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Nominations open for 2026 Make a Difference Awards

Nominations are being taken as the BBC celebrates unsung heroes in local communities across the UK.

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Dame Stephanie Shirley's art collection to be sold

The collection is being sold by Newbury-based auction house Dreweatts next month.

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New GP surgery could open by 2028 after site chosen

The group trying to find a new home for Woodstock Surgery earmark the Owen Mumford site.

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The day Oxfordshire changed forever

It's 10 years since the partial collapse of Didcot A Power station killed four people.

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New research shows high temperatures affect sex ratios at birth

'Temperature and sex ratios at birth', a new study led by researchers at the Department of Sociology at the University of Oxford and published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), provides new evidence that higher temperatures can influence ...

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Pick of the stats: Stoke City v Oxford United

Here are the key stats for Stoke City v Oxford United.

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I was at rock bottom and I'm slowly getting up

Shelby is a resident at a new women-only house, bought and refurbished by Homeless Oxfordshire.

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Men lost in fatal demolition collapse remembered

Ken Cresswell, John Shaw, Michael Collings, and Christopher Huxtable died in the tragedy 10 years ago.

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Decade wait for answers to power station collapse

A joint TVP and HSE investigation into the collapse on 23 February 2016 is yet to conclude.

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Why are Liverpool and Oxford teaming up in a deal?

They're both world-famous – Liverpool for its sport and culture, while Oxford has academic prestige.

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Flying display at airshow axed over costs

Organisers say the programme will be absent this year to help ensure the event's survival.

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Bus operators make changes in bid to boost services

The bus operators are making changes to their services to help improve timetables and journey times.

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Bus operators make changes in bid to boost services

The bus operators are making changes to their services to help improve timetables and journey times.

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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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Weekly round-up: Five stories you may have missed

The man whose life was saved at Reading Station and the thank-you gift from F1 champion Lando Norris.

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Weekly round-up: Five stories you may have missed

The man whose life was saved at Reading Station and the thank-you gift from F1 champion Lando Norris.

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Boro miss opportunity against resilient U's

5 Live Sport reports Nathan Albon on Middlesbrough's goalless draw against Oxford.

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Post-match reaction from the manager, the players and you.

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Council hits back at Starmer in pothole row

It comes after Sir Keir Starmer questions how Oxfordshire County Council is spending its money.

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Council hits back at Starmer in pothole row

It comes after Sir Keir Starmer questions how Oxfordshire County Council is spending its money.