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Tonight: Central England will have a dry night.
Tomorrow: Central England will be dry. During the afternoon, however, thicker cloud spreading from the north-west may be thick enough to give the odd spot of drizzle. Outlook for Monday and Tuesday: Cloud and rain overnight and at first on Monday will
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Elderly missing out on benefits
Hundreds of elderly people could be struggling to get by on meagre incomes because they are unaware they can claim benefit, it is feared, writes Roseena Parveen. A major campaign is launched on Monday by Age Concern Oxfordshire in a bid to help elderly
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Charge hike put driver in a fine mess
Furious Tony Williams was landed with a £60 fine after he unwittingly underpaid for a parking ticket by 60p. Mature student Mr Williams, of Sparsholt, near Wantage, put £2.40 in a pay machine, in Broad Street, Oxford, thinking it entitled him to two hours
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Why it's good not to talk
Don't talk about it - that's the advice of an Oxford psychiatrist who's convinced he's made the biggest psychological breakthrough since Freud. Dr Clive Sherlock is hitting the national headlines with his pioneering approach and patients are flocking
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'Becher wasn't a faller - he won!'
Poor old Captain Becher has been the fall guy far too long. The jockey's name became forever entangled with the Grand National after he fell at the perilous water jump during the 1839 race at Aintree. The fence was christened Becher's Brook - the nemesis
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We're backing United!
OXFORD United fans will be able to travel free to next Saturday's vital away game at Port Vale - thanks to your Oxford Mail. We have got together with the club's new owner Firoz Kassam, BBC Thames Valley and The London Road Club to subsidise the supporters
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Kicking off for cancer charity
High heels were swapped for trainers when a fundraising Race for Life was launched, writes Karen Rosine. Oxford Lord Mayor Carole Roberts kicked off the city's Race for Life, to raise money for cancer research. The Race for Life is a nationwide initiative
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Blunkett blasts schools budget
Oxfordshire has been named and shamed by the Government for underspending on schools by more than £6m, writes Matt Childe. A new league table puts Oxfordshire second only behind Bradford on a list of areas where Government spending levels for education
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Don't be hooked by fishy traders
Fish lovers are being warned that buying from unscrupulous door to door salesmen could damage their health. Oxfordshire's trading standards department issued the warning about unidentified sellers following complaints in the county. They recently checked
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Parents' anguish over son's death
Sports-mad teenager Nick Leach died while driving home after watching Manchester United's European Cup clash, writes Richard Abbott. The 18-year-old, of Derwent Road, Bicester, was killed when his blue Metro collided with a railway bridge on Wednesday
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Theatre plays an instrumental role
Film buffs watching new movie The Red Violin are sure to recognise a number of key locations. The film, featuring Hollywood stars Samuel L. Jackson and Greta Scacchi, features Oxford's Sheldonian Theatre and a room at Exeter College. Following the success
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Rampant Rosco bis Cheetahs ace
Oxford 48, Hull 42 By JOHN GAISFORD IT was Rosco to the rescue with a brilliant maximum as Gresham Cheetahs thrilled the home crowd with their second Craven Shield speedway double in a week. Alun Rossiter, the rider Oxford fans used to hate, won them
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I'm dumping you, darling
We have all been there - sobbing into our pillows, vowing life will never be the same again. Whether it's the end of your first love or a 25-year marriage, being dumped is something you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy, writes Katherine MacAlister. Some
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Lock me up, pleads patient
A psychiatric patient robbed two Oxford building societies before assaulting his nurse with a piece of wood, writes Andrew Ffrench. Oxford Crown Court heard yesterday that paranoid schizophrenic Roland Barrett, 38, threatened to shoot two women cashiers
