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Oxfordshire News
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Boris Becker moved to Oxfordshire prison for foreign criminals facing deportation
The three-time Wimbledon champion was jailed last month for two and a half years.
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Thames Valley Police promises to have zero tolerance of racism in future
The force is developing a local action plan to stamp out racism and boost black police recruitment.
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JAILED: Six 'career criminals' who carried out nearly 60 'shocking' and 'reckless' crimes across the Thames Valley
The OCG carried out a huge string of cash machine burglaries and will spend a total of 74 years in prison.
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JAILED: Gang who locked girl in a room in Banbury and abused her for 12 hours
The offenders, aged between 17 and 21, forced their victim to inhale drugs - whilst one of them raped her.
UK News
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Three chilling warnings came ahead of Texas gunman's murderous rampage, it has been revealed
The Texas school gunman gave three stark, chilling warnings before going on his murderous rampage.
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Texas school shooting: America's gun debate hits boiling point as rivals get into shouting match
America's gun debate reached boiling point during a news conference as two political rivals got into a shouting match over the Texas primary school massacre.
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Texas school shooting victims: Tributes for those killed in Uvalde
Two 10-year-old cousins and two teachers have been named as victims of a massacre at a primary school in Texas that left 21 people dead.
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Partygate: Boris Johnson insists UK needs to move on from Downing Street lockdown events after damning Sue Gray report
Boris Johnson has insisted the UK needs to move on from partygate after the Sue Gray report revealed a slew of lockdown-breaching events at Downing Street.
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Sport
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Shane Warne: Sky Sports to pay tribute to Australian great during England's first Test against New Zealand at Lord's
Sky Sports will pay tribute to cricket legend Shane Warne throughout England's first Test against New Zealand at Lord's next week.
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Emma Raducanu knocked out of French Open in second round; Cameron Norrie goes through
Emma Raducanu is out of the French Open after a 3-6 6-1 6-1 loss to Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the second round.
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England squad: Jarrod Bowen and James Justin handed first call-ups for Nations League matches
Jarrod Bowen and James Justin have been handed their first call-ups to the England squad ahead of next month's Nations League matches.
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Monaco GP: Mercedes say Monte Carlo not our 'happy place' as Ferrari play down F1 revival
Mercedes believe they made a "big step" last weekend but admit their expectations are low for the Monaco GP, with Toto Wolff saying F1's famous street circuit is not the team's "happy place".
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Three chilling warnings came ahead of Texas gunman's murderous rampage, it has been revealed
The Texas school gunman gave three stark, chilling warnings before going on his murderous rampage.
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Partygate: Boris Johnson insists UK needs to move on from Downing Street lockdown events after damning Sue Gray report
Boris Johnson has insisted the UK needs to move on from partygate after the Sue Gray report revealed a slew of lockdown-breaching events at Downing Street.
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Forecasters fear 'turbo-charged' Atlantic hurricane season due to 'Loop Current' in Gulf of Mexico
Forecasters are predicting an exceptionally busy Atlantic cyclone season and fear that conditions are ripe to turbo-charge several devastating hurricanes.
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UK response to Salisbury poisonings 'indulged' Russia, says Irish PM
The British response to the Salisbury poisonings "indulged" Moscow and demonstrated European complacency about the security threat posed by Vladimir Putin, Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin has said.
Business
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Dieselgate scandal: More than 90,000 VW drivers in England and Wales will get payouts
Volkswagen has reached a £193m settlement with UK drivers involved in a class action lawsuit over the so-called dieselgate scandal in 2015.
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JD Sports founder Peter Cowgill ousted 'with immediate effect'
Peter Cowgill, arguably the most successful British retailer of the last two decades, sensationally stepped down this evening as executive chairman of JD Sports amid speculation he had been ousted.
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Chinese takeover of UK's largest microchip producer faces national security review
The acquisition of the UK's biggest microchip factory, Newport Wafer Fab, by a Chinese-owned technology company is to undergo a national security assessment.
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Chelsea FC takeover official as government approves sale
The sale of Chelsea FC has been given approval by the UK government following the proposed takeover by the Todd Boehly / Clearlake Consortium.
Politics
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Partygate: Boris Johnson insists UK needs to move on from Downing Street lockdown events after damning Sue Gray report
Boris Johnson has insisted the UK needs to move on from partygate after the Sue Gray report revealed a slew of lockdown-breaching events at Downing Street.
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Sue Gray report: 'We got away with it' - Downing St chief Martin Reynolds's messages after lockdown-breaking party revealed
Details of drunkenness, fighting and late night parties at the heart of government have been laid bare in a damning report by Sue Gray - who said "senior leadership" must bear responsibility.
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Sue Gray partygate report: 'Humbled' Boris Johnson 'surprised and disappointed' at revelations
Boris Johnson has said he "briefly attended" Downing Street lockdown gatherings but didn't know at the time that they "went on far longer than was necessary".
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Pictures from Sue Gray report show Boris Johnson at gatherings in Downing Street during pandemic
Images of Boris Johnson with a beer in his hand have emerged in Sue Gray's damning report of Downing Street parties during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Strange News
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Noisy jackdaws 'cast a vote' by calling to each other before taking off in their thousands, study shows
Noisy jackdaws known for suddenly taking flight in their thousands only do so after calling out to each other louder and louder in a type of bird democracy, according to a study.
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Welsh local councillor William Gannon resigns after repeated allegations that he is Banksy 'undermining' his ability to work
A local councillor is resigning because people keep accusing him of being the famed street artist Banksy.
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Child actor who starred in Jaws becomes police chief where it was filmed
A child actor who starred in the blockbuster 1975 film Jaws has become a police chief on the island where it was filmed.
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Parasitic worms get sucked into gender bias row amid claims of names being sexist
Parasitic worms have been sucked into the gender bias row after a report claimed the naming of the creatures was sexist.