The Latest Breaking News from Oxford

Controversial Oxford LTNs could be scrapped after slowing down ambulances

Life threatening ambulance calls delayed due to council’s traffic measure

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2023

Key rail route reopens after 10-week closure to repair viaduct

Network Rail said passenger trains started running again over Nuneham Viaduct in Oxfordshire on Friday.

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2023

Dining across the divide: ‘Most things he said were anecdotal, whereas I was trying to present stats’

They both support Labour – but are they going in the same direction when it comes to low-traffic neighbourhoods?

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2023

St Mungo’s homelessness charity workers begin month-long strike

Members of the Unite union will picket in London, Brighton, Bristol and Oxford after ‘pitiful’ pay offer

The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2023

Pub issues brilliant 'beer garden rules' as hottest week of the year approaches

At last someone has said what the rest of us are all thinking"

Manchester Evening News · May 26, 2023

Oxford academic defends feminist Kathleen Stock’s right to freedom of speech

The Oxford University LGBTQ+ society is due to stage a protest outside the talk by the academic over her views on gender identity.

The Independent UK · May 20, 2023

Edinburgh attracts increasing number of spin-out firms

Outside of Oxford, Cambridge and London, the Scottish capital is doing well for university-born businesses

Insider UK · May 18, 2023

'Doofus' who bragged about building dream holiday home won't be allowed to live there

Jack Lindsay, from Oxford, tried to apply for retrospective planning permission for his cabin in Cornwall after months of building work - but it was refused.

Daily Record · May 18, 2023

Scandal-plagued Sackler pharma family’s name axed from Oxford University over role in opioid crisis

A number of institutions have ended their relationships with the Sackler family over its association with the US opioid crisis

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023

Rapper Slowthai appears in court charged with rape

Tyron Frampton faces two counts of rape in Oxford and is bailed to appear before crown court next month

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2023