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What will you tell your grandchildren about the summer of '26?

It has been a summer of broken records, wildfires and hosepipe bans across the South.

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Record number of hedgehogs taken in by rescue centre

Extreme heat and dry conditions leave many hedgehogs dehydrated and malnourished.

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First 'quiet lane' change set for approval

Oxfordshire County Council's plans involve a set of partial road closures in the countryside.

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Early music festival nominated for international award

Oxfordshire festival says it is "a remarkable milestone" for an event established three years ago.

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Museum petrol bomb reports a 'hoax', say police

Officers were sent to the Oxford University Museum of Natural History on Saturday night.

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Oxford chief executive Williams steps down

Oxford United chief executive Tim Williams steps down from his role at the club.

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Oxford chief executive Williams steps down

Oxford United chief executive Tim Williams steps down from his role at the club.

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PC Harper's killers to stay in jail as PM announces changes to early release scheme

Andy Burnham tells BBC Breakfast anyone convicted of manslaughter will be excluded from the early release scheme in the Sentencing Act.

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Weekly round-up: Five stories you may have missed

Stories about a snake in a toilet and a mock VHS rental shop were among our most read this week.

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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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Mum and son to run in honour of 'inspiring' dad

Tina and Sean Baker will run the Great North Run to fundraise for spinal cord injury research.

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Free electric blanket tests return for autumn

Oxfordshire County Council says a third of those it tested last year failed safety assessments.

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Free electric blanket tests return for autumn

Oxfordshire County Council says a third of those it tested last year failed safety assessments.

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South weekly quiz: What have Reading Festival goers been urged to do?

Test your knowledge of news from Hampshire, Berkshire, Dorset, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight with our quiz.

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South weekly quiz: What have Reading Festival goers been urged to do?

Test your knowledge of news from Hampshire, Berkshire, Dorset, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight with our quiz.

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Oxford sign Coventry midfielder Andrews on loan

Kai Andrews joins League One side Oxford United on loan from Premier League club Coventry until January.

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Oxford sign Coventry midfielder Andrews on loan

Kai Andrews joins League One side Oxford United on loan from Premier League club Coventry until January.

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Need To Know Oxfordshire

22,000 tonnes of illegally dumped domestic and commercial rubbish has now been cleared.

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Emergency drought grants to open for farmers

The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution will roll out the support from 7 September.

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Emergency drought grants to open for farmers

The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution will roll out the support from 7 September.