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No, private schools aren’t victims of ‘reverse discrimination’ – and Cambridge should know better

Trinity Hall’s plan to target elite schools sends the message that privilege equals talent, when the reality is that poorer students are already on the back foot, says professor of social mobility at the University of Exeter, Lee Elliot Major

The Guardian - UK

‘They are going after everything rural’: inheritance tax U-turn does little to dampen farmers’ anger at Labour

At the Oxford farming conference there were signs the government has much to do to win back farmers’ trust

The Guardian - UK

AI layoffs are looking more and more like corporate fiction that's masking a darker reality, Oxford Economics suggests

"Firms don't appear to be replacing workers with AI on a significant scale," the firm said. It suspects some are trying to "dress up layoffs" as good news.

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Cold Weather Payments triggered in over 400 UK postcode areas - full list revealed

Sub-zero temperatures mean eligible benefit claimants will automatically receive the £25 payment

Evening Standard

Freezing conditions across UK cause host of matches to be postponed

The freezing conditions across the country means 13 EFL matches have been called off.

The Independent UK

Nearly 1.5 million households to receive cold weather payment this year

Over 800 postcode areas have now experienced over a week of freezing weather

The Independent UK

Roland Littlewood obituary

Other lives: Psychiatrist and anthropologist interested in how science and personal experiences might inform one another

The Guardian - UK

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Rage bait, goblin mode … do words of the year have any real value?

Analysis shows obscure and barely used choices, drawn from online slang, do not stand the test of time

The Guardian - UK

Accidental brilliance or underhand machinations? How David Bowie’s legendary Glastonbury gig came to be

EXTRACT: In this chapter from his new biography of the singer, Alexander Larman recounts the improbable events – including one subpar Bowie gig – that led to a history-making performance at Worthy Farm

The Independent UK

Christopher Hoskin obituary

Other lives: Mathematician and programmer who dedicated his spare time to protecting plant species and the natural environment in Oxfordshire

The Guardian - UK

Each year, word of the year gets darker. ‘Six-seven’ may be annoying – but it’s bucked that trend

Some might regard this slang as ‘brain rot’, but the first word of the year just for tweens and teenagers could be the most hopeful development of 2025, says writer and podcaster Coco Khan

The Guardian - UK

Iain Douglas-Hamilton obituary

Conservationist who devoted his life to the study and preservation of the African elephant

The Guardian - UK

Oxford Student Confronts Lawyer Camille Vasquez on Defending Johnny Depp Despite Abuse Allegations

An Oxford student confronted Johnny Depp's lawyer Camille Vasquez, asking how she, as a woman, could defend a man accused of severe domestic abuse.

International Business Times UK

Before the Millennium review – secrets and spies as Woolworths staff party like it’s 1999

Things get tense when a newcomer seems to know too much in Karim Khan’s absorbing and sparkily performed play

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Ex-college campus next to London's Oxford Street set for major refurbishment

Berkeley Estate Asset Management has proposed a ‘deep retrofit’ and extension of 33 Cavendish Square

The Independent UK

‘Extraordinary’ item JRR Tolkien used while writing The Lord of the Rings up for auction

It’s ‘the only desk belonging to Tolkien still in private hands’

Evening Standard

Lord Of The Rings author JRR Tolkien’s desk up for auction

Tolkien used the desk during his tenure as Merton professor of English language and literature at Oxford between 1945 and 1959.

The Guardian - UK

‘Mansplaining’ was once a contender for word of the year. Here’s why we should stop using it

‘Rage bait’ is Oxford word of the year in 2025. But I think we should be able to decommission words that have brought more trouble than they’re worth, starting with the 2015 runner-up, writes Zoe Williams

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Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | Lane Kiffin’s Acrimonious Ole Miss Exit

The former Rebels coach is leaving for LSU after a typically messy breakup with his former employer.

The Independent UK

'Rage bait’ named Oxford University Press word of year as outrage fuels social media traffic in 2025

Oxford University Press has named “rage bait’’ as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025

The Independent UK

Rage bait: Expert explains what Oxford word of the year means

"Rage bait" has been declared Oxford Word of the Year 2025.

The Independent UK

‘Rage bait’ named Oxford’s word of the year for 2025

Rage bait is defined as ‘online content deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative, or offensive’

International Business Times UK

What is Rage Bait? Oxford Chooses Trending Phrase As Word of the Year 2025

Oxford University Press announced this year's Word of the Year.

Sports Illustrated

Lane Kiffin Releases Statement After Accepting LSU Coaching Job

The 50-year-old is headed to Baton Rouge.

The Independent UK

Voices: The biggest risk Sir Andreas Whittam Smith ever took was co-founding The Independent

OBITUARY: A risk-taking and highly principled journalist, Whittam Smith helped fund Britain’s first new broadsheet newspaper in more than a century – before successfully stewarding the Church of England through the credit crunch. Sean O’Grady remembers him

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