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, was taken from a bench in Northbrook Street, Newbury, at about 02:00 GMT Sunday morning, according to Thames Valley Police.

Vandals have stolen a beloved Paddington Bear statue from creator Michael Bond’s hometown. The theft has sparked an outcry in Newbury, West Berkshire, after the sculpture on a public bench was taken overnight on Saturday.

The statue was damaged before the broken piece was stolen shortly after 2am on Sunday, Thames Valley Police said

People in a Berkshire town are celebrating after police recovered a 'beloved' statue of Paddington Bear that was stolen this weekend. The statue, which sat on a bench Northbrook Street, Newbury, is believed to have been taken overnight on Saturday (March 1).

The force said on Sunday evening it had recovered the statue, adding that Paddington was "heading to Newbury police station for a much-needed marmalade sandwich". Two 22-year-old men, both from Basingstoke,

Police have recovered a beloved Paddington Bear statue after it was smashed in half and stolen from a bench in Newbury, Berkshire. The statue, which was sliced in two by vandals with the front section taken,