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Biotech's bosses to face MPs
DIRECTORS of British Biotech, the troubled flagship of the British biotech industry, face an inquiry by the House of Commons science and technology committee tomorrow, writes Chris Koenig. The committee's quizzing of the Cowley-based company - which is
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Princess Royal at Oxford garden party
Never mind Buckingham Palace - if you want to spot a Royal at a garden party, Oxfordshire is the place to be. The Princess Royal was in Oxford yesterday for the annual garden party at Green College, where she is honorary fellow. Her visit came just three
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Media plea for Tobi's funeral
Friends and family of cancer mum Tobi Mills have asked the media not to go to her funeral tomorrow or intrude into the lives of her children, Ashton and Lauren. Although Fiona Tarrant, of the Oxford Mail, and Jamie Pyatt, of The Sun, are attending as
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Arrows' display shot down
Restricted airspace around Harwell Laboratory has shot down plans for a special Red Arrows flypast for seven-year-old Hendred schoolboy. The world-famous aerobatic team had agreed to stage the end-of-term treat for William Scrope - after two classmates
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Neighbours in blaze rescue
Brave neighbours burst into a burning house to rescue a teenage boy only to find he was not at home. They smashed their way through the back door of the house in Ashdown Way, Grove, near Wantage, freeing the lad's two dogs and five cats in the searing
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Prison's ex-boss is jailed
A former prison governor has been jailed for seven years after admitting being involved in the sale of £90,000 worth of heroin. Jogendranath Rajcoomar, 45, of Church Lane, Wendlebury, near Bicester, was one of three men caught in an undercover police
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County property may be sold off
Every building owned by Oxfordshire County Council - including schools - could be sold to private companies if a Conservative idea goes ahead. But other political groups say the plan amounts to selling off the family silver. The idea, known as 'priming
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Oxfordshire's greatest wsicket-taker dies at 67
DAVID Laitt, the greatest wicket-taker in Oxfordshire's history, died in Croydon Surrey, on Saturday aged 67. In 140 matches between 1952 and 1972, Laitt captured 670 Minor Counties Championship wickets (average 16.70) with his leg-cutters and was regarded
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Best yet as Henman guns down Rafter with his serve
TIM Henman produced a brilliant performance to beat US Open champion Pat Rafter in four sets on Centre Court yesterday - and found a weapon which could propel him to his best Wimbledon yet. The 23-year-old from Oxford already has one of the most powerful
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Love at first flight
IT was love at first sight for Joanne Atherton when she bumped into a real Officer and a Gentleman in her native Liverpool. The 30-year-old writer met her uniformed hunk while at a nightclub with friends. Although the pair hit it off instantly, she is
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Women on strike
A close encounter with a drunk in Oxford's city centre did not have the traumatic effect receptionist Natalie Stowell expected, writes GEMMA SIMMS. And the 25-year-old puts that down to her new-found confidence - thanks to a novel self-defence course.
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Teens lucky to survive car smash
Three teenagers, whose car crashed into a cornfield on their way home from the Glastonbury Festival, are lucky to be alive, say police. Tony Pemberton, 18, John Matthews, 17, and Tarrick Ewens, 17, all from the Aylesbury area, were released from the John
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Snubbed Lord Mayor may sue
Oxford's Lord Mayor Carole Roberts has threatened to sue fellow councillors for defamation. Mrs Roberts was elected Lord Mayor by a majority of city councillors on May 20. No-one voted against her - but 13 Liberal Democrat and Green councillors abstained
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I found museum in my basement
SHOP owner Mike Russell has decided to open his very own museum - after discovering his basement was home to thousands of artefacts dating back hundreds of years, writes STEPHEN DEAL. The 67-year-old was amazed to unearth everything from coins and clay
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Family forced out by church
A couple with three young children are being forced out of their home by the "greedy" Church of England. Francis and Fiona Barber have been served with a notice to quit the quaint village cottage they have lived in for 12 years. Francis, 40, said: "They
