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Brain cancer funding campaign reaches Parliament

More than 100,000 people signed an e-petition for more research, forcing it to be discussed in Parliament.

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Extra homes plan for golf course site rejected

Emmer Green Drive is an estate of 223 homes being built on Reading Golf Club's former Caversham site.

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Woman passes driving test aged 79

Olwen Bursua, based in Henley-on-Thames, recently moved back to the UK from the US.

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Child in hospital and car driver arrested after crash

The crash happened at a pedestrian traffic light crossing near a health centre on Friday, said police.

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'My uncle didn't build walls to split rich from poor'

For 25 years two eight-foot-high walls stood in Cutteslowe, dividing the north Oxford area into two.

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Big Picture: This week's images from the South

The best images sent to us from Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Oxfordshire.

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Weekly round-up: Five stories you may have missed

A story about an impromptu Rolling Stone performance in a pub was among our most read this week.

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Takeaway blaze causes gas, water and power issues

Oxfordshire firefighters were able to quickly bring the fire in Banbury town centre under control.

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Cricket club told to vacate ground by end of season

Landlords Oxford University Press tell Oxford Cricket Club they must be out by the end of September.

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Charity steps in after accidental guinea pig boom

An overwhelmed woman reached out for help after the number of guinea pigs in her home hit 224.

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Charity steps in after accidental guinea pig boom

An overwhelmed woman reached out for help after the number of guinea pigs in her home hit 224.

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South weekly quiz: Where did Sir Mick Jagger pop up?

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

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South weekly quiz: Where did Sir Mick Jagger pop up?

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

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What happens when street signs go wrong

Street sign errors from around England and Wales have often attracted ridicule and amusing responses.

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What happens when street signs go wrong

Street sign errors from around England and Wales have often attracted ridicule and amusing responses.

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Long-serving firefighter 'taken aback' at honour

King's Birthday Honours recipients reflect on their awards and importance of serving the community.

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Long-serving firefighter 'taken aback' at honour

King's Birthday Honours recipients reflect on their awards and importance of serving the community.

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Hospitality bosses working on safety boosts

It follows a woman being sexually assaulted in her room by a man in Maidenhead, Berkshire.

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Hospitality bosses working on safety boosts

It follows a woman being sexually assaulted in her room by a man in Maidenhead, Berkshire.

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Gasly's Monaco third place reinstated after appeal

Pierre Gasly is reinstated into third place in the Monaco Grand Prix, after the stewards rescind the two penalties he received for pit-lane speeding.