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Tonight: Increasingly cloudy with rain moving in. Tomorrow: Rain, although this will become more sho
Outlook for Monday and Tuesday: It will remain cloudy on Monday with showery outbreaks of rain. Fine weather will spread on Tuesday, although eastern coasts will tend to be more cloudy. Story date: Saturday 24 April Converted for the new archive on 30
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Paxo puts his brains to work
Television's Jeremy Paxman will challenge Oxfordshire residents at the annual Battle of the Brains today (SAT APRIL 24) in aid of Macmillan Cancer relief. Teams of eight, all wearing fancy dress, will compete at Lynham Hall, the Dragon School, Oxford,
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Bogus Pc tries to attack woman
A bogus policeman tried to indecently assault a 19-year-old woman. The woman left a telephone box in Holm Square, in the Southwold district of Bicester, at about 7.30pm on Thursday, and was approached by a man who claimed to be a policeman. He said he
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Attackers steal money
A man was dragged behind a wall, kicked and robbed of £150. The man was walking in South Bar, in Banbury, between 3pm and 3.30pm yesterday when he was approached by two men in their early twenties. He was dragged to the ground behind a low wall and kicked
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Sex-offender granny driven out
A grandmother convicted of child sex abuse left town after being targeted in a poster campaign by parents. Parents told of their relief since Sheila Williams moved out of her house in Watchfield, near Faringdon, to Swindon. Earlier this year, worried
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Confess all for the Millennium
Instead of going to confession, you could "wipe the slate clean" in time for the new Millennium. Organisers of the Oxford-based Clean Slate Campaign want one million people to divulge misdeeds before the year 2000, so they can start the next 1,000 years
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Tribunal blasts business college
The world-famous Henley Management College was blasted by an employment tribunal for blunders which left a long-serving and loyal worker floundering in the dark and finally jobless. The bosses, who advise big business on how to get the most from their
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Fifield back to the old routine
FORMER Commonwealth flyweight champion Daren Fifield takes his first step on the comeback trail tonight. A shot at British and Commonwealth title holder Damaen Kelly could lie at the end of it, but the Kennington fighter must first get past Sudbury's
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Indiana Jones of the Deep
He may well go down in history as the Indiana Jones of the Deep, writes REG LITTLE. When Mensun Bound arrives with his team of divers at some wild coastline, it's usually a sure sign that that the sea is about to surrender another of its treasures. In
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Bury turn the screw
OXFORD United's relegation rivals Bury stole a march on their fellow strugglers by beating high-riding Bolton at Gigg Lane last night. A nail-biting 2-1 victory over promotion-chasing Wanderers moved the Shakers up one place in the table above Port Vale
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United consider switching reserve matches
OXFORD United may look at switching home reserve team matches back to afternoon kick-offs following the poor attendance at this week's Avon Insurance Football Combination fixture against Colchester. The competition from live football on TV - in Wednesday's
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Mast U-turn good news for TV
A new television station for Oxford is about to start operating after a U-turn by planners. And the Oxford Channel's joint managing director Thomas Harding promised one of the first news investigations he did would be into the worries of the people who
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Oxford's kids of Kosovo tell of flight from hell
Five children from the war-torn province of Kosovo stowed away to England in a lorry with their families living on biscuits for three days. The children, aged from ten to 13, saw their homes being burnt and other atrocities before managing to escape by
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Gunpoint bus robber jailed
A teenager who robbed a bus driver at gunpoint was jailed for two and a half years. A jury also unanimously found 18-year-old Aaron Rodriguez guilty of robbing an elderly woman and attempting to steal a handbag from the bicycle basket of another on the
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Hundreds in tribute to popular Pc Pete
A community turned out in force yesterday (Fri) to pay its respects to a much-loved friend, local bobby Pc Pete Butler. The popular community beat officer - who died suddenly last week aged 52 - was honoured by his family, friends, and senior colleagues
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Cheetahs set to face Lemon
GRESHAM Oxford Cheetahs could be coming up against another former Oxford rider in Mark Lemon if Eastbourne snap him up as expected at Arlington tonight. The south coast track should be given the all-clear for the Craven Shield speedway clash despite the
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No holds Bard at prison
Keys jangle as the double doors of the prison chapel are unlocked. Inmates at Bullingdon Prison prepare to return to their cells. Then there is a sudden bang, followed by shouting and stamping of feet outside. The outer, unlocked chapel door is slammed
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Naked man killing: two questioned
Two people have been arrested in connection with the murder of Sean Wearmouth, whose naked body was found in a pond. Police officers from Thames Valley Police and Bedfordshire arrested two people on suspicion of murder. The 29-year-old's body was found
