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School among top ten in country
Oxford High School has earned itself a place in a top ten listing of the best 25 girls' independent schools in Britain. The £1,380-a-term school, in Belbroughton Road, which has 1,000 pupils, has been ranked sixth in the country in a national poll of
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Bishop's sympathy for Charles
The Bishop of Oxford today called for compassion for the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker-Bowles. The Rt Rev Richard Harries said the couple obviously had a deep friendship and deserved more sympathy. He said on BBC Radio Four today: "We would be wrong
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Woman escapes knife maniac
A man threatened a shopper with a knife and then tried to abduct her from Sainsbury's car park. The frightening incident happened as the woman, in her late 20s, returned to her car alone after visiting a cashpoint. Then her attacker, who was aged 30 to
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Car thief given month to go straight
Car thief Neil Whipp has escaped jail despite having more than 100 previous convictions for dishonesty. Judge Julian Hall, sentencing Whipp at Oxford Crown Court, admitted he was 'taking a chance' after he bailed the heroin addict to attend a drug rehabilitation
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Nuclear convoy stuck in roads chaos
A nuclear convoy carrying radioactive material was marooned in a village today as huge traffic jams brought Oxfordshire to a virtual standstill. The convoy was forced off its usual route on to minor roads at Standlake, near Witney, due to the closure
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One mistake cost us, says Shotton
OXFORD United, without a win in six games, are still stuck in the bottom three after Saturday's 1-1 draw, writes JON MURRAY. Manager Malcolm Shotton said: "Missed chances and one mistake cost us the game . . . I could repeat this every week. "When you're
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Baking pair buy up sweet secret
BANBURY cakes, which have been baked in the town for the past 400 years, will continue to be sold there - thanks to former town mayor Tony Carney. Mr Carney, who owns the Banesberie Coffee Shop in Butcher's Row, and business partner Peter Hogben, of Specialist
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Fireworks wash-out leaves £3,000 debt
Rain took the sparkle out of a £10,000 fireworks display - and left Round Table organisers with a £3,000 bill. Only 2,000 people attended the Oxford charity event on Saturday night, which aims to raise thousands of pounds for good causes. Last year, good
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Blooming cheek of thieves
Cheeky thieves have replaced a family's stolen clothes with size 46 bloomers and a scarlet basque. Willie and Linda Delaney, who have had £700 of designer clothes stolen from their washing line, are still coming to terms with the nerve of the practical
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School 'right' to kick out sex romp pupils
Parents have backed a school's decision to expel a 13-year-old girl and her 15-year-old boyfriend after they were caught having sex in a boarding house. The headteacher kicked out the pair from the £12,000-a-year Bloxham School, near Banbury, following
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Samaritan MP helps out stranded cabbie
MP Evan Harris came to the rescue of a flood-hit cabbie - and went to collect the driver's stranded passengers. Dr Harris, MP for the Oxford West and Abingdon constituency, stepped in at 2am yesterday (SUNDAY NOV 1) when a cabbie's car got stuck in flood
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United throw it away
Oxford Utd 1, Crewe 1 OVER the past month, Oxford United have got so much out of the habit of winning that they've forgotten how to do it. After missing chance after chance, they finally broke the deadlock in Saturday's relegation zone battle against
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United in crisis as tycoon pulls out
Oxford United's future was left hanging in the balance today after the tycoon planning to buy the club pulled out of the deal. John Gunn, for Bahamas-based Grenoble Investments, vetoed the takeover after realising the club's financial situation. Now United
