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• County flower's population sees 'dramatic increase'

  22-04-2025 14:45 via bbc.com
  Nearly 30,000 snake's-head fritillaries are found at an Oxford nature reserve during the 2025 count.
  
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• Thames Valley Police praise local speed watch group

  27-02-2026 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Police officers praised volunteers from a local speed watch group for their work in making the community safe.
  
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• Police officers cordon off city street with crime scene tape

  27-02-2026 19:12 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Police officers have cordoned off an Oxford street with crime scene tape, with several police cars and an ambulance present.
  
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• LIVE: Police officers cordon off city street with crime scene tape

  27-02-2026 19:12 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Police officers have cordoned off an Oxford street with crime scene tape, with several police cars and an ambulance present.
  
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• Scaffolder died after alcohol and drug overdose, inquest hears

  27-02-2026 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The inquest into the death of a scaffolder from Wantage has been opened at Oxfordshire Coroner's Court, and heard he died from an overdose.
  
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• Police warn 'do not approach' this wanted man after victim 'threatened with weapon'

  27-02-2026 16:51 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Police have warned people not to approach this man wanted in connection with an assault where the victim was threatened with a weapon.
  
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• Family in 'disbelief' after pensioner's 'violent' death as killer jailed

  27-02-2026 16:49 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The family of Leszek Kaminski, who was killed in Oxford last year after offender Stan Saxon dealt him a single fatal punch, has released a tribute.
  
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• Fly-tipping hits record high with 109,015 incidents across South East

  27-02-2026 16:40 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Farmers are bearing the brunt of rising fly-tipping.
  
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• Thug who killed pensioner with single punch jailed for 9 years

  27-02-2026 15:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The family of Pensioner Leszek Kaminski were 'devastated' when he was killed in Oxford last year after Stan Saxon, 45, dealt him a single punch to the face.
  
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• DVLA £1,000 fine warning ahead of change coming to UK roads this weekend

  27-02-2026 15:22 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The DVLA have warned not following the rules could result in a failed MOT and a £1,000 fine
  
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• Hopes for Green party surge in upcoming Oxford council elections after win

  27-02-2026 15:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The Green party is confident about taking on Labour at the upcoming Oxford City Council local election.
  
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• £5K worth of Victoria's Secret lingerie stolen from Westgate shop

  27-02-2026 14:48 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A probe into theft at the Oxford Westgate is ongoing with police reporting over £5,000 of Victoria's Secret lingerie stolen from Next.
  
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• Driver in 20s seriously injured in crash which closed M40 for hours

  27-02-2026 14:35 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A man in his twenties is seriously injured in hospital after a crash which saw the M40 closed near Wycombe and Stokenchurch for hours overnight.
  
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• 'Drunk' man turns on car in fit of rage

  27-02-2026 14:17 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An alleged drunk man struck the wingmirror of a car in a fit of rage in Wantage, Oxfordshire.
  
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• Police called to A34 incident ahead of 57-hour interchange closure

  27-02-2026 14:13 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Police have been called to an incident on the A34 ahead of its 57 hour closure this weekend.
  
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• James May takes takes swipe at Jeremy Clarkson in veiled dig

  27-02-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Top Gear and The Grand Tour star James May has taken a swipe at Jeremy Clarkson in a veiled dig this week.
  
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• M&S foodhall signs of progress before opening

  27-02-2026 13:50 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Signs for a former Homebase store in Abingdon have now been removed, as preparations continue for a new M&S foodhall
  
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• Local councillor 'delighted' as new Oxford United stadium gets green light

  27-02-2026 13:50 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Councillor Liam Walker is "absolutely delighted" that Oxford United's new stadium has been given the green light.
  
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• Vegetarian diet can slash risk of these 5 cancers, Oxford study says

  27-02-2026 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A vegetarian diet can slash the risk of five cancers by as much as 30 per cent, research by Oxford University suggests..
  
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• Residents fear 'our area has lost its identity'

  27-02-2026 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  People living in Kidlington have said their newly-formed town has lost its identity, locals fear.
  
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• Oxford's potholes criticised by lord cyclist

  27-02-2026 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A lord and keen cyclist has hit out at Oxford's potholes while calling for better safety for those on bicycles.
  
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• MP backs call for public inquiry into Andrew's links with Jeffrey Epstein

  27-02-2026 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Dicot MP Olly Glover has spoken of an “erosion of trust in our politics and institutions” during debate on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
  
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• Urgent safety recall for popular children's toy as 42,000 affected

  27-02-2026 13:19 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An urgent safety recall has been issued for a popular children's toy which may contain asbestos and 42,000 children may have.
  
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• Concern as urgent search for Oxford man missing for almost a week launched

  27-02-2026 13:09 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Thames Valley Police has said it is "very concerned" as they launch a manhunt for an Oxford man who has been missing for almost a week.
  
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• New speed limits outside Jeremy Clarkson’s Cotswolds pub approved

  27-02-2026 12:53 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Lower speed limits for the roads outside The Farmer's Dog pub in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds, owned by former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson.
  
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• Geri Halliwell visibly emotional over husband's revelation

  27-02-2026 11:03 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Geri Halliwell was visibly emotional after a revelation from husband Christian Horner, on the new Netflix series of Drive to Survive.
  
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• Major village fire caused by charging electric buggy sparks warning

  27-02-2026 10:52 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service have shared a warning after a charging electric buggy sparked a fire in a village.
  
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• Woman named over 'drink drive' crash on busy Oxfordshire roundabout

  27-02-2026 10:18 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A woman has been charged and named after a Ford Focus crash on a roundabout on the A44 near Woodstock in Oxfordshire.
  
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• Westgate update after emergency causes partial lockdown and store closures

  27-02-2026 10:16 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The Westgate in Oxford has provided an update after an area of the shopping centre was put in lockdown and several stores closed.
  
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• Westgate team's swift action with emergency cordon in place

  27-02-2026 10:16 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The Westgate in Oxford has provided an update after an area of the shopping centre was put in lockdown and several stores closed.
  
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