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Tonight: Central England will be largely fine with clear spells and only isolated showers.
Tomorrow: A few showers are possible in central England. Outlook for Thursday and Friday: Thursday will be mild but cloudy over most of the UK. Friday will also be rather cloudy, but central England should brighten up and turn out warm. Story date: Tuesday
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Motor park plan steps up a gear
OXFORD motor group Motorworld will be the first tenant on a brand new 'auto village' in Kidlington. The ten-acre site - called Oxford Motor Park - will have room for eight franchises in total. Motorworld will shortly start the construction of a new Volkswagen
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Deano's double favour
OXFORD United's leading scorer Dean Windass did his old club a big favour yesterday by hitting two first-half goals to earn Bradford a 2-0 win at Bury. The bottom three in the first division, Bristol City, Crewe and Port Vale, all won to make it even
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True grit as United's battlers earn point
Tranmere 2, Oxford Utd 2 By JON MURRAY NEVER-SAY-DIE Oxford United showed remarkable spirit for the second successive away match by fighting back from 2-0 down at half-time yesterday. They got themselves into two spots of bother on the Wirral as Tranmere
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Why I couldn't see my dying husband
A campaign of political and emotional blackmail forced Burmese dissident Aung San Suu Kyi to stay away from her husband's deathbed. She has also had to face the agony of knowing she could not be with her sons Kim and Alex at their father's funeral. She
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Disease research boosted
Scientists trying to combat arthritis have been awarded nearly £200,000 in grants. The money comes from the Arthritis Research Campaign and includes funding for research into new drugs. The bulk goes to Prof Don Mason, director of the MRC Cellular Immunology
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Brave teenager receives honour
A brave teenager with cancer has been honoured for raising more than £52,000 for young hospital patients. Sophie Watson, 16, a former pupil of Burford School, Burford, spent almost a year raising funds to buy computers, games, videos and arts and crafts
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Cheetahs mauled by the Panthers
Peterborough 51, Oxford 39 GRESHAM Oxford Cheetahs were brought back down to earth with a bump when they were savaged by a rampant Peterborough Panthers in speedway's Craven Shield at the East of England Showground yesterday. The visitors got off to a
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Cher grabs number 1!
CHER Gill made it first time lucky at the Old Berkshire Hunt point-to-point at a packed Lockinge yesterday. Having her first ride in a point-to-point race, she produced her mount, Flying Missile, three fences from home to sail past the odds-on favourite
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Boy, two, dies in boat tragedy
A boy of two drowned after falling from a boat moored on the River Thames in Oxford, writes Ian Townsend. An investigation was today under way into the death of the boy, who fell from a pleasure boat at Donnington Bridge. The child, whose identity has
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Gilly to the rescue
OXFORD United's point-earner Phil Gilchrist said yesterday's 2-2 draw at Tranmere felt like a victory after the side battled back superbly from 2-0 down. Centre back Gilly drove in his first league goal of the season with just two minutes to go to complete
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Firefighters tackle blazes at two firms
Firefighters have warned firms not to leave skips near their buildings after two fires last night. The roofs of two single-storey buildings owned by Galmer Engineering in Murdock Road, Bicester, were severely damaged after acetone left outside the building
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Brick-hurling thug wrecks Lisa's big day
A youngster's birthday was ruined when a thug hurled a brick into her house and injured an eight-year-old boy. The lad was hit by flying glass, cutting his hands, after the brick smashed a front window during Lisa Vokins's tenth birthday party in Van
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Partytime guide for Millennium
A step-by-step guide has been launched to ensure Millennium celebrations go off with a bang, writes Karen Rosine. The Millennium Special Events Guide is now available for all events organisers in the Thames Valley area planning the party of the century
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The death of a two-year-old boy - who was not wearing a lifejacket - is the second on the Thames wit
And police have warned such tragedies will be repeated this summer if people refuse to wear lifejackets to stay afloat when they fall overboard. In August, teenager Glen McCulloch died after getting into difficulties swimming in the river near Iffley.
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Why I'm flying back to Berlin - but without bombs this time
A pensioner is to be welcomed back to Berlin with open arms - despite the fact he helped bomb the city during the Second World War, writes Stephen Deal. John Chapman, 75, was also part of the Berlin airlift three years after the end of the war, when he
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Me and my gallery
Sarah Wiseman is the youngest gallery owner in the country, writes Katherine MacAlister. But the 25-year-old from Abingdon is certainly not letting her age stand in the way of success. The Wiseman Gallery is her baby and she alone is taking the credit
