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Police cordon set up at A40 petrol station

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Thieves start fire at petrol station on A40 after break in

Anger as health bosses agree to hold decision-making meetings in secret

Anger as health bosses agree to hold meetings in secret

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TSB update sees customer credited with £13k with others locked out of accounts

Online banking error sees some TSB customers credited with £13k

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Massive thunderstorm captured in stunning photos

Thunderstorm captured in stunning photos and videos

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27-01-2014.Oxford Mail staff:.Andrew Ffrench..Copy: .Catchline: staff headshots.Length: .OX64905 Damian Halliwell..

ARTWEEKS: More than 1,000 artists will meet the public during month-long festival

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Lane closed on M40 after lorry and car crash

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Lane reopens on M40 after lorry and car crash

London Marathon finisher saw others collapsing during hottest race in history

London Marathon finisher tells how she saw others collapsing during hottest race in history

Man jailed after police find £1,600 worth of cocaine

Man jailed after police find £1,600 worth of cocaine

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Runners make their way over the start line during the 2016 Virgin Money London Marathon..

LONDON MARATHON: Oxfordshire runners make last minute preparations

Young people warned of dangers of River Thames following deaths in recent years

'Don't swim in the Thames' - stark warning following deaths in recent years

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Chris Church of Friends of the Earth Oxford with a pile of needless plastic waste at Hinksey Park. Picture: Ed Nix

SPECIAL REPORT: Why Oxfordshire can lead the way in the war on plastic

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Legendary broadcaster, Bob Harris in his studio at his home in Steventon.

Country cousins: 'Whispering' Bob Harris hits the road with Kimmie Rhodes

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Sobell House Hospice entrance. Picture:Richard Cave

Oxfordshire schools plan special lessons on death

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Oxford Crown Court

Big haul of cigarettes and alcohol earns burglar a jail sentence

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Police explain why they are raiding houses in drugs crackdown

VIDEO: Police raid houses in drugs crackdown

Parking meters at the Horton Hospital in Banbury- run by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust- are covered and the pay and display car parks are free for the time being as the machines do not accept the new Â£1 coins..20.07.2017..

HOSPITAL SHAKE-UP: Health chiefs must climb down from 'Ivory Tower'

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SCALES OF JUSTICE: Latest results from the courts

SCALES OF JUSTICE: Latest results from the courts

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Wroclaw - pic by Emilia_Baczynska

Oxford will soon have another twin city - take a video tour

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Cholsey..Job name: School Bus Gray..PictureSales Ref: OX63581..Councillor Mark Gray, the new chairman of the education scrutiny committee...Catchline: Schoolbus..Length: OM News Feature..Contact: Mark 07971 805416 ..Requested by: Freddie Whittaker ..19/11

School minibus carrying students catches fire

Picture: Andrew Walmsley.Catchline: Oxford election count.Length: lead/spread.Date: 06/05/16.Booked by: Matt Oliver â�� 01865 425 498.Contact: Matt Oliver - 07532 080032.Location: Oxford Town Hall, St Aldate's, Oxford..Caption: Oxford City Counc

OPINION: How Oxfordshire might vote

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The General Election 2017, Oxford East - Town Hall, Oxford.8/6/2017.Picture by Ed Nix.

'People's Museum' given go-ahead

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County hall

Councillors given £945k a year for community schemes

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A Bluebird Care worker with a pensioner. Picture Bluebird Care

Interest in care work jobs rockets in Oxfordshire

Travelodge in Oxford

Councils spend £270,000 putting up homeless in hotels

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Police

Major police crackdown on speeding to last all week

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ballot box.

ELECTIONS: Final day to register - have you signed up to vote?

Matthew Barber, current deputy PCC and leader of Vale of White Horse District Council

Council leader to take on full time police job

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Litter left strewn across Bicester Park and Ride after travellers leaves

New pictures show extent of mess left as travellers leave park-and-ride

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Temperatures in Oxford expected to soar later this week

HEATWAVE: How hot will it get this week in Oxfordshire and when?

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How Harrington might look

New 6,500-home town near M40 'will be a community to be proud of'

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Parents find out primary school places

Vast majority of pupils in Oxfordshire secure first choice primary school

Oxford Magistrates' Court.

SCALES OF JUSTICE: The latest court results from Oxford and Banbury

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PICTURE:Richard Cave.Catchline: Red Lion in Good Beer Guide.Length: Lead.Date: 16/9.Booked by: Luke Sproule 07762 765684.Contact: Graham Shelton 07711 643905.Location: The Red Lion at Northmoor, Standlake Road, Northmoor, Oxon, OX29 5SX.Caption: The Red L

Boost for community-run pubs as new support network launches in Oxfordshire

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Colin Hewitt suffered a heart attack and was left to make his own way to the Horton General from the JR. Photo: Ed Nix.

Botched hospital transfer for heart op patient is branded 'a disgrace'

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The Hairy Bikes will be cooking up a treat at Cornbury Festival

Hairy Bikers and Yotam Ottolenghi join tasty line-ups at music festivals

John Radcliffe Hospital Emergency Department.

Hundreds of Oxford hospital workers say work-related stress is making them ill

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Prize-winning young athletes at the new Wantage Gymnastics Centre in Stanford in the Vale

Young gymnasts use new club as a springboard into the big leagues

Alex Flynn (on the right) after completing The Lost Island Ultra

Parkinson's Disease fails to hold back super-athlete in 220km Fiji fundraiser

Cotswold Line redoubling work at Moreton-in-Marsh station in 2011

Tory MP 'jumping on railway bandwagon'

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Old glass on new glass at Dorchester Abbey by John Escobar

Camera club winner: ancient and modern meet in Abbey glass

A grizzled skipper butterfly at Aston Upthorpe.

'Sadly typical': Rare beauties are vanishing... even from our nature reserves

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Charity co-founder Hayley Ramjattan working on a patient at Shallcross Hospice in Durban

Bicester pair set up charity to help hospice patients in Africa

Hall family travels

'How not to move your family abroad' Wallingford author pens memoir of 18 month trip

Revealed: the soaring pay of Oxfordshire's top-earning council staff

Revealed: the soaring pay of Oxfordshire's top-earning council staff

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Sun in South Park in May last year. Pic: Ed Nix

SPRING HEATWAVE: Oxfordshire to be hotter than Ibiza

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Botley Road could be fully reopened by tomorrow

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Botley Road repairs complete - road could be fully reopened on Friday

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More than £1,500 worht of damage after social enterprise Bicester Green broken in to

Anonymous donation helps get vandal-struck community group back up and running

Two-car collision on the B4445 Chinnor Road, Thame. Picture: Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Car's engine left strewn over road after 'potentially life-threatening' crash

Oxford Magistrates' Court

SCALES OF JUSTICE: The latest court results from Oxford and Banbury

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close up hand women of blood extraction by Nurse.

Thousands in Oxfordshire to take part in kidney disease trial

Oxford bus chief to stand down after 14 years at the wheel

Russell Leek

'Bowel cancer test saved my life' - Father's plea for people to get checked out

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Picture taken of Syrian City Aleppo in 2014(AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC, File).

Cherwell agrees to resettle six more Syrian refugee families

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Collin Hewitt suffered a heart attack and was left to make his own way to the Horton General from the JR after having a stent put in.10.4.2018Picture by Ed Nix

HORROR TRIP: Heart op patient forced to find own hospital bed hours after surgery

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Merton Street. picture from Google Maps

Burglars armed with hammers and bats 'brutally attack' sleeping victim

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Oxfordshire County Council's County Hall in Oxford city centre. Pic: Jon Lewis

New £945k councillor fund for new projects to kick off

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Oxford artist James Milroy has chosen Brexit as his inspiration for a show at this yearâ��s Oxfordshire Artweeks: alongside a painting of the Prime Minister as a vulture picking at the bones of the NHS heâ��s got another called â��Brequi

Oxfordshire Artweeks Festival will feature 1,000 artists

Oxford Crown Court

DJ jailed for violent rage after finishing his set at pub

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Mechelle Harris - founder of The Hummingbird Centre in Bicester. Picture by John West www.yourletterbox.co.uk | www.yourcommunity.online

The gift of compassion which came from personal tragedy

Students from the Oxfordshire Youth Music Theatre in the dress rehearsal for last year's production, Hot Mikado at the Oxford Playhouse. The group will stage West Side Story later this week

Pupils from 10 schools present West Side Story show

Shona Dunbar (with glasses and glitter) getting the most out of the Witney Music Festival .10/6/17.Picture: Ric Mellis.

All together now as Witney Music Festival announces headliners

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Oxford City Council headquarters on St Aldates

Councils spend over £60k on senior staff training

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Smoke alarm alerts homeowners to bathroom fire

Smoke alarm alerts homeowners to bathroom fire

Cotswold Wildlife Park remains open despite water-logged car park

Cotswold Wildlife Park remains open despite water-logged car park

Oxford Magistrates' Court

SCALES OF JUSTICE: The latest results from Oxford and Banbury

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The rain wasn't enough to put off visitors to Adwell House near Thame where the gardens were open to show off the more than 30,000 daffofillsPicture: Ric Mellis 8/4/2018

Scores of walkers brave the rain for the Sobell House Daffodil Walk

Wounds on a dog taken into vets in Wales, believed to be Alabama Rot. PICTURE: Market Hall Vets

Case of Alabama Rot confirmed in Oxford - how to protect your dog from killer disease

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The scene at Redbridge Park and Ride following Mr Cardoso's death

Complaints against police 'must be handled more quickly'

Network Rail building the noise barriers in 2016

BATTLE: Residents raise funds in fight with Network Rail

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The women police want to speak to

CCTV: Elderly man has cash stolen from his pocket while shopping

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A pothole in Cowley Place

Pothole compensation on the rise as mechanics tackle more repairs

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Oxford Magistrates' Court.

'Naive' drug dealer caught asking passers-by if they wanted heroin or cocaine

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Latest sport

James Henry celebrates his goal Picture: James Williamson

James Henry delighted to be the hero after goal all but seals Oxford United safety

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THUMBS-UP: Karl Robinson

Karl Robinson relieved rotation reaps rewards for Oxford United

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MEN OF THE MOMENT: Man of the match Simon Eastwood and goalscorer James Henry celebrate at the full-time whistle

Simon Eastwood hails Oxford United's tactical nous

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EQUALISER: Felipe Barcelos calmly slots the ball under Charlie Searle after latching on to a poor backpass to level for Didcot Town, but Salisbury went on to earn a 2-1 victory in the West Division clash Picture: Roger Neal

FOOTBALL: Evo-Stik South League round-up

James Henry dives to head in Oxford United's winner at Doncaster Rovers Picture: James Williamson

Oxford United 'quietly confident' of staying up after Doncaster win - Simon Eastwood

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Curtis Nelson, pictured in action against Wigan in midweek, will not feature against Doncaster today Picture: Richard Parkes

Oxford United captain Curtis Nelson not yet fit enough to play back-to-back matches

READY: Striker Jon Obika was rested for United’s midweek trip to Wigan and is raring to go as he returns to the squad against Doncaster today

Jon Obika bids to fire Oxford United closer to safety after benefiting from midweek rest

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BACK IN THE FOLD: Rob Hall, pictured warming up for Oxford United at Wigan on Tuesday night, could play a cameo role at Doncaster tomorrow after recovering from injury Picture: Richard Parkes

Rob Hall expecting to stay at Oxford United next season

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PLENTY TO PONDER: Karl Robinson on the bench at Wigan Picture: Richard Parkes

Karl Robinson planning to keep track of scores involving Oxford United's rivals

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SPRING IN HIS STEP: Curtis Nelson prepares to come on as a substitute for Oxford United last weekend Picture: David Fleming

Curtis Nelson overcomes injury fears to make Oxford United return

NEW BOSS: Josh Ruffels (right) gets some advice from Karl Robinson at Wigan on Tuesday night Picture: Richard Parkes

Josh Ruffels relishing challenge of proving himself to Karl Robinson

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National sport

Arsenal’s Mohamed Elneny receives treatment after suffering an injury (Mark Kerton/PA)

Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny suffers ankle ligament damage

Ederson says Manchester City have their sights set on records (Martin Rickett/PA)

Man City keeper Ederson: Setting new Premier League records would mean a lot

Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane (left) and Manchester United’s Chris Smalling (right) battle for the ball during the Emirates FA Cup semi-final match at Wembley Stadium, London.

FA apologises to Tottenham and Man Utd following Harry Kane tweet

Manchester City fans and players celebrate on the pitch after Sunday’s 5-0 win over Swansea (Anthony Devlin/EMPICS)

Champions Manchester City closing on host of Premier League records

Arsene Wenger wants Arsenal to regain lost respect around the world (Chris Radburn/PA)

Wenger wants Arsenal to regain unity needed for worldwide respect

Mark Hughes was unhappy VAR technology was not used in the FA Cup semi-final defeat to Chelsea (Adam Davy/PA)

Gary Cahill: Top four a big ask for Chelsea

Fans let off flares as the teams arrived for Liverpool’s Champions League clash with Manchester City (Peter Byrne/PA)

Merseyside Police on alert ahead of Roma’s visit to Anfield

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Major John Howard's second cousin Derek Chivers lays a wreath at his grave. Picture Damian Halliwell

Veterans will pay tribute to Major who led daring Pegasus Bridge glider raid

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Business news

Steve Thorne and Wesley Wait have moved their recruitment agency to Bicester. Pic Thorne and Wait

Recruitment agency Thorne and Wait moves to new office in Bicester

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Exam system shake-up comes under criticism from teachers

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Royal baby watch: The latest from the Lindo Wing

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Kensington Palace has announced the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s third child (Chris Jackson/PA)

It’s a boy for William and Kate

Protesters gather outside Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool (John Stillwell/PA)

Alfie’s Army try to storm hospital after European court rejects parents’ plea

Congratulations are flooding in after the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a baby boy (Yui Mok/PA)

World congratulates Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on birth of baby boy

Royal fans celebrate outside the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

In Pictures: Crowds wait for first glimpse of new prince

Home Secretary Amber Rudd discussed the application system for EU nationals at a meeting earlier this month (Jonathan Brady/PA)

EU application system ‘as easy as setting up LK Bennett online account’

David Browning has admitted killing Jillian Howell but denies murder (Sussec Police/PA)

Obsessed worker wrote ‘bully’ on boss’s forehead after stabbing her, court hears

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