A traffic cone in the colours of the flag of Ukraine has been placed on top of the Duke of Wellington statue in Glasgow (Andrew Milligan/PA) (PA Wire) ...

A traffic cone that famously adorns the head of a Glasgow statue has been given a Ukrainian makeover to show solidarity with people in the war torn country.

The traffic cone on the Duke has even become an unofficial Glasgow trademark and t-shirts, mugs and other merchandise showing the image can do a roaring trade online.

Banksy called the famous traffic cone on top of the Duke of Wellington statue outside the GoMA their “favourite work of art in the UK”.

A change to the cone on the head of a statue of the Duke of Wellington in Glasgow – an iconic image of the city – was not made by famed street artist Banksy, the PA news agency understands ...

KC2000, Flickr // CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Online protests broke out, with a "Keep the Cone" Facebook page gaining thousands of likes in just a few hours, and a petition garnering more than 10,000 ...

Mrs McWhirter, 55, from Glasgow, has previously crocheted decorations for post boxes and turned her hand to a traffic cone after her daughter suggested it. Pauline McWhirter crocheted the hat in a ...

Banksy called the famous traffic cone on top of the Duke of Wellington statue ... a public outcry caused Glasgow City Council to withdraw plans to raise the statue’s plinth to over 6ft in ...

A traffic cone which famously adorns the head of a Glasgow statue has been given a Ukrainian makeover to show solidarity with people in the war torn country. Pauline McWhirter decided to use her ...

A traffic cone which famously adorns the head of a Glasgow statue has been given a Ukrainian makeover to show solidarity with people in the war torn country. Pauline McWhirter decided to use her ...