OXFORD University is under fresh attack for failing to open up places to students from disadvantaged and ethnic minority backgrounds.

The latest annual admissions statistics report by the university showed just 11 per cent of UK undergraduates came from disadvantaged areas, up from 7 per cent in 2013.

The proportion of students identifying as black and minority ethnic was 18 per cent last year, up from 14 per cent in 2013.

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Halesowen News:

This stag also was seen to be carrying a buoy which had washed up on the shore (SNH/PA)

A CAMPAIGN to reduce the amount of litter in Scotland’s waters has been stepped up after images of a stag with rope tangled in its antlers were released.

Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has highlighted the dangers of marine rubbish to wildlife on land by publishing the photos, which were taken on the Rum national nature reserve.

The body revealed two deer had recently died on the island after they became tangled together with rope in their antlers.

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Fairy penguins in their new enclosure at the Weymouth Sea Life Adventure Park (Andrew Matthews/PA)

A COLONY of 25 fairy penguins have arrived in England after being relocated from a sanctuary in Australia following its closure.

They are now settling in to their new enclosure at the Weymouth Sea Life Adventure Park in Dorset, and will be on show to the public at the weekend.

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Home Secretary Sajid Javid outside the Home Office (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

THE Home Secretary has backed a boost in the use of stop and search to help tackle the deadly spate of violence on Britain’s streets.

Bromsgrove MP Sajid Javid also vowed to prioritise police spending as he offered an olive branch to rank-and-file officers following years of sniping over budget cuts and staffing reductions.

Giving his first major speech since his appointment, Mr Javid said he is “absolutely determined” to put an end to violence that is “terminating young lives far too soon”.

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