After being revealed last month, the artwork was later defaced, with white stripes painted over the outstretched trunk of one of the elephants.

Banksy elephant artwork restored and protected after being vandalised

ITV News London caught up with Paul as he soaked up the sun and he described feeling "gobsmacked" by the generosity of those who made the trip possible.

Britain's most famous street cleaner thrilled to be on the trip of a lifetime

The US actress had shared a video of herself on Instagram biting into what appeared to be a small orange fruit in London, similar to a cherry tomato.

Alicia Silverstone is ‘alive and well’ after appearing to eat harmful plant

The Pegasus figures are perched on bright orange and yellow plinths that feature inspiring messages.

Artist Yinka Ilori transforms Piccadilly Circus with vibrant installation

Paul Spiers is so popular locals set up an online fundraiser to raise money to send him on a trip abroad for his birthday.

Street cleaner stopped from accepting fundraiser heading to Portugal after all

The new piece shows a gorilla lifting it up allowing a number of birds to escape while the eyes of other animals can be seen lurking in the darkness.

Banksy chooses London Zoo for his ninth artwork in nine days

It is the third black silhouette composition that the Bristol-based street artist has claimed credit for since Monday.

Banksy adds to London animal art collection with third painting in three days

A so-called 'yarn bomb' has appeared on the streets of one town bringing the Olympic spirit of Paris with a woollen twist.

Woolympics: Knitted Paris Olympic-themed postbox toppers pop up in Hertford

Michael Landy's 'Lemon Meringue' exhibition uses a series of fluorescent signs across East Bank in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

Take the quiz: How well do you know cockney rhyming slang?

Austrian Red Bull skydivers Marco Furst and Marco Waltenspiel jumped from 3,000 feet with pinpoint precision.

Skydrivers in wingsuits fly through Tower Bridge after jumping from helicopter

Taylor Swift became the most-streamed artist in a single day. PA

The Black Dog in Vauxhall, London, was apparently name-checked on the US singer’s 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department.

‘It’s a whirlwind’, say staff at London pub mentioned on new Taylor Swift album

Cabmen’s shelters offered cabbies in Victorian London a place to eat and rest at a time when they were banned from leaving their horse-drawn carriages

Final green hut which offered Victorian cabbies food and rest gets listed status

Dorothy France said she wished she had “done it sooner” and joked that her next tattoo will be “on my bum”.

Thrilled care home resident gets first tattoo at 89

The Banksy artwork which has been defaced with white paint after it appeared over the weekend on the side of a residential building on Hornsey Road in Finsbury Park, London. Bright green paint has been sprayed on the building, in front of a cut-back tree, creating the impression of being its foliage. A stencil of a person holding a pressure hose has been sketched onto the building as well. The vivid paint colour matches that used by Islington Council for street signs in the area. Picture date: Wednesday March 20, 2024.



Images shared on social media on Wednesday showed two streaks of white paint covering the green artwork on Hornsey Road in Finsbury Park.

Banksy mural vandalised with white paint

Fashion designer Steven Sin spent a year designing the 100 wedding dresses but died after having a heart attack before they could be sold.

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