All news on the topic: Oxfordshire

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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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Body of missing 23-year-old man found in Thames
Teams searching for a young man who went missing while swimming in the River Thames have found a body.
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Stolen in 5 minutes: participants in the theft of a 98-kilogram gold toilet worth £4.75 million sentenced in the UK
Two members of a gang involved in the audacious theft of a gold toilet valued at £4.75 million from Blenheim Palace have been sentenced to prison.
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Man apprehended after teenage girl assaulted in park by man she met during an evening out
Thames Valley Police are investigating a rape that happened in Banbury, Oxfordshire, in the early hours of this morning. The victim, aged in her late teens, was assaulted in a park
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Russell Brand fined for speeding at 95mph in Mini
Brand was caught speeding on two occasions, and faces ongoing allegations of sex crimes that he denies.
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UK auction house cancels ’disrespectful’ sale of shrunken heads and skulls
Museums and Indian minister criticised Swan auction house in Oxfordshire over sale of human remains