SCIENTISTS in Oxfordshire are backing a bid by the fastest man on earth Andy Green to set a new MG sports car land speed record this week. RAF Tornado pilot Green, who reached 763.035mph in the Thrust SSC car last year, will attempt to beat the long established
Drowned teenager Glen McCulloch's family is appealing for the return of his stolen bike. The 16-year-old's heartbroken parents, of Mortimer Road, Rose Hill, Oxford, desperately want the purple Raleigh mountain bike back. It was stolen about four days
Police have arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with the stabbing of a teenage Russian girl. The 15-year-old from Moscow was walking with a friend along Headington Road on Saturday when she was attacked and robbed of her black rucksack. It contained
Morland has made a dramatic bid to buy its brewing rival Morrells. The Abingdon-based brewery is among more than 20 companies to have submitted bids for Morrells. Morland confirmed that it is keen to buy the 132 Morrells pubs. But like all the other bids
Cat farm campaigners are planning a private prosecution against Oxfordshire breeder Chris Brown, who breeds cats for scientific research. Protesters who want Hillgrove Farm at Minster Lovell, near Witney, shut down, also called for a European Commission
Craig, Bradley, Zoe and Kirsty-Mae are a class in a million - the two brothers and two sisters will be the only four pupils in their school in September. They won't have many friends to chose from. But the quartet will have the bonus of a computer each
The siege of the old LMS railway station in Oxford is under way as protesters dig in to stop it being dismantled. Concrete sofas, tunnels, tree houses and nets hung from roof girders will be among the defences adopted by campaigners living in the former
Two boys described how they lost their sight for a few seconds after they were struck by lightning. The evidence of Thomas Sunderland and Matthew Bell, both 12, was read out yesterday (Weds)at the Oxford inquest on their friend Daniel Foster, also 12,
Prozac, tamagotchi and alcopops are among thousands of contemporary words and phrases contained in a the New Oxford Dictionary of English published today. The dictionary is the first written from scratch by Oxford University Press in more than 70 years
OXFORD United Res turned on the style with a 3-0. win to help North Leigh mark the opening of their new £100,000 changing block at Eynsham Park last night. Anthony Wright fired Oxford in front from the penalty spot after 27 minutes after Christophe Remy
REJUVENATED Oxford 'Gresham' Cheetahs made another big stride towards reaching the Elite League play-offs last night, when they beat the Kings Lynn Knights 50-40on their home territory for the second time this season, writes LEON HILL. Cheetahs took the
The last thing on most people's minds as they prepare say 'I do' is taking lessons in married life. But couples that do rave about them. KATHERINE MacALISTER went to see what the fuss was about. For engaged Sharon Fairclough, the benefits were plain:
SPECIAL REPORT by (right-handed) GEORGE FREW Buck-fisted, corrie-pawed, spuddy-handed - just three of the less than flattering descriptions often applied to people who are left-handed. Down the centuries, left-handers have had a pretty hard time of it
Nurse David Allen has been struck off after creating a chilling computer sex game featuring female workmates. Allen, 26, told police he created the game to boost his fantasies. A list of women's names on the computer was comprised of present and past
A new community hospital for Bicester could be built at the former airbase at Upper Heyford, the Oxford Mail can reveal. Talks have taken place between the North Oxfordshire Consortium and the Oxfordshire Health Authority about the future of the former
