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Tonight: Most of England and Wales will have a mainly dry night with some long clear spells, especia
Tomorrow: The southern half of England and Wales will have a cloudy day with some outbreaks of rain. The rain will be heavy along the south coast, but will turn rather more showery through the afternoon. It will become progressively brighter further north
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Moves to boost building careers
BUILDING site manager Judith Plummer is a key player in a drive to boost the building industry in Oxfordshire. Mrs Plummer, 33, who is managing a £4m London building project for Oxford builders Hinkins and Frewin, will be speaking at an event at the Exeter
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Death crash driver had no licence
A builder who did not have a driving licence swerved into the path of an oncoming car killing its driver, an inquest heard. David Petersen, who was driving a Fiat van, collided with a Lada 4x4 on the A43 near Baynards Green, Bicester, on the morning of
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Doorman killed in car crash
A nightclub doorman was killed when his car split into two after colliding with a 38-tonne oil tanker. Omer Hussain, 28, was on his way to work at Oxford's Downtown Manhattan nightclub when his car smashed into the tanker on Boxing Day evening. Mr Hussain
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Police name naked murder victim
A naked man found face down in a roadside Oxfordshire pond was today named as Sean Wearmouth. The 29-year-old murder victim was discovered in shallow water next to the A421 Bicester to Buckingham road near Stratton Audley on Tuesday. A post-mortem examination
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Anger as Ofsted brands school as 'failing'
The chairman of governors at a primary school has condemned Government inspectors who claim their school is failing. Ofsted inspectors visited Headington Quarry CE First School in Quarry View Place, Oxford, in February and ruled that the school "had many
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Children saved but man dies in blazes
A baby of seven months was among five children rescued from a blazing house in Oxford. But in a second fire in the city today, a pensioner died despite neighbours smashing down the door. In the first blaze, just before midnight, 15-year-old Stacey Newbold
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Driver's ordeal at gunpoint
A bus driver fought back tears as he told how he was robbed at gunpoint in a terrifying late night attack. Kevin Ore, a former driver for Stagecoach in Oxford, told Oxford Crown Court his ordeal began in December last year after he dropped off his last
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Couple guilty ofattack on ex-wife
A woman broke down in tears as her ex-husband and his lover were found guilty of attacking her in front of her young son. Geraldine Grant wept with relief as a jury at Oxford Crown Court reached its unanimous verdict on James Grant, 48, and Glenys Missen
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All I want is an egg sarnie
Egg sandwiches were the first thing on Jonathan Clark's mind as he returned home from his life-saving bone marrow transplant. The brave Oxford schoolboy, who was told he could die from leukaemia, is recovering with his family - and is loving every minute
