15+ hour, 59+ min ago  (460+ words) A Muslim woman who was at the Tommy Robinson protest has said she is "tired of the vitriol" against people of Islam. Hundreds staged demonstrations for and against the controversial right-wing speaker who appeared at the Oxford Union on Wednesday,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (527+ words) Almost "800k was handed out to migrants living in hotels in Oxfordshire. The "789, 975. 94, described as "support" for asylum seekers, is for Afghans who came to the UK in the early 2020s. The figure is not the cost of the accommodation for asylum…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago  (479+ words) Plans to more than double the number of spaces at a controversial Oxfordshire immigration detention centre have moved forward. The site has seen repeated protests in the past year, with campaigners for its closure saying it "rips apart families and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (718+ words) The asylum system is on the brink of collapse as the Government fails to cope with severe pressure, the chairman of a cross-party committee of MPs has warned. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which examines the value for money of…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (248+ words) An update has been given after 13 migrants were found in the back of a lorry on the M40. Some 15 police cars were spotted beside the HGV on the motorway between junctions nine and 10 near Bicester on December 11. The force also added…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (977+ words) AI is thought to be fuelling a rise in the number of people asking a watchdog to review complaints made about the police, as well as applying for judicial reviews of its own decisions. The Independent Office for Police Conduct…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (512+ words) Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Barber said his office is making a 'clear, measurable impact' on knife crime. His comments come during Knife Crime Awareness Week, which runs from May 18 to 24, and follow a downward trend in knife-enabled…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (454+ words) The Home Office has released an update on an Oxfordshire "asylum seeker" hotel after a range of closures were announced. The Government has refused to reveal information about the status of the Oxford Witney Hotel on Ducklington Lane, stating that…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (392+ words) An Oxfordshire area convenience shop employed an illegal worker from India and paid her up to "6 per hour. Immigration Enforcement officers visited Rai Convenience Store on Main Road, Middleton Cheney near Banbury after a tip-off was made. Rai Convenience Store,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1063+ words) A group of people who were hanging St George and Union Jack flags up on a busy road in Oxford are 'not welcome' in the city as the 'disorder' they caused is condemned. The flags, which were understood to be…...