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• Remove bad smells from your fridge with these 2 household items that 'work wonders'

  18-01-2026 20:17 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Find out how to remove bad smells from your fridge with distilled vinegar and baking soda, as recommended by experts - it 'works wonders'
  
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• Oxford snap up Forest midfielder McDonnell

  18-01-2026 18:38 via bbc.com
  Oxford sign Northern Ireland international midfielder Jamie McDonnell from Nottingham Forest on a permanent deal.
  
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• Partial closure of A34 due to ongoing crash incident

  18-01-2026 18:34 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Delays are building on the A34 southbound near Oxford due to a crash. Live updates
  
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• Jaguar driver banned for 12 months after drink driving

  18-01-2026 18:06 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A Jaguar driver from Kidlington has been banned from the road after he was caught over the drink drive limit.
  
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• Walk to historic abbey is a Camera Club winner

  18-01-2026 18:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  OXFORD Mail Camera Club members have been taking a close look at some interesting buildings
  
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• Reminder on health risks of 'trendy' wood burners

  18-01-2026 18:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Residents in Oxford are being reminded of the potential health risks of 'trendy' wood burners.
  
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• Nearly half of domestic abuse cases in Thames Valley involve children

  18-01-2026 18:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Thames Valley Police data has shown that out of 32,000 domestic abuse incidents recorded across the force area in the past six months, 14,000 - or 45 per cent - involved a child.
  
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• Moment of the year as Spitfire returns to skies at Bicester

  18-01-2026 18:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A Supermarine Spitfire Mk1 landing in Bicester has been named the 2025 Moment of the Year.
  
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• Hospice charity named as partner of major cycling event in Oxford

  18-01-2026 18:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A hospice has been named as the charity partner of a major Oxford cycling event.
  
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• Sauna company celebrates recognition by British Sauna Society

  18-01-2026 17:41 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A Little Meadle-based sauna company has become the first in the region to be recognised by the British Sauna Society.
  
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• What we thought of Marco Pierre White's Oxford restaurant

  18-01-2026 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Marco Pierre White's restaurant in Wolvercote, Oxford - review. How does it compare to Rick Stein, Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver and Marco Pierre White eateries?
  
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• Major plans lodged for 30 new homes in west Oxfordshire village

  18-01-2026 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Major plans for 30 new homes have been lodged for an Oxfordshire village at the edge of the Cotswolds.
  
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• Greens call for city council to write to government over recent hunger strikes

  18-01-2026 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Greens on Oxford City Council are urging the authority to write to the Government over the recent hunger strikes.
  
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• Drivers warned about common issue which causes one in five motorway breakdowns

  18-01-2026 16:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Motorists in Oxfordshire are being warned of a common issue that causes one in five motorway breakdowns.
  
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• Police issue update after fatal pedestrian crash on Oxford road

  18-01-2026 15:44 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Police have said an investigation is still ongoing after an explorer was killed in a crash in Oxford.
  
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• EastEnders recasts character after 10 years as star joins soap following one-off ep

  18-01-2026 14:52 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  EastEnders confirms recast for Mark Fowler Jr as character returns to BBC soap after 10 years - see which star is heading to Walford
  
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• Snow could be returning to Oxford soon - here's when

  18-01-2026 14:25 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Snow could be returning to Oxford by the end of the month, according to a recent weather forecast.
  
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• What happened to Red Panda on The Masked Singer? Character returns to ITV show

  18-01-2026 14:02 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Red Panda returns to The Masked Singer tonight (January 17) in episode four of the ITV show, after being removed from the start of the new series
  
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• Woodstock firefighters train at station before tackling real fire

  18-01-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Blue Watch, based at Rewley Road Fire Station, played host to part-time colleagues from Woodstock, offering breathing apparatus instruction.
  
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• Surgeon given prestigious award for outstanding contribution to medicine

  18-01-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An Oxford surgeon has been honoured with a prestigious award for his outstanding contributions to the field of surgery. Radu Mihai, an endocrine surgeon at Oxford University Hospitals, received the Clement Price Thomas Medal.
  
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• Road closures and 20mph speed change: the public notices you need to know

  18-01-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A round-up of the public notices currently in place in Oxfordshire.
  
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• Professor receives OBE for services to healthcare education

  18-01-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An Oxfordshire professor has received an OBE for her services to healthcare education.
  
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• Pictures of famed local Jeremy Clarkson over the last decade

  18-01-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The picture shows Oxfordshire local and former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson at a roadside crash with James May in the time before Clarkson's Farm.
  
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• Oxfordshire school earns award for sustainability

  18-01-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  St Mary’s Bicester has been presented with the LiveSimply Award by international aid charity CAFOD for sustainability.
  
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• Oxfordshire company launches mental health campaign to challenge language

  18-01-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Rethinking Mental Health is a new campaign launched by West Oxfordshire-based company Synolos CIC.
  
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• Oxfordshire care home holds wellbeing day

  18-01-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Glebefields Care Home in Banbury welcomed residents and visitors to a day-long programme designed to promote physical and mental wellbeing.
  
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• Oxfordshire ale named Champion Beer of Britain finalist

  18-01-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An Oxfordshire heritage ale has been named a finalist in the 2025 CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain Awards.
  
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• Oxford and Leiden ‘ideal partners’ in twin city link

  18-01-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  OXFORD’S twin city link with Leiden in the Netherlands was formed at a meeting in the Mayor’s Parlour at Oxford Town Hall on March 26, 1946
  
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• LOOKING BACK: Children take to the playground in these archive pictures

  18-01-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  We've had a look back through the Oxford Mail archive to find pictures of delighted children in Oxfordshire as they take to the playground.
  
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• Explore the town with 'wonderful alleyways' and England's oldest pharmacy

  18-01-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Have you been to Burford, the Oxfordshire town will plenty of shops and history?
  
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• Camera club photos of castles, ruins and churches

  18-01-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford Mail Camera Club members have been taking photos of castles, ruins and churches
  
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• Artists, photographers and writers gear up for arts prize

  18-01-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Artists and writers invited to enter the Swire Ridgeway Arts Prize 2026, inspired by the Ridgeway landscapes.
  
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• People 'strongly advised' not to swim in lake after water quality report

  18-01-2026 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The city council has strongly advised people not to swim in a lake after a recent water quality report.
  
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• BBC issues warning to The Apprentice after racist and sexist posts from contestant

  18-01-2026 13:21 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The BBC has demanded the makers of The Apprentice tighten up the vetting process after racist and sexist posts were found on social media from a new candidate.
  
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• Famous Oxfordshire town mispronounced on Saturday night quiz show

  18-01-2026 13:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A famous Oxfordshire town was mispronounced on a Saturday quiz show by well-known actor and writer, Steve Pemberton.
  
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• M40 held and partially closed after car flipped in early hours

  18-01-2026 12:21 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The M40 was partially closed in the early hours of this morning, Sunday, January 18, after a car flipped near Beaconsfield.
  
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• 24 areas in and around Oxfordshire at risk of flooding, government warns

  18-01-2026 11:11 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The Government has warned that 24 areas in and around Oxfordshire are currently at risk of flooding.
  
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• UK travel company closes with all trips cancelled and no refunds - are you affected?

  18-01-2026 10:39 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  UK travel company Regen Central Ltd has ceased trading after entering liquidation, with all trips cancelled and no refunds - are you affected?
  
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• The 'social' spider with 'extremely' long legs you'll find in your home all year

  18-01-2026 10:37 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Learn more about one of the UK's most common spiders, the daddy long-legs (cellar spider), that you'll find in your home all year round.
  
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• A mental health hospital's 200 years of care

  18-01-2026 08:37 via bbc.com
  The Warneford Hospital is holding a year-long programme of events to mark its bicentenary.
  
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• Who fixes potholes where you live?

  18-01-2026 08:25 via bbc.com
  Find out how your part of the country compares to others when it comes to tackling potholes.
  
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• Year six students get into the trenches of history to better understand World War I

  18-01-2026 06:41 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxfordshire students at Glory Farm Primary School got into the trenches of history with a World War I workshop.
  
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• Young man committed sexual offences against boy, 9, when he was 16, court hears

  18-01-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A 20 year old man has been sentenced for sexual offences committed against a boy in Oxfordshire.
  
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• Restaurant chain starts serving Sunday roasts in Oxford

  18-01-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Cosy Club Oxford is dialling up the comfort this winter with the launch of its first-ever Sunday Roast service in Cornmarket.
  
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• Planning roundup – Le Manoir renovation, Oxford Town Hall and nail spas

  18-01-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Renovation works to Le Manoir, works to Oxford Town Hall and a new nail and head spa were among plans submitted in Oxfordshire this week.
  
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• Oxford Health trust chief retires after nearly 40 years of service to the NHS

  18-01-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust chief executive Grant MacDonald is stepping down after almost 40 years of service in healthcare.
  
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• Oxford academics warns UK is facing its toughest fiscal outlook in 60 years

  18-01-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford academics have warned that the UK is facing its toughest fiscal outlook in 60 years as rising defence, health, and debt costs strain public finances.
  
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• New trial date set for man accused of strangling woman

  18-01-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A date for a retrial at Oxford Crown Court has been set for an Oxford man charged with strangling a woman.
  
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• Nearly a quarter of adults 'can't leave home without their headphones'

  18-01-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Susana Neto, audiology director at Specsavers Oxford, said prolonged exposure to loud sounds through headphones can cause permanent damage.
  
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• MP slams 'weakened' business case for massive reservoir as key deadline passes

  18-01-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The Oxfordshire MP has criticised the business case for the massive proposed "reservoir" as it moves forward to the next stage.
  
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