming...

Woman unable to use council house shower since March

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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Thieves broke through a door to gain access to the medieval Sherborne Abbey, police say.

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Katie Price has been arrested at Heathrow Airport for failing to attend court and taken into police custody. An arrest warrant was issued for the former model on 30 July after she failed to attend a court hearing relating to her bankruptcies. The Metropolitan Police said a 46-year-old woman had...

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	The fourth in a string of Banksy works has appeared in London: a howling wolf stenciled onto a white satellite dish. The work appeared overnight, popping up in the Peckham borough of South London, according to the Mirror. Russian Artist Released in Prisoner Swap, Christie's Teams Up with Ocean Charity, Michelle Obama Wants to Win the Election with Art, and More: Morning Links for August 8, 2024




	Then part of the work quickly disappeared. According to photographs of the site, the dish has been removed and was allegedly stolen.




	This new series of Banksy works, each of which portrays on animals, seems have begun on...

Banksy Unveils Fourth Piece in London: A Howling Wolf Joins an Ark of Animals

A RETIRED doctor who vanished while hiking solo in the perilous Pyrenees “didn’t have the proper kit”, his wife has said. Tom Doherty, 67, disappeared on Tuesday after sending an alarming message to his family that read: “Help, I’ve fallen and cannot move.” The desperate search for the dad-of-four involving dogs and helicopters has been […]

Missing Brit doctor Tom Doherty ‘didn’t have the proper kit’ for perilous hike, says wife as helicopter search launched

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Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.

Federal Charges in Southern GA: Indictments and Sentences for Firearms and Drug Offenses

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Sixth Banksy Animal Mural Spotted in London Before Being Taken Down by a Contractor to Prevent Theft













	Banksy has struck again, this time painting a big black cat stretching on a bare billboard in northeast London. However, it was removed only a few...

Sixth Banksy Animal Mural Spotted in London Before Being Taken Down by a Contractor to Prevent Theft

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