Oxford, England News

Five rivers in Oxfordshire were today placed on flood watch. The alert was put on the River Thames from Buscot down to Kings Lock, above Oxford, including Kelmscott, Radcot, Lower Bampton, Chimney, Newbridge, Northmoor, Stanton Harcourt, Bablockhythe and caravan park, Eynsham, Swinford and Yarnton.

A MAN accused of stabbing to death an East Oxford drug dealer, flashed a knife at a crack cocaine user days before the murder, a court has heard.

WHEN Sophie Lord first met the Princess Royal 10 years ago, she was a little girl, desperate to communicate despite her disabilities.

Potentially fatal blood clots after surgery are a much greater risk than has previously been thought, a British study finds.

A MAN begged for help while staggering through an Oxford graveyard after being stabbed in the neck, a jury heard yesterday.

A GROUP of men accused of running a cocaine empire have walked free from court after a trial costing at least A 1.9m and a police investigation lasting almost two years.

Oxford Brookes University will renew its fight for a new A 150m Headington campus in earnest this weekend.

AFTER practising her curtsey for days, Grace Ford Clough's dream came true when she met the Queen.

THE RSPCA last night appealed for people to report illegal dog fighting across Oxford.

A flood watch was today placed on the River Thames in Oxfordshire. The alert was placed on the the river from Buscot down to Kings Lock, above Oxford, including Kelmscott, Radcot, Lower Bampton, Chimney, Newbridge, Northmoor, Stanton Harcourt, Bablockhythe and caravan park, Eynsham, Swinford and Yarnton.

ONLY three Oxfordshire primary schools managed to get all their pupils up to the minimum standard expected this year.

OXFORDSHIRE sparkled at the weekend as Christmas lights were switched on across the county.

Schoolchildren from across the city will get to illuminate Oxforda TMs Christmas Lights this year as part of the Christmas Light Night lantern procession through the citya TMs streets.

THEY were dancing in the streets tonight as about 200 Oxford schoolchildren with lanterns led the way to switch on the city's Christmas lights.

SHOPPERS will be driven out of Oxford city centre by any increases to car parking charges, traders have claimed.

A 34-year old man has been charged in connection with a burglary and four thefts that occurred in Oxford and Witney.

OXFORD'S world class sporting facilities and tourist attractions and its proximity to London will play a key role in gaining a slice of the Olympics action, according to Tessa Jowell.

A NIGHTCLUB for people with learning disabilities has been saved from closure - " by a next door neighbour.

Christopher Jennings, 25, of Cratlands Close, Stadhampton, admitted drink-driving on the B480 on October 17.

LANGUAGE schools and colleges across Oxford could be forced to close if proposed clampdowns on student visas go ahead.