Oxford University has dropped its “woke” plans to vet candidates wanting to become its new chancellor. It comes after senior politicians complained, saying it was trying to “stitch up” the process so another white male would not get the job. According to
Two London rowing clubs were forced to cancel training last week ahead of Henley after pools of human excrement were found in the River Thames. It comes after the Oxford captain Leonard Jenkins spoke out about “poo in the water” following March’s
Oxford and Cambridge University students have set up pro-Palestinian encampments on campus lawns. They were erected outside King’s College in Cambridge and the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford – where protestors held placards explaining their six demands for university bosses. The six
Nancy Pelosi was left hidden behind the Palestinian flag during her speech at Oxford University on Thursday as she was interrupted within minutes by student protesters. Pelosi continued to speak despite the pro-Palestinian chants – organisers appeared to turn the former House
Archaeologists working in the sleepy little village of Grove, Oxfordshire, stumbled upon the find of a lifetime after finding the Roman villa. It came during survey works for a new housing development. The site sits along a region rich in history inhabited
Defeated rowing star Leonard Jenkins admitted that he was throwing up on the morning of this year’s Boat Race, with ‘so much poo in the water’ also affecting a number of his Oxford team-mates before Cambridge stormed to a one-sided victory on
The Women’s Boat Race came to a tense conclusion on Saturday as Oxford’s cox, Joe Gellett, raised a complaint against Cambridge over a mid-race collision. The two boats made contact part-way through the contest before Cambridge roared on to victory, but the
The coach of Oxford’s crew taking part in the Boat Race described the pollution in London’s River Thames as a “national disgrace” as the company responsible for its upkeep faces mounting financial difficulties that critics say will need it to be taken
Campaigners have found “alarmingly high” levels of dangerous bacteria along the stretch of the river used for the weekend’s boat race between Oxford and Cambridge universities. The tests of the Thames by River Action revealed levels of E.coli up to 10 times
A bus has crashed into a shop window on one of London’s busiest shopping streets. New Oxford Street is currently shut after the vehicle smashed through a window. Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street are facing severe traffic delays as a result.