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Thom Yorke has released the band's version of Spectre that failed to make the final cut for the Bond film
Stunning new tune from Oxford's Family Machine, from new album Houses That You Lived In
Thames Valley Police Chief Inspector Harry Parsons talks about the crash on the M40 near Bicester on February 14, 2015
Listen to Chf Supt Andy Boyd, Asst Chf Fire Officer Simon Furlong and SODC leader John Cotton talk about this morning's arson attacks in South Oxfordshire
Public Serving Broadcasting headline this year's Oxford Audioscope all-dayer. Here they are with their single Spitfire.
Chiltern Railways plan to re-open the Oxford to Cowley branch line for the first time in more than 50 years. The route will link Littlemore, Blackbird Leys and Cowley with Oxford City Centre. The rail operator plans to build two new stations at Oxford Business Park and Oxford Science Park. Managing Director Rob Brighouse explained the thinking behind the scheme.
Great new tune about the vagaries of the music business from a band who have been there. The tune comes from The Dreaming Spires' eagerly-awaited EP Darkest Before the Dawn.
Chief Insp Yvette Hitch speaks after the body of a man was found in a van in the Burger King car park in Cowley
Sir Roger Bannister talks about receiving an honorary degree at Oxford Brookes university
DCI Mark Glover and Connor Tremble's mum Lisa Tremble talk outside court after Will Blencowe found guilty of murdering 17-year-old Connor
d'Overbroeck head Sami Cohen is thankful changes to the GCSEs have not affected results
Wouldbe Oxford Covered Market robber Clint Townsend's sister Hailey speaks after a coroner ruled his death was by misadventure
Oxford Academy headteacher Niall McWilliams feels positive about the future after this year's A-Level results
Caroline Jordan, the headmistress of at Headington School, talks about the 2014 A-Level results
John Hussey, the executive principal at St Gregory the Great, talks about the 2014 A-Level results
Alan Robinson, the chief commercial officer for RWE Generation, says the left-over 'stump' will not be a problem following the Didcot A demolition
Kevin Nix, head of RWE Generation UK, speaks after watching the demolition of the cooling towers at Didcot A Power Station
Detective Chief Superintendent Andrew Murray talks about the murder of Jayden Parkinson, including the fact it appears she was the first murder victim to have been reburied in someone else's grave
Inspector Mick Greenwood, who led the search for Jayden's body, speaks about the search
Det Supt Chris Ward says Jayden's family are happy with Ben Blakeley's conviction for murder
Det Insp Craig Kirby, of Thames Valley Police's major crime unit, gives his reaction to the conviction for manslaughter of Fiaz Munshi over the deaths of Anum and Majid Khan in an arson in Magdalen Road, East Oxford in 1997
Sir Roger Bannister speaks to Oxford Mail reporter Luke Sproule about the Oxford half marathon, his new autobiography and the future of British running
Philip Hammond talks to reporter Damian Fantato about the £106m announced for Oxfordshire under the Growth Deal scheme, including a flood relief channel for Oxford
Helen Roberts, the deputy LPA Commander for Cherwell & West Oxfordshire, talks about the arrests in Banbury as part of an investigation into child sexual exploitation
Baroness Lawrence, the mother of murdered Stephen Lawrence, received an honorary degree from Oxford Brookes University. Here she talks to reporter Sophie Scott at a slightly windy ceremony
To mark the 10th anniversary since his murder in Banbury, the family of Kevin Lavelle joined with Thames Valley Police to appeal for information to finally bring his killer to justice. The first voice is principal investigator Pete Beirne, of the major crime review team, then Steve Duffy, who lead the case for nearly 10 years before retiring in February and then after that is Kevin's mother Joan Lavelle, dad Patrick Lavelle, sister Lesley, wife Michelle, and mother-in-law Linda Thomas
A commemoration was held in Clifton Hampden on Friday, June 6, at the grave of Major John Howard, who led the assault on Pegasus Bridge, for the men who fought in Normandy. Derek Chivers is the cousin of Major Howard and was asked to lay the wreath
A commemoration was held in Clifton Hampden on Friday, June 6, at the grave of Major John Howard, who led the assault on Pegasus Bridge, for the men who fought in Normandy. Here is Sam Langford, 91, from Didcot, who was with the 5th Battalion of the Royal Berkshire Regiment when he took part in the D-Day landings.
A commemoration was held in Clifton Hampden on Friday, June 6, at the grave of Major John Howard, who led the assault on Pegasus Bridge, for the men who fought in Normandy. Here Lieutenant -Colonel Patrick Lawrence, 82, from Iffley, talks about Major Howard's assault on Pegasus Bridge
A commemoration was held in Clifton Hampden on Friday, June 6, at the grave of Major John Howard, who led the assault on Pegasus Bridge, for the men who fought in Normandy. Here Brian Cox, who was in the 1st Battalion of the Ox and Bucks between 1954 and 1956, talks about what a hero Major Howard was
A commemoration was held in Clifton Hampden on Friday, June 6, at the grave of Major John Howard, who led the assault on Pegasus Bridge, for the men who fought in Normandy. Here The Rev Anne Ilsley, the vicar of St Michael and All Angels' Church in Clifton Hampden, welcomes visitors to the ceremony
A commemoration was held in Clifton Hampden on Friday, June 6, at the grave of Major John Howard, who led the assault on Pegasus Bridge, for the men who fought in Normandy
A commemoration was held in Clifton Hampden on Friday, June 6, at the grave of Major John Howard, who led the assault on Pegasus Bridge, for the men who fought in Normandy
Detective Superintendent Joe Kidman, of the Operation Bullfinch investigation, talks following the convictions of Bilal Ahmed and Zeeshan Ahmed on June 4, 2014
Great tune from up-and-coming Oxford-based pop-rock band Fracture. Check out their EP No Control
This deliciously bluesy tune by Oxford's seven-piece jump blues-vintage jazz act The Original Rabbit Foot Spasm Band is among the stand out tracks on their critically acclaimed album Party Seven, available on iTunes, Amazon and Spotofy - and on CD from Truck Store, Cowley Road, Oxford; Rapture in Witney; and nationwide.
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin talks to Samantha McGregor about the A34 through Oxfordshire
Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to Damian Fantato about the proposed flood channel for Oxford
Dave McKnight, Environment Agency programme manager, forecasting the rain that is coming in Friday and Saturday with the effect that river levels will rise on the Thames
The Environment Agency is saying that even if the rain stops now, the county's waterways will remain high for many days to come
Chris Bridgwood, 20, a student at St benet's Hall, describes how this morning's bomb scare in St Giles unfolded
Station commander Guy Dunkley talking about the operation to keep the flood water back from closing Oxford's Botley Road, February 11, 2014.
Danny Alexander, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, is interviewed by Ben Wilkinson about Government funding for the proposed £160m flood relief channel for Oxford. The Liberal Democrats' prospective parliamentary candidate for Oxford West and Abingdon, Layla Moran, was also present
Campaigners against the changes to school transport outside the Oxfordshire County Council cabinet meeting on February 4, 2014
Detective Sergeant Jim Holmes talks about the sentencing of Daniel Rodriquez following a siege in Kidlington in July
Oxford University and Oxford Brookes staff were on strike again on January 23. Here they outline to Oliver Evans and Sophie Scott why...
Housing minister Nick Boles has attacked Oxford City Council over the controversial Castle Mill buildings, likening the development to the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland and saying the authority should apologise to the public
Detective Sergeant Rachel Jackson and Audrey Pagett, the sister-in-law of victim Beryl Gittens, give their reaction to the five year sentence given to Vale of White Horse councillor John Morgan's five year sentence for theft
Detective Chief Superintendent Andrew Murray gives an update on the start of work at a grave in Didcot that may contain missing teenager Jayden Parkinson
Detective Chief Superintendent Andrew Murray gives an update after police cordon off a grave at a church in Didcot, December 17, 2013
Detective Chief Superintendent Andrew Murray gives an update on the Jayden Parkinson murder investigation on Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Superintendent Christian Bunt talks about the ongoing search for the missing teenager Jayden Parkinson
The second police press conference over the disappearance of Jayden Parkinson, in which they say it is now a murder investigation and describe a man and a suitcase seen in Upton they need to find
Detective Chief Superintendent Andy Murray and Superintendent Christian Bunt appeal for information about missing teenager Jayden Parkinson
Swedish-born Julia Meijer possesses a strikingly beautiful voice and is among Oxford's best new singer-songwriters. Do not miss the chance to see her play life.
Oxfordshire County Council leader Ian Hudspeth talks about how Oxfordshire County Council plans to make £64m in cuts, December 2013
More than 1,000 staff from oxford University and Oxford Brookes University went on strike over pay again on December 3, 2013
Rejieli Paulo sings Io Son L’Umile Ancella, composed by Cilea, performed with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at Melbourne Concert Hall
Oxfordshire County Council children's services head Jim Leivers talks about the changes being made in the wake of the Operation Bullfinch child sex scandal
Eric Pickles, the community secretary, has been in Oxford and spoke to Freddie Whittaker about Oxfordshire County Council's funding and its proposed cuts
DC Simon Easton following the conviction of two men over stolen scrap metal and acquittal of three others. November 6, 2013
Australian pop star Gabriella Cilmi visited Oxford on Thursday, November 5 and performed a cracker of a concert for one lucky family in Wolvercote
Hundreds of Oxford University and Oxford Brookes staff went on strike in a dispute over pay on October 31, 2013. Freddie Whittaker speaks to those on the picket line
Oxfordshire teachers speak to the Oxford Mail's Sophie Scott about why they went on strike on Thursday, October 17, 2013
Oxford City manager Mike Ford on his side's win at Eastleigh in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round
Mark Lygo and Claire Thompson from Oxford City Council at the finish Oxford Half Marathon
3 Logistic Support has returned from Afghanistan. Sophie Scott spoke to the Price family and Debbie Birkbeck at their happiness the troops are home
Lt Col Adam McRae talks about 11EOD's homecoming parade and the reaction from the people of #Didcot
St Gregory the Great headteacher John Hussey talks about turning to school into one taking children from 4 to 17
The Oxford Mail caught up with Take That's Mark Owen ahead of his performance at The Big Feasitval in August 2013
Wallingford School pupil Laura Nelson-Tidbury, 16, has just won a place at OCVC to study music, against all her expectations. She shows us how she got an A in her music GCSE. #oxgcse Hear more of our GCSE interviews at http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10627868.GCSEs_2013__Blog_of_results__updates__reaction__pictures_and_tweets/
Oxford City boss Mike Ford's reaction to his side's loss to Harrogate Town, 2013-14 Conference North
John Hussey, the St Gregory the Great headteacher, was delighted at the A-Level results and spoke about students going to Oxford Brookes University #oxalevels
Simon Morton, the Crown Prosecution Service and Thames Valley Police reaction to the Bullfinch sentences
Nick White, field officer for World Horse Welfare who helped take the animals away from the site when Crunchy's was raided, talks about the case
Det Chf Insp Joe Kidman speaks after Andrew Parsons was found guilty of murdering his wife Janee
A worried 999 call to police about the attack of Girl 3 in the Nanford Guest House in November 2006