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'Fluorescent' weed takes over popular bathing spot
Oxford's waterways are feeling the impact of the unusually dry and warm summer.
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Physio's 'incredible' Commonwealth Games experience
Laura Scarlett-McAllister, from Bicester, was the physio for Team England's wheelchair basketball sides.
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Where in the South to watch rare solar eclipse
It is the first time since 1999 that more than 90% of the Sun is expected to be covered by the Moon.
Digital cameras and wired earphones are back - and 'a bit more real'
We're surrounded by more advanced tech in 2026, so why are young people going back to basics?
Officer who led PC Harper investigation 'appalled' killers could be released early
Former Det Sup Stuart Blaik, who led the investigation into the police officer's death, has publicly shared his views on the case for the first time.
Follow your League One club this 2026-27 season
Here's how to follow your club this League One season on BBC Sport.
Need To Know Oxfordshire
The traffic filters are coming to Oxford and soon. Photo: Getty Images
Police employee sentenced for indecent child images
Fred Hart had worked at Thames Valley Police headquarters in Kidlington until he was suspended in 2024.
Work to resume at site of fatal flats explosion
One man was killed and three flats destroyed by the explosion on Gibb Crescent in 2017
'Eating and standing are a challenge in the heat'
K-Jo, from Didcot, says hot weather worsens her health condition, leaving her tired and isolated.
'Eating and standing are a challenge in the heat'
K-Jo, from Didcot, says hot weather worsens her health condition, leaving her tired and isolated.
Calls grow to stop early release of officer's killers
Family members and colleagues of PC Andrew Harper want his killers to be exempt from early release.
PC banned over comment about teenage worker
A panel found the former officer also made sexualised comments and unwanted contact with colleagues.
PC banned over comment about teenage worker
A panel found the former officer also made sexualised comments and unwanted contact with colleagues.
'Donald Trump hated me on sight'
Ruby Wax is back in town and there's one hang out that 'really meant a lot'.
More waste uncovered at enormous illegal dump site
The Environment Agency says it has discovered additional waste buried at the Kidlington dump.
More waste uncovered at enormous illegal dump site
The Environment Agency says it has discovered additional waste buried at the Kidlington dump.
Traffic filters get new start date after delay
The filters, which replace the temporary congestion charge, will begin on Monday 28 September.
Traffic filters get new start date after delay
The filters, which replace the temporary congestion charge, will begin on Monday 28 September.