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Spitting Image vs Paddington Bear: the legal spat raises interesting questions

We explore what the dispute could mean for satire.

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‘People aren’t ready for it’: How Paddington the Musical took the world’s favourite bear and put him on stage

INTERVIEW: As Peru’s most famous ex-pat gets given a theatrical makeover, Helen Coffey sits down with scriptwriter Jessica Swale and McFly frontman and musical maestro Tom Fletcher to get the inside scoop on the five-year journey that led to Paddington’s West End debut

The Independent UK

Spitting Image comics decry lawsuit over depiction of Paddington Bear

Al Murray and Matt Forde say action over portrayal as foul-mouthed drug addict is attack on freedom of expression

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Paddington producers sue Spitting Image over foul-mouthed sketch depicting him as cocaine-using podcast host

The satirical puppet show, revived on YouTube under the title Spitting Image: The Rest Is Bulls**,* featured a sketch that reimagined the gentle, marmalade-loving bear as a crude, cocaine-fuelled caricature

Evening Standard

Paddington creators sue Spitting Image over sweary bear depiction

Satirical ‘The Rest Is Bulls***’ series features Paddington and Prince Harry as podcast hosts

The Independent UK

An NSFW Paddington Bear Appearance Has Turned Into A Lawsuit Between The Movie Producers And An Emmy-Winning British Show

I'll be over here chomping on marmalade-covered popcorn.

Cinemablend

‘Laugh, muchachos’: Spitting Image studio sued after Paddington Bear episode

StudioCanal and author’s estate taking action over video depicting Paddington with South American accent snorting powder

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From Cristiano Ronaldo to a busty mermaid: The controversial statues that have lost their place

From Denmark’s busty mermaid statue to toppled slave traders and stolen Paddington Bears, we take a look at the statues around the world that have vanished, been relocated, or quietly removed.

Euronews

London council scraps dog park plans at cemetery where Paddington Bear creator is buried

Brent Council abandoned the proposed dog enclosure after a public consultation in which almost two‑thirds of around 300 respondents opposed it

Evening Standard

Lorraine Kelly Says Spitting Image Ruined Paddington Bear

The Fashion Central

Anya Hindmarch's guide to London: suppers at Moro, martinis at Dukes and a secret cabman’s shelter

The fashion designer buys her books from John Sandoe, throws parties at the Tiroler Hut and loves the tube map by Harry Beck

Evening Standard

What to Stream: 'Paddington in Peru,' Prince Royce, 'Mormon Wives' and Doom: The Dark Ages

Paddington bear going on an Indiana Jones-style adventure in “Paddington in Peru” and Alexander Skarsgard playing a robot with free will in Apple TV+‘s series “Murderbot” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you

The Independent UK

Davey criticises Trump for picking fight with Bond, Bridget Jones and Paddington

The US president said he will impose tariffs ‘on any and all movies coming into our country that are produced in foreign lands’.

Evening Standard

Preserving English eccentricity: 20 years of the World Marmalade Awards

The contest now draws in more than 3,200 entries from as far afield as the Czech Republic and South Korea

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The Independent UK

Paddington the Musical to premiere in London’s West End this year

McFly singer has written the music for the show bringing the ‘special and unique bear’ to life

Evening Standard

Paddington The Musical to debut in West End with music from Tom Fletcher

It has been adapted from the books by Michael Bond and award-winning films, which feature Ben Whishaw as the voice of the bear.

The Independent UK

Vandalised Paddington Bear statue returns to town after being repaired

The Paddington Bear statue returned to Newbury, Berkshire, after it was damaged by two Royal Air Force engineers who stole it after a night out.

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Netflix just added one of my favourite family movies fresh from the cinema — and it's perfect timing for Easter

Netflix has added a feel-good family movie just in time for the school holidays.

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The Independent UK

Paddington’s coming home! Bear statue will be returned to town that ‘loves him so dearly’

The statue in Newbury, Berkshire, was damaged in March by two RAF engineers

Evening Standard

Vandalised Paddington Bear statue to return to town that ‘loves him so dearly’

The newly installed statue in Newbury, Berkshire, was damaged on March 2 when two Royal Air Force engineers broke it after a night out.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan intervenes after council refuses 20-storey student block as mayor pushes to meet London housing targets

Mayor takes control of planning application after councillors concluded it would harm neighbours’ daylight levels and create a ‘sense of enclosure’

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Drunk Military Personnel Cut Paddington Bear Statue In Half And Take It To Base, Get Sentenced

Surveillance footage captured the two military personnel kicking and destroying the statue during their drunk night out. The post Drunk Military Personnel Cut Paddington Bear Statue In Half And Take It To Base, Get Sentenced first appeared on Bored Panda.

Evening Standard

Shocking moment drunk RAF engineers break and steal Paddington Bear statue

Judge called two Royal Air Force engineers responsible ‘the antithesis of everything Paddington stands for’

The Guardian - UK

Judge accuses RAF pair of ‘wanton vandalism’ for destroying Paddington Bear statue

Destruction of statue by RAF engineers described as ‘the antithesis of everything Paddington stands for’

Euronews

UK Royal Air Force engineers chastised by judge over theft of Paddington Bear statue

Daniel Heath and William Lawrence admitted to vandalism after they drunkenly broke and stole half of a statue of Paddington Bear on a night out.

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