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• Dr Hood's supporters prepare to fight back

  SUPPORTERS of Oxford University's beleaguered vice-chancellor are planning to reverse the defeat of his reform plans. read more

• Death-inquiry police given more time

  DETECTIVES investigating the death of a man in Banbury have been granted a court extension until tomorrow morning to interview a 29-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder. read more

• Tenant evicted over drug flat

  POLICE moved in to close a drugs den next to a primary school after a court was told the tenant allowed it to be used by dealers. read more

• Average council tax set to rise by £55

  THE average homeowner in Oxford is set to pay an extra £55 in council tax next year. read more

• Pair cleared over 'playfight' death

  PETER Rous and Sara Kingston walked free from Oxford Crown Court yesterday after they were cleared of killing Guy Thomas. read more

• Three hurt in ring-road crash

  A PASSENGER and two drivers were taken to hospital with cuts and bruises after a collision near the Kennington roundabout on Oxford's ring-road yesterday. read more

• Teenager held in drugs raid

  A 17-YEAR-OLD boy was arrested after police mounted a drugs raid on a house in Oxford. read more

• Author denies plagiarising war memoirs

  FORMER Oxford author Ian McEwan has denied plagiarising a wartime memoir to help him write the Booker Prize-nominated novel Atonement. read more

• Historic tennis club fears for its future

  ONE OF Oxford's oldest tennis clubs fears it may be forced to close as the historic courts it uses could be taken over. read more

• Teenager had machete in street

  A TEENAGER who ran down Abingdon Road, Oxford, with a machete has been sentenced to a community order. read more

• Police urge drinkers to go soft

  POLICE are so concerned at an outbreak of drink-fuelled violence in Oxford this Christmas they are asking drinkers to alternate their alcoholic drinks with soft ones. read more

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