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Experts issue warning to all Brits who sleep with a hot water bottle
As temperatures drop at night, a hot water bottle can warm you up nicely as you try to drop off to sleep but are you aware of the dangers of sleeping with one? Sleep specialists at WinstonsBeds.com have warned that sleeping with a hot water bottle
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Police rush to motorway after serious multi-vehicle crash
9:31pm End of blog Thank you for following this blog. You can find all the latest breaking news from across the county
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Strictly Come Dancing's fifth celebrity eliminated but 'proud' of their journey
The fifth celebrity has been eliminated from the 2024 series of Strictly Come Dancing during week six, otherwise known as Halloween week. This week’s results show was missing professional dancer Amy Dowden due to “unforeseen circumstances”.
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Discontinued Cadbury chocolate returns to B&M despite 'no plans' to bring it back
Shoppers have noticed ‘the return’ of a Cadbury chocolate on shelves in B&M. A bag of Cadbury Fuse Mini Treats was pictured on the Snack Reviews Facebook page with the caption detailing them as “new”. While some customers were glad to find
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Book review of the book the secret history by Donna Tart
Book review on the secret history by Donna Tart The Secret History by Donna Tart is a book you should read, when the weather is gloomy and you yourself have a feeling of gloom too. The characters are eccentric, they all have very strange
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The 10 'unsettling' animals secretly living in your home including 'invisible' mites
From spiders and bats to "invisible" mites and bed bugs, there are all kinds of animals that could be secretly living in your home without you even knowing. BBC Countryfile said: "Our homes may seem like places separate from the natural world,
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LOOKING BACK: Oxford Mail's spooky archive from Halloween in the 90s
Take a look back through the Oxford Mail archive at Halloween in the 90s. These seven photos will remind you of dressing up and going out trick-or-treating on October nights in the 1990s. One family was captured by an Oxford Mail photographer
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Trial launched at Oxford flats to improve recycling
A recycling and waste management trial has been launched in Oxford in a bid to improve recycling and reduce waste contamination. ODS, which manages domestic recycling and waste collections on behalf of Oxford City Council, is trialling a new approach
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Vintage steam locomotive captured by photographers
There was excitement at Didcot Railway Centre earlier this week as an 88-year-old steam locomotive headed a train from the town to Stratford-upon-Avon. The No 5043, named Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, headed the private charter train on Monday, October
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Let There Be Love: The Oasis-inspired black cats searching for forever home
Two black cats in Oxfordshire with names inspired by the Oasis brothers are searching for their forever home. Cherwell Cats Protection (CCP) is trying to find a home for both felines Liam and Noel on National Black Cat Day (October 27). Around
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Large turnout for lively Oktoberfest in city park
Hundreds of people turned out for the first Oktoberfest in Oxford's South Park this weekend. The event took place at the park to the east of the city on Friday (October 25) and Saturday (October 26) with more than 3,000 people in attendance across
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Major road to close overnight for 'essential' repairs to A34 bridge
A major road running through a town is set to close tonight for six nights so "essential repairs" can be carried out on bridge over the A34. The repairs to the bridge on the A4183 Oxford Road in Abingdon will start today (October 27) at 9pm.
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Car on motorway seen engulfed in FLAMES with smoke billowing
Smoke was billowing from a car engulfed in flames on the motorway near Oxfordshire. The vehicle fire happened this afternoon (October 27) on the M40 northbound between junction five (Stokenchurch) and junction six (Watlington). One lane was
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Driver in hospital with serious injury following five-car crash
A driver is in hospital with a serious injury and will require surgery following a five-vehicle crash on the A34. Thames Valley Police released a statement this afternoon appealing for witnesses following the crash, which happened on the A34 southbound
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Hoops climb out of relegation places with victory on the road
OXFORD City moved out of the Vanarama National League North relegation places with a 3-1 win at Radcliffe. It was the hosts who took the lead just before half an hour had been played, when Tunde Owolabi nipped in ahead of the Hoops backline and
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Aldi apologises as it discontinues 'best ever' chocolate that had fans 'addicted'
Aldi has apologised after confirming it has discontinued a chocolate bar described by fans as "literally the best ever". Aldi is the fourth-largest supermarket in the UK, and consumer champion Which? has named it the UK’s cheapest supermarket for
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Amy Dowden may miss Strictly Come Dancing tonight after being rushed to hospital
Amy Dowden could be missing from tonight's (Sunday, October 27) Strictly Come Dancing results show after she was rushed to hospital on Saturday night after collapsing backstage. The Welsh professional dancer, who hails from Caerphilly, has only
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Camera Club snappers capture stunning minimalist shots
Oxford Mail Camera Club photographers have been capturing photos this week with the subject of 'minimalist'. That was our theme and club members have been out and about once again across the county. The photos taken included a deck chair blowing
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Residents urged to reduce environmental impact this Halloween
Ahead of Halloween, West Oxfordshire residents are being reminded of the impact their celebrations could have on the environment. Halloween has become the third biggest shopping event for UK supermarkets, after Christmas and Easter, and an estimated
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M40 vehicle fire causes 'miles of tailbacks'
2:16pm End of blog We will now bring this blog to a close as the delays continue to ease. You can follow all the
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Reasonable fears over plans for huge lab in Oxford suburb
This is an editorial opinion piece which was recently published in The Oxford Times, sister paper of the Oxford Mail. The Botley Road of 20 years time will look very different to today. On our front page this week, we report residents' views
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LOOKING BACK: 10 pictures from the Oxford Mail archive of the children of 1990
Here, we feature photos from the Oxford Mail archive, this time of the kids of 1990. Planting trees, playing dress up and meeting famous owls - what were children up to at the start of the 90s? These photos take a look at some of the children's
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Hundreds attend science event as part of city-wide festival
Hundreds of people turned out for a science event in Oxford last weekend which was part of an ongoing city-wide festival. Super Science Sunday took place on October 20 at the Science Oxford Centre in Headington as part of the IF Oxford science
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Primary school receives praise in new-style Ofsted report
A Banbury primary school has seen its early years provision rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted after receiving a new style of report. Hardwick Primary was inspected under the new style, which does not give the school a one-word grade but instead rates
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Controversial plans for children's home in town withdrawn
Controversial plans for a new children's home have been withdrawn. Applicant Blossom Heights Social Care wanted to convert an existing house into a residence for young people in Crouch Road in Banbury. However, the plans have now been withdrawn
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Strictly Come Dancing Halloween week exit leaked with fans 'sobbing' over result
Strictly Come Dancing fans have been left "sobbing" after the Halloween week results were leaked online ahead of Sunday's (October 27) results show. Newsquest will not reveal the details of which two celebrities found themselves in the bottom two
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Diddly Squat Farm Shop warning issued as half term begins
Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat Farm Shop has issued a queue warning as half-term begins. A statement issued for the shop on Sunday has warned that it is busy due to it being half-term and that queues might be closed earlier than usual. It
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Emergency service helps rescue injured owl that flew into ambulance
An ambulance service helped rescue a injured owl in north Oxfordshire using an app. The owl was mid-flight when he hit the top of a South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) ambulance, which was driving back to base during a night shift. Named
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New research facility opened by Government minister
A new national quantum computing facility, which will house 12 of the high-powered computers, has officially opened as a site for research by both public and private firms in Oxfordshire. The National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) is based at
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Public Notices: Christmas in the city centre and new Lebanese restaurant
Public notices are adverts placed by councils and other local authorities to inform people of developments in their areas. They can cover a wide variety of topics that may impact your life. They can include planning applications and appeals
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Time for a change of shape? The key talking points from Sunderland defeat
OXFORD United were dominated pretty much from the first whistle as they fell to a 2-0 defeat at Sky Bet Championship leaders Sunderland. The Black Cats scored a goal in each half via Jobe Bellingham and Wilson Isidor, and if not for a couple of
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Tony's releases new Christmas-themed chocolate bar which shoppers 'need to try'
A "special" new Christmas-themed Tony's Chocolonely chocolate bar has been released in supermarkets across the UK, just in time for the festive season. Tony's is already responsible for a range of popular chocolate bar flavours including milk caramel
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See who was crowned the winner of The Voice UK 2024
The four finalists gave their all for the last time tonight (October 26) on The Voice UK as they battled it out in the final. But only one of them could be crowned the 2024 champion of the singing competition. After eight weeks of blind auditions
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Man in critical condition in hospital after bus incident near shopping centre
A man is in hospital in critical condition after falling down the stairs of a bus in Oxford city centre. Thames Valley Police and South Central Ambulance Service were called to an incident on board a bus at just after 3.15pm yesterday (October
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Holidaymakers and staff stunned by passenger's mid-air antics
Holidaymakers thought they were 'in a Little Britain sketch' when a Jet2 passenger began performing an entire yoga routine in the plane aisle - doing a headstand at 35,000 feet. Daisy Doris May, from Guildford in Surrey, had been travelling home
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Our player ratings after Oxford United beaten at league leaders
THE Oxford Mail player ratings after Oxford United were beaten 2-0 at Sky Bet Championship leaders Sunderland. JAMIE CUMMING Kept the scoreline lower than what it could’ve been with three impressive saves in a strong performance. MAN OF THE
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U’s boss pinpoints one of the marginal gains other teams in Championship are using
DES Buckingham pinpointed flying to and from games as one of the marginal gains that teams are using in Sky Bet Championship, but Oxford United currently aren’t. League leaders Sunderland won 2-1 at Luton Town on Wednesday night, and then flew
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'Out of control' hounds run amok in Cotswold tourist hotspot
"Out of control" hounds from a hunt have been caught on camera running amok through a Cotswold tourist hotspot. The hounds were seen on Friday, October 18 rampaging through Bourton-on-the-Water after a hunt appears to have lost control of them
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U’s defender criticises ‘poor performance’ at Sunderland
CIARON Brown believes it was a ‘poor performance’ from Oxford United in their 2-0 defeat at Sky Bet Championship leaders Sunderland. The Black Cats scored a goal in each half via Jobe Bellingham and Wilson Isidor, and were the dominant side for
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Duo wanted for 'attempted murder' stopped on motorway and arrested
Two people wanted for "attempted murder" were stopped on a motorway across the Oxfordshire border by police. Thames Valley Police Roads Policing said in a statement that officers stopped a vehicle on the M40 yesterday afternoon (October 26).
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Almost two dozen children in Oxfordshire waiting for adoption placement
Almost two dozen children were waiting for a home after being awarded an adoption placement order in Oxfordshire as of March, new figures show. It comes as the number of approved families waiting to adopt has fallen steadily since the Covid pandemic
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Oxford University researchers to work on cure for type 1 diabetes
Funding has been awarded to a University of Oxford project looking to develop a cure for type 1 diabetes. The Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge, a partnership between the Steve Morgan Foundation, Diabetes UK, and Breakthrough T1D, has announced funding
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Poetry competition offering teens most valuable UK prize
A competition run by Christ Church College is set to give young poets the chance to win the most valuable prize on offer in the UK. The annual Christopher Tower Poetry Competition is free to enter and open to students aged between 16 and 18 who
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Oxford University Hospitals Trust on course to miss NHS target, figures show
More treatments had been outstanding for a year or more at Oxford University Hospitals Trust as of August, figures show. The NHS set a target of eliminating waits of more than a year by March 2025, but the latest NHS England figures suggest Oxford
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Nearly 200 objections to major housing plans for Oxfordshire village
More than 170 objections have been submitted over major plans for 150 homes in an Oxfordshire village just outside Banbury. A total of 179 people are opposing the scheme on the site on land south of 3 to 5 Hartshill Close in Bloxham. Developer
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Oxfordshire cricketer, 16, joins Sussex academy
A teenage cricketer from Oxfordshire said he was "stoked" when he found out he had been selected to join Sussex County Cricket Club’s academy for the 2024/25 season. Sixteen-year-old Arthur Hanson, a left-handed batsman and left-arm spin bowler
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Tesco, Lidl, Sainsbury's and more excluding millions from lower prices, Which? warns
Millions of people are being excluded from accessing lower prices at some of the UK’s biggest retailers due to loyalty scheme restrictions, Which? has found. The consumer expert found that while many popular loyalty schemes offer lower prices for
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Plans for new Christmas market among this week's major applications
Plans for the Christmas market, a new plaque and a HMO are just some of the new applications submitted to Oxford City Council this week. George Gregory has applied for the temporary installation of wooden chalets, a two-storey lodge bar and seating
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Royal British Legion 'saddened' by Oxford war memorial vandalism
The Royal British Legion (RBL) has said it is 'saddened' to hear of the vandalism to Oxford's first war memorial just weeks before Remembrance Day. The Tirah Memorial in Bonn Square was spray-painted last week, with the word ’thives’ [sic] scrawled
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Here are the 5 best places for tea and coffee in Oxfordshire as per Tripadvisor
You can’t go wrong with tea, coffee and a cheeky savoury sandwich. But where are the best places to go in Oxfordshire? As UK Coffee Week was just last week, you might be feeling inspired by a cup of char. So, with that in mind, we've rounded
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Dozens of Oxfordshire drug-related deaths registered, new figures reveal
Dozens of drug-related deaths were registered in Oxfordshire last year, new figures show. It comes as the total number of deaths caused by drugs across England and Wales hit an all-time high. The UK Addiction Treatment Group said the figures
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Bake Off's Prue Leith dubbed 'Queen' by Gen Z as she 'slays' on TikTok
Prue Leith, one of the judges on The Great British Bake Off, has taken to the TV show’s TikTok channel to share the start of her ‘Bake Off era’. Following a summer trend on social media dubbed 'Brat summer', in a nod to Charli XCX's latest album