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The life-size metal statue shows a father lifting a child with albinism onto his shoulders while the mother shields it from the sun.

Israel says Hamas fighters have used hospitals as bases of operations, effectively seeking to use doctors and injured and sick civilians as shields against Israeli strikes.

"The rest of the album is very much local stories and little pockets and pieces of Shields and the people I have grown up with," Fender said.

The North Shields singer won the award for his third studio album, People Watching, at the event's first ceremony outside of London in its 33-year history.

The North Shields native has become a hero in Newcastle, where he played three sold-out stadium shows at St James' Park this summer, attracting some 150,000 fans.