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A34 drivers frustrated at serious traffic delays near Oxford
In the morning, there was more than four miles of almost standstill traffic northbound at the Milton Interchange near Didcot.
A van had crashed into the back of an black MG family car and when police shut the outside lane, motorists were backed up all the way to East Ilsley.
National Highways’ spokesman said delays lasted more than 75 minutes for motorists stuck in the worst of it.
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The crash also caused huge traffic for drivers approaching the interchange from Milton, Didcot and Steventon.
In the early afternoon, drivers were left frustrated with delays of up to an hour southbound between the Peartree and Botley interchanges.
A lorry had shed its load which resulted in a “very large” amount of rocks and gravel to be covered across lane one, National Highways said.
The clean up was completed some two hours later.
The M40 northbound has closed due to a crash at the Oxfordshire border.
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Thames Valley Police said the banner hanging at the front of the Army Cadet Hall in Friday Street, Henley, was cut down by unknown offenders before being placed by the front door of the hall.
The incident occurred between Wednesday, May 6 and Saturday, May 9 last week.
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The police community support officer for South and Vale issued an appeal to locals who may have seen or captured footage of the incident.
A spokesperson for the force said: “If you have ring doorbell or dashcam, could you check to see if it covers the hall and kindly check any footage.”
The community support officers said they will be in the area next week and will knock on the doors of neighbouring properties to see if anyone saw what happened.
The TV presenter and Oxford United supporter has hosted the iconic BBC nature programme for 14 years, having previously worked on The Really Wild Show and Wide Awake Club.
She recently finished as runner-up on ITV reality show Dancing on Ice, competing last year with professional partner Mark Hanretty.
Ms Strachan, who supports Oxford United through her son who works at the club, gave an exclusive interview with the Oxford Mail back in March.
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This was ahead of her ‘Not Just a Wild Life’ live tour, which ran throughout last month with a date in nearby Newbury.
Now, Ms Strachan has called for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to implement a ban on trophy hunting after previous promises back in 2024.
The TV star has signed her name on a letter asking the PM to enact the ban alongside several other famous faces, including Brian Cox, Dame Judi Dench, Bill Bailey and Miriam Margolyes.
Taking to her X account this afternoon (Thursday, May 14), Ms Strachan posted: “I have added my name to a letter to Keir Starmer asking for the trophy hunting ban he promised in 2024 to be implemented without further delay.
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“Please sign and share the petition at http://BanTrophyHunting.org to show your support. Thank you.”
The Springwatch star shared an initial post from the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting, which said: “The Government has said that a ban on trophy hunting imports will not be included in the next King’s Speech.
“Leading public figures have written to the Prime Minister urging the Government to reconsider.”
Other famous names to support the ban include Ricky Gervais, Charles Dance, Chris Kamara, David Essex, Jeff Stelling, Keeley Hawes and Joanna Lumley.
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