Sunday 14th June 2026

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Oxford Union election count suspended amid electoral fraud allegations

he Oxford Union’s Trinity Term 2026 election count has been suspended after the Returning Officer identified substantial evidence of interference, before any ballot boxes were opened. 

Mansfield College redevelopment plans approved by Oxford City Council

Oxford City Council unanimously approved Mansfield College’s development plans on Tuesday, 26th May. The project, known as the Estate Transformation Project, will be delivered by architects Feilden Fowles. Mansfield told Cherwell that the development would “provide students and the College with up-to-date facilities they need for generations to come”.

Oxford Union town hall TT26: Meet the candidates 

With polls set to open for Oxford Union elections tomorrow, Friday 12th June, Cherwell spoke to the candidates running to be President in Hilary Term 2027. Milo Donovan and Prajwal Pandey discussed their vision for the society, the challenges facing the Union, and how they would respond to recent controversies surrounding speaker invitations and free speech.

Oxford law academic cancels lecture series on sex and gender following protests

Dr Michael Foran, Associate Professor of Law and Fellow of Keble College, has cancelled the remaining lectures in a series on sex, gender identity, and the law, following protests at two of the events.

“Foolish and dangerous” drinking craze continues

Student NekNominations grow wilder despite condemnation from both the University and OUSU

Merton JCR bans The Sun from common room

Britain’s most popular newspaper will be removed from Merton’s common room, as voted for by a majority

Magdalen bed bugs cause chaos

Bed bug infestation requires evacuation of a whole floor of first year accommodation

Reclaim the Night march again

Women in Oxford to march against sexual violence

Exeter students launch hall boycott

JCR votes to stop attending hall in protest against high living costs

Osborne’s cuts challenged by Oxford consultancy

Oxford Economics says further spending cuts are unnecessary

Hertford’s Principal spotted on BBC programme

Will Hutton in spoof interview on Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe

Oxford Students Blogging Brazil for the BBC

Oxford students’ blog about Brazilian society and culture hosted by BBC Online

Gove blames “Blob” for declining school standards

The Secretary of State for Education criticises the effect of union bureaucracy on state schools

JCRs campaign to fly rainbow flag

Students show support for LGBTQ history month

Bomb scare hits St Giles

Suspect package shuts down part of central Oxford for four hours, as seven bomb threats affect the UK

Bomb scare on St Giles: Live

A suspicious package was sent to the army recruitment offices on St. Giles'. The New IRA has now claimed responsibility

Continued Foul Weather: Live Blog!

Cherwell Weather guides you through the latest of the floods, rain, wind and other less sexy weather types

Vodka a major cause of death in Russia

Oxford researchers have produced a study showing vodka to be a major cause of early death in Russia

Oxford English Dictionary’s 130th anniversary

Last week marked 130 years since the first publication of a comprehensive English dictionary

FarmVille games giant purchases Oxford gaming company

Former Oxford University spin-out company NaturalMotion purchased for £320 million

Birmingham students may face eight years in prison

Students may face jail time following the demonstration over the Living Wage and tuition fees

Brasenose students protest for LGTBQ flag

50 rainbow flags flown around college as the college refuses to fly one for LGBTQ History Month.

Oxford academic condemns growing social injustice

Halfour Mackinder Professor of Human Geography denounces widening class division

NUS accused of left wing bias

OUCA President criticizes 'insular' and 'vitriolic' atmosphere at NUS conference

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