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Firefighters face strike ballot over proposed cuts
The Fire Brigades Union says changes in Oxfordshire "could spread to nationwide strike action".
Clubs to vote on expanding Championship play-offs
EFL clubs will vote on expanding play-offs in the Championship from four to six teams at a meeting next month.
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Closing autism charity is 'invaluable lifeline'
Sofi, whose child is helped by Autism Family Support Oxfordshire, says she is worried by the potential closure.
Oxford players angry over club's position - Helik
Oxford United defender Michal Helik says the players are the angriest people at the club about their current struggles in the Championship.
Refurbished CrossCountry Voyager train revealed
The upgraded train is the first to be brought into service as part of a £75m investment.
Police 'short changed' by £900k over Trump visit
Thames Valley Police has been forced to pay the security costs of state visits, the PCC says.
Former Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala honoured with portrait at her Oxford college
Girls education activist Malala Yousafzai spent three years studying at Lady Margaret Hall in the city.
It's just not cricket: Is willow on the way out?
A Banbury willow tree grower is welcoming changes to the laws of cricket to allow laminated bats.
'We got things wrong tonight' - Bloomfield
Oxford United boss Matt Bloomfield says that he "takes responsibility" after "getting things wrong" in their defeat to Norwich on Tuesday.
Council approves £700m budget to keep county running
Liberal Democrat-run Oxfordshire County Council approves its budget for the next financial year.
'I'm not cutting my beard until we get a penalty'
Gary Hudson, better known as Fred Big-Ox, is not shaving until Oxford United are awarded a spot kick.
Expert Comment: How and why mathematics will both underpin and lead the next generation of AI
Peter Grindrod CBE, Professor in Oxford University’s Mathematical Institute and Co-Investigator of the Erlangen AI Hub, outlines why mathematics is pivotal for all artificial intelligence technologies, and how future leadership will depend on investing in numerical...
Flood warnings remain as rivers continue to swell
Flood warnings remain in place near the Kennet and Thames, the Environment Agency has confirmed.
I'm not cutting my beard until we get a penalty
For Oxford United, it's been 643 long days since the team was last awarded a spot kick.
I'm not cutting my beard until we get a penalty
For Oxford United, it's been 643 long days since the team was last awarded a spot kick.
New study warns of risks in AI chatbots giving medical advice
The largest user study of large language models (LLMs) for assisting the general public in medical decisions has found that they present risks to people seeking medical advice due to their tendency to provide inaccurate and inconsistent information. The results have be...
Could this spider's silk help repair nerves?
Scientists are developing nerve repairing surgical devices from the silk of spiders.
Could this spider's silk help repair nerves?
Scientists are developing nerve repairing surgical devices from the silk of spiders.