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  • Logical progression

    They're the band that has got the streets of London buzzing. They're called Fuzzy Logic. And if you haven't heard of them yet - you soon will. Oh yes. There is nowhere left to hide! On Saturday this 'tell-it-like-it-is' urban collective bring their

  • School brawl bail renewed

    Four people arrested after a brawl at the gates of an Oxford school have been re-bailed. A 48-year-old man and three women aged 32, 36 and 55, who were held in connection with the incident at Bayards Hill Primary School, in Waynflete Road, Barton, will

  • Food triggers fire alarm

    Firefighters were called to Three Ways House, in George Street, Oxford, tonight after burning food set off the smoke alarm. Two fire engines and a hydraulic platform from Rewley Road were scrambled to the incident at 7.35pm, which turned out to be a

  • Major drug dealer jailed

    One of Oxfordshire's major drug dealers was jailed today after police found cannabis and £68,000 in cash hidden on his canal boat. The conviction of Alistair Hayhurst, who spent two-and-a-half years on the run from police, has been hailed as a significant

  • Signal fault holds up trains

    Train services between Didcot Parkway and Swindon are suffering delays of up to 30 minutes due to signalling problems. Network Rail engineers were called to deal with a fault at Bourton, near Shrivenham. It is the second day that signal problems on

  • M40 crash causes delays

    An overturned caravan is causing long delays on the M40 near Bicester. The caravan collided with a car on the southbound carriageway near junction 9, at Wendlebury, where the motorway meets the A34, at about 6.05pm. The accident blocked all three lanes

  • Fears grow over hospital future

    Fears for the future of Oxford's world famous Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre intensified last night - with a long standing patient joining the battle to protect it. A timetable setting out how the NOC may be wound up as an independent trust has gone to

  • Mourners to honour Justin

    A man has died after spending six weeks fighting for his life following a car crash in Malaysia. Justin Freeman's family had flown from Oxford to his bedside in Penang and had expected him to survive his serious injuries, before pneumonia claimed his

  • Man 'had 36,000 porn pictures'

    A 53-year-old man today admitted a string of child pornography offences after police claimed more than 36,000 images were found in his possession. Timothy Lovegrove admitted ten offences relating to indecent images and videos of children during a hearing

  • Mourners to honour Justin

    A man has died after spending six weeks fighting for his life following a car crash in Malaysia. Justin Freeman's family had flown from Oxford to his bedside in Penang and had expected him to survive his serious injuries, before pneumonia claimed his

  • Man 'had 36,000 porn pictures'

    A 53-year-old man today admitted a string of child pornography offences after police claimed more than 36,000 images were found in his possession. Timothy Lovegrove admitted 10 offences relating to indecent images and videos of children during a hearing

  • RACING: Channon baning on Youmzain's pace

    West Ilsley trainer Mick Channon is banking on a good pace for Youmzain to upset Duke Of Marmalade in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on Saturday, writes Russell Smith. Channon's five-year-old, the 3-1 second favourite for the

  • SPEEDWAY: Cheetahs back in action

    Homeless Oxford Cheetahs will roar back into action next month - facing old rivals Wimbledon Dons at Reading's Smallmead Stadium. The meeting between the two former giants of British Speedway will take place on Monday, August 11. Nick Andrews, the

  • SPEEDWAY: Cheetahs back inaction

    Homeless Oxford Cheetahs will roar back into action next month - facing old rivals Wimbledon Dons at Reading's Smallmead Stadium. The meeting between the two former giants of British Speedway will take place on Monday, August 11. Nick Andrews, the

  • Special play day in the park

    Hundreds of children are getting ready for play time. Oxfordshire's Play Day at Florence Park, in Cowley, Oxford, is aimed at giving youngsters more opportunities to enjoy the simple pleasure of play. The event is being funded by Oxfordshire County

  • CRICKET: Harrison fighting to be fit for derby clash

    JasonHarrison, the captain of title-chasing Oxford, is fighting to be fit for their crunch Diviison 1 derby clash away to Banbury tomorrow. He strained a groin in wet conditions at Slough a fortnight ago, and missed their drawn match at home to Reading

  • FOOTBALL: Banbury boss dealt injury blow

    Banbury United boss Kieran Sullivan has been dealt a blow less than a month before their British Gas Business Southern League Premier Division campaign starts. Five key players Ben Milner (ankle), Scott Bridges (knee), Terry Fitton (knee), Lewis Travers

  • CRICKET: Oxon Over 50s top group

    Oxfordshire Over 50s finished their group games with a nine-wicket win against Shropshire at Whitchurch on Wednesday. The result means that Oxon top their group and secure a home tie in the first round of the knock-out stage of the ECB 50-Plus Championship

  • FIXTURES July 25

    SATURDAY. CRICKET. HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE. Div 1: Banbury v Oxford, Henley v Tring Park. Div 2 West: Kidlington v Thame Tn. THE OXFORD TIMES CHERWELL LEAGUE. Div 1: Aston Rowant v Horspath, Banbury XX v Great Tew, Bicester & NO v Cumnor, Oxford

  • ROWING: Holden lead City's golden day

    Pride of place this week goes to City of Oxford, who collected six medals - three of them gold - at the three-day National Championships in Nottinghham, writes Mike Rosewell. The hat-trick of golds came in the women's junior fours, the women's junior

  • HOCKEY: Abingdon seek men's coach

    Abingdon are seeking a coach to work with their men's teams, who play in the Middlesex Berks Bucks & Oxon Leagues. Last season, Abingdon's first team just missed out on promotion in Division 1 The club, who run three men's teams, two ladies' and a

  • CYCLING: Young Yeatman destroys field

    Promising youngster Tom Yeatman destroyed a 37 strong field in the Oxford City-promoted ten-mile time trial on the A40 Witney by-pass course. The 17-year-old Glendale Bike Trax rider clocked an impressive time of 20min 49sec to beat Oxford City's talented

  • Family centre says farewell

    The manager of a flourishing family centre is stepping down after nearly 18 years in the job. Lifelong Kidlington resident Sue Laverty, 64, has been at the helm of the village's Kaleidoscope Family Centre, since it opened in 1991. She said: "I have

  • Lights, camera, ACTION!

    Summerscreen 2008 is nine days of fantastic film activities for eight to 18 year-olds all over Oxfordshire and your chance to get a real taste for film making. You could try your hand at directing and make a BBC movie with a top local film maker or

  • Blane power

    If you're under 16 you'll know Moustafa Chousein-Oglou as Blane on MI High - girls adore him and boys want to be him. MI High is a children's spy series on CBBC and Blane is the new teen heart-throb. As one female fan wrote on the BBC website: "I

  • County's police chief steps down

    Oxfordshire's chief police officer is retiring after presiding over a drop in burglaries, car crime and robbery. Chief Supt Shaun Morley, 51, has stepped down after spending 30 years with Thames Valley Police. For the past two years, the father-of-four

  • Nat's great

    I was busy discussing the best cafés in Oxford and the merits of their cakes with Natalie Cassidy, Sonia from EastEnders, when I suddenly remembered: "But you don't eat cake do you?" Because of course Natalie has been hitting the headlines recently,

  • Beaujolais case £88

    The Beaujolais region stretches from the granite-based hills just south of Mâcon to the southern end of Burgundy and is famous for its relatively light and extremely fruity wines made from the Gamay grape. These are ultra-fresh, aromatic wines that refresh

  • The word on the street in Witney

    First there was Oxford, then came Woodstock. Now, Witney is the latest town in the county to stage a star-studded books festival. When two booksellers at the town's branch of Waterstone's suggested a books festival, manager Gareth Alder was not sure

  • Local share prices

    24/07/2008pm AEA Technology 49 BMW 2411 Electrocomponents 162 Nationwide Accident Repair 119.5 Oxford Biomedica 10 Oxford Catalyst 168.5 Oxford Instruments 223.75 REED 550.25 RM 191.25 RPS Group 298.5 Courtesy Redmayne Bentley

  • Town to show it's got talent

    Harpists, magicians and belly dancers will be among the finalists of a talent contest to prove that Abingdon residents really have got what it takes to be a showbiz star. The final round of Abingdon's Got Talent, organised by Abingdon Town Council,

  • Park wins national award

    A corner of Oxford has been honoured in a nationwide scheme to recognise Britain's best parks and green spaces. Florence Park was given a Green Flag Award for the first time after judges assessed its looks, tidiness and place within the local community

  • 34 weeks

    I can’t believe I only have six weeks to go. The nursery is finished, so we’re ready. My hospital bag is even packed! I had my midwife check up this week and all is well – my iron levels (from previous blood test) and blood pressure are both really

  • Activities for 'disaffected' youths

    Disaffected youths are to be taken go-karting and given free gym sessions in a bid to re-engage them with society. About 25 black and mixed-race descent youngsters will take part in a fortnight of activities as part of the African Caribbean Youth Project's

  • Double delight for cool Calnan

    TENNIS: Ben Calnan has shot up the junior world rankings after back-to-back tournament victories. The 16-year-old, from Kidlington, triumphed in the Danish Junior Cup and then followed this up with success in the Scottish Junior International Championships

  • Cholsey men steal a march on Banbury

    TENNIS: Cholsey took a major step towards winning Men's Division 1 in the OLTA Wilson 3-Pair League this week. They triumphed 6.5-2.5 at Abingdon while rivals Banbury were being held to a 4.5-4.5 draw at home to North Oxford A. Jon Merrifield and

  • 'Yeti hairs' examined

    The hunt for the mysterious Yeti - otherwise known as the Abominable Snowman - has frustrated scientists for decades. Yesterday, scientists at Oxford Brookes University joined in the hunt after being given a number of hair strands taken from what is

  • Markson camp hits new record

    The summer tennis camp held on Christ Church's immaculate grass courts on Iffley Road has smashed another record. For the first time the number of players attending the Jonathan Markson Tennis Camp will pass 1,000. The camp, held in the city held

  • Park scoops national award

    A corner of East Oxford has been honoured in a nationwide scheme to recognise Britain's best parks and green spaces. Florence Park was given a Green Flag Award for the first time after judges assessed its looks, tidiness and place within the local community

  • Constant Cravings

    Radiant. Glowing: Both words that cannot be used to describe me at the moment! My morning sickness has returned and instead of sleeping like a log I now find that it's difficult to drop off and if I wake in the night it's impossible to get back

  • Motorist cut free after smash

    A motorist was taken to hospital after getting trapped in a car for an hour following a collision near Wantage. Police closed the A417 at Ardington after a collision between a Mazda MX5 and Rover 114 at around 11.45am. The driver of the Mazda had

  • City gets good housing report

    Oxford City Council delivers good' strategic housing services with excellent prospects for improvement', according to a report published by the Audit Commission. On a scale of one to three, Audit Commission inspectors gave the service a two-star,

  • Haybaling fire causes chaos

    Thirty firefighters have tackled a large field blaze which caused chaos for motorists. A large hay baler carrying 24 one-tonne hay bales, and six acres of stubble and 100m of hedgerow caught fire at Middle Aston at about 11.20am today. Five fire crews

  • Stars expected at Game Fair

    Royalty and celebrities will be joining the expected 138,000 visitors descending on Blenheim Palace for the 50th anniversary Game Fair. The event, opening tomorrow and continuing over the weekend, is the world's biggest sports exhibition and the national

  • Cousins reunited after 70 years

    Long lost cousins from Oxford have met for the first time in nearly 70 years - thanks to an article in the Oxford Mail. First cousins and childhood friends Patrick and Arthur Goodwin, both 79, last saw one another in the months before the Second World

  • City gets good housing report

    Oxford City Council delivers good' strategic housing services with excellent prospects for improvement', according to a report published by the Audit Commission. On a scale of one to three, Audit Commission inspectors gave the service a two-star, or

  • The Hollybush, Witney

    Set just out of the main shopping area of Witney, The Hollybush looks like an old-fashioned working men's pub from the outside, sandwiched between shops and houses in the terraced Corn Street. But what was once undoubtedly a solid, smoky watering hole

  • THE DARK KNIGHT (12A)

    Action/Thriller/Romance. Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman, Cillian Murphy. Director: Christopher Nolan. With a record-breaking opening weekend in America tucked under its utility

  • Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (12A)

    Based on the best-selling books by Louise Rennison, Gurinder Chadha's new film is a comic portrait of growing pains filmed in Brighton and Eastbourne. For the target audience - teenage girls - this light-hearted slice of angst and alienation will strike

  • Baby Mama (12A)

    Times and social conventions change, including the concept of the family unit. Long gone are the days when a mother tied on her apron to cook and clean while father ventured out to work, earning the money to keep their cherubic 2.4 children in school

  • Bittersweet

    The story of the Candyskins is one of the most intriguing in Oxford rock history. One of the city's greatest ever bands, they should, by rights, be as well known as contemporaries Radiohead, Supergrass and Ride. Instead, their story is one of what

  • Blues dues

    Described by blues queen Bonnie Raitt as "the ninth wonder of the world", Jon Cleary is one of the best r'n'b artists in New Orleans. And in a city built on music, that is quite a claim. It's all the more remarkable when you learn that this swaggering

  • Laugh it up

    At the weekends, Jongleurs puts on completely brilliant stand-up comedy to any Oxford punters who can see what fantastic value it provides for an evening out. I myself have been before on such a night. You pay about £12 for the entire evening, for which

  • Reading the future

    An espresso machine is on its way to a bookshop near you. But forget coffee - what this machine makes is instant books. Oxford bookseller Blackwell's is to install the UK's first on-demand printer to supply customers with titles not on the bookshop shelves

  • Constant cravings

    Radiant. Glowing. Both words that cannot be used to describe me at the moment! My morning sickness has returned and instead of sleeping like a log I now find that it's difficult to drop off and if I wake in the night it's impossible to get back to sleep

  • Constant cravings

    Radiant. Glowing. Both words that cannot be used to describe me at the moment! My morning sickness has returned and instead of sleeping like a log I now find that it's difficult to drop off and if I wake in the night it's impossible to get back to sleep

  • New airport terminal launched

    Builders Wates Construction handed over a new £2.5m Oxfordjet building to the management of Oxford Airport, watched by invited guests, including private aircraft owners and operators of business charter jets. Airport managing director Steve Jones said

  • Sex, art and mystery

    Elizabeth Lowry wanted to write the sort of book that she would like to read. Her aim was to create characters whose personalities were exposed gradually and who proved so intriguing they compelled readers to continue turning the pages. This is exactly

  • Paperback round-up

    Agatha Christie Laura Thompson (Headline Review, £8.99) The life of the great detective story writer, told in the style of one of her mysteries. Thompson had access to family archives, and uses it to create a vivid portrait of Christie. The sections

  • Monument to a hero

    Is Blenheim Palace primarily a private home or a public monument to a national hero? That is a question that dogged its architect, Sir John Vanbrugh, and was at the root of his quarrel with Sarah, the first Duchess of Marlborough. The magnificent new

  • History of a decade

    THE 60S UNPLUGGED: A KALEIDOSCOPIC HISTORY OF A DISORDERLY DECADE Gerard DeGroot (Macmillan, £20)Born in 1965, I am rather proud of my earliest dateable memory - a somewhat traumatic first day at school in swinging, erm, Birmingham, in September 1969

  • Inspiration for holidays at home

    The Cotswolds and Shakespeare Country (VisitBritain, £6.99)Because the Cotswolds are on our doorstep, we tend to take them for granted. The Cotswolds and Shakespeare Country (£6.99) is a superb little book, compiled as part of VisitBritain's short break

  • Patto's learning curve

    United boss Darren Patterson is happy with the way pre-season is shaping up, ahead of four home friendlies, starting with the visit of what will be a youthful Man Utd XI to the Kassam Stadium on Saturday. "I've learned a great deal in the last three

  • Local share prices

    24/07/2008 AEA Technology 49 BMW 2517 Electrocomponents 164.5 Nationwide Accident Repair 119.5 Oxford Biomedica 10.25 Oxford Catalyst 168.5 Oxford Instruments 222.5 REED 550.25 RM 189.25 RPS Group 298.5

  • Juicy titbits from the world of books

    My copy of Jeremy Lewis's entertaining 1996 memoir Kindred Spirits carries a hand-written dedication from its author. I won't reveal the name of the dedicatee, lest it cause any bad blood between him/her and Jeremy, the book having found its way to a

  • Stage is set for unruly herd of political animals

    Animal Farm by Creation Theatre can be seen at the Oxford Castle this summer and NICK UTECHIN talks to Ian Wooldridge about his own adaptation of Orwell's story for the stage The Creation Theatre Company has been busy this summer: having already

  • 34 Weeks

    I can’t believe I only have six weeks to go. The nursery is finished, so we’re ready. My hospital bag is even packed! I had my midwife check up this week and all is well – my iron levels (from previous blood test) and blood pressure are both really good

  • 34 Weeks

    I can’t believe I only have six weeks to go. The nursery is finished, so we’re ready. My hospital bag is even packed! I had my midwife check up this week and all is well – my iron levels (from previous blood test) and blood pressure are both really good

  • Atoms are smashing

    Some of today's most exciting research comes to Science Oxford, writes ANNE LECHELLE What links blinking, the Big Bang, and the brain, with planets orbiting distant stars and atoms trapped in carbon cages? The answer is that they are all featured

  • Pet therapy companions are 'unsung heroes'

    Pets As Therapy, the largest charity of its kind in Europe, continues to bring comfort, companionship and healing to more than 100,000 patients every week. However, it could not do this without the help of registered volunteers and their pets. Since

  • Giving credit where credit is not due

    A new bout of Brideshead mania seems set to engulf the nation with the imminent release of a big-budget film version of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel. Before it does, one matter needs to be settled very firmly. Rows have already broken out about how

  • Teddy Bears' Picnic

    Children who bring their teddy bears to Cogges Farm in Witney tomorrow will be allowed in free as part of the museum's Traditional Toy Weekend. In addition to a teddy bears' picnic there will be opportunities to make peg dolls, corn dollies and Sally

  • Unlikely 'greening' of an oil baron

    How big is a barrel? Wikipedia says that an oil barrel contains 42 US gallons or 34.972 imperial gallons, but I find it hard to visualise such measurements. Burn Up (BBC2) was a drama in which businessmen spoke about barrels of oil as if they knew what

  • The family 'shame' of the first Sir Winston

    CHRIS KOENIG tells the less well known story of the grandsons of the first Churchill, a West Country squire The first Sir Winston Churchill, a West Country squire, was the father of the great Duke of Marlborough of Blenheim Palace. Less widely

  • The Fleece, Church Green, Witney

    By an odd coincidence, the chefs at the Peach Pub Company's two Oxfordshire operations find themselves staring at each other today from opposite pages of The Oxford Times. Alistair Barlow takes a bow as commander of the kitchens at this week's restaurant

  • This poultry affair

    VAL BOURNE says she really can give up her chickens - but not just yet In a recent poll, chickens were one of the five most desirable additions to a garden and this makes me happy. I feel some satisfaction because I left my established plant-packed

  • Young chef is tipped for a bright future

    Chefs Gary Rhodes, Michael Caines and Marco Pierre White were all nominated for an Acorn Award in their early days before they found fame and fortune. The award is highly prized. They are given annually to people aged 30 and under who have shown commitment

  • Village's action plan

    Inspired by the Rio summit, Kirtlington villagers set out to maintain biodiversity and have just published a report on their work, writes PETER BARRINGTON Inspired by an international conference on the need to conserve wildlife around the world

  • Corin Earland's pork paté recipe

    Corin Earland is proud of the recipes he creates for The Fishes' menu. This pork paté appears as one of the many items on the pub's deli boards and for the picnic hampers he prepares to enable customers to enjoy an informal al fresco meal in The Fishes

  • A platform to showcase music

    GILES WOODFORDE talks to Marios Papadopoulos about the International Piano Festival and a Beethoven Festival as part of Oxford Philomusica's tenth anniversary celebrations If it wasn't for the traffic noise, in the next few days you could stand

  • The Dark Knight

    Christopher Nolan's dark, brooding Batman sequel swoops in amid a storm of hype and feverish anticipation. No film could live up to such expectations but The Dark Knight soars tantalisingly close, probing the inner demons of Gotham's favourite crime-fighter

  • Paris, Quiet City, Crazy Love and Out of Shame

    When not teaching cinema, Cédric Klapisch makes engaging ensemble dramas that bear the seemingly incompatible influence of his favourite directors, Woody Allen, Ingmar Bergman, John Cassavetes, Martin Scorsese and Maurice Pialat. Since first making an

  • Vocal riches

    The Folk Singer of the Year, Julie Fowlis, is one of the big draws at next month's Fairport's Cropredy Convention, writes PETER CANN Cuildh is the Gaelic word for treasury and once you hear the voice of Scottish singer Julie Fowlis you wonder at

  • Oxford, a centre of wine learning

    If I had a bottle of wine for every time someone told me I had one of the best jobs in the world, I could start having baths in the stuff. People envy the regular wine tastings and who am I to blame them? Oxford is a city that provides opportunities

  • ART IN ACTION: WATERPERRY HOUSE

    After 31 years, Art in Action is a firm fixture in many people's calendars, and it is easy to see why. The event brings together an almost overwhelming array of arts, crafts, music, dance and performance, from across the world, an array which inspires

  • IAN MCCLAGAN; TRUCK FESTIVAL

    The last time I saw Ian McLagan perform in the open air, he was sharing a Wembley stage in 1984 with Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana and Van Morrison in front of 100,000 ecstatic fans. But the former Small Faces keyboards man looked happy enough

  • FIOA MCCLEAN, VILLAGES, THEATRE, CHIPPING NORTON

    This warm, vibrant exhibition comprises 21 paintings in bold uncompromising colours by artist Fiona McClean. A former Oxfordshire resident, she now lives in the beautiful Drôme region of France. Her work is semi-abstract and through it she records everyday

  • DYLAN HOWE, THE SPIN

    Sitting behind a very unpretentious drum kit, Dylan Howe (pictured) started off the first set at the Spin with a quiet, insistent groove which stilled the chattering of the expectant audience before the rest of the quartet joined in. Only when Mark Hanslip

  • CD REVIEWS — DONNIE MUNRO AND VICTOR UWAIFO

    Donnie Munro, the former frontman with the iconic Scottish band Runrig, continues to forge a solid solo career after a dalliance with politics - he stood for Parliament in Skye, but was narrowly defeated by the erstwhile leader of the Lib-Dems, Charles

  • Arson attack at flats

    An arsonist set fire to a chest of drawers in the lobby of a block of flats. Firefighters were called to Luther Court in Oxford city centre at 11.15pm last night and managed to extinguish the flames before they spread to properties. A spokesman

  • LA GIOCONDA: HOLLAND PARK OPERA

    Performances of Amilcare Ponchielli's La Gioconda are a rarity in Britain, so Holland Park's decision to stage the work this year is to be applauded. The opera includes stirring music, a number of wonderful arias, and lots of drama. This is a fine production

  • LEONORA, BAMPTON CLASSICAL OPERA, DEANERY GARENS, BAMPTON

    In his biography of Peter Pears, Christopher Headington recalls how, during a performance of the St Matthew Passion in Ely Cathedral, Pears wore a cricket pullover under his dress shirt - an example of the singer's strategy when faced with a freezing

  • TREASURE ISLAND: MILTON KEYNES THEATRE

    Bursting with robust utterances of "Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum", and equally robust references to "Dirty, treacherous dogs", this is a new Birmingham Stage Company production of R.L.Stevenson's classic tale of pirates and buried treasure. The atmosphere

  • SUNSET BOULEVARD: WATERMILL THEATRE, NEWBURY

    'I am big, it's the pictures that got small," snaps Norma Desmond, as she seeks to explain the collapse of her star status many years ago. But the truth is that Norma fell by the wayside when sound films came in, her voice or acting style judged unsuitable

  • CIRCUS TATOVSKI: THE THEATRE, CHIPPING NORTON

    Imagine the thrill of the Big Top in an intimate setting. That is what Circus Tatovski achieves in a seemingly effortless stream of cameo performances and acts linked together by insights into the relationships between the five characters that make up

  • Fire crews kept busy

    An arsonist set fire to a chest of drawers in the lobby of a block of flats. Firefighters were called to Luther Court in Oxford city centre at 11.15pm last night and managed to extinguish the flames before they spread to properties. A spokesman for

  • Boy wins £5.5m for NHS blunder

    A disabled boy who needs round-the-clock care has won £5.5m compensation from the John Radcliffe Hospital after being starved of oxygen at birth. It is the latest in a line of pay outs made by the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust totalling £24m

  • Jealous ex-lover guilty of murder bid

    A jealous ex-boyfriend who tried to kill the man he wrongly thought was his former partner's new lover was yesterday convicted of attempted murder. Ian Holland, 33, spied on his ex-girlfriend Lisa Cebral having a late-night cup of tea with Adam Dickson

  • Spendthrift

    MPs having their snouts in the trough is hardly news. But the publication of Tory MPs' expenses claims could not have come at a worse time for the party. Wantage MP Ed Vaizey spent £658 on a dishwasher and washing machine and £474 on curtains and

  • Will they now heed warning?

    Today's message from a father who lost his son after a drink and drugs binge should serve as a salutary warning to us all. Tragic Daniel Mills, in the prime of his life at 23, was found dead after consuming a large quantity of lager, cocaine and anti-depressants

  • Heart problem clue to crash

    A grandfather whose car collided head-on with a lorry, had suffered a suspected heart problem moments earlier. George Wilson, 70, was pronounced dead after the crash that closed the A420 at Longcot, near Faringdon, for five hours on Tuesday. But a

  • Swimmers dive in for poor relation

    Swimmers dived in at Hinksey Pool to raise money for Oxford's poorest twin city. Lord Mayor Susanna Pressel was among 30 people taking part in a sponsored swim which raised about £1,200 for a water education project in Leon, Nicaragua. People aged

  • Drink and drugs led to son's death

    The distraught father of a man who froze to death after a heavy night drinking and drug taking last night urged youngsters to learn from his son's death. Peter Mills, of Weavers Close, Witney, said his 23-year-old son Daniel would "still be here with

  • Judge pulls out knife in court

    A judge was yesterday forced to defend himself in court after showing his own pocket knife to a teenager accused of a stabbing. Judge Roger Connor told the 16-year-old at Oxford Crown Court he had a pocket knife too and pulled it out to demonstrate