All news on the topic: Oxfordshire

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Operation Raise the Colours one year on as councils splurge thousands of YOUR cash removing flags
When activists started hoisting up the Union and St George’s flags on public infrastructure last summer as part of "Operation Raise the Colours", millions of Britons believed the nation was on the path to restoration.
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Peta stages gruesome "barbecue dog" protest outside Jeremy Clarkson’s pub
Peta paid a visit to Jeremy Clarkson’s Farmer’s Dog this week to protest meat consumption, using a disturbingly realistic-looking dog.
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Council switches off street lights in village where Andy Burnham will place 1,250 male asylum seekers to save planet
A council has switched off streetlights in a village where Andy Burnham plans to house 1,250 male asylum seekers in a bid to reduce the area’s carbon footprint.
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Villages revolt as Labour plans to house 1,200 asylum seekers at former military bases
Villages across England have been left up in arms after the Government confirmed it is continuing plans to house up to 1,200 asylum seekers at three former military bases in Oxfordshire, North Yorkshire and Suffolk.
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Rush-hour misery as lorry fire shuts M6 lanes and M40 crash causes two-hour delays
The Friday rush hour traffic in the UK has experienced delays due to a lorry fire near Birmingham and a crash on the M40.
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Tory MP condemns plan to house 1,250 migrants in Oxfordshire village
Katie Lam has slammed Labour’s “totally inappropriate” plan to house 1,250 migrants in the tiny Oxfordshire village of Piddington.
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Two riders killed in separate horse riding accidents on same day at British events
Two cross-country horse riders have died after incidents in separate competitions on Saturday, British Eventing has confirmed.
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UK construction firm faces liquidation with £2m in debts
A UK construction company are in liquidation talks as their accounts show a huge £2 million in debts.
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Massive fire erupts at former oil refinery in Wales as smoke billows across Milford Haven
Firefighters tackled a huge blaze that has broken out on the site of a former oil refinery in Wales.
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Flag activist charged with making indecent images of children
A man belonging to a flag activist group is due to appear in court after being accused of making indecent images of children.
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Shabana Mahmood plans citizen-led asylum appeals as UK targets faster deportations
In a huge overhaul, Shabana Mahmood will put forward plans to use members of the public to decide asylum appeals.
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Geri Halliwell and Christian Horner eye £45m Pride And Prejudice estate
Geri Halliwell and Christian Horner are planning a move to a £45 million estate featured in the BBC’s Pride And Prejudice.
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Son of former Karcher boss died at family farm after job search struggles, inquest hears
The son of a manufacturing tycoon killed himself with an air pistol in front of his father after struggling to find a "proper job", an inquest has heard.
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Health officials investigate meningitis cases among young people in Reading
One of the cases has been confirmed as meningitis B, which was the same strain behind a cluster of fatal cases in Kent earlier this year.
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Transport Secretary’s Mini Cooper towed after car hits ‘crater’ pothole
The Transport Secretary’s car had to be towed after she hit a "carter" pothole while driving through Oxfordshire in her Mini Cooper last month.
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London council leader Ray Morgon criticises government funding snub over toxic landfill
The leader of a financially challenged London council has criticized the Government after receiving no funding to clean up Britain’s “largest” former illegal waste dump.
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Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt Lopez Posts £2 million Bail amid Swiss money laundering extradition fight
Venezuelan energy magnate Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt Lopez has been allowed to travel by private helicopter between his Chelsea and Oxfordshire residences while he contests efforts to have him sent to Switzerland on money-laundering charges.
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UK’s ’biggest ever’ fly-tip exposes links between waste crime and drug trafficking
Glittering Dubai skyscrapers, lorry loads of cash… and pigs snuffling through a heap of stinking rubbish on a Lancashire farm.
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Joan Branson, wife of Virgin founder Richard Branson, dies at 80 after five decades of marriage
Joan Branson, the wife of British billionaire Richard Branson, has died at age 80.
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Police probe ‘unimaginable tragedy’ after girl, 9, found dead in Islip home
Police are urgently investigating the tragic death of a nine-year-old girl after they were called to reports that three children had been assaulted.
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Police launch major probe after gang rape in Banbury Churchyard
In the early hours of Sunday morning, police have initiated a major investigation following the gang rape of a woman in a churchyard.
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Police launch urgent manhunt for one-eyed man wanted over rape of teenage girl in Banbury
Police are appealing for any leads on a man wanted in connection with the rape of a teenage girl in Oxfordshire.
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Oxfordshire turned into a fortress as JD Vance vacationed with his family
The sleepy Oxfordshire hamlet of Dean has been swarming with US secret service and police as US Vice President JD Vance begins his holiday.
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RAF Brize Norton attack: 22-year-old arrested as terrorism investigation continues
The arrest follows charges against four individuals last month related to the incident, during which two Voyager planes were damaged at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, on June 20.
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Nuclear jets, wooden fence: journalists uncover dangerously weak security at RAF Marham
The delicate barrier is 300 meters from the runway at RAF Marham, Norfolk. Our report comes just weeks after protesters were arrested for causing £7 million worth of damage to aircraft at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.
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