AN OXFORD man has been charged with criminal damage in connection with a protest at an RAF airbase.

Christopher Cole, 51, of Wilkins Road, was one of four people arrested and charged after a demonstration against drones at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire on Monday .

The four, all activists from the End The Drone Wars group, have also been charged with obstructing a person engaged in lawful activity.

Police said they have all been bailed to appear at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court on February 10.

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