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Throughout the years, vandals have occasionally broken off parts of the left hand, toes and a sphere that the figure originally held.

Across the cave system, stalactites broken off by vibrations from train construction litter the ground like rubble following an earthquake.

About three weeks ago, a piece from his front door panel was broken off, the neighbor said.

The causeway portion of the project has now reportedly broken off and will have to be repaired before being returned to its position.

She was offered a blood test, also described as a "liquid biopsy" which looks for fragments of DNA which have broken off tumours and are in the bloodstream.