sign that has gone, the banksy sign, what says it is just a piece of art by banksy notjust somethingple had stuck stuff on? when it was taken, we had to replace it for the safety, it is a stop sign, so we had to replace quite quickly. but at what point did you know it was a banksy? signs have staff on them all over london, stickers and all kind of thing. when did you know it was a genuine peace? yes. people were looking at it. it was when, most people realise that it was a genuine banksy, when the people at banksy themselves, they put it on instagram. within about 43 minutes it was taken down, which is a real shame. could this be a stunt by banksy? this is what some people are saying. it could be something to drum up more attention? it is a bit of an enigma. our people have spoken to his people. i can confirm it as a banksy, and that they did not take it down. do you know any more about, the met police have issued a statement saying they are looking into this? there is a petition on social media. do you know any more about the ongoing situation? well, i cannot comment on the investig

i think banksy put an - fun. i think banksy put an interesting piece. and what i find interesting is that within an hour somebody was able to turn up with bolt cutters, remove it and the police haven't done anything about it because, the cameras we have in our world today, it is easy to trace people and, in fact, the front page of to the newspapers today is a big story, criminals snared by new face recognition camera so, you know, why haven't the police been able to say this is mr fred bloggs of whatever address something? i suspect that it was arranged for the publicity. banksy�*s political views are extremely well known. he owns, controls, runs, whatever it is, the hotel in palestine and you don't run a business in that part of the world without money going to various people. let without money going to various eo - le. . , ~ without money going to various neale, without money going to various --eole. , without money going to various neale, , . people. let me ask you this. we soke to people. let me ask you this. we spoke to a _ people. let me ask you t

banksy put this art here for the people of peckham, the local community want it back.mmunity and they are going to get it back. we have already contacted the broad commander and we have also submitted a formal report to get it back. and also we have noticed that there is quite strong resolution footage of the people taking it down, so we kind of hoped that they would bring it back. the metropolitan police said they have arrested a man on suspicion of theft and criminal damage. it says the man remains in custody and investigations are ongoing. anyone who may have information about the incident is being asked to call the police. the artwork was taken down from the spot at around lunchtime on friday in full view of a crowd of assembled passers—by. a new traffic sign has since been put up for safety reasons. local businesses have also said they are disappointed that the work by the famous street artist is no longer there. the work showed a red stop sign with three military drones painted on it. it was widely interpreted as being a call for a ceasefire in gaza. estimates of

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police say a man has been arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage, after the removal of a banksy art—installation in london. a woman in the us with a rare double womb has given birth twice in two days — after a "one in the million" pregnancy. it was a fun experience, i think. and rebecca welch makes history, becoming the first female premier league referee. we start in the middle east. gaza's health ministry says more then 200 people have been killed in the past 2a hours as israel's bombardment continues. it comes as a watered—down un security council resolution for more aid to be allowed into gaza has been criticised for not going far enough. israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has thanked the us for abstaining at the un security council, and reiterated tojoe biden that the war will continue until all the objectives are met. in the last hour the white house has said that mr biden did not ask mr netanyahu for a ceasefire during their call. lucy williamson reports. in gaza, this is the new normal. drone strikes in the border town of rafah, emptying the local market. 17—yea

banksy knows banksy. what's going happen you what's going to happen if you put outside. not put a banksy outside. it's not going yes. going to last long, is it? yes. um, know if it was um, i don't know if it was causing any trouble, though. from traffic from your your road traffic safety concerns, the safety concerns, because the way it's it's it's positioned, it's not it's not stopping. it's not tricking somebody stopping you somebody into stopping, you know, a proper somebody into stopping, you krwasn't a proper somebody into stopping, you krwasn't a a proper somebody into stopping, you krwasn't a it a proper somebody into stopping, you krwasn't a it wasn't a proper somebody into stopping, you krwasn't a it wasn't likea proper it wasn't a it wasn't like banksy went and painted on the stop sign that belonged to southwark council. >> yeah, painted he had his southwark council. >> ystop painted he had his southwark council. >> ystop sign ainted he had his southwark council. >> ystop sign that d he had his

the world has learned banksy's real name.ld interview was published in which the street artist confirmed that his name is robbie. the interview itself took place about 20 years ago, at the beginning of the artist’s career, in which banksy revealed his name for the only known time. but journalists have been trying to establish bengsi’s personality for several decades. according to one popular version , the artist’s real name is robin gunningham and he is a graduate of the cathedral school in bristol, and banksy himself, by the way, denied this, and according to another version of banksy is robert delnaya, one of the founders of the musical group massive attack, and the musician said that in his youth he was fond of graffiti, and banksy is his close friend, but still, to be honest, i don’t really trust this version, because i really often - they say that art critics say that this could be a group of people, that it could even be a whole group of women, artists, so i don’t know, do you believe this version? well, what’s so wonde

i would think of it had certification - think of it had certification from banksy which one because it street art, with certification between four and £500,000. sets between four and £500,000. as is so often the case when it comes to this mysterious artist there are more questions than answers. laura lynch, a founding member of the us country music band the chicks, has been killed in a car accident in el paso, texas. she was sixty—five. the band, originally known as the dixie chicks, said they were "shocked and saddened" by lynch's death. lynch, a bassist and later singer, founded the group in 1989 with three other women. it is nearly, very nearly, christmas. all around the world millions of people are making final preparations. there may still be time to buy that last—minute present. and for one person in particular the next day or so will be very busy indeed. the bbc�*s tim allman explains. one, two, three! , the hour, the man. he has had all year to prepare for this day, father christmas was sure of a big sendoff. before he left a message of hope and goodwill. at the moment there ar

police say a man has been arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage, after the removal of a banksyllation in south—east london. now on bbc news — it's the travel show. hello, and welcome to a special edition of the travel show — covered in ice, snow, and that special kind of magic, as much of the world prepares to celebrate christmas, and also the end of another year. we spent most of 2023 on the road, so it's a great opportunity to be at home to recharge and look back at some of our favourite winter adventures here on the programme. so without further ado, let's jump straight in and remember the time when ade headed to finnish lapland — not to meet santa claus, but a rapper who's keeping his language alive with music. huskies howl. ade: finnish lapland is as close as it gets to a winter wonderland. more than one million tourists come here each year in search of the northern lights, santa, and his reindeer. the sami are the indigenous people who live in this part of the world — from northern norway, sweden, finland, and the far north part of russia. there's around 6,000 samis left

it happened less than an hour after banksy posted a photo of it friday on social media.ice say the piece itself has yet to be recovered. >>> why you won't see the latest apple watches in stores or online. and was this a very merry christmas for any powerball players? here's a look at today's money watch. >>> u.s. stocks will have a mixed start coming off the holiday weekend. the dow opens down 18 points. the nasdaq is up 19 and the s&p 500 will start this tuesday up 8 points. >>> a lawsuit will move forward against elon musk, saying he stiffed workers at his social media company "x" out of millions of dollars worth of promised bonuses. this comes as a federal judge denied a motion for musk to dismiss the case altogether. the suit is seeking class action status for former and current "x" employees who did not receive their bonuses last year. >>> tim has run out on a last-minute emergency action to keep the latest apple watches on store shelves. the u.s. international trade commission ruled in october that apple violated a patent from another company for a blood oxygen cen

police say a man has been arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage, after the removal of a banksyllation in south—east london. now on bbc news — the royal year in review. a moment in history — the coronation of king charles iii. god save the king! congregation: god save the king! - cheering across three days in may, the nation celebrated the newly crowned king and queen. at a star—studded concert, a poignant tribute from prince william. as my grandmother said when she was crowned, coronations are a declaration of our hopes for the future. and i know she's up there fondly keeping an eye on us. and she'll be a very proud mother. cheering also this year, prince harry reveals family secrets in his bestselling memoir and in evidence as he takes on the british press. and digging deep on his first official royal engagement, five—year—old prince louis. crowd: god save the king! god save the king! may the sixth, 2023. god save the kings plays light rain fell as king charles and camilla, queen consort, made their way to westminster abbey for the first coronation in 70 years. # i was glad...

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get our banksy back.ted a man on suspicion of theft and criminal damage. it said the man remains in custody and investigations are ongoing. anyone who may have information about the incident is being asked to call the police. meanwhile, one local resident has taken matters into her own hands. a new traffic sign has now been put up for safety reasons. a local street artist has come to install her own version of the work. she said art should be available to the public. 0ne gallery owner has this estimate of what the original artwork could be worth: i would think if it had certification from banksy which it won't because it is street art although he has been known to give certification to some pieces of street art, with certification between four and £500,000. as is so often the case when it comes to this mysterious artist, there are at this time more questions than answers. i was listening to the radio on the way in and i thought somebody said it was reportedly wet half £1 billion, so they would be glad to

second man has been arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage after the removal of that banksyws. this christmas eve is looking pretty windy for many of us. it could cause some travel disruption, actually, if you are setting out through today. especially on the roads, the rail and the airports — there could be some problems there. northern england and scotland — that's where we're going to see the biggest problems. there are a couple of yellow warnings from the met office in force. we could see gusts of 50—70 mph across northern and north—eastern areas of scotland, but even to the east of the pennines, we could see some pretty strong crosswinds for those north—to—south roads. showers coming in across northern and western areas with some sunny spells. further south, cloudy, some outbreaks of rain, but it's also going to be really very mild — temperatures up to 13, 1a, perhaps 15 degrees across england and wales, and we could see some temperature records being broken for christmas eve — so one of the warmest christmas eves on record. 15.5 degrees is the current highest for englan

, the street artist banksy. this, uh, banksy. piece artwork. i'll get up on piece of artwork. i'll get up on the screen if i can and show you it's basically a stop sign. it's basically like a stop sign. and it had drones built and it had some drones built into put it up on the into it. i've put it up on the screen anyway, banksy apparently went said, this went online and said, yeah, this is it's of is bonevardi. it's my piece of work about an hour or so later, some fella took it upon himself work about an hour or so later, so broad la took it upon himself work about an hour or so later, so broad daylightt upon himself work about an hour or so later, so broad daylight inpon himself work about an hour or so later, so broad daylight in front imself in broad daylight in front of everyone is on the screen. he goes over to props himself goes over to it, props himself up this bike, tries ripping up on this bike, tries ripping it off with his bare hands, unsuccessfully wanders off, returns a few minutes later with some bolt cutters, cuts

it was taken by a man with bolt cutters shortly after banksy confirmed he was the artist.nd investigations are ongoing. an attack by rebels in burundi has killed 20 people, all but one of them being civilians. the attack in the west of the country was claimed by the red—tabara rebel group, which in its own statement said it had killed ten members of the security forces. the attack occurred on friday evening in the town of vugizo, near the border with the democratic republic of congo where the rebels have a base. the chinese government says it could revise proposed changes to the online gaming industry, after financial markets reacted badly to plans to curb the sector. on friday, beijing said it was considering limiting incentives used by gaming companies to encourage people to continue playing. that led to tens of billions of dollars being wiped off the stock value of several chinese online companies now to one of the most read stories today on the bbc news website and app. and it's quite a remarkable one. a mother from alabama, in the united states, with a rare double wom

police say a man has been arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage, after the removal of a banksyation in south—east london. a woman in the us with a rare double womb has given birth twice in two days, after a "one in the million" pregnancy. and — rebecca welch makes history — becoming the first female premier league referee. hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. we start in the middle east. gaza's health ministry says more then 200 people have been killed in the past 24 hours as israel's bombardment continues.

uh, now, banksy . steve, i'm not a big banksy fan . all right. and actually, fan. all right.e, uh, doesn't really , you know, inspire me , if really, you know, inspire me, if i'm honest. good news then, because it got nicked. so this new banksy installation in taken within an hour of its creation . within an hour of its creation. so it's a stop sign with some aeroplanes on it, which are meant to be war planes. and it's about stopping war, guess. is about stopping war, i guess. is the thing. uh, he's always been subtle . yeah, as an artist, he subtle. yeah, as an artist, he works on many levels that one anyway. and, yeah, someone went along and nicked it. and what i like about it is they weren't long tried to get it off the wall. couldn't disappeared in a few minutes later. came back with bolt cutters . here's the with bolt cutters. here's the picture, by the if want picture, by the way, if you want to feels like that bloke to see who feels like that bloke from the ladder story recently, doesn't from the ladder story recently, doethe trying the >> the guy's trying to get the f

a work by the artist banksy has been removed from a london street as people looked on — less than anstop sign with three military drones on it — was unveiled on the corner of commercialway, peckham, on friday. but within an hour it was removed by a man with bolt cutters as witnesses took photos, with this video emerging on social media. the incident has been reported to police by southwark council. one gallery owner has said the artwork could be worth up to £500,000. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. it's been quite a wintry scene across northern parts of scotland today. we had some snow falling this morning. that is continuing to turn back to rain. quite a bit of rain actually coming in over the hills of scotland and we're drawing in these milder winds, as well. there's still quite a temperature contrast in scotland even this evening, where that colder air is still in the far north—east, but otherwise, as you can see, temperatures will be in double figures. we've got some heavy rain coming into scotland this evening. it does ease off overnight. the main rain band then sink

the removal of a south london street sign featuring the work of the world famous elusive artist banksyign with three military drones on — was unveiled in peckham on friday. but within an hour it was removed by a man with bolt cutters as people took photos and videos. 0ne gallery owner has said the artwork could be worth up to half a million pounds. british traditions, such as panto, hogmanay and cheese rolling could be in line for united nations protected status. the government is beginning a consultation on which activities should go on an official list of the uk s cultural highlights —— when it signs up to a un convention. david sillito reports. pantomime is a uniquely british and enormously popular tradition. 0h, hi. didn't see you there. but should it go on a list of british cultural activities worthy of preservation? the british government will next year sign up to unesco's convention for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage which means the un body will provide guidance, oversight and recommendations on how to preserve designated cultural traditions. the government now wants

police say a man has been arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage, after the removal of a banksyllation in south—east london. now on bbc news, the biggest stories. there's a huge barrage going on overhead just at the moment. yevgeny prigozhin seemed determined to march his men to the top of the hill. then, he marched them down again. political persecution like something straight out of a fascist or communist nation. this is southern israel and that is gaza, and the war here has dominated the news agenda since early october. tragic and polarising, it's one of the biggest stories of 2023 and one that i have followed here and reported on throughout, speaking to people in israel and in gaza about how they're living through it. the year has seen many important and profound stories, from the war in ukraine to donald trump's legal affairs in the us and for india, a successful moon landing. i'm going to bring you just some of those moments. we begin in turkey and syria and the devastating earthquake that struck early on the sixth of february. these images show the moment the first quake

police say a man has been arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage, after the removal of a banksy in the middle east, where the hamas—run health ministry in gaza has said that more than 200 palestinians have been killed in the past 2a hours, as air raids continue. the israel defence forces say that five of their soldiers have been killed in the gaza strip since friday. fighting has been raging despite a un resolution demanding more access for humanitarian deliveries. the us abstained in that vote. us presidentjoe biden and israeli prime minister

banksy's graffiti is all that remains of the phosphorus-burned high-rise. meanwhile, the country's authorities have made the buchan district a living proof of russian atrocities, foreign delegations are constantly brought here to open the world's eyes to the true face of the russian federation. we are here to hear the ukrainian people, and then return to indonesia and tell our society what happened here, because the russian... kanta is powerful, even in the media of indonesia, so we will make efforts to show at home what is really happening here, how we can help. artem logutenko, oleksiy kutsuk, espresso tv channel. turn on well - it's when everything is as you want. click, and you are in the world of cartoons. click and around the universe of cinema, next? oh. what is needed. megugo turn on hundreds of channels, thousands of movies and sports. it is a good tradition, during the christmas holidays, to carol together with the picardy terc. tickets on the website concert.ua. media partner, espresso tv. the spirit of christmas will definitely come to your city

been arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage after a piece of street art by the artist banksys removed by a man with bolt cutters as witnesses filmed and took photos. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. we had some heavy rain in scotland on saturday, and as a result of that there are a number of flood warnings in force across the north of the country. we have had some disruption too. for most of the uk it was a very mild day, but not for everyone. massive contrasts in northern scotland as the mild air butted up against the cold. 10 degrees in braemar, ten miles down the road in balmoral, just one. and with those lower temperatures across the far north and east, well, on saturday we did see some snowfall. so for some, a winter wonderland. however, since then the snow has been turning back to rain and our main concern as we get through christmas eve is the strength of the winds. they could disrupt some travel plans that you may have, so stay tuned. the winds then will pick up over the next few hours, becoming quite gusty across england and wales with outbreaks of rain he

in >> a second man has been arrested in connection with the removal of a banksy. >> banksy work in south—east, a stop sign covered with three aircraft that look a bit like military drones, was discovered at an intersection in peckham on friday. a man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage. yesterday a man in his 20s was arrested. he's since been bailed pending further enquiries . and pending further enquiries. and the king will deliver his second christmas message from a room decorated with a living christmas tree for the first time. king charles is a long time. king charles is a long time environmental campaigner, so sustainable and natural ornaments are hanging from the tree, which will be replanted at a later date. you can watch the kings message here on gb news at 3 p.m. on christmas day. kings message here on gb news at 3 p.m. on christmas day . well 3 p.m. on christmas day. well you can find more on all of those stories on our website gb news.com . now let's get straight news.com. now let's get straight back to . nana back to. nana >> all coming up though

and a piece of street art by the elusive banksy was removed shortly after being unveiled.ent at a university in prague. thursday's attack also left dozens injured. the czech prime minister has described the "pain and sorrow" of an entire societyjust before christmas. the gunman killed himself when surrounded by police. from prague, sarah rainsford sent this report. bells ring

. >> police have arrested a man on suspicion of theft after the removal of a banksy in south—east londona south—east london. the piece, a stop sign covered with three aircrafts that look like military drones, was discovered at an intersection in peckham yesterday. less than an hour after the artist confirmed the installation was genuine. witnesses saw it being removed by a man with bolt cutters. the met police say they have since arrested a man who remains in custody , and history has been custody, and history has been made, with rebecca welch becoming the first woman to referee a premier league match. the 40 year old took charge of this afternoon. fulham burnley game. she began refereeing in 2010 and in january became the first female to officiate a men's championship match. burnley won the game two nil. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on your digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back to ben . back to ben. >> welcome back . lovely to have >> welcome back. lovely to have you with me. this is mark dolan tonight with me, ben leo in my ch

wow, mick jagger called me funny. [ light laughter ] ♪ >> i never told anyone this before, but i'm banksy can feel [ light laughter ] >> i actually do a good jimmy fallon impression. [ audience oohs [ cheers ] >> jimmy: can i hear it? >> sure. [ dolphin sound [ applause ] >> steve: what are you guys doing in here? >> jimmy: my god, it's higgins, we're saved! >> steve: my gosh, mick jagger would you -- would you sign my "hackney diamond" album? >> course. >> steve: here you go. oh, my gosh, this is great >> jimmy: he's gonna sign it for you. >> steve: thank you. wait, it says rick - oof. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause >> this has been "freezer secrets." stick around for more "tonight show" after the break [ cheers and applause ♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ [ scattered applause ] ♪ ♪ attend the tale of sweeney todd ♪ >> jimmy: there he is! [ cheers and applause that's what i'm talking about. ♪ >> thank you so much (vo) red lobster's new lobster & shrimp celebration ♪ (vo) three lobster and shrimp entrees for a limited time. ♪ another one in the books. but we're just getting started. everyth

uh, what about banksy? charity. uh, what about banksy? the artist? don't. that will be an interesting one, won't it ? but, uh, you know, won't it? but, uh, you know, just because, um, he chooses not to share his his real name with us shouldn't mean he doesn't get an honour for what he's done at the end of the day, we all know banksy is an amazing artist. and, um, you know , political and, um, you know, political reformer and all the rest of it. so, yeah, that will be an interesting one. i think. also the question there is, would he accept it? because of course will receive a letter from the cabinet office about six weeks before the list is released and it says something like the king is minded to give you whatever it is. obe dame hood, knighthood, whatever, and if he were to do so, would you accept it? and you have to reply yes, or no? and if it's a yes, then you're on the list. if not, then you're on the list. if not, then you won't appear on the list and it will spare the king blushes . it will spare the king blushes. because there have been exampl

an the police are investigating the alleged theft of a banksy in south—east london.am yesterday. less than an hour after the artist confirmed the installation was genuine. witnesses saw it being removed by a man with bolt cutters. the met police is appealing for information and you can get more of all those stories by visiting our website at gb news. com now it's back to . it's back to. nana. >> 33 minutes after 5:00. we are the people's channel. this is gb news. i'm nana akua right now . news. i'm nana akua right now. it's time to return to the great british debate this hour. and i'm asking has christmas lost its . as we scramble its meaning. as we scramble about buying last minute presents and pressing stressing over the turkey people in the shops though there's shops as though there's literally shops literally as though the shops won't open when in won't be open for weeks, when in truth, it's not even 24 hours. i fact there will probably be shops christmas day. shops open on christmas day. are we of forgetting what we in danger of forgetting what the meaning of ho

now in london, a second man has been arrested in connection with the removal of a banksy artwork. fact, the piece , which was a fact, the piece, which was a stop sign, covered with three military drone aircraft, was discovered at an intersection in peckham on friday. a man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage. people stood around filming as they took the artwork down. another man in his 20s arrested yesterday. the pair bailed pending further enquiries as his majesty the king delivering his second christmas message and from a room decorated with a living christmas tree for the very first time, a photograph has been released ahead of tomorrow's broadcast of king charles, who's a long time environmental advocate . so environmental advocate. so sustainable and natural ornaments, we're told, are hanging from his christmas tree, which itself will be replanted at a later date . and a reminder at a later date. and a reminder you can see the king's speech here on gb news at 3:00 pm tomorrow, christmas day, of course. let's bring you that all important news on f