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Crushing it: Oxford Dictionary unveils new additions
More than 300 words and phrases have been added to the dictionary as part of its latest update.
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Specialist cancer clinic closes to new patients
The Hummingbird Centre has operated a specialist lymphoedema clinic since 2024.
Elderly trike riders need volunteer 'pilots'
Cycling Without Age Oxfordshire has gone from two trikes to nine in just ten months
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Hospital 'truly sorry' for stillbirth failings
Joy Kabiri and husband Daniel Udoeyo want NHS changes to prevent other similar tragedies.
Blazers and boaters at the ready for Henley Royal Regatta
The iconic rowing event returns to the River Thames for the 187th running of the Royal Regatta.
Residents 'shocked' at asylum seeker housing plan
Residents living near a site proposed to house asylum seekers give their reactions to the announcement.
RAF's largest base to close for 'essential' works
Operations at RAF Brize Norton will be temporarily relocated to other UK sites until November.
Road removed from proposed quiet lanes trial list
A road has been withdrawn from a scheme that supports safer walking by banning motor vehicles.
'Predator' threatened children after sexual abuse
Detectives said Oliver Cosh, 36, from Bicester, failed to take any responsibility for his actions.
'Predator' threatened children after sexual abuse
Detectives said Oliver Cosh, 36, from Bicester, failed to take any responsibility for his actions.
Pride in Place £20m is 'once in a generation'
Greater Leys in Oxford is working out what to do with a £20m Pride in Place government investment.
Pride in Place £20m is 'once in a generation'
Greater Leys in Oxford is working out what to do with a £20m Pride in Place government investment.
Former detective stuck pins in photo of colleague
A panel finds the former detective constable's actions amounted to gross misconduct.
Former detective stuck pins in photo of colleague
A panel finds the former detective constable's actions amounted to gross misconduct.
Schools to get police funding for phone bans
A police and crime commissioner announces a £255,000 pot for schools in the Thames Valley.
Two hotels stop housing asylum seekers
Mercure George Hotel in Reading and Oxford Witney Hotel are among 20 the government has stopped using.
Two hotels stop housing asylum seekers
Mercure George Hotel in Reading and Oxford Witney Hotel are among 20 the government has stopped using.
Who should be clearing up roadside rubbish?
A council calls on National Highways to take responsibility for clearing litter on the A34.
Who should be clearing up roadside rubbish?
A council calls on National Highways to take responsibility for clearing litter on the A34.
Trading Places experiment 'transformative' say friars
Three young men swap their party lives for the serenity of a Carmelite Priory in Oxfordshire.