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All you need to know about promotion, relegation and qualification for Europe in England and Scotland's top men's football leagues, and the Women's Super League.

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Call for more meningitis vaccines after teen dies

Head of Meningitis Now wants to see a wider rollout after Oxfordshire sixth-form pupil's death.

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Test your knowledge of news from Hampshire, Berkshire, Dorset, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight with our quiz.

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'Sensible' teacher completes world's toughest race

Last month, Lesley Malloch from Headington completed a 156 mile race across the Sahara Desert.

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Celebrities' paintings support school art appeal

Joanna Lumley is among the celebrities who created paintings for St Barnabas C of E Primary School.

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Teenager's family 'heartbroken' by meningitis death

The family of sixth form pupil Lewis Waters post a tribute following his death.

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Four changes to Oxford buses from the end of this month

Four changes to buses across Oxford will be introduced at the end of this month.

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Fears over 'dangerous' A34 walk if public right of way not established

Punters still face a walk to a pub along the A34 on the edge of Oxford if a public right of way is not established.

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Inside best pub in whole UK nestled in Cotswolds celebrity hotspot

Take a look inside the celebrity hotspot Cotswolds pub, which was named as the best pub in the whole of the UK.

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Petition to 'save' Post Office after postmaster retirement set for parliament

A petition to "save East Hagbourne Post Office" is heading to parliament after plans to close it following a postmaster's retirement.

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Former meningitis patient gives advice after death in new outbreak

A former Oxford Brookes student who contracted meningitis advises others to 'not worry, but stay vigilant', as three Oxfordshire cases confirmed and one death.

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Emergency services rush to serious crash on A34 with lane blocked

There has been a serious crash on the A34 in Oxford with one lane blocked and emeregncy services attending.

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Dad's poignant tribute to student after meningitis death

The Henley College student who died of meningitis in Oxfordshire has been identified.

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Thug jailed for slicing man's thumb with Samurai sword

A young thug from Oxford sliced the top of a man's thumb off with a Samurai sward in a jealous attack.

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Virus expert says cruise ship outbreak 'very, very unlikely' to be pandemic

A UK expert has spoken on the threat of hantavirus becoming a global health crisis, like Covid 19.

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Jeremy Clarkson hosts new music festival 'rivalling Glastonbury' next week

Clarkson's Farm and Top Gear star Jeremy Clarkson is helping host a new music festival next week, which aims to "rival Glastonbury".

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'Bright future' for site after £28.5m lease deal

Oxfordshire County Council has agreed a deal to bring the site lease back into public ownership.

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Geri Halliwell makes Christian Horner 'cross' at £9.2m mansion

Spice Girl Geri Halliwell has revealed that she makes Christian Horner "cross" at their £9.2m mansion on the Oxfordshire border.

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Oxfordshire activists prepare protest this weekend in stand against Tommy Robinson

An Oxfordshire activist group say'never again' as they remember the 'horror of fascism' ahead of protest in London this weekend.

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Sixth person charged over RAF base break-in

The incident in June 2025 saw activists break into RAF Brize Norton and spray paint two Voyager planes.