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Oxford University faces calls to return £2.6million donation
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Oxford University faces calls to return £2.6million donation it received from the billionaire son of a sanctioned Russian oligarchOxford was given £2.6million from Said Gutseriev, 34, son of Mikhail Gutseriev Mikhail...
Oxford plaque commemorating Cecil Rhodes could be given listed status
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'Rhodes must NOT fall!' Oxford plaque commemorating imperialist which sparked years of protests could be given listed status 'so future generations can learn all aspects of city's heritage'The memorial at Oriel Colle...
Oxford student died after accidentally impaling himself on railings
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Oxford Brookes University student, 23, died after impaling himself on railings as he took a shortcut through a park after picking up food with a friend, inquest hearsSuhith Mahendra, 23, was said to have been on way ...
Kevin McCloud joins calls for inquiry into M&S Oxford Street plans
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Mission to save Oxford Street's M&S: Grand Designs' Kevin McCloud and comedian Griff Rhys Jones join leading figures demanding Michael Gove spares 100-year-old store from the bulldozersMarks and Spencer announced pla...
Oxford cyclist in court for using bank cards dropped by fox
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Cyclist used bank cards he found in the street that had been dropped by a FOX to buy £70 worth of cigarettes and alcohol, court hearsA fox made off with a wallet found under a car before ditching it in the street Qas...
Oxford Uni to accept 50 BBB pupils onto foundation courses each year
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Oxford will allow in pupils with three B grades to help young people who have suffered 'grave disadvantage'Pupils with three B grades at A-Level can study a foundation degree at Oxford Up to 50 students who suffere...
Boris Johnson BOASTED about getting parking fines while Oxford student
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The fines that Boris BOASTED about: PM described in 2007 book how he let parking tickets stack up on his Fiat 128 while a student at Oxford because his 'Belgian number plates' meant he could 'let them pile in drifts ...
Not Far From Brideshead review: A compelling take on inter-war Oxford
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Life in Waugh-time: Daisy Dunn brings inter-war Oxford to life in her compelling take on the decadent yet spiteful society Not Far From Brideshead: Oxford Between The Wars Daisy Dunn ...
Cindy Gallop: A confession from an Oxford graduate and entrepreneur
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I was taught that women should marry and have children... but I'm ecstatic I never did: A most provocative confession from a 62-year-old Oxford graduate and entrepreneur with a very full love lifeCindy Gallop, 62, ha...
Fury as Sadiq Khan fails to save M&S’s flagship Oxford Street store
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Not just bulldozed... M&S in Oxford Street BULLDOZED: Fury as Sadiq Khan fails to save 1930s Art Deco block that houses Marks and Spencer from being demolished and replaced with 'ugly' modern alternativeMarks and Spe...
Oxford University-trained doctor, 27, with long Covid killed himself
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Oxford University-trained doctor, 27, suffering from long Covid killed himself in his mother's car saying he 'didn't want to suffer any more'Abhijeet Tavare, 27, had caught coronavirus in September 2020 and recovered...
Oxford scientists hail dementia breakthrough
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Oxford scientists hail major breakthrough which could provide relief to 900,000 Britons with dementiaResearchers at Neuro-Bio based in Oxford have made a significant discovery They have investigated a part of the br...
Oxford University college cancelled Christian youth camp
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Oxford college cancelled Christian youth camp after students complained they were 'distressed' by attendees approaching them about gay conversion therapy and 'aggressively' handing out leaflets... despite no evidence...
TALK OF THE TOWN: Osborne’s daughter defends porn in Oxford debate
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TALK OF THE TOWN: By George! Ex-chancellor Osborne's daughter defends porn in an Oxford Union debateLatest news and updates on all of your favourite Love Island contestants She has followed her famous father to Oxfor...
Oxford Uni took £3million from Vladimir Putin ‘crony’ for research
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Oxford University took £3million in donations from Vladimir Putin 'crony' to fund research and teaching projects named after him, report claimsOxford University accepted £3million in donations from a billionaire Russ...
Student survivor of Taliban massacre voted Oxford Union president
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Student who survived Taliban school massacre which killed his brother cries tears of joy after being voted President of the Oxford Union, becoming only the second Pakistani to do so after Benazir BhuttoAhmad Nawaz, 2...