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MoD papers show chemicals washed down drain at base

Renewed calls for forever chemical investigation following the release of historical site documents.

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Town welcomes return of historical dragon parade

Hundreds of people lined the town's high street to revive a 1,200 year old tradition

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Warning 1976-style heatwave could become normal

The Met Office says temperatures for June 2056 could peak at 45C in England.

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10 years on: 'What Brexit changed for us'

What impact did the decision to leave have on people across the south?

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UK set for hottest June day on record as searing heat continues

Heatwave conditions intensify across parts of England and Wales as the Met Office issues a rare red warning for extreme heat.

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Labour MPs in the region react to Starmer resignation

Banbury MP Sean Woodcock says the PM's resignation is a mistake but some of his colleagues disagree.

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Fixture day is almost upon us...

The EFL fixtures for the 2026-27 season will be released on Thursday, 25 June.

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Rapist jailed after kidnapping and assaulting women

Najeebullah Arab, from Grove, is jailed for 17 years during a hearing at Oxford Crown Court.

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Lush! Gavin and Stacey superfans buy Bryn's house

A couple from Banbury buy the Barry house which Rob Brydon's character called home through the show.

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Pothole-ridden road becomes test for potential fixes

Oxfordshire County Council tests 15 pothole repair methods on Wildmere Road Industrial Estate in Banbury.

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Pothole-ridden road becomes test for potential fixes

Oxfordshire County Council tests 15 pothole repair methods on Wildmere Road Industrial Estate in Banbury.

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Grand opening for city's first Hindu temple

The converted sports pavilion in Headington is Oxford's first dedicated mandir for the Hindu community.

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Grand opening for city's first Hindu temple

The converted sports pavilion in Headington is Oxford's first dedicated mandir for the Hindu community.

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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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The Oxford professor making sense of the world's data

Prof Brian Ripley has spent the past three decades working on a computer software that analyses data.

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The Oxford professor making sense of the world's data

Prof Brian Ripley has spent the past three decades working on a computer software that analyses data.

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Weekly round-up: Five stories you may have missed

A story about the global pace-sticking competition at Sandhurst was among our most read this week.

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Jeremy Clarkson in remission from prostate cancer

The presenter shared his "aggressive" cancer diagnosis on an episode of Clarkson's Farm earlier this week.

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Jeremy Clarkson in remission from prostate cancer

The presenter shared his "aggressive" cancer diagnosis on an episode of Clarkson's Farm earlier this week.

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🎧'The timing is the biggest surprise'

BBC Radio Oxford's podcast 'The Dub' give their views on Oxford United dismissing head coach Matt Bloomfield.