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Damien Hirst sculpture wakes up with leg-warmers

Today is April Fool's Day and we've been keeping an eye out for the best, including Damien Hirst's statue in North Devon getting yarn-bombed.

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'We did it' say Ilfracombe Knitting Bombers

People living in Ilfracombe woke up to find Verity wearing some eighties knitwear. Credit: ITV News West Country

The Ilfracombe Knitting Bombers have claimed responsibility for a giant pair of leg-warmers that appeared on a Damien Hirst statue in North Devon overnight.

The group say anonymous donations of wool can be dropped off at Ilfracombe market for future yarn bombing exploits.

The giant leg-warmers were put there as an April Fool's Day joke. Credit: ITV News West Country

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