Plan to put Becks on London plinth cancelled

A plan to place a lifesize waxwork of David Beckham in London's Trafalgar Square has been shelved as it would mean less visitors to Madame Tassaud's.

With England in the grip of World Cup fever, the Greater London Authority had already given the green light for a life-size Beckham waxwork to appear on the vacant plinth England’s match days during the finals.