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• Williams F1 car back on the track after 23 years

  12-06-2026 07:04 via bbc.com
  
  The FW25 was a test car in 2003, when Williams finished second in the Constructors' Championship.
  
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• Child in hospital and car driver arrested after crash

  14-06-2026 08:32 via bbc.com
  
  The crash happened at a pedestrian traffic light crossing near a health centre on Friday, said police.
  
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• 'My uncle didn't build walls to split rich from poor'

  14-06-2026 08:17 via bbc.com
  
  For 25 years two eight-foot-high walls stood in Cutteslowe, dividing the north Oxford area into two.
  
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• Takeaway blaze causes gas, water and power issues

  13-06-2026 12:16 via bbc.com
  
  Oxfordshire firefighters were able to quickly bring the fire in Banbury town centre under control.
  
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• Cricket club told to vacate ground by end of season

  13-06-2026 08:31 via bbc.com
  
  Landlords Oxford University Press tell Oxford Cricket Club they must be out by the end of September.
  
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• Charity steps in after accidental guinea pig boom

  13-06-2026 08:30 via bbc.com
  
  An overwhelmed woman reached out for help after the number of guinea pigs in her home hit 224.
  
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• South weekly quiz: Where did Sir Mick Jagger pop up?

  13-06-2026 08:20 via bbc.com
  
  Test your knowledge of news from Hampshire, Berkshire, Dorset, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight with our quiz.
  
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• What happens when street signs go wrong

  13-06-2026 08:11 via bbc.com
  
  Street sign errors from around England and Wales have often attracted ridicule and amusing responses.
  
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• Long-serving firefighter 'taken aback' at honour

  12-06-2026 23:30 via bbc.com
  
  King's Birthday Honours recipients reflect on their awards and importance of serving the community.
  
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• Hospitality bosses working on safety boosts

  12-06-2026 18:55 via bbc.com
  
  It follows a woman being sexually assaulted in her room by a man in Maidenhead, Berkshire.
  
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• Gasly's Monaco third place reinstated after appeal

  12-06-2026 15:57 via bbc.com
  
  Pierre Gasly is reinstated into third place in the Monaco Grand Prix, after the stewards rescind the two penalties he received for pit-lane speeding.
  
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• Market town gears up for first ever Pride festival

  12-06-2026 13:33 via bbc.com
  
  Didcot Pride is taking place in the south Oxfordshire town on Saturday.
  
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• Forever chemicals tests not done says site owner

  12-06-2026 07:06 via bbc.com
  
  The former RAF Upper Heyford site owner says previous tests were not looking for PFAS.
  
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• More than 400 lorry loads removed from illegal dump

  11-06-2026 17:16 via bbc.com
  
  A £7.3m EA operation is currently underway to remove the enormous waste mound in Kidlington.
  
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• Public health boss backs adding fluoride to water

  11-06-2026 16:43 via bbc.com
  
  Health partners are looking into the idea of adding fluoride into Oxfordshire's water system
  
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• 'Six years of sewage flooding my garden'

  11-06-2026 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Judy Washington, from Wheatley says she looses sleep every time it rains.
  
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• Gillingham sign Oxford striker Goodwin

  11-06-2026 09:40 via bbc.com
  
  Gillingham sign striker Will Goodwin following his release by Oxford United.
  
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• Woman 'desperate' after six years of sewage floods

  11-06-2026 07:10 via bbc.com
  
  Judy Washington's garden has sewage regularly bubble up through a drain cover after heavy rain.
  
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• 'Amazing' toy scanner eases children's MRI anxiety

  11-06-2026 07:09 via bbc.com
  
  The new kitten scanner at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital means fewer people need general anaesthetic.
  
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• Fans at fever pitch for World Cup travels

  11-06-2026 07:05 via bbc.com
  
  Fans from the south of England prepare to travel to Mexico, Canada and the US for the World Cup.
  
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• Sir Mick Jagger performs impromptu pub gig

  10-06-2026 18:25 via bbc.com
  
  The Rolling Stone frontman was spotted at the Half Moon in St Clements.
  
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• Woman killed by husband with dementia, inquest hears

  10-06-2026 17:31 via bbc.com
  
  David Hoskins, who had Alzheimer's disease, killed his wife before taking his own life.
  
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• Teen's river death remains under investigation

  10-06-2026 16:04 via bbc.com
  
  Baltazar Cabral Lay Da Costa got into difficulties near Donnington Bridge in Oxford on 27 May.
  
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• Dinosaur highway 'one of the longest in the world'

  10-06-2026 13:21 via bbc.com
  
  The tracks were first spotted by a worker at Dewars Farm Quarry in Oxfordshire four years ago.
  
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• Plans to charge 'vulnerable' adults for bus travel

  10-06-2026 07:04 via bbc.com
  
  A council has proposed charging for transport and a home independence service to save £1.2m.
  
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• Police announce special operation for World Cup

  09-06-2026 19:20 via bbc.com
  
  Thames Valley Police says the public could "expect firm, fair and friendly policing throughout".
  
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• The rural roads that could become Quiet Lanes

  09-06-2026 14:47 via bbc.com
  
  Quiet Lanes would block through traffic from using several popular routes to boost active travel.
  
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• Car Diana emerged from in 'revenge dress' sells for £66k

  09-06-2026 14:33 via bbc.com
  
  The Jaguar XJ40 that Princess Diana emerged from in her iconic "revenge dress" is sold.
  
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• Thousands set for trade event at Clarkson's farm

  09-06-2026 07:09 via bbc.com
  
  A slew of traffic measures are in place to tackle congestion around Diddly Squat, in Oxfordshire.
  
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• Thames Path 30th anniversary relay starts at source

  08-06-2026 17:59 via bbc.com
  
  Over the 24 days this month, ramblers campaigners and community groups will walk the 185 mile route.
  
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