Crime & Safety
Ryan Reynolds in Cotswolds as Blake Lively meets Prue Leith
The Canadian actor is best known for his role as superhero Deadpool, but has appeared in a multitude of other films, including Free Guy and The Proposal.
Ms Lively is an American actor who rose to fame in Gossip Girl and has since starred in films such as The Shallows, A Simple Favour and The Age of Adaline.
The couple, who married in 2012 and have four children together, have revealed they recently visited the Cotswolds in Oxfordshire during their latest UK trip.
READ MORE: Christopher Eccleston gives verdict on Billie Piper as Doctor Who
Ms Lively recently shared a carousel of photos on Instagram from what she described as her “best week” with loved ones.
The visit centred around the Wrexham AFC vs Chelsea FA Cup match in Wales with Mr Reynolds co‑owning the club.
As part of the same trip, the pair headed to Soho Farmhouse, the private members’ club and hotel set on a 100‑acre estate in West Oxfordshire.
READ MORE: Wildlife TV legend praises Jeremy Clarkson over Clarkson’s Farm
Blake Lively. (Image: Ian West / PA)
Photos show the couple enjoying activities on the estate, including practicing archery, holding a falcon and relaxing over coffee and a film screening.
Ms Lively shared an image of herself visiting Great British Bake Off judge Dame Prue Leith at what was described as her Cotswolds home, and another featuring her sister, actor Robyn Lively.
In her caption, Ms Lively thanked the Wrexham players, staff and supporters for “the performance of a lifetime”, calling the 10,000‑strong crowd in Wrexham “the greatest” people to share an emotional rollercoaster with.
Crime & Safety
Witney traffic chaos amid report of 'major incident' at junction
A reported incident at a junction in Witney is causing traffic chaos in the town, with drivers coming off the A40 and elsewhere stuck in long queues.
Source link
Crime & Safety
Major emergency response in Oxford as paramedics on scene
An incident occurred in St Aldate’s, outside the entrance to Christ Church Meadows, at about 4pm on Tuesday, June 2.
At least three ambulances were responding to what appeared to be a medical emergency on the pavement.
READ MORE: Oxfordshire footbridge over A-road a collapse risk for years
An individual was scene on a stretcher being cared for by paramedics.
At least three ambulances responded to what appeared to be a medical emergency in St Aldate’s, Oxford (Image: Contributed)
An eyewitness said the incident occurred opposite the Alice Shop, and the medical teams ‘evacuated’ the person.
Apart from the pavement briefly being blocked while the first responders dealt with the emergency, it did not appear to affect traffic or block the road in busy St Aldate’s.
South Central Ambulance Service has been contacted for comment.
Crime & Safety
Oxford – Faces of three jailed for drug operation revealed
Daniel Kaveh, 24, Justin Hughes, 25 and Kailan Chadbone, 20, were each sentenced to years in jail at Oxford Crown Court on Friday, May 29 for supplying and dealing drugs on the streets of Oxford.
Kaveh, of Lambourn Road in Oxford, and Hughes, of Woodperry Road, played ‘significant’ roles in an ‘open line’ class A drugs operation in Blackbird Leys between November 2024 and last November, the court heard.
READ MORE: Woman, 28, ‘beat up’ boy, 14, outside BP petrol station
Kaveh was previously in court in 2021 after pulling out a ‘Rambo’ knife in a stabbing incident in Lambourn Road in Rose Hill in November 2020 which resulted in a 12 month jail sentence suspended for two years.
Daniel Kaveh, 24, jailed for seven years and six months (Image: Thames Valley Police)
Between them, they supplied around 4.6kg of crack cocaine and heroin to the drugs line.
Police raids on Hughes’ home also found 232g powder cocaine and 2.338kg of cannabis, for which he was sentenced for possession with intent to supply, along with a quantity of cash, drugs paraphernalia and weapons.
Justin Hughes, 25, jailed for six years and nine months (Image: Thames Valley Police)
Raids on Kaveh’s property found similar equipment and drugs like heroin and diamorphine, with a total street value of more than £100,000.
It was established the two dealers worked for Emman Riasat, who ran his own drug line in Oxford and wholesale supplied drugs to the line operating out of Blackbird Leys.
Hughes received a jail sentence of six years and nine months for two counts of class A drug supply and two counts of possession, while Kaveh was jailed for seven years and six months for two counts of class A drug supply.
READ MORE: Oxfordshire canal footpath closed due to fallen tree
Kailan Chadbone, 20, jailed for 45 months for drugs running (Image: Thames Valley Police)
Also working for Riasat was Chadbone, of Bernwood Road, who worked lower down in the operation as a drugs runner.
He pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and diamorphine between August 1 and November 19, 2025, committed while he was serving a suspended sentence for affray.
Chadbone received a total of 45 months in jail for two counts of drug supply and the breach of a previous suspended sentence.
-
Crime & Safety3 weeks agoWaitrose supermarkets across UK shut due to ‘critical error’
-
Crime & Safety3 weeks agoMan arrested in connection with rape in Oxfordshire town
-
Crime & Safety3 weeks agoBanbury woman jailed after lying to police about kidnapped children
-
Crime & Safety4 weeks agoHow to spend a day in Harpsden among UK’s poshest villages
-
Oxford Events3 weeks agoStage Watch: Somerset House enters the comedy arena with major new festival Laughterama
-
Crime & Safety3 weeks agoStrictly Come Dancing new hosts reportedly Emma Willis
-
Business & Technology4 weeks agoCBI posts 14% revenue rise as payment services grow
-
Crime & Safety3 weeks agoUK Hantavirus update as 22 ship passengers moved to hospital
