Wild Banksy theories about true identity as legal row threatens to reveal his name

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email His subversive murals and installations are famous around the world – but the true identity of the world-famous Banksy has never officially been confirmed. The riddle over the elusive artist certainly adds to the interest in his highly-prized work, which often appears on the sides of buildings with no warning. Much of his work is in Bristol, including Well Hung Lover on the city’s busy Park Street and the Girl with a Pearl Earing on the harbourside, but now he has pieces scattered around the globe and even in war-torn Ukraine. There have been huge art exhibitions of his work, including in London and New York, and even a theme park named Dismaland in Weston-super-Mare. His popularity has led to copycats with artists using stencils in a similar vein. There is only one true Banksy but the question still remains – who is he? What do we know about Banksy? We don’t have a name, officially at least. But we know something of his early life. The story goes he was born in the town of Yate, near...