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Reports of major police incident at Oxfordshire lock

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The incident occurred at Culham Lock yesterday (Monday, April 6) with initial reports suggesting police were on the scene from about 7.30am.

Manned police cordons were set up around all entry and exit points to Culham Lock car park, and eyewitnesses say at least four police cars or vans remained there for most of the day.

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Blue tents were also set up by police in the car park, in the bottom left corner.

One person who lives in Culham said they saw the incident was ongoing in the car park at about 3.30pm.

They said: “The incident seemed to be located in the back half of the car park on the left side.

“There seemed to be a lot of locals stood around staring and the lock keeper was stood with his hands on his head.”

They also reported seeing a recovery van retrieving a black four-by-four from the scene. It is not yet known if this is related to the incident.

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The eyewitness said all emergency vehicles had cleared from the scene by about 4.30pm on Monday.

Thames Valley Police has not yet provided a comment on this incident, despite multiple attempts by this newspaper.

Culham Lock is an historic waterway cut to the north of the River Thames, with a free car park which provides a popular walking route along the river and through villages like Culham and Sutton Courtenay.





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Takeaway in liquidation as immigration raid cost £280,000

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J&K Cuisine Ltd fell into liquidation after Immigration Enforcement paid a visit in the summer of last year.

The company runs Bilash Tandoori in Broadshires Way, Carterton, a place it has operated from since 2014.

Gareth Hunt and Alex Cachini, of Manchester-based business restructuring specialist RPG, were appointed as joint liquidators in August.

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Statement of affairs submitted to Companies House reveal the company went bust with £351,000 worth of debts owed.

Most of this was the £280,000 fine it was issued with after it was found to have employed illegal workers.

Details of this raid and how many illegal workers were found have not been publishing in the recent list by Immigratin Enforcement.

However, as a general rule, businesses that have been caught with an illegal worker on site receive a fine of up to £45,000 per illegal worker.

Company directors Mohammed Alam, 28, and Jamal Hasib, 70, are both owed £26,107 each, the records show.

HMRC has a claim of £9,762 in unpaid VAT which is expected to go down to £6,012 due to the cash in the bank and the electricty company Smartest Energy is owed £9,221.

Bilash, which is still registered as being open on Google, has been approached for a further comment.

The website says: “Bilash in central Carterton is proud to serve wholesome and unpretentious Indian food as a shared dining experience.”





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Wanted man found after alleged rape of 13-year-old girl

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The 19-year-old was identified as a wanted man by Thames Valley Police on March 9 after he didn’t attend a court date in connection with an alleged rape in Oxford last year.

In an update on Tuesday afternoon, April 7, Thames Valley Police confirmed a 19-year-old man has been arrested and is due in court on Wednesday.

A spokeswoman for the force said: “Thames Valley Police is no longer appealing for help to find a man wanted in connection with a rape investigation.

“A 19-year-old-man from Faringdon was arrested on Thursday (2/3) and is due in Oxford Crown Court tomorrow.”

The court since set a new trial date for December 14, and it was indicated it would likely proceed if he was found by then or not. The trial should last between four and five days.





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Didcot woman ‘cut free from car and arrested’ at RAF base

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The woman, understood to be from Didcot, was one of 13 arrested on Tuesday morning, April 7 at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk.

Lakenheath Alliance For Peace protesters were at the site that morning continuing to demonstarte against the base being used by the US military for its war with Iran.

Suffolk Police’s spokesman said: “Officers arrived at the base soon after 6am following reports of protesters locking themselves to their own vehicles outside the main gate and gathering at two other entrances.”

Protesters at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk (Image: Lakenheath Alliance for Peace)

He said the protest caused disruption to motorists with some of the surrounding roads closed to help officers assist with traffic management.

He added: “Suffolk Police has a duty to enforce the law without fear or favour and as it currently stands, not as it might be in the future. As such, where offences are believed to have occurred appropriate action will be taken.

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“Although, the High Court found the proscription of Palestine Action to be unlawful, it also confirmed that the impact of that judgement will not take effect until the government’s appeal has been considered.”

Protesters at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk (Image: Lakenheath Alliance for Peace)

According to the Lakenheath Alliance for Peace, the Didcot woman said “we are here to interrupt business as usual, and to say in the name of humanity ‘STOP’” as she was arrested.

The alliance said she was one of 13 “peace protestors who used heavy-duty locks to attach themselves to a car, a large multi-coloured peace symbol and each other, completely blocking” the main gates of RAF Lakenheath.

Lakenheath Alliance for Peace organiser Peter Lux said that RAF bases needed to be held “accountable” when letting US planes take off.

He said that between 116 and 118 US fighter bombers have been seen departing the base in recent weeks by protesters.

“It’s definitely an RAF base, it’s sovereign territory, and so Britain is actually legally liable for what actually happens at that base,” said Mr Lux.

The blockade on Saturday is part of a six-day peace camp involving an around-the-clock vigil outside the gates of the base, ending on April 6.

A Ministry of Defence spokesperson has said: “The US is our principal defence and security partner.

“We have given permission to the US to use British bases for specific and limited defensive operations – in collective self-defence of our regional allies and to protect British lives.

“Any proposed US operation from a base in the UK or UK territory is considered on a case-by-case basis.”





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