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Vegan prisoner may refuse water
An inmate at Bullingdon Prison, near Bicester, who ended a hunger strike over genetically modified food two weeks ago, is now threatening to refuse liquids, claiming the prison authorities failed to meet his demands. Vegan Ben Thompson, who is a month
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Thugs rob pensioner at home
A 90-year-old widow lost hundreds of pounds to intruders who forced their way into her home. The two stockily-built men pushed their way in after the pensioner's son, who is in his 60s, answered a knock on their back door at the house in Wantage. They
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Concern for aid volunteer
CHARITY workers are trying to contact Oxford University graduate Rebecca Wright after fighting broke out in trouble-torn Albania. Rebecca, 23, from Goring, has been working at a children's home in the port town of Durres, 35 miles from the capital Tirana
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Store manager admits thefts
A superstore manager who had a 15-year unblemished record appeared in court charged with stealing cash. Andrew Davies, 34, stole the money after switching off the CCTV cameras in the Kidlington branch of Sainsbury where he worked, Bicester magistrates
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Jailed for not paying council tax bill
Council tax rebel Hugh Strang has begun a 49-day jail sentence for failing to pay £1,474 arrears. Strang, 60, of Bowness Avenue, Didcot, was given a suspended sentence in January on condition that he paid £22 a month. But he failed to make a single payment
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Mum dies in Oz farming accident
A mum-of-two was killed when she was crushed by a tractor in the Australian outback. Oxford-born farm manager Zuleika Hawker, whose parents live in Dorchester, died instantly in the accident on the 35,000-acre sheep farm as she tried to pull out a piece
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Unofficial postal strike ends
Thousands of businesses and residents were expected to feel the knock-on effects today of strike action by postal workers as staff worked round the clock to clear a backlog of mail. Although 100 employees based at the Abingdon Delivery Office in Ock Street
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United open Manor gates for Argies
OXFORD United are to let spectators in free of charge at tonight's Avon Insurance Combination match against Brighton at the Manor - so that they can play their two Argentinian triallists Christian Otero and German Tempone. The South Americans, who formerly
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Paedophile wants to be freed
Dangerous paedophile Trevor Holland has won High Court backing to challenge a decision that he should stay locked up in a secure hospital. Holland, 54, detained with a psychopathic disorder under the Mental Health Act, will now have an application for
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Oxford bookshop in Cambridge bid
BLACKWELL'S, owners of the world-famous bookshop in Broad Street, Oxford, are bidding to buy Cambridge bookshop Heffers. Heffers, one of the largest remaining independent UK booksellers, is up for sale after 122 years of family ownership. The acquisition
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College don attacks shaming of Clinton
The former dean of graduates at Bill Clinton's Oxford college has angrily criticised the system that led to the shaming of the President. Few people at the President's old college, University College, took greater pleasure in Clinton's rise to political
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Drunken knife attacker jailed for five years
A knife attacker who left a six-inch blade embedded in his victim's body was jailed for five years. Jobless David Hall, 30, plunged the weapon into 47-year-old Mohinder Singh Mann's back during a drunken row at their shared home. The knife snapped but
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Cheetahs face make-or-break trip
GRESHAM Oxford Cheetahs travel to Poole tonight when nothing less than a handsome victory will keep their season on the boil. Three victories in their last three meetings would still keep their play-off hopes alive and the winning must start in their
