Gromit statues auction raises £2.3m for Bristol Children's Hospital

More than £2.3m has been raised for charity as dozens of Gromit statues were auctioned in Bristol.
All 81 of the sculptures were sold for Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal, which is raising £3.5m for an expansion of Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.One lot,Gromit Lightyear,designed by animation studio Pixar and based on the Toy Story character,sold for £65,000.Nick Park,who created the Gromit character,said he was "stunned" by how much had been raised.