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Five-year high in bird cruelty reports as crate of dead pigeons found
6+ hour, 6+ min ago (515+ words) A crate of 25 dead pigeons was left by a bin in Chipping Norton, many of them wounded with air weapons (Image: RSPCA) The RSPCA has revealed a shocking five-year high in reports of bird cruelty, amid incidents such as a…...
Energy drinks set to be banned in England for under 16s with £2,500 fine at risk
12+ hour, 44+ min ago (449+ words) Energy drinks will be banned from being sold to those under 16 in England from April next year. The ban will apply to beverages containing more than 150mg of caffeine per litre, which is being introduced to address health concerns among children....
Oxford University Hospitals announces important pregnancy changes
17+ hour, 6+ min ago (191+ words) Oxford University Hospitals is making changes to its foetal growth surveillance. The changes are aligned with NHS England’s "Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle" and will be implemented immediately. This adjustment comes following recent reviews. Now, pregnant women with an identified…...
Oxford colleagues to climb Mount Kilimanjaro for children's hospice
17+ hour, 6+ min ago (496+ words) Two colleagues from OX IT Solutions are training to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for a children's hospice. Paul Cox, co-founder of OX IT Solutions, and Jon Townsend, a technical manager at the same firm, will begin their 11-day…...
Major milestone reached in Oxford as city meets local air pollution target
17+ hour, 6+ min ago (520+ words) Oxford has met its local air pollution target for the first time. New data from Oxford City Council shows that air quality across the city has continued to improve, with all sites of public exposure in 2025 recording nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) levels…...
Top 20 Oxfordshire GP surgeries revealed - is your doctor on there?
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (426+ words) The top 20 Oxfordshire GP surgeries have been revealed after a major NHS survey was published. The results of the 2026 GP Patient Survey for NHS England were released last week containing data including how easy patients find it to contact their…...
Jesy Nelson says rollout of baby SMA screening is a ‘day of hope’
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (792+ words) Former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson has welcomed news there will be a full rollout of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) screening after previously describing it as a “postcode lottery”. Nelson began campaigning for newborn babies to be screened after her…...
Families and survivors of methanol poisonings alert tourists about risks
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (666+ words) Grieving Britons whose loved ones have died after drinking contaminated alcohol are alerting other holidaymakers amid fears the poisonings could claim more lives. As thousands of holidaymakers prepare for a summer break, relatives and friends of victims are urging travellers…...
Thames Water four year probe into swim spot human faeces 'mystery"
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (511+ words) The "mystery" of bacteria "likely" caused by "human faeces" at an Oxford swimming spot remains unsolved by Thames Water and the Environment Agency, according to the city's sheriff. City councillor Linda Smith (Labour) has been campaigning for change at the…...
Oxfordshire nursing assistant wins award for photography project
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (197+ words) Athul Judeson, who works at Oxford University Hospitals, was given the School of Arts Graphic Design Major Project Award at Oxford Brookes University for receiving the highest mark in his final major project. Mr Judeson said: "Working alongside the incredible…...