Friday, January 31, 2025

Leon Harrington

Inmates escape from Campsfield

Seven detainees escaped from Campsfield on Thursday, with three believed to be still at large

Fire at Wolfson College

Fire in accommodation block 'caused by grill left on' - 150 graduate students evacuated

Disturbance at Campsfield House

Smoke visible from Campsfield, heavy police presence and violent disturbances at the detention centre

Lib Dems hold Holywell

The Lib Dems retain their second Holywell ward seat after winning Thursday's by-election

By-election polls open

BREAKING NEWS: Lib Dems hold Holywell Ward. More soon.

Oxford state admissions fall

Number of state educated students dropped in 2006-7

Next Vice-Chancellor nominated

Current Provost of Yale nominated to succeed John Hood

Councillor triggers by-election

Lib Dem councillor Richard Huzzey steps down after accepting a fellowship at Yale

Election: OULC and OUCA lose out

VIDEO: Student candidates fail to beat Lib Dems in Holywell Ward, but Labour win control of the City Council.

Cherwell24 Science Podcast – 5th wk HT08

Leon Harrington and Connie Han host a special student debate on the Government's recent approval of hybrid embryo research. Leon and Connie are joined...

Union Re-Poll in Turmoil

The Union re-poll due to take place at the end of 2nd week following presidential candidate Krishna Omkar’s disqualification by an election tribunal has...

Union Re-Poll to Go Ahead Unchanged

The re-poll of last term’s overturned Union election will go ahead in 2nd week of this term, as the Appellate Board publishes its final...

Oxford student named as Bhutto successor

Assassinated Pakistan ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s son Bilawal has been appointed chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) along with his father, Asif Ali...

Ski Trip Student Dies of Hypothermia

A Keble student has died of hypothermia on a skiing holiday after becoming lost trying to get back to his chalet.Jonathan Hard, 21, who...

Benazir Bhutto Assassinated

Pakistani former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has today been assassinated. Bhutto was killed at a campaign rally when a suicide bomber shot her in...

Omkar sentence upheld

The Appellate Board investigating this term’s Union tribunal against Krishna Omkar has fully upheld the original verdict and sentence. The appeal hearing held on...

Tribunal verdict upheld

The Appellate Board held today to hear Krishna Omkar's appeal against the tribunal verdict that found him guilty of electoral malpractice, disqualifying him from...

‘Culture of arrogance’ says Union Tribunal

UPDATED Thursday 6th December A report issued by the tribunal investigating last term’s Union Presidential election is highly critical of key figures involved in...

Science Podcast – 6th Week

Join Leon Harrington and Connie Han for a roundup of science news, features and events.This week: Supermouse, PS3 for science?, IVM babies, HapMap moves...

University Trials Free Cycle Service

Staff at Oxford University will soon be able to use a free ‘pick up and pedal’ cycling scheme, inspired by those set up in London and...

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