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A group of police officers were given a PE lesson by school students to help get more people involved in sport.

Calls for a ‘fat tax’ on food have been criticised by a clinically obese man who is awaiting NHS weight loss surgery.

A Bicester family had to battle it out on television to win their daughter her dream wedding.

AN 11-year-old boy had his foot crushed by a double decker school bus yesterday morning.

Nine-year-old children armed with cameras and clipboards took to the streets to tackle problem parking around their Littlemore school.

QUICK-thinking nine-year-old Brandon Trafford saved his mum’s life when she collapsed at their Barton home after eating a spring roll.

Today's repatriation ceremony for two servicemen has been delayed by about an hour.

STAFF at two Oxford theatres and an art gallery are celebrating today after being awarded hundreds of thousands of pounds in grant funding.

BRITAIN’S Got Talent stars The Jive Aces flew into Oxford to launch the spectacular airshow Fly to the Past.

A COMMITTEE of MPs has praised Oxford’s joint ticketing scheme after visiting the city this week.

A HISTORIC Oxford building firm which cut its workforce as the recession struck in 2008 is looking to recruit once more.

A MOTORIST drove a car without one of its tyres before punching a policeman in the face.

FOR these actors, all of Cumnor is a stage. They are putting on a new play on William Shakespeare’s life to raise money for charity.

Auditions for quiz show Mastermind have been held in the city over the past two days.

The Bodleian Libraries have acquired the archive of composer and musician Edmund Rubbra.

A 42-year-old woman has appeared at Oxford Magistrates’ Court accused of carrying out a distraction burglary.

A bell that will toll during repatriation ceremonies will be installed at the memorial garden on Armed Forces Day on Saturday, June 30.

Greasy spoon cafes do not often have the reputation for being a safe haven for those suffering with mental health problems.

Developers have revealed details of a £95m “groundbreaking” housing scheme which will pave the way for future homes in the UK.

Arguing America is not the greatest democracy on earth helped a group of Oxford pupils clinch the title of national public speaking champions.