Monday 8th June 2026

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Oxford City Council announces new cabinet for 2026/27

Oxford City Council leader Susan Brown has announced her new cabinet for the 2026/2027 year. Brown, who also leads the Labour group on the Council, has appointed seven Labour councillors to the cabinet following local elections on 7th May in which Labour lost its overall majority but remained the largest party on the Council.

Prime Minister of Sri Lanka delivers annual lecture at Oxford School of Global and Area Studies

Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr Harini Amarasuriya, delivered the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (OGSA) Annual Lecture at St. Antony’s College on 19th May.

Oxford researchers collaborate to release open data to accelerate AI drug discovery

University of Oxford researchers have released a new open data set and AI model to accelerate drug discovery.

Rare Oxford University photo of Oscar Wilde sells at auction

A newly-discovered photograph of Oscar Wilde at the University of Oxford was recently sold for more than £5,300 at an auction.  

Teenager arranges his own murder on net

A 14-year-old boy has appeared in court, charged with plotting his own murder. John, 14, used multiple personalities on the internet to convince...

DRINK: X’ian Bar

X’ian Bar 197 Banbury Rd (01865) 554239 Those of you who are connoisseurs of Chinese cuisine will certainly know of the X’ian restaurant...

EAT: Gino’s Pizzeria

Gino’s Pizzeria 94 Gloucester Green (01865) 794446 Italian food and Italian restaurants have taken Oxford by storm over the last couple of years,...

In the Knit

Knitting has enjoyed a revival over the past few years, as stars like Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Kate Moss and, curiously enough, Russell Crowe...

The Ego has Landed

True confidence, surely, is the ability to dismiss half of your own career as “parasitic” and “imposing” – only an actor, director and playwright...

Lust in Translation

There are two types of travellers: ‘seers’ and ‘doers’. ‘Doers’ travel because they love adventure, they are drawn to a backpack and the outback...

Bored this Summer? Try… Blenheim Palace

Just a twenty minute cycle ride away from central Oxford lies a haven which lacks the bustle of Oxford life. It has been the...

Knowing and seeing

At twenty, stalking has become a past time of mine. Though it started out as inadvertent; a mere raised eyebrow at seeing the name,...

Confidence tricks

It’s something all of us seek to some extent, often agonize about and usually want more of. No I’m not talking about the first...

Gentleman Prefer Blondes

The new celebrity craze for “chestnut” locks isn’t doing anything for me. I mean, who seriously likes the colour brown? It’s the colour of...

Chatting Up… Ben Miller

Which books are currently littering your bedside table at the moment? 48 Laws Of Power by Robert Greene and Writing a Screenplay by John...

Some productions are born great

Twelfth Night Oriel Gardens Twelve months ago, theatregoers were denied the delights of Oriel quad’s annual allotment of classic drama when Marlowe’s Edward II...

A Message for the Broken Hearted

It’s the ultimate dilemma for the indecisive: two women, attractive, intelligent, devoted. One’s your wife, the other’s your mistress, but really there is little...

The Transit of Venus

Astronomical occurrences have always held a particular fascination for humanity. One such example is the Transit of Venus, when the planet can be seen...

The Topsy-Turvy World of Gilbert & Sullivan

The Topsy-Turvy World of Gilbert and Sullivan is a cheerily nostalgic piece, following the career of the legendary composing duo through the Nineteenth Century...

Forget the aliens, watch the weather

Roland Emmerich, the director of The Day After Tomorrow, doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to making a political statement. The most iconic...

Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter…and Spring

I usually have to steel myself for watching a Kim Ki-Duk film. Ki- Duk has made a name in Korea as an uncompromising director:...

A Beauty just Skin Deep

Avril Lavigne Under My Skin Out Now Avril Lavigne is a strikingly attractive woman. Her huge dark eyes, lank hair and ripped jeans make...

Live: PJ Harvey @ The Zodiac

Contrary to understandable but misguided popular belief, PJ Harvey does not belong in the waify indie chick-rocker department. Her second of two sold-out shows...

Ash: Meltdown

Nothing beats the good old days of 1977. How the 17-year-olds managed to come up with classic, catchy rock is anyone’s guess. Pity they...

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