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Greg James asks for Nurofen at Oxford wedding after 8-day bike trip

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The BBC Radio 1 host has been partaking in a 1,000km charity cycle on a tandem bike across eight days, raising more than £4m in the process.

During some of the journey, the 40-year-old was joined by the Prince of Wales and, while on TV’s Comic Relief last week, he said that he had “never held on more tightly”.

Mr James joked: “Can you imagine what would have happened to me if he fell off? It would have been the end – maybe the end of Comic Relief.”

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Radio 1 presenter Greg James with the Prince of Wales. (Image: James Watkins / BBC / PA Wire)

Now, the radio host has spoken more about the ride on this morning’s Breakfast Show (Monday, March 23) on BBC Radio 1.

Mr James revealed he attended the wedding of his producer in Oxford just after the concluding cycle over the weekend and asked train passengers for Nurofen on the way.

“It was important as it was the wedding of the century,” he said.

“It was producer Helena’s wedding on Saturday in Oxford, and I just sat on the train and got myself there.”

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Radio 1 presenter Greg James with the Prince of Wales. (Image: James Watkins / BBC / PA Wire)

His co-star Matt Edmondson then added: “There was a lot of talk before it, like ‘surely he’s not going to actually make it’ because you had just been cycling for eight days solid.”

Mr James replied: “I really wanted to go because Helena’s obviously amazing and loads of Radio 1 people were there anyway, so it was really fun.

“I was on the train, and there was a couple next to me who said, ‘Saw you on the telly, how’s the legs?’, and I actually asked them for Nurofen.”

Mr Edmondson and fellow host Mollie King laughed as the 40-year-old revealed he had also cycled to the train station that day.





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Missing Declan Berry recovered from River Nene in Wisbech

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Officers were called to Crab Marsh, Wisbech, by a local river official at just before noon.

Specialist search teams had been looking for Declan, 18, from Wisbech, after his blue VW Polo entered the water in North Brink, Wisbech St Mary, on (March 17).

Five people had been travelling in the vehicle, which was recovered from the river five days after the collision.

The body of Eden Bunn, 16, from Sutton Bridge, was recovered from the water the day after the collision.

Three others – two girls aged 16 and an 18-year-old man – managed to escape the vehicle.

Detective Inspector Craig Wheeler said: “Declan’s family have been notified, and I would ask that their privacy is respected during this horrendous time for them.

“Our investigation into this absolutely tragic collision continues and I would urge anyone with any information about the collision to contact me.”

Have you got a story you want to share? Get in touch at oliver.murphy@newsquest.co.uk





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Oxfordshire firefighters back strike action over cuts

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Results from a consultative ballot announced on Tuesday afternoon (March 31) reveal 94 per cent of firefighters said ‘yes’ to strike action on a 71 per cent turnout.

Threats have been made that unless the cuts are scrapped, strike action could be seen this summer.

Oxfordshire County Council‘s Fire and Rescue Service is looking to close five fire stations, remove six fire engines and axe 42 firefighters under the proposals.

Stations in Henley, Woodstock and Eynsham would be shut down while Rewley Road and Kidlington would also be shut to merge together in North Oxford.

Steve Wright, general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (Image: Matt Simpson)

Fire Brigade Union’s general secretary Steve Wright said the result “could not be clearer” and warned that if the council doesn’t “move quickly to scrap” the proposals, strike action “moves ever closer”.

Mr Wright, a firefighter in Oxfordshire for two decades, said: “The proposals we are facing will put public safety, firefighter safety and our communities at risk.

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“This is simply not something we can stand by and let happen.

“We have written to those responsible for proposing these cuts on this much valued public service to withdraw these proposals.

“There can be no price put on the safety of firefighters and the public we serve, and we will do all we can to stop these cuts from happening.

“If that means moving to a formal ballot for strike action then that is what we will do.

“It is not too late for those in authority to step back from the edge and do what is right for the fire and rescue service and for the public.

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“As well as our message to Oxfordshire County Council, we will take this argument to government, to the fire minister and to the prime minister.

“They need to be aware of the real damage these cuts will have when it comes to the safety of the public we serve.”

Johnny Shuker, Oxfordshire brigade secretary, added firefighters are ready to strike as soon as this summer if the cuts are not abandoned.

“More wildfires and extreme weather events are expected during the summer months,” said Mr Shuker.

“By refusing to shelve these cuts, the county council is leaving firefighters with no choice but to go on strike during that time.

“It is playing fast and loose with public safety and that of firefighters by pressing ahead with these cutbacks.”

Oxfordshire County Council has been approached for further comment.





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Jeremy Clarkson refuses to donate his organs after death

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The former Top Gear and The Grand Tour presenter lives in Oxfordshire, where he runs Diddly Squat Farm in Chadlington and The Farmer’s Dog pub in Asthall, near Burford.

More recently, he has become known for starring in Clarkson’s Farm on Amazon Prime, which documents his time running the 1,000-acre farm.

He has been a vocal supporter of the UK’s farming industry, regularly highlighting the issues the sector is facing.

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In addition, in late 2024, he marched in London as part of a protest against a new 20 per cent inheritance tax on farms valued over £1 million from April 2026.

With the tax about to come into force, Mr Clarkson has revealed he has been making plans for his death in his latest The Sunday Times column.

It comes as he has previously revealed that he underwent emergency heart surgery in 2024 at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital after suffering pains.

Whilst setting down some brutally honest plans for his funeral as well as burial, and will, Mr Clarkson brought up the topic of organ donation.

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Speaking on Organ Donor Cards, he revealed: “I know I should carry one. It’s the right thing to do.

“But I’ve always had a nagging doubt that I might be wrong about God and that if I give my eyes to a motorcyclist and it turns out there is a heaven, I’d be pretty cross with myself.”

Mr Clarkson will return to screens later this year with the fifth series of Clarkson’s Farm, which is expected to be released on Prime Video in May.





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