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Danny Dorling on hunger, heating and hope: ‘Britain has the worst stunted health in all of Europe’

Once, Dorling was viewed as a radical. Now his writing on inequality simply seems prescient. He discusses poverty, politics, and how we reached such a parlous state

The Guardian - UK

Trevor Burridge obituary

Other lives: Historian whose research and publications focused on the Labour party

The Guardian - UK

‘This is political expediency’: how the Tories turned on 15-minute cities

Party appears to have embraced conspiracy theory that the greener, healthier, more sustainable way of life is a ‘sinister’ attack on freedom

The Guardian - UK

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Is there really a 1 in 6 chance of human extinction this century?

In 2020, Oxford-based philosopher Toby Ord published a book called The Precipice about the risk of human extinction. He put the chances of “existential catastrophe” for our species during the next century at one in six.

The Conversation

Transport secretary Mark Harper attacks Oxford traffic plans as he doubles down on ‘15-minute cities’ claim

Council says: ‘Residents will still be able to drive to every part of the city at any time’

The Independent UK

Plant urges people to stay away in wake of Oxfordshire fireball

The company said they were ‘relieved’ no-one was hurt in the blast

The Independent UK

Lightning strike causes huge explosion at recycling plant in Oxfordshire

The fire occurred at Severn Trent’s Cassington AD facility near Yarnton on Monday

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Lightning strike causes huge explosion at Oxford recycling plant

Witnesses report large ‘fireball’ in sky at Severn Trent Green Power facility but no one is thought to have been injured in the blast

The Guardian - UK

Fire breaks out at Oxfordshire processing facility after lightning strike

The fire occurred at Severn Trent’s Cassington AD facility near Yarnton on Monday.

The Independent UK

Oxford’s Violent Past: Medieval Students Fuelled Murder Rates 50 Times Higher Than Modern Cities

Boozed-up, axe-wielding students from rival nations clashed in the City of Dreaming Spires, says Cambridge study.

Zenger

Medieval map reveals Oxford students once made city England’s ‘murder capital’

Murder rate in medieval Oxford said to be 50 times higher than in 21st century English cities

The Independent UK

Medieval murder maps of three English cities offer window into past

Online project draws on 700-year-old records of coroners’ inquests in London, Oxford and York

The Guardian - UK

‘Used as dartboards’: rare British war comic art rescued from bins, skips and floods

Original drawings and paintings from 60s and 70s comics such as Hotspur and Commando will feature in an exhibition in Oxfordshire

The Guardian - UK

Porn addicts, vicars, madmen and murderers: Sarah Ogilvie on the Oxford English Dictionary’s unlikely writers

In a 70-year crowdsourcing project, a motley global public sent in the words and definitions that would form the first OED. Ogilvie reveals the shocking stories behind the book’s birth

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Stop feeding red kite birds of prey - it endangers our military aircraft, warns RAF

RAF Benson near Oxford says big birds of prey and military aircraft are ‘never a good mix’

The Guardian - UK

Mini boost from BMW doesn’t mean UK is in global car industry’s fast lane

EV investment is obviously good news but, overshadowed by Brexit, British carmaking has halved in five years

The Independent UK

BMW to build new electric Mini in England after UK government approves multimillion-pound investment

BMW has announced plans to transform its Mini factory in Oxford, England, to produce nothing but electric vehicles

The Independent UK

BMW set to announce plans to build new electric Mini in Oxford

The multi-million pound investment comes after the firm secured Government support

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The Independent UK

BMW to manufacture next-generation electric Mini in Oxford

The multi-million pound investment comes after the firm secured Government support.

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt says he mustn’t pump extra money into people’s pockets; BoE’s Mann says better to over-tighten interest rates – as it happened

Chancellor says focus is to fight inflation, while Bank of England policymaker argues for higher interest rates

The Guardian - UK

BMW announces £600m package to save Oxford Mini plant

Government-backed investment will help secure 4,000 jobs in electric vehicle production

The Guardian - UK

Author Mick Herron: ‘I’d have made an awful spy. I don’t have a smartphone or wifi’

As he publishes a new standalone novel, the spotlight-shunning author of the Slow Horses books talks about politics, time-travel and identity-swapping

Sports Illustrated

Lane Kiffin’s Dog Played a Key Role in Ole Miss’s Win Over Mercer

The unofficial mascot of the Rebels had quite the performance on Saturday in Oxford.

Evening Standard

Commuter hotspots: new-build homes in market towns within easy reach of London

New rural homes within reach of the city are increasingly popular, with a record number of first-time buyers going beyond the M25

The Guardian - UK

The Dictionary People by Sarah Ogilvie review – nerds who loved words

The linguist and lexicographer unearths the histories of the unsung heroes who created the Oxford English Dictionary

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