The funeral of Joanne Clarke, the Oxfordshire holidaymaker murdered by a suspected serial killer on a Caribbean holiday island, was taking place today. Joanne, of Warwick Road, Banbury, was being cremated after a ceremony in the town. Her body was found
Two illegal immigrants were found in the back of a lorry which called at an industrial estate, the Home Office has revealed. The two men, both claiming to be from the war-torn Serbian province of Kosovo, were found by a driver unloading cargo for freight
MALCOLM Shotton tried out two Argentinian players in a friendly match for his reserves at Banbury United last night, which Oxford won 2-0. Central defender German Tempone, 25, and 19-year-old midfielder Christian Otero were brought to Oxford by an agent
Oxford homeopath Steven Cartwright has just returned from a month living among witch doctors in Nepal. He talked to health reporter KAREN ROSINE about his experiences... In the deepest villages of Nepal the witch doctor is king. The sick, injured and
There are many terrible routes to the Dying Rooms, write REG LITTLE and PHIL CLEE. Some baby girls are abandoned by parents angry at not having a son. Because in China, where the State only allows one child per couple, sex is a matter of life and death
A mum and her two teenage sons have been given six weeks to get out of their home after putting neighbours though a "living nightmare". Oxford County Court passed an eviction notice on Marion Jackson-Smyth and sons Tristan, 18, and Gareth, 16, after the
LEADING motorsport and engineering company boss Tom Walkinshaw has won a top honour from Oxford Brookes University. Mr Walkinshaw, chairman of the TWR Group and managing director of the Leafield-based Arrows Grand Prix team, is among 11 people to receive
A motorist died of a heart attack on the M40 after steering his car on to the hard shoulder. The man in his 50s, who has not yet been named, was driving north between Wendlebury and Ardley when he suffered the attack but managed to avoid other vehicles
A police station has become a temporary wine cellar after bottles worth more than £3,000 were seized. Officers in Chipping Norton are looking after the 11 bottles of rare vintage wine, worth about £300 each, after a man tried to sell them to an off-licence
A major breakthrough which could prevent a third of diabetes-related deaths has been uncovered by Oxford scientists. The study, the largest ever conducted into the disease, shows diabetes sufferers need not die from a related illness if they manage their
Ask Nellie Stockford about the secret of a long life and there's a simple answer - meat and puddings. And Mrs Stockford, of Freehold Street, Lower Heyford, should know - she's celebrating her 100th birthday tomorrow with a tea party arranged by family
An eco-warrior in a tunnel underneath the LMS station in Oxford threatened to strangle himself if bailiffs tried to remove him. The protester said he was lying in a concrete-encased hole with a noose around his neck and a rope attached to a trap door.
GRESHAM Oxford Cheetahs face a titanic battle in their bid to make the Elite Speedway League play-offs when they take on old adversaries Swindon Robins at the Stadium tonight (7.45pm). Cheetahs are clinging to a last-ditch effort to make the play-offs
MALCOLM Shotton admitted for the first time today that he's facing an uphill battle to keep Oxford United competitive in the first division. His team lacks height, strength and muscle; he has no money to spend on new players; has a squad ravaged by injuries
