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A34 hit by jams
Motorists were left fuming in long tailbacks today after an overturned car blocked the busy A34 at Chilton, near Didcot. The Volkswagen Polo travelling southbound spun out of control and came to rest on its roof blocking one lane and going into the other
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Prize for cancer pioneer
A top Oxford academic has won a major award for pioneering work which transformed scientists' understanding of cancer. Dr Paul Nurse, 49, director general of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, who lives in Oxford, will fly to New York on Friday to pick
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Cherwell School buildings open - at last
Cherwell Upper School in Oxford has opened its new buildings after a 25-year wait. The 12 classrooms - three science labs, two technology workshops and an IT network - will replace 18 temporary classrooms. The new buildings cost £1.1m and the school spent
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Supermarket tackles lorry route problems
Supermarket giant Sainsbury's has promised to tackle problems caused by heavy lorry deliveries. A row has been rumbling since lorries heading for the Limborough Road trading estate demolished property in Mill Street, Wantage. Now, following an intervention
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Six-hour ordeal for rape victim
A 21-year-old woman was raped twice in a six-hour ordeal after being attacked near Oxford city centre. The terrifying incident began as the victim walked along Bulwarks Lane - which runs between New Road and George Street in the city centre - at about
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Rent-hit shop to jacket in
The owners of a high-class menswear store are planning to move because they can't afford rent increases imposed by an Oxford University college. WP Hine has been selling traditional menswear at its High Street site in Oxford since 1830. But during the
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Psychic called in to help find missing mutt
A psychic is on the trail of a missing dog after being called in by the hound's despairing owner. Medium "Lillian" was recommended to Simon Tavener by a friend, David Nicholls, who used her when he lost his cat. "He got the cat back within four weeks,
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A brush with Napoleon's hair
Story books suggest Napoleon Bonaparte died of natural causes in exile on the island of St Helena, writes REG LITTLE. But many people prefer the conspiracy theory: was he assassinated by poison? It would have been something to boast about had nuclear
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How I'll remember my Sue
Grieving FoxFM DJ Danny Cox tells Fiona Tarrant about his fiancee and fellow broadcaster Sue McGarry who was found hanged at their home. Tuesday was a good day for Fox FM disc jockey Danny Cox and his fiancee, Thames Valley FM presenter Sue McGarry. He
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Hospital takes on extra heart surgeons
Extra heart surgeons are being recruited at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital because it has too few to train junior staff properly. The world-famous Oxford Heart Centre has lost its seal of approval as a top trainer of would-be heart surgeons because
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House building firm sold in £4m deal
AMEY group, based in Sutton Courtenay, has sold off its housebuilding business, Amey Homes, as part of its bid to concentrate on core activities. The sale of Amey Homes to Try Group of Middlesex for £4.76m follows the sale of three other businesses by
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Parachutist hurt in fall
A man was fighting for his life today after a parachute jump went wrong. The 50-year-old Witney man, who has not been named, was airlifted to the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, after landing heavily in a field opposite RAF Weston-on-the Green, near
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City council leader quits due to ill health
The leader of Oxford City Council has resigned from his post due to ill health. Cllr Stan Taylor who is a diabetic, decided to stand down over the weekend due to the pressure of work. The 58-year-old will continue serving as a Labour councillor for Temple
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University in video appeal
Thousands of promotional videos are being sent to schools and colleges across the country by Oxford University in a drive to recruit more state-sector pupils. The University wants to shed its upper class image and tell pupils at the 4,000 targeted schools
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Op for fair ride fall boy
Teenager Mark Evans, who broke his neck in a fall from a fairground ride, was due to have an operation on his injuries today. The 18-year-old's mum Lesley is with him at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, after the accident at Thame Fair on Thursday
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Lights go out on United
Sunderland 7, Oxford Utd 0 By JON MURRAY THE Stadium of Light became the stadium of darkness and despair for Oxford United on Saturday as a shockingly inept defensive display against an irresistable Sunderland attacking force saw them crash to the heaviest
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Girls with sauce (on their hair, that is)
Famous blonde Caprice is known for her sauce but the top model was fast to catch up with a top beauty treatment for her hair - tomato ketchup, writes Women's Editor Fiona Tarrant. The 'It' girl's got the pick of more than 57 products if she wants them
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7-0! UNITED HUMILIATED BY SUNDERLAND
THE 11 yellow-shirted players who trooped off the pitch at Sunderland's Stadium of Light after Saturday's 7-0 humiliation were branded "a disgrace to Oxford United Football Club". Malcolm Shotton's team crashed to the heaviest defeat in the club's history
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Old school pals are African queens
Monique Halloran and Hilary Monson are helping to support dozens of people - mainly women - in Africa. The old school chums found themselves in the same boat. As divorcees, with two children each, they'd both had to 'downshift' to smaller homes and needed
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History in the making
A school's 40th anniversary reunion and a new book on north Oxford help bring the past to life. SARAH BROWN and GEMMA SIMMS report... Former pupils and staff at an Oxford school are gearing up for a 40th anniversary reunion, bringing together a wealth
