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TRAFFIC & TRAVEL - updates from across Oxfordshire
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Stratton Way, at the junction with Ock Street. Picture: Google

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Four people taken to hospital after 'chemical incident'

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VIDEO: Gunman who wreaked terror on city centre in armed siege is jailed

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Affordable housing concerns as major development plans submitted

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Exclusive

REVEALED: 70% of crime reports to TVP closed

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'MELTDOWN': Struggling rural schools are 'at risk of closure'

'Jihadi Jack' says he feels guilty for parents' terror funding convictions

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Thousands bask in the sun for annual FloFest

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Boris Johnson reveals three issues on his agenda during visit to bakery

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Latest results from the courts

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WATCH: Monday moment as river violinist brightens up stormy day

Rugfest bigger and better with The Feeling playing all their hits

Why is there a huge pink face in Oxford's Broad Street?

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'Inspirational' feast for foodies at annual food and drink festival

Churchill Hospital's new clinic can diagnose cancer in one day

Local actor William Mannering will play Richard III at Blenheim's Rose Theatre

Oxford teenager wins BBC competition

Parking ticket machine repairs at Water Eaton and Thornhill

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Plans for new gym in Oxford

Homeowners pledge to use swift friendly bricks only

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McDonald’s raises £8,500 for charity

Work will begin on new gym in Headington

Looking back at cinemas in Oxford

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'Buzzing' Tandem Festival is best year yet

Plans for flats six years later

Warning over council tax scam

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Man dies after being pulled from Oxford stream

Parking at Oxford station could be about to get a lot easier

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Police do 'controlled explosion' of bomb found in Oxford

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My life is in ruins, says mother of 'Jihadi Jack'

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WEATHER WARNING: When to expect thunderstorms

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Review: Glut restaurant is so good I went back for more

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All lanes re-opened on A34 southbound at Chilton after car crash

Car fire on the M40

Oxfordshire mum comes up with bright idea for girls who dream differently

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Butterfly charity says 'save Hairstreak' in Oxfordshire

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Crews tackle car blaze near Bicester

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'Most beautiful day' at town's first Pride festival

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Free family fun day in Blackbird Leys

Three-vehicle crash on country road

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How to cut your waste today

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Indian street food helps raise £20,000

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Boris Johnson visits bakery in Bicester

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How new Oxford restaurant got to number 1 on TripAdvisor within 6 WEEKS of opening

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Gunman who fired at police and shoppers in 14-hour standoff appears for sentencing

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Drinker attacked delivery driver at cocktail bar after mistaking him for thief

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Hospital trust accused of ‘not supporting’ doctors over cancer scan concerns

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Cornmarket shops demolished behind the hoardings

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When Boris became ‘Doris’: Boris Johnson's colourful past through the Oxford Mail archive

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Woman dies in homeless shelter

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Driver unsuccessful in second employment tribunal against city firm 001 Taxis

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Get creative to win a free family ticket for Big Feastival

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New plans for the city this week

Young entrepreneurs pitch space ideas at Harwell Campus

Oxford Bus Company welcomes top national award

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YOUR PICS: Red kite lit by sun soars into top spot

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Leisure centre revamps set to be approved

Schoolgirl 'seriously injured' after being hit by car near Oxford

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Man arrested on suspicion of murder after woman found dead

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GUILTY: Parents of 'Jihadi Jack' avoid jail for funding son's terrorism

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'DEPLORABLE': Students leave trail of trashing mess in Christ Church

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School pupils beaten with bats at party in the woods

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TRAFFIC NEWS

Road blocked after three-vehicle crash

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TRAFFIC NEWS

A415 'partially blocked' after crash causes fuel spill

‘Free TV for OAPs’: Pensioners urge BBC to protect their licences

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'JIHADI JACK': Oxford teen's journey to murderous terrorist group ISIS

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Oxford needs to change its approach to tourism: Lib Dems' city council group leader

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Robber circled woman in 'terrifying' night attack

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Latest hygiene results for Oxfordshire

Pupils 'left behind' as special schools hit by funding crisis

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Hospital staff praised in patient survey as national progress stalls

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Blooming lovely: Delights await as flower show returns

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Students call for Oxford Uni to stop investing in fossil fuel

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Food and entertainment

Disco fever at Blenheim Palace as four-day Nocturne Live festival kicks off in style

Lasers, Go-karts, trapeze and raving: FloFest and GloFest bring festival spirit to this Oxford park

Celebs from TV, music, sport and stage join star-studded Oxford Festival of the Arts

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'Lost in Music' - Sister Sledge's Kathy joins Gladys Knight and Kylie on bill for Blenheim Palace music festival this weekend

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Giffords Circus brings thrills to Oxford + VIDEO: Watch acrobat in breathtaking slow motion jump

Rocking out against racism in pub festival by the river

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Tim Hughes “ Lasers, Go-karts, trapeze and raving: FloFest and GloFest bring festival spirit to this Oxford park

Andrew Ffrench “ Rugfest bigger and better with The Feeling playing all their hits

Sophie Grubb “ 'MELTDOWN': Struggling rural schools are 'at risk of closure'

David Pritchard “ Oxford United winger Rob Hall desperate to hit the ground running

Sport

Oxford United hope to bring back Luke Garbutt and Jerome Sinclair

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League One transfers - ins and outs at Oxford United's rivals this summer

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CRICKET: Home Counties Premier League reports

CRICKET: Weekend league results

Oxford United's players return for gruelling day of pre-season testing

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SWIMMING: David Murphy takes on world's best in Barcelona

TABLE TENNIS: Chui-Que Wong stuns top field to win national silver

GYMNASTICS: Abingdon youngsters sparkle in competitive debut

ANGLING: Martin Page wins latest Carp League round

Oxford United waiting for an answer from Chris Cadden after Motherwell accept bid

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Oxford United signing Alex Rodriguez Gorrin out to shine

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Oxford United's friendly with Brackley given green light

Alex Rodriguez Gorrin signs for Oxford United

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TENNIS: Alexis Canter out of Wimbledon Play Offs event

MOTORSPORT: French F1 Grand Prix preview

ICE HOCKEY: Ruslan Cernych joins Oxford City Stars

RUGBY UNION: Danny Barnes and Kieran Goss re-sign for Chinnor

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National sport

Boothroyd questions concentration as ‘poor decisions’ cost England Under-21s

Bronze: We want to push the women’s game forward

Young Lions held by Croatia to exit Euro 2019 without a win

Paul Jubb relishing Wimbledon debut despite first-round Eastbourne defeat

Norwich sign Switzerland striker Josip Drmic on a free transfer

Murray admits daughter was underwhelmed by his Queen’s success

Newcastle fans turn on Mike Ashley following departure of Rafael Benitez

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FIXTURES: Oxford United away to Sunderland on opening day + full list

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Oxford United at home to Peterborough United in Carabao Cup

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Interactive map: Oxford United's away trips in League One next season

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Ex-Oxford United boss Pep Clotet confirmed as Birmingham City acting head coach

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Karl Robinson hopes 2019/20 fixtures are kinder for Oxford United

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OxVox reveal plans for colourful Oxford United mural

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Oxford United find out ball number for Carabao Cup draw

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Memory Lane

Remember When: Disco stars did battle at Westgate nightclub

Remember When: Excitement built over new town leisure centre

Remember When: Filthy Traveller site branded 'absolute disgrace'

Remember When: Children had to flee falling tree

Remember When: German dancers surprised Oxford shoppers

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National news

Dragging loved ones into political arena ‘simply unfair’, says Boris Johnson

The idea that being ‘too clean’ leads to poor health is a myth – experts

Britain’s most powerful people ‘more likely to have attended private school’

Johnson’s higher-rate tax cut would mainly benefit top 10% of earners – IFS

Crown Estate brushes off retail challenges as returns hit record levels

Italian mobster Morabito escapes from Uruguayan prison

Boris Johnson urges ‘creative ambiguity’ over £39bn cost of Brexit divorce deal

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