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• Who won The Apprentice 2025? Alan Sugar reveals his latest business partner

  17-04-2025 23:01 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Meet the winner of BBC's The Apprentice 2025 and Lord Sugar's new business partner.
  
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• MPs summoned to Parliament for first time since 1982 to 'protect' British Steel

  17-04-2025 22:36 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The rare weekend sitting will take place to debate the uncertain future of British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant.
  
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• Coronation Street star to return to soap after 25 years - but there's a twist

  17-04-2025 22:34 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Coronation Street star Dominic Rickhards is returning to the cobbles 25 years after his on-screen affair with Liz McDonald.
  
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• Is it illegal to work on a bank holiday in the UK? What you need to know

  17-04-2025 22:31 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Lots of people enjoy bank holidays at home away from work but is it legal to work a bank holiday in the UK?
  
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• U's legend attracts record turnout at over 50s club event

  17-04-2025 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford United legend Ron Atkinson shared memories from his career at the final Manor Club event of the season.
  
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• South East residents told to use online service for non-emergency medical advice

  17-04-2025 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  People in the South East have been encouraged to use NHS 111 online for non-emergency medical advice this Easter.
  
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• Oxford club invites people to become more confident public speakers

  17-04-2025 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  North Oxford Speakers Club will host a free 'open house' event at 7.20pm on Monday, April 28.
  
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• Devoted couple celebrate nearly 70 years of marriage

  17-04-2025 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A Thame couple have celebrated 67 years of marriage.
  
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• Defibrillators installed in three Co-op stores in Oxfordshire

  17-04-2025 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Defibrillators have been installed at several Co-op stores in Oxfordshire.
  
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• Police investigate candidate's election leaflet

  17-04-2025 18:47 via bbc.com
  David Roy Cox is standing as an independent in the Oxfordshire County Council election on 1 May.
  
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• 'I'm not lovin' it': Police officers stop young biker at McDonald's

  17-04-2025 18:24 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A young biker was far from "lovin' it" when he was stopped by police officers at a McDonald's in Witney, Oxfordshire.
  
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• BBC Oxford's County Council Election Debate

  17-04-2025 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Candidates for Oxfordshire County Council debate the issues that matter to you.
  
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• Pick of the stats: Oxford United v Leeds United

  17-04-2025 17:08 via bbc.com
  Here are the key stats for Oxford United v Leeds United in the Championship on Friday (20:00 BST).
  
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• Woman arrested on suspicion of wasting police time after 'assault' claim

  17-04-2025 17:04 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A Berkshire woman has been arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice and wasting police time in Oxfordshire.
  
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• Woman found guilty of arson after leaving tea lights lit during shopping trip

  17-04-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A Headington woman has been found guilty of setting fire to an Oxford City Council owned flat.
  
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• Single mum of four plagued by terrifying rat infestation in home

  17-04-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The woman says she has been contacting the housing association since December and still nothing has been done about the terrifying rat infestation.
  
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• Five pubs in Oxfordshire shortlisted for best in UK award

  17-04-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Five Oxfordshire pubs have been shortlisted for an award crowning the UK's best boozer.
  
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• New Grand Tour clips released featuring James May and Richard Hammond

  17-04-2025 16:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  New clips of The Grand Tour starring James May and Richrd Hammond have been released.
  
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• Police attend A34 crash as motorists face major delays

  17-04-2025 16:15 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A crash on the A34 near Abingdon is causing delays for motorists this afternoon, with police at the scene.
  
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• Police at scene of A34 crash as motorists face major delays

  17-04-2025 16:15 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A crash on the A34 near Abingdon is causing delays for motorists this afternoon, with police at the scene.
  
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• Delays increasing for motorists on A34 and M40 amid traffic incident

  17-04-2025 15:33 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Delays are increasing on the A34 and M40 amid a traffic incident.
  
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• EFL preview: Easter crunch time at top and bottom

  17-04-2025 15:24 via bbc.com
  A full programme of EFL fixtures on Good Friday will help shape the promotion and relegation picture in the Championship, League One and League Two.
  
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• Child suffers facial burns after aerosol canister explodes

  17-04-2025 15:24 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A child suffered facial burns after an incident involving a fire and an aerosol canister.
  
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• Northern Lights put on a show above the South

  17-04-2025 15:13 via bbc.com
  Spectacular images show the weather phenomenon over the South.
  
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• Shocking footage shows drink driver swerving and dangerously overtaking

  17-04-2025 14:09 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A drink driver who was filmed dangerously overtaking has been disqualified from driving for more than a year and fined more than £1,500.
  
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• Dramatic photos show garden shed on fire in town

  17-04-2025 14:09 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Smoke has been billowing in an Oxfordshire town today after a garden shed caught fire.
  
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• Garden fire causing major congestion in Oxfordshire town

  17-04-2025 13:42 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  There has been a fire in a garden in Oxford Road, Banbury. The emergency service response is causing traffic delays. Live updates
  
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• Thames Water under fire as sewage works costs dramatically rise

  17-04-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The Financial Times has reported a big rise in improvement costs at Thames Waters' Oxford Treatment Plant, and Olly Glover wants to know why.
  
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• Thames Water must explain massive rise in improvement costs, says MP

  17-04-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The Financial Times has reported a big rise in improvement costs at Thames Waters' Oxford Treatment Plant, and Olly Glover wants to know why.
  
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• Plans for new energy storage park in Oxfordshire to be reviewed by public

  17-04-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Proposals for a new energy storage park in Oxfordshire will be reviewed by the public.
  
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• Michelin-trained chef fronting new cosy country pub in Oxfordshire

  17-04-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A new Oxfordshire county pub headed by a Michelin-trained chef has opened and had a successful start to life.
  
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• Decision on contentious relief road delayed until after local elections

  17-04-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A decision on whether to build a contentious relief road in Oxfordshire has been pushed back until after the local elections on May 1.
  
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• Delivery driver 'pulled off bike and left with BROKEN HIP' after hitting ground

  17-04-2025 13:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An Oxford delivery driver was pulled off his bike and let with a broken hip after hitting the ground in Cornmarket Street.
  
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• Kaleb Cooper LEAVES Clarkson's Farm after clash with Jeremy Clarkson

  17-04-2025 12:38 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  It has been revealed that Kaleb Cooper left Clarkson's Farm after a clash with Jeremy Clarkson.
  
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• 'Real Housewives of the Cotswolds?' New TV show set for Oxfordshire location

  17-04-2025 12:20 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A reality TV series in the style of The Real Housewives is being lined up to be filmed in Charlbury, Oxfordshire, with entrepreneur Gabriela Peacock.
  
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• Police REFUSE to give details after suspected terrorist found dead

  17-04-2025 12:02 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Police are refusing to give further details after the body of a suspected terrorist was found in Bicester, Oxfordshire just a day after he was arrested.
  
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• Man denies making threats to kill in town

  17-04-2025 12:01 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A man has denied two charges of making threats to kill in the Oxfordshire town of Bicester.
  
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• Man arrested over terrorism offences found dead

  17-04-2025 11:48 via bbc.com
  
  The body of the man, aged in his 30s, was found on Wednesday morning near Partridge Chase.
  
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• Police on the way after incident causes standstill traffic

  17-04-2025 11:20 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An incident in Oxford has caused standstill delays with police on the way.
  
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• Police on the way after crash causes standstill traffic

  17-04-2025 11:20 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A crash in Oxford has caused standstill delays with police on the way.
  
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• Business owner 'willing to go to jail' over rates

  17-04-2025 10:58 via bbc.com
  
  Botley Road has been closed at Oxford's train station since April 2023 and could reopen next year.
  
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• Coronation Street villain to return (in a matter of days) and fans are ‘excited’

  17-04-2025 10:20 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Coronation Street has confirmed a dangerous villian will be back on the ITV soap in a matter of days and fans are 'excited'
  
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• Hollyoaks star breaks silence amid exit from Channel 4 soap after 12 years

  17-04-2025 10:09 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Star of Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks, Nikki Sanderson, has discussed leaving the soap after 12 years.
  
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• Train journeys to be disrupted this Easter weekend by engineering projects

  17-04-2025 10:08 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Brits using train travel this Easter weekend are being warned that their journeys could be disrupted by engineering projects.
  
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• Martin Lewis highlights key Student Loan issue for millions of workers

  17-04-2025 10:08 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Martin Lewis has highlighted a key issue for millions of workers who have just had a pay rise due to the increase in the national minimum wage.
  
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• UK travellers banned from bringing meat and dairy back from EU

  17-04-2025 10:07 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  UK travellers have been issued a warning over the import of meat and dairy products from EU and EEA countries for personal use.
  
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• DWP sending letters 'demanding £20,000 be repaid' from certain benefit claimants

  17-04-2025 10:06 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  People on the DWP benefit Carer's Allowance have previously been sent letters demanding up to £20,000 in repayments.
  
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• Woman misses brother's wedding due to extreme hay fever which left eyes 'red raw'

  17-04-2025 10:05 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Jasmine Lowdon had to miss her brother's wedding back in 2018 due to suffering the symptoms of extreme hay fever before she eventually got help
  
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• Stolen caravan found in Oxfordshire town after seven years

  17-04-2025 09:53 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A caravan that was stolen seven years ago has been found in Bicester.
  
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• Who will avoid relegation from the Championship?

  17-04-2025 09:31 via bbc.com
  
  BBC Sport looks at the eight teams still in danger of relegation from the Championship with four games to play.
  
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