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Trade unions and students rally in Oxford to mark General Strike centenary

The march commemorated the anniversary of the 1926 General Strike. Those attending included the Oxford and District Trade Union Council, the University and College Union and students, including a group from the Oxford Labour Club.

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Oxford Mutual Aid re-opens after month-long closure

Oxford Mutual Aid (OMA) has reopened after a month-long closure due to “emergency repairs” at the hall they operate out of, which the charity described as “the longest closure period OMA has ever seen”.

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Local election manifestos published as student candidates contest key wards

The Labour Party, the Green Party and the Liberal Democrats have released their manifestos ahead of the upcoming Oxford City Council elections, as a number of current and recent University of Oxford students contest seats across the city.

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Carl Benjamin disinvited from Oxford Union amid backlash from FemSoc and IHH

On Thursday, the Oxford Union held a debate on the motion ‘This House Believes That Being British is a ‘Birthright’, Not a Choice’. Carl Benjamin, who had been scheduled to speak, was disinvited from the event shortly before it took place.

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All Souls plans plaque to mark donor’s slavery links

The college has applied for planning permission for a plaque commemorating the slaves whose labour funded its library.

Oxford academics condemn “polemical and simplistic” research

The professor described their actions as "collective online bullying"

Council pledges £1.4m to help the homeless

The new budget proposes large spending increases for prevention and housing

Council to extend Syrian refugee scheme

Councillors are to approve the resettlement of ten more families in the city

Oxford announces new German research partnerships

The move is expected to bring more collaboration in the sciences and humanities

Oxford defends don accused of “whitewashing” the British empire

Nigel Biggar had argued we should “moderate our post-imperial guilt”

Empty Lush shop to become homeless shelter

The retailer was previously criticised for boarding up the entrance

Exeter backtracks on housing guarantee

Thirty students have been told to consider private accommodation

Foals to make return to Cellar

The band will be performing in celebration of the venue's successful fight against closure

Oxford Council orders emergency shelter for the homeless

The temporary move was triggered by sub-zero weather forecasts

Oxford student who stabbed boyfriend appeals sentence

Lavinia Woodward was spared custody, but was given a suspended sentence of ten months

Rusbridger fails in bid to keep painting of murdered model at LMH

The LMH principal only managed to raise £80 of the £6500 it sold for at auction today

Fire started by welder at Radcliffe Science Library

Smoke was spotted during post-work safety checks, and the building evacuated.

Union election winner disqualified

An electoral tribunal found Musty Kamal guilty of electoral malpractice

Heretical text of Jesus’ brother found in Oxford

The original manuscript was found in the Sackler Library

Christ Church students protest early bop shut down

The JCR was closed before midnight following a fire alarm

Oxford SU: University should offer free student bike repair

The University currently only offers free repairs to staff

Oxford falls in global employability rankings

Brexit blamed for dramatic drop in rankings

Oxford to launch first ever bond

The University is looking to raise at least £250 million

Oxford revokes Aung San Suu Kyi’s ‘freedom of the city’

The decision was unanimously agreed by councillors

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