The statue has been restored after a member of the public attacked it with a hammer.

A man has pleaded not guilty to attacking a statue ... Ariel from William Shakespeare's play The Tempest, was created by Eric Gill Gill was among the most prominent sculptors of the 20th Century.

Eric Gill’s statue outside the BBC in 2019. Image: Shutterstock/Willy Barton It’s no secret that monuments and statues have become increasingly contentious in this country. Yet in mid-January, a man ...