8+ hour, 46+ min ago   (505+ words) Amy Hunt is one win away from an unprecedented European quadruple after the British 4x100m women’s relay team won gold in style on a night of back-to-back triumphs for the hosts. Dina Asher-Smith also became the joint most-decorated athlete in European…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (491+ words) An inquest has opened after a mum's tragic death at an Oxfordshire horse event. Mother-of-two Sophie Fouracre died in a cross-country accident at Swalcliffe Park, an equestrian centre six miles from Banbury, on July 18. An inquest was opened into the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (512+ words) A former police officer would have been dismissed without notice after a misconduct panel found he engaged in a pattern of sexually inappropriate behaviour towards female colleagues. Former PC Robbie Wilson, who joined Thames Valley Police in May 2020 and later…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (411+ words) By Joseph Terry, Sportsbeat A Brighton local enjoyed the opportunity of a lifetime after being selected to join the Team England Futures programme at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and experience firsthand the performances of superstar athletes like Duncan Scott,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (364+ words) By Joseph Terry, Sportsbeat A Worcester local enjoyed the opportunity of a lifetime after being selected to join the Team England Futures programme at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and experience firsthand the performances of superstar athletes like Duncan Scott,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (423+ words) John Lewis at Oxford Westgate (Image: Tony Buckingham) The boss of John Lewis has warned retailers are facing “really tough” trading conditions that threaten to undermine the department store chain's turnaround. Jason Tarry, dhairman of the John Lewis Partnership, which…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (453+ words) Thundery showers are set to batter parts of the country and a handful of flood alerts are in place in Scotland – while central and southern England are likely to miss out on most of the much-needed rain. Temperatures will cool…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (242+ words) Nicola Sturgeon’s claims that the SNP election campaign lacked “vision or big-picture thinking” are a “nonsense”, Scotland’s education secretary has said. First Minister John Swinney led the SNP to a fifth Holyrood victory in May, though the party failed to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (259+ words) Bicester-born Kieran Bird has helped Wales claim a bronze medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay. The Olympic swimmer, alongside Matt Richards, Dan Jones, and Tyler Melbourne-Smith, managed to beat Scotland to the podium. This achievement marks Wales' fourth medal in the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (264+ words) Chefs at a pub near Didcot are celebrating after achieving their goal of serving 48 different World Cup dishes throughout the tournament. Throughout the competition, chefs Andy Gould and Tom Baker at The Crown at Chilton dished up 48 different recipes to…...