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By Michael Race
image captionProtesters have been calling for several years for the statue to come down
The communities secretary has welcomed a decision by an Oxford University college not to remove its statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes.
MP Robert Jenrick said retaining the statue at Oriel College was in keeping with the government s policy to protect historic monuments.
A decision to remove the statue would need final approval from Mr Jenrick.
Rhodes had been a student at Oriel and left £100,000 - about £12.5m in today s money - to the college through his will in 1902. His statue sits above a doorway on the front of the college s Rhodes Building.
BBC News
By Michael Race
image captionThe Cecil Rhodes statue stands on the building named after him at Oriel College
A decision over the future of a statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes has been delayed for a second time.
But a spokeswoman said no date had been set for the report as the work was taking a little longer than expected .
In a statement to the BBC, she added it was the final stages of the commission s work that had caused the second delay.
image captionProtesters gathered in Oxford s High Street outside Oriel College in June 2020
A report had been due to be published in January but the commission delayed it until the spring due to a considerable volume of submissions .
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Catrigg Force by John Wood
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From the fairy tale settings to the highest in the land located at the back of a pub, Yorkshire is a county awash with waterfalls.
Hardraw Force by Chris Newman
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Hardraw Force
Hardraw Force lies less than a mile away from Hawes and at 100ft it is said to be the longest single drop waterfall in England. Getting to Hardraw Force is unusual to say the least; as it is located within the grounds of the historic Green Dragon Inn it is only accessible via the pub.
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