Police have moved in to arrest Oxford students as they occupy a university building in a pro-Palestinian protest.

Sixteen people staging the demonstration at the University of Oxford offices at Wellington Square have been told they are under arrest, Oxford Action for Palestine has claimed.

Pictures show a heavy police presence at the scene with students and protesters seen trying to engage with officers.

Around 150 people have also gathered outside the offices with the crowd chanting 'let them go', Cherwell, the student newspaper has reported.

According to Oxford Action for Palestine, the group had planned to remain in the building until they could speak with the Vice Chancellor of the university.