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"Age is just a number" ๐Ÿš—โœจ At 79-years-young, Olwen is one of Deen's oldest learner drivers! Tap the link to read more - bbc.in/448IArn
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Calls for Oxford Union to pay for Robinson policing bbc.in/4xqxqMh

Oxford Union should pay for Tommy Robinson policing, says council

Tommy Robinson is due to take part in a debate at the historic union on Wednesday.

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Rapist jailed for attacking woman after night out bbc.in/4vdtUU3

Rapist jailed for attacking woman after Banbury night out

Sam Layne is jailed after raping a woman at his home in Banbury on 14 February 2023.

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Brain cancer funding campaign reaches parliament bbc.in/3SHtt5J

Oxfordshire woman leads brain cancer campaign to Parliament

More than 100k signed an e-petition for more research and to force it to be discussed in Parliament.

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Woman passes driving test aged 79 bbc.in/4ordULz

Woman passes driving test in Henley aged 79

Olwen Bursua, based in Henley-on-Thames, recently moved back to the UK from the US.

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Extra homes plan for golf course site rejected bbc.in/3S7GF3S

Extra homes plan for Reading Golf Club site rejected by inspector

Emmer Green Drive is an estate of 223 homes being built on Reading Golf Club's former Caversham site.

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Judy says she loses sleep every time it rains. ๐Ÿ”Š Tap the link to listen on BBC Sounds โคต๏ธ bbc.in/4eC1Svl
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Child in hospital and driver arrested after crash bbc.in/4e7YoAD

Child in hospital and driver arrested after crash near Wantage

The crash happened at a pedestrian traffic light crossing near a health centre on Friday, said police.

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Big Picture: This week's images from the South bbc.in/4ouyTNl

Big Picture: This week's images from the south of England

The best images sent to us from Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Oxfordshire.

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'My uncle didn't build walls to split rich from poor' bbc.in/4vOQ7HL

'My uncle didn't build Cutteslowe Walls to split rich from poor'

For 25 years two eight-foot-high walls stood in Cutteslowe, dividing the north Oxford area into two.

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Weekly round-up: Five stories you may have missed bbc.in/4osAVO9

Weekly round-up: Five stories from the South you may have missed

A story about an impromptu Rolling Stone performance in a pub was among our most read this week.

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Upturned umbrellas are banned and there's a 139-year-old baked delight.. on what would of been the official celebration of Queen Elizabeth's 100th birthday, welcome to a short history of bun throwing in Abingdon! ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿฅฏ @AbingdonMuseum
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"Likely to be the 5th largest of its kind" - did you know near Bicester there are over 200 dinosaur footprints, left over 166 million years ago!? ๐Ÿฆ• ๐Ÿ”Š Tap the link to listen on BBC Sounds โคต๏ธ bbc.in/4orvi2Q
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Huge congratulations to Oxford Junior Stars Ice Hockey Club - now U16 Division 2 National Champions - the first time they've won that title in 20 years! ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ†
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Takeaway blaze causes gas, water and power issues bbc.in/4givVtg

Banbury takeaway blaze causes gas, water and power issues

Oxfordshire firefighters were able to quickly bring the fire in Banbury town centre under control.

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What happens when street signs go wrong bbc.in/4emTlva

What happens when street signs go wrong

Street sign errors from around England and Wales have often attracted ridicule and amusing responses.

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Cricket club told to vacate ground by end of season bbc.in/4aquZzi

Oxford Cricket Club told to vacate ground by end of season

Landlords Oxford University Press tell Oxford Cricket Club they must be out by the end of September.

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Charity steps in after accidental guinea pig boom bbc.in/4eEAlcB

Burford charity steps in after accidental guinea pig boom

An overwhelmed woman reached out for help after the number of guinea pigs in her home hit 224.

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South weekly quiz: Where did Sir Mick Jagger pop up? bbc.in/4xpYb3p

South of England weekly news quiz - 13 June 2026

Test your knowledge of news from Hampshire, Berkshire, Dorset, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight with our quiz.

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Long serving firefighter 'taken aback' at honour bbc.in/4otY7vp

Dorset long serving firefighter 'taken aback' at BEM honour

King's Birthday Honours recipients reflect on their awards and importance of serving the community.

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