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Police given extra powers at Tommy Robinson protest
A section 34 dispersal order has been granted in Oxford city centre following reports of anti-social behaviour.
It means power can order people to leave the area and failure to do so, or returning until the order expires at 4am on Thursday, can lead to an arrest.
A spokesman from Thames Valley Police said: “Under the order, police have powers to disperse any individual or groups causing public disorder or nuisance.
“It is not to prevent those taking part in peaceful protest this evening.
“Anybody dispersed under this order is liable to arrest should they refuse to comply with the order or return to the area while the order is in place.
“The order is currently in place until 4am tomorrow (18/6), with the option to extend it if necessary.
READ MORE: Tommy Robinson protestors clash with counter demonstration in Oxford
“This order is in relation to incidents involving a group of young people in the city centre this evening.
“It is not part of our work to facilitate the peaceful protests that are still taking place in the city centre.”
Dozens of police vans were parked up around the city on Thursday evening, with even more officers on standby for if trouble was to boil over.
Many police officers had to blockade both supporters and objectors of Tommy Robinson from clashing with one another.
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Jeremy Clarkson partner Lisa breaks silence on cancer diagnosis
Mr Clarkson revealed in the newest episodes of Clarkson’s Farm that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
“I’ve got cancer,” Clarkson told farm manager Kaleb Cooper and land agent Charlie Ireland during discussions about harvest planning.
READ MORE: Jeremy Clarkson supported by Piers Morgan during cancer battle
The TV presenter said he expected to be “fine” but would be out of action “for a while”, before revealing in the final episode of the series that he had undergone an operation to remove part of his prostate.
He said: “I won’t know whether it’s worked or not until November probably…
“The prostate, 10% of it’s dead, the 10% where the cancer is.”
Fans have been rallying around the presenter, worrying about the health of the 66-year-old former Top Gear host.
So far, Mr Clarkson has not spoken about his diagnosis outside the the popular TV series.
Irish actress Lisa Hogan, who has been dating Clarkson since 2017, shared a photo to her Instagram story of the presenter sitting on a garden chair whilst using a camera.
Over the snap she wrote “back at the farm”, marking her return to their home after enjoying day two of the races at Royal Ascot in Berkshire.
Hogan also posted a screenshot of charity Prostate Cancer UK’s Instagram post thanking Clarkson for sharing his diagnosis and treatment on the Prime Video programme, saying it would raise “vital awareness”.
The Dublin-born actress wrote: “Thank you for all the support today.”
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New update after Jeremy Clarkson’s cancer diagnosis
The former Top Gear host, 66, shared the news in the latest episodes of the fifth season of his series Clarkson’s Farm and said the disease is “aggressive” but had been discovered early.
“I’ve got cancer,” Mr Clarkson told farm manager Kaleb Cooper and land agent Charlie Ireland during discussions about harvest planning.
The TV presenter said he expected to be “fine” but would be out of action “for a while”, before revealing in the final episode of the series that he had undergone an operation to remove part of his prostate.
In a new update, farm manager Kaleb Cooper told the Daily Mail that his boss’s spirits are “high”.
Kaleb Cooper and Jeremy Clarkson on Clarkson’s Farm series five. (Image: Prime Video)
Mr Cooper told the newspaper: “He is good. The spirits are high, which is good.
“If anything like this happens to any of your friends and you just said to my best mate, you’ve gotta be supported through that whole journey.
“And that’s where I’ve been, I’ve been right by his side and his spirits are really good, so thank you.”
He added: “He’s strong-minded, he’s got a strong mind on him, which is good.
READ MORE: Lisa Hogan breaks silence on Jeremy Clarkson cancer diagnosis
“And the message about catching anything early is quite important.
“That’s the main thing, but you’ve gotta keep checking, you know what I mean, it’s all these things, you know, people can sit there and say I’m busy, busy, busy.
“But actually sometimes you’ve gotta go I’m gonna just have to check and see if I’m OK.”
Speaking from a hospital bed at the end of the season finale, Clarkson revealed he had experienced complications during treatment.
He said: “We started season five with me in a hospital bed and here we are at the end of season five and I’m back in a hospital bed.”
The 66-year-old reflected on the future of the show.
Clarkson added: “What I wanted to say was if this is all successful, I’ll see you for season six, and if it isn’t, I won’t.
“Take care, everyone.”
Irish actress Lisa Hogan, who has been dating Clarkson since 2017, shared a photo to her Instagram story of the presenter sitting on a garden chair whilst using a camera.
Over the snap she wrote “back at the farm”, marking her return to their home after enjoying day two of the races at Royal Ascot in Berkshire.
Hogan also posted a screenshot of charity Prostate Cancer UK’s Instagram post thanking Clarkson for sharing his diagnosis and treatment on the Prime Video programme, saying it would raise “vital awareness”.
The Dublin-born actress wrote: “Thank you for all the support today.”
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Laurence Fox came out to ‘agitate’ Oxford Union protesters
Mr Fox was invited along with controversial ultra-nationalist figure Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, and Jacob Rees-Mogg to the historic debating society.
The invitation of Yaxley-Lennon, who was recently briefly arrested under counter-terrorism law, caused massive backlash and widespread protests on the night of the society debate, Wednesday, June 17.
READ MORE: Tommy Robinson in Oxford – live updates as city braced
Laurence Fox was seen ‘agitating’ the crowd protesting outside the Oxford Union (Image: Callum Stove)
Those opposed to the agitator’s attendance, from a coalition of groups including Oxford Stand Up To Racism, were further riled up by the unexpected appearance of Mr Fox on the street where they were protesting.
With St Michael’s Street closed to all pedestrians and fenced off by security personnel, the protesters gathered at both ends, on Cornmarket Street and New Inn Hall Street.
At about 6pm, before the debate began at 8.30pm but long after the protests had begun, Laurence Fox emerged from the back entrance of the Oxford Union, Frewin Court, wearing a tuxedo.
He proceeded to ‘agitate’ and provoke the crowd, according to an eyewitness, filming them on his phone, shouting and waving.
Laurence Fox was seen ‘agitating’ the crowd protesting outside the Oxford Union (Image: Callum Stove)
READ MORE: Tommy Robinson protestors clash in Oxford in tense scenes
One witness said: “He was recording the crowd and taunting them, but they started shouting him out.
“Shortly afterwards they began blocking the entrance.”
Police blocked a clash between the protesters outside Frewin Court shortly after the right-wing actor was spotted, between supporters of Tommy Robinson in the dozens and anti-racism protesters, who numbered up to hundreds of people.
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