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Cyclist cleared of ‘wanton or furious driving’ after hitting 81-year-old woman
Edward Bressan hit Polly Friedhoff with his bike on a towpath near Iffley Lock in Oxford in November 2022, Oxford Crown Court heard.
Cyclist pleads not guilty to ‘furious driving’ charge after woman, 81, died
Polly Friedhoff was ‘catapulted with incredible force’ on a towpath in Oxford on November 20 2022, a jury heard.
Nearly two in three MPs educated in state comprehensive schools – analysis
The Sutton Trust charity said the proportion of all MPs who attended comprehensives has ‘increased markedly’ following the election.
Police arrest 27 Just Stop Oil supporters in crackdown on airport disruption bid
All the arrests were made under a section of the Public Order Act which makes it illegal to conspire to disrupt national infrastructure.
Oxford’s promotion is the stuff of dreams for co-owner Anindya Bakrie
The U’s will play in the Championship next season following a 2-0 Wembley win against Bolton.
Inciting violence has ‘no place’ on university campuses, student leader says
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called for universities to remain ‘bastions of tolerance’ during the roundtable with vice-chancellors.
Calls for civil servants to be paid more and appointments process modernised
Analysis by the Institute for Government came after the Prime Minister pledged to cut Civil Service jobs to pay for an increase in defence spending.
Education Secretary fears university campuses could become ‘unsafe’ like in US
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak conducted a meeting in No 10 with vice-chancellors from leading UK universities to tackle antisemitism on campuses.
Rishi Sunak criticises ‘extremists’ ahead of on-campus antisemitism talks
Pro-Palestine encampments have been set up by students at more than a dozen universities across the UK against the war in Gaza.
Universities must ‘crack down’ on antisemitic abuse on campuses – Keegan
Ministers will call on university leaders to take immediate disciplinary action if any student is found to be inciting racial hatred or violence.