Two men have been charged after a Paddington Bear statue was damaged and stolen from a bench. The sculpture was taken from its seat in Northbrook Street, Newbury, Berkshire at about 02:00 GMT on Sunday, according to Thames Valley Police. It was later recovered.

Residents of a Berkshire town have celebrated the return of a Paddington Bear statue after it was sliced in two and stolen overnight, police have said. The sculpture, one of a number of Paddington statues dotted across the UK, was taken from a bench in Northbrook Street, Newbury, at about 02:00 GMT Sunday morning, according to Thames Valley Police.

Two men have been charged after a newly-installed Paddington Bear statue was cut in half and stolen from a bench.

Two men have been arrested after a Paddington Bear statue was damaged and stolen from a bench, police have said. The sculpture was taken from his seat in Northbrook Street, Newbury, at about 02:00 GMT Sunday morning, according to Thames Valley Police.

Two men, including one from Leicestershire, have been charged with criminal damage after a newly-installed Paddington Bear statue was cut in half and stolen from a bench. The statue, in Northbrook Street, Newbury, Berkshire, was damaged before the broken piece was stolen shortly after 2am on Sunday, Thames Valley Police said.

Two men have been arrested after a beloved Paddington Bear statue was cut in half and stolen. A statue of Britain’s favourite bear was smashed in half, and the broken piece was taken at around 2am on Sunday in Newbury, Berkshire.

A Paddington Bear statue, celebrating the children's character as part of a UK-wide trail, has been damaged and stolen from a bench in a Berkshire town, police have said. The sculpture was taken from his seat in Northbrook Street,

Residents of a Berkshire town have celebrated the return of a Paddington Bear statue after it was sliced in two and stolen overnight, police have said. The sculpture, one of a number of Paddington statues dotted across the UK,

In the heart of a market town, a beloved Paddington Bear statue has been at the centre of a surprising incident that has left locals both shocked and heartbroken.