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Police statement after trans rights march through Oxford
Thames Valley Police has spoken about the protest on Saturday, March 30 that saw more than protesters gather in Bonn Square and march around Oxford.
Displaying banners that read ‘Trans rights now’ and ‘we decide our own fate’, the group’s route included St Aldate’s Police Station and Oxford Magistrates Court.
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It was organised by activist group Oxford 4 Trans Rights against the updated code of practice written by the UK equalities watchdog, the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
Following the event, police have today (Monday, June 1) revealed that there were no arrests and that there was little disruption from the transgender rights protest.
A spokesperson said: “There was minimal disruption from a policing perspective and no arrests made.”
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Jeremy Clarkson reveals new Clarkson’s Farm surprise guest stars
Initially debuting back in 2021, Jeremy Clarkson’s farming documentary has found global success.
Fans all over the world have tuned in via Amazon’s streaming service to watch the former Top Gear and Grand Tour presenter’s agricultural adventures.
Set at his own Diddly Squat Farm in Oxfordshire, the series also covers his Cotswolds pub, The Farmer’s Dog, which opened in Asthall back in 2024.
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The start of series five is out tomorrow (Wednesday, June 3), with further episodes to follow in the weeks following.
Alongside the usual faces appearing in the episodes, the Hawkstone Farmers’ Choir will also star.
The group, made up of real farmers, was put together by Mr Clarkson last year to help advertise his alcohol brand, Hawkstone.
Sticking together, the group went on to compete in Britain’s Got Talent 2026, seeing them win the whole competition on Saturday night (May 30).
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The Hawkstone Farmers’ Choir pipped drone act Celestial to first place, but Mr Clarkson has now revealed the runners-up will also be in the new Clarkson’s Farm.
On the social media site X, he said: “Amazingly, the drone guys are in series five of Clarkson’s Farm.”
Discussing what series five is about, an Amazon statement said: “Amid a government budget that sends the UK farming community into uproar, Jeremy decides some big changes are needed to make the farm run more smoothly.
“But while the farm tries to go high-tech, resulting in Kaleb’s first-ever trip abroad, even bigger developments are heading for Diddly Squat that are going to prove much more of a challenge.”
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Clarkson’s Farm – what time are new episodes out around the world
Since the former Grand Tour presenter invited cameras onto his 1,000-acre farm in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds, he has been praised for educating viewers about the British farming industry.
From the genuine financial and bureaucratic struggles to adjusting to climate change, the 66-year-old former Top Gear presenter and farm manager, Kaleb Cooper, 27, who is Clarkson’s trusted agricultural advisor, has also sparked a massive surge in young people joining agricultural groups.
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In May 2024, Clarkson – also the host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? –challenged government planning reforms, to allow more farmers to convert agricultural buildings into homes and shops.
In series five of Clarkson’s Farm, Clarkson has a major health scare and is instructed to take a step back from work on the farm. But with the farming community marching in protest of the government’s budget, this proves to be very difficult.
Clarkson also decides to welcome EasyCare sheep, a new breed which require minimal shepherding and veterinary care and even shed their own fleece in the summer, and upgrade Diddly Squat Farm with hi-tech gear, and takes a rather baffled Cooper on his first-ever trip abroad to see how it’s done.
Leaving robot tractors in charge, all is well for a while, until things turn dark, chaos erupts, and bad luck strikes from every direction.
The show’s first four episodes will debut globally on the streaming platform on Wednesday, June 4.
Episodes on Amazon Prime typically are released at either midnight or 1am – meaning there is not long to go.
And then two more episodes will be launched on June 10 followed by the final two another week later on June 17.
US – 12am PT / 3am ET
Canada – 12am PT / 3am ET
India – 12:30pm IST
Singapore – 3pm SGT
Australia – 6pm AEST
New Zealand – 8pm NZDT
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Oxford politician caught speeding at 53mph in a 30mph road
Saj Malik, who is a taxi driver by day, was caught speeding in a Toyota Corolla on the Oxford Road through Tiddington near Thame on January 14.
The 57-year-old pleaded guilty to the offence at a hearing at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Friday, May 29, the court said.
Malik, of Mary Price Close in Headington, was issued with a £660 fine and his driver’s licence was endorsed with five penalty points, the court confirmed.
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He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £264.
The taxi driver is a county councillor for Cowley and retained his Temple Cowley seat at this year’s city council elections.
Saj Malik. (Image: Oxford City Council)
He is also the shadow cabinet member for resources with the Oxfordshire Alliance.
Malik has been contacted for a response.
The court fine is not the first time the councillor has found himself in trouble, having been ‘formally censured’ by Oxford City Council for his behaviour in a debate about traffic filters.
Alongside fellow Cowley councillor Amar Latif, he was found to have behaved in an “intimidating, insulting, undermining and denigrating way” to officers and councillors by a standards committee in November.
The complaints both came from the Labour leader of the city council Susan Brown and deputy leader Ed Turner, and related to a full council meeting on March 18, 2024.
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