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THREE TO WATCH: The trio hoping to fire MK Dons towards safety at Oxford United
MILTON Keynes Dons will have more to play for than they might have imagined when they visit Oxford United tomorrow. Russell Martin's side were well clear of the Sky Bet League One relegation zone less than three weeks ago, but Tranmere Rovers'
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CLASSIC CLASH: Super-sub Kane Hemmings gives Oxford United victory over MK Dons
Ahead of each of United's games this season, we are looking back at memorable matches against their next opponents. February 11, 2017: Oxford United 1, Milton Keynes Dons 0 KANE Hemmings headed an 88th-minute winner to down Milton Keynes Dons
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£100m agreed for Blackbird Leys redevelopment
A £100 million project to redevelop Blackbird Leys, with 275 new homes and shops, is on the cards. Oxford City Council's cabinet agreed a budget for the major regeneration project as part of a masterplan when it met Wednesday night. The new homes
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Scrambled eggs win student 'chatting' champs
AN Oxford student who scrambled an egg on stage while talking about the beginning of the universe has claimed the regional title of being the best science 'chatter'. Maria Violaris, a fourth-year physics master’s student, won the Oxford FameLab
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Award winning bakery now does home deliveries
AN AWARD-WINNING bespoke cake company has started a home delivery service. PoppyRed Cake Company is based in Kidlington and has only been running for 18 months. The cake company is run by Julie Hedges and Liz Mergel and they specialise in bespoke
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Camera Club: A competitive and sporty week
This week is Sport Relief, a charity week aimed to raise money to create a world free from poverty and we asked you to send us your sporty pictures for this week’s Oxford Mail Camera Club competition. As always, we have received a brilliant range
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Burglars with knife broke into house wanting money and drugs
THIEVES in balaclavas broke into a house in Banbury before demanding money and drugs. The four men are thought to be in their twenties and one of them is believed to have had a knife which was not used against the victim. The incident happened
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CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL: Our tips for Gold Cup day
It’s day four of Cheltenham today and we mark your card with selections for all seven races in a bid to end the week on a high. 1.30 JCB Triumph Hurdle GOSHEN has been extremely impressive in all three starts this season and sets a high standard
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Prisoners 'likely to die' as coronavirus pandemic worsens
Andrea Albutt, president of the Prison Governors Association, said inmates were likely to die as the spread of coronavirus worsened in the UK. READ AGAIN: Bullingdon 'one of the worst prisons in the UK' She said prison governors would "attempt
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Coronavirus: EFL board call emergency meeting to discuss suspending fixtures
THE EFL have called an emergency meeting to decide whether to suspend the league season. Last night they released a statement saying all games would continue as normal amid the coronavirus outbreak, but the picture is changing rapidly. And
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Coronavirus: Oxfordshire says schools should close
AHEAD of the Cobra meeting yesterday, we asked you whether you thought schools should be closed due to the coronavirus. In our poll, which 5,666 of you took part in, 63 per cent of people said yes. But Boris Johnson announced in the afternoon
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Police need help finding missing man
AN elderly man from Abingdon has gone missing. Robert Wilson, 76, was last seen at about 12pm yesterday in The Holt off Oxford Road in Abingdon. Mr Wilson is of slim build, 5ft 9ins tall with short hair and is clean shaven. If you have
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FOOTBALL: Oxford City boss David Oldfield looks to future ahead of Hampton trip
DAVID Oldfield wants to help Oxford City reach the next level ahead of his first league game in charge at Hampton & Richmond Borough. The 51-year-old took the reins for the first time in Wednesday’s 4-2 Oxfordshire Senior Cup semi-final win at Banbury
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MK Dons coming to win at Oxford United, says Russell Martin
RUSSELL Martin insists Milton Keynes Dons’ position in the table means they will come for a win at Oxford United tomorrow. Tranmere Rovers’ recent surge means the Dons are now only five points clear of trouble. Martin claimed his first win
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How long does it take for someone with Coronavirus to start showing symptoms?
Scientists have confirmed just how long it takes for symptoms of the coronavirus to develop in infected people. The team of US-based immunologists studied more than a hundred cases of Covid-19 in order to give a better estimate of its incubation
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FOOTBALL: Banbury's Ford defends Senior Cup selection + Southern League previews
MIKE Ford insists resting key players for Wednesday’s Oxfordshire Senior Cup semi-final defeat to Oxford City will aid Banbury United’s BetVictor Southern League Premier Central play-off push. The Puritans lost 4-2, but Ford’s primary focus is on
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BADMINTON: Unseeded Wang takes shock win in Herefordshire
OXFORDSHIRE’S Rachel Wang took a sensational gold at the Herefordshire Under 15 event. The unseeded teenager beat the number two 21-8 in qualifying and overcame the top seed 21-19 in the final. Jamie Wakefield, from Oxford, won his fifth boys
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Oxford United stay focused on job in hand amid coronavirus uncertainty
PREPARATIONS for tomorrow’s game continued as normal at Oxford United yesterday, but talk of coronavirus meant there was an air of uncertainty. As things stand, the clash with Milton Keynes Dons is scheduled to go ahead as planned. What happens
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£180m Museum of Natural History Centre at Harwell Oxford campus
CHANCELLOR Rishi Sunak has pledged £180m over six years to London’s Natural History Museum to create a new science and digitisation centre at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus. The new facility will be a global base for natural sciences research
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Matty Taylor becomes first Oxford United player of the month since 2014
MATTY Taylor says his player of the month award belongs to the whole Oxford United squad. The striker’s seven goals in six games made him the judges’ pick for the Sky Bet League One prize for February. But the Bristol City loanee was quick
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DISGUSTING litter pours out of Sainsbury's store
SAINSBURY’S has apologised for litter swamping its supermarket car park in Kidlington and blowing into the local environment. Thousands of plastic bags, blue gloves and other pieces of litter have covered paths, trees and alleyways surrounding the
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Restaurant raided by immigration squad fined £20,000
A RESTAURANT has been slapped with a £20,000 fine and could lose its licence after the Home Office found three illegal immigrants working there. Jaflong, an Indian and Bangladeshi restaurant on Bicester’s Market Square, was raided by immigration
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Is this the best Indian takeaway in Oxford?
A POPULAR Oxford takeaway with a 'passion for treating every dish like a masterpiece' is celebrating another top hygiene rating. Nawabi, which opened more than 25 years ago in Headington, serves traditional Bangladeshi and Indian cuisine. Following
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Latest food hygiene results for Oxfordshire
The latest inspections by Oxfordshire councils' hygiene teams. What do the numbers mean? 0 - urgent improvement necessary 1 - major improvements necessary 2 - improvements necessary 3 - business generally satisfactory 4 - business
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PC Harper trial day 4: Accused were driving around 'in balaclavas'
BALACLAVA-wearing teenagers drove down quiet streets with tape over their number plates, staring at and ‘intimidating’ locals on the day PC Andrew Harper was killed, a court has heard. The group were in a silver Seat Toledo, which is now the vehicle
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More should be done to build zero carbon homes in Oxfordshire, says report
A PUBLIC body which looks after millions of pounds of funding for homes and roads in Oxfordshire has said more needs to be done to build eco-friendly homes. A report into Zero Carbon Homes was discussed by the Oxfordshire Growth Board on Wednesday
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Oxford to Cambridge Expressway 'paused' - what happens next?
‘PAUSING’ work on a major new road between Oxford and Cambridge has led to calls for the government to shift focus to railway links. Work on the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway will be paused indefinitely, according to the government’s Roads Investment
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Man stole bank card and made £3,700 in fraudulent transactions
A MAN stole a bank card before using a card 13 times to make thousands of pounds. During the month-long spending spree Matthew Claridge made £3,700 from the multiple transactions. The 32-year-old of Newland, Witney, had already admitted one count