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Laing sculpture worth £20,000 is stolen from gallery in 45 minutes

A BRONZE sculpture worth £20,000 has been stolen from the most popular gallery in Scotland, the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.

Dreaming, by the leading British pop artist Gerald Laing, was stolen from the first floor of the building on Sunday at around 4.30pm.

Officers from Strathclyde Police were called in by Glasgow Life, the body which runs the city's museums and galleries, to investigate the theft.