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Oxford offer holders “speechless” after court rejects challenge to visa brake

A high court case by four women prevented from studying at Oxford by the government’s visa brake was rejected in August, with an appeal pending.

Botley Road reopens after three and a half years

Botley Road, which has been closed since April 2023 to accommodate expansions to Oxford railway station, reopened to the public this week.

Traffic filters trial replaces congestion charge in Oxford

Oxfordshire County Council has introduced a traffic filters trial in Oxford to replace the congestion charge.

Antisemitism at UK universities 79% higher than before October 7th attacks

The University of Oxford was among ten universities to record five or more antisemitic incidents from 2024-2026, a new report on antisemitism at UK universities shows.

Chatting up: Jonathon Gornall

How did you get into journalism? Slogged my way through local papers from the age of 21, sleeping with anybody who could help me...

On the lookout for the genuine article

The difficulty in verbalising emotion, that holy grail of lovers romantic and refined, to enunciate a feeling so acutely felt, is evidenced both in...

Conversations After a Burial

If asked to name a play by Yasmina Reza, surely every avid theatregoer would suggest Art, the play that achieved global success in the...

Alice

If the idea of an actor dressed in a tailcoat covered in Jammy Dodgers intrigues you, then you should go and see Alice. A...

An Ideal Husband

Take one perennial play of the English tradition, stage it in the beautiful surroundings of the oldest college in Oxford, and watch the magic...

Morning after the Boogie Night before

There’s no doubt about it; John Holmes was big. He made over 2,000 films during his career and, aided in no small way by...

Van Helsing

Never is a cinematic experience more depressing than when the mobile phone advert at the beginning of the film is the best thing about...

Wondrous Oblivion

Paul Morrison’s first film, 1999’s Solomon and Gaenor, was a tragedy about an Orthodox Jew’s illicit affair with a miner’s daughter in the impoverished...

Pope of Mope Returns

Morrissey, ex-frontman of The Smiths, returns for his first album in seven years with impeccable timing – all the hottest new bands express their...

Live: Supergrass

Despite this being their first home-coming gig for some time, it was a pretty unhyped event. Inside the venue, there were true Supergrass fans...

White Light Motorcade: Thank you, Goodnight

While it’s one thing to have influences in the music industry, it is quite another to wear them as proudly as White Light Motorcade...

Nelson’s Columns: A Blindman’s Bluffs

Let’s be honest, most people never venture further than Europe. When the cheap spirit of wanderlust awakens, a group trip (courtesy of Easyjet) to...

Mull Historical Society: This is Hope

Colin Macintyre (aka Mull Historical Society) pleads “I’m not cool anymore, stay with me honey” on the opening track, ‘Peculiar’, of third studio album...

Lonely Planet: Africa on a Shoestring

Let’s be honest, most people never venture further than Europe. When the cheap spirit of wanderlust awakens, a group trip (courtesy of Easyjet) to...

Not Fade Away

A confession: although On The Road is a fun read, I found that it never quite lived up to its reputation. The idea behind...

Queen’s comeback keeps five alive

The quality of the football at the opening rounds of the Cuppers 5-a-side last Wednesday mirrored the weather: dull, with occasional bright spells. In...

Olympic Effort

Three current Oxford students competed at the opening World Cup Regatta at Poznan, the first chance that those boats heading to the Olympics in...

Oxford Speed to Success

Oxford’s karting team enjoyed their most successful season so far in the highly competitive British University Karting Championship, beating the Tabs in five out...

Side Lines

Bannister, Chataway and Brasher; the four-minute-mile was something of a team achievement; without his pace makers the good doctor might never have breasted the...

When Cherwell saluted Sir Roger’s Run

1954’s Cherwell was amongst the first to learn that Iffley Road would see Roger Bannister attempt to run the elusive four-minute mile. During secret...

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