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#banksy

Closing our doors during the devastating assault on Gaza was not an easy decision-and now we reopen with hope. It has become a vehicle for the amplification of voices of peace, Through the hotel's art gallery and with the extraordinary work of Palestinian artists, it stands as a living testament to resilience, identity, and the unbroken spirit of a people who refuse to disappear.

Kneecap have shared a new song that they made with the English DJ and producer Sub Focus. On the track, "No Comment," they address the terrorism charge that was brought against Mo Chara. Listen to the song, and see the artwork featuring Banksy's Royal Courts of Justice mural, below. "'No Comment' is all about getting harassed by the British state," Kneecap said in a statement.

Larry Fraser, 48, stole the limited edition signed print of Girl with Balloon from Grove Gallery on New Cavendish Street on 8 September to pay off a historic drug debt.

The first point relates to the illegality of affixing paint on the wall of a building without the owner's consent, which in most cases constitutes the offence of criminal damage, subject to a maximum penalty in England of ten years behind bars. Because this wasn't just any old building but a Grade I listed building, the sentencing guidelines would instruct a judge to impose on a convicted offender a longer sentence within this range.

Last August, a slew of animal-themed Banksy artworks, including a goat perched on top of a small ledge, silhouettes of two elephants in windows reaching their trunks out toward each other, three monkeys swinging along a bridge and two pelicans eating fish, appeared across the capital over nine days, sending street art fans into a frenzy. A few of the pieces, like a howling wolf on a satellite dish in Peckham,