Recent News Headlines : Oxford - United Kingdom

THE OXFORD DICTIONARIES' WORD OF THE YEAR IS A WORD NOBODY ACTUALLY USES


LONDON -- The Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2017 has been revealed, and the winner is ..... READ MORE

15th December, 2017 746

SIZE DOES MATTER: WINE GLASSES ARE SEVEN TIMES LARGER THAN THEY USED TO BE


Our findings suggest that the capacity of wine glasses in England increased significantly over the past 300 years, added Zupan... READ MORE

14th December, 2017 5275

CAN JORDAN GET A MILLION SYRIANS INTO WORK?


Zaatari, Jordan's biggest refugee camp, held its first jobs fair in October... READ MORE

13th December, 2017 304

A NEW TAKE ON THE PRECIOUS RING MARKET STARTING WITH DIVORCE


She sold her engagement ring through Worthy and got about 350, roughly a quarter of its original price... READ MORE

9th December, 2017 0

SEVEN OF THE BEST DISHES IN LONDON YOU SHOULD EAT RIGHT NOW


It's a longtime Gordon Ramsay restaurant that has only now become a destination under Ramsay's most recent head chef, Larry Jayasekara... READ MORE

7th December, 2017 277

BRITAIN CAN LEAD WORLD IN SCIENCE REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS IN BREXIT NEGOTIATIONS, SAYS JEREMY HUNTA


Progress would accelerate with advances in robotics, artificial intelligence and genomic medicine he suggested... READ MORE

6th December, 2017 36

THE MILLENNIALS DONATING 10 OF THEIR PAY TO SAVE THE WORLD


Some of the ideas of the effective altruism movement have drawn criticism... READ MORE

4th December, 2017 477

POPE AVOIDS ROHINGYA TERM IN SPEECH


Pope Francis has delivered a keynote speech in Myanmar, demanding respect for each ethnic group but without referring specifically to its Muslim Rohingya community... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 2787

FOUR OUT OF FIVE FULL-TERM BABY DEATHS IN UK COULD BE PREVENTED, SAYS STUDY


The group, led by experts at Oxford and Leicester universities, based their findings on an in-depth analysis of what went wrong with 78 of the 225 deaths in 2015... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 1014

POPE MEETING SUU KYI ON MYANMAR REFUGEE CRISIS AMID OUTCRY


Suu Kyi studied at Oxford before returning to Myanmar and being placed under detention for 15 years during the country's long military dictatorship... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 89

MYANMAR'S AUNG SAN SUU KYI STRIPPED OF BRITISH HONOR AHEAD OF MEETING WITH POPE FRANCIS


Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi cancelled her trip to the United Nations General Assembly in New York... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 694

POPE FRANCIS TO MEET AUNG SAN SUU KYI ON FIRST FULL DAY IN MYANMAR


Pontiff to meet country's civilian leader a day after meeting military general in charge of crackdown on Rohingya minority... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 3485

POPE SET FOR KEY MYANMAR SPEECH


Pope set for key Myanmar speech and meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 256

AUNG SAN SUU KYI LOSES FREEDOM OF OXFORD OVER ROHINGYA CRISIS


Oxford city council votes unanimously to strip Myanmar leader of award over her response to repression... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 7213

NHS CRACKS DOWN ON MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS BEING SENT OUT OF AREA


Ending this practice must be a priority for mental health providers, said Prof Tim Kendall, the NHS's national clinical director for mental health... READ MORE

13th November, 2017 657

LENIN THE CAT LOVER: RARE PHOTOS OF SOVIET LEADER GO ON SHOW IN OXFORD


O Lenin Leader of the Russian Revolution is at the North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford, from 8 to 18 November 2017... READ MORE

7th November, 2017 5779

UK GOVERNMENT SUED FOR THIRD TIME OVER DEADLY AIR POLLUTION


The UK government is being sued for a third time over the widespread illegal levels of air pollution, which cause 40,000 early deaths every year... READ MORE

7th November, 2017 1431

LOOKING BLANKLY AT ABSURDITY: INSIDE THE WORLD OF PRIVATE EYES CARTOONISTS


Ken Pyne, who is based in north London, has been sending cartoons in to Private Eye since he was 20, 46 years ago... READ MORE

5th November, 2017 851

IS THERE MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE WITH THE PROFESSOR AT THE CENTER OF THE TRUMP-RUSSIA PROBE. OR LESS?


The plea agreement makes no direct accusation against Mifsud... READ MORE

4th November, 2017 710

CHURCH OF ENGLAND URGED TO TACKLE SEXUAL ABUSE WITHIN ITS RANKS


Prominent women in church say it should acknowledge prevalence of sexual harassment and establish independent process for raising concerns... READ MORE

1st November, 2017 517

RAPE CLAIMS HIT ISLAM SCHOLAR TARIQ RAMADAN IN FRANCE


French prosecutors are investigating allegations by two women who say they were raped by Tariq Ramadan, a renowned Islamic scholar and Oxford professor... READ MORE

30th October, 2017 713

RACE, CLASS AND OXBRIDGES STRANGLEHOLD ON BRITISH SOCIETY


The post-GCSE Oxbridge open evening at my child's northern comprehensive was attended by about 250 parents, a perfect reflection of its wide ethnic diversity... READ MORE

20th October, 2017 142

BRITISH BIRDS EVOLVE BIGGER BEAKS TO USE GARDEN FEEDERS


Researchers say UK's enthusiasm for bird feeders compared with mainland Europe responsible for increase in beak length... READ MORE

20th October, 2017 831

100 WOMEN: THE PAKISTANI WOMEN SHAMED FOR THEIR LIFESTYLE


Pakistan is a country of stark contrasts, and when it comes to the treatment of women, they are even clearer, writes the BBC's Shumaila Jaffery... READ MORE

17th October, 2017 671

CITY OF LONDON TO DEBATE STRIPPING AUNG SAN SUU KYI OF FREEDOM AWARD


The decision to remove the award comes after the Oxford college where Aung San Suu Kyi studied recently removed her portrait from public display... READ MORE

8th October, 2017 3881

OXFORD RESEARCHERS TEAM TO TEST UNIVERSAL FLU VACCINE


Significantly, the new vaccine works by stimulating the immune system to boost virus-killing T-cells, instead of antibodies... READ MORE

3rd October, 2017 2218

ENGLAND AND WALES DEATH RATE RISE LINKED TO LONGER STAYS IN HOSPITAL


Local authority leaders point out that Whitehall-imposed cuts to town hall budgets had hit the provision of social care... READ MORE

3rd October, 2017 610

STROKE PATIENTS IN WALES COULD DIE BECAUSE THROMBECTOMY NOT AVAILABLE


Twenty stroke patients from Wales have undergone coiling since May in hospitals in Birmingham, Bristol, Oxford, Plymouth and Southampton... READ MORE

1st October, 2017 497

OXFORD COLLEGE REMOVES PAINTING OF AUNG SAN SUU KYI FROM DISPLAY


So far Oxford University has decided not to reconsider Aung San Suu Kyi's honorary degree... READ MORE

30th September, 2017 46042

'IF WOMEN AREN'T SWEET, THEN THEY'RE CALLED BITCHES'


If you have ever worked alongside both men and women, you will almost certainly have seen for yourself some of the classic gender differences in behaviour... READ MORE

23rd September, 2017 2624

Trending News Headlines : Oxford

SCANDAL OF DONALD TRUMP JR'S ALLEGED RUSSIAN COLLUSION WILL FORCE HIS FATHER TO RESIGN, COLUMBIA LAW PROFESSOR PREDICTS


Donald Trump will probably resign over a constitutional crisis caused by his son-in-law and son, a leading professor of law at Columbia University predicts... READ MORE

16th July, 2017 84562

GEORGE PELL TOLD TO FACE COURT ON HISTORICAL SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGES


Australia's most senior Catholic cleric, Cardinal George Pell, is charged with historical sexual assault offences... READ MORE

15th July, 2017 49616

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS BEING KILLED IN RECORD NUMBERS GLOBALLY, NEW RESEARCH REVEALS


John Knox, UN special rapporteur on human rights and the environment, said Human rights are being jettisoned as a culture of impunity is developing... READ MORE

13th July, 2017 38114

GEORGE MICHAEL'S BOYFRIEND REVEALS HE DIED ALONE AT HOME AND 'BATTLED A SECRET HEROIN ADDICTION'


She said yesterday George Michael worked anonymously at a homeless shelter I was volunteering at... READ MORE

27th December, 2016 34721

NOBEL WINNER MALALA WINS PLACE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY


Malala Yousafzai, the 20-year-old Pakistani education activist and youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, has gained a place at Britain's Oxford University... READ MORE

17th August, 2017 20046

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER MALALA YOUSAFZAI TO STUDY AT OXFORD


By studying PPE at Oxford, she will be following in the footsteps of her hero Benazir Bhutto, the first female prime minister of Pakistan... READ MORE

17th August, 2017 17637

'KEEP YOUR MOUTHS SHUT ABOUT OUR PRESIDENT'


The manager assures Carson that a few Neiman Marcus stores still carry Ivanka Trump jewelry, so she decides to hold onto her credit card... READ MORE

26th February, 2017 13622

MALALA YOUSAFZAI LIKELY TO STUDY AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY IF SHE ACHIEVES AAA OFFER


Malala Yousafzai, the schoolgirl activist who survived an attempted murder by a Taliban gunman, has revealed that she intends to study at a British university... READ MORE

13th March, 2017 11671

TRUMP SAYS HE WILL PICK SUPREME COURT JUSTICE NEXT WEEK


Ahead of an afternoon meeting with Senate leaders, President Trump told reporters Tuesday he likely will nominate a new Supreme Court justice next week... READ MORE

24th January, 2017 10434

BRITAIN APPOINTS FIRST WOMAN TO HEAD SCOTLAND YARD


A onetime beat cop in London's West End, Ms. Dick, 56, said she was thrilled and humbled by the appointment... READ MORE

24th February, 2017 7963

BENEFIT CAP WILL HIT 116,000 OF POOREST FAMILIES, SAY EXPERTS


A couple outside London with two children would have ?117.92 a week for housing costs... READ MORE

1st November, 2016 7900

MEET GENERATION M: THE YOUNG, AFFLUENT MUSLIMS CHANGING THE WORLD


Although beyond the cusp of Generation M at 42, Janmohamed in many ways embodies the young Muslim woman she describes... READ MORE

3rd September, 2016 7613

CARDINAL GEORGE PELL CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE SEXUAL-ASSAULT OFFENSES.


Cardinal George Pell is the highest-ranking Vatican official to ever be charged in the churchs long-running sexual abuse scandal... READ MORE

29th June, 2017 7009

TRUMP PRESIDENCY COULD COST U.S. ECONOMY $1 TRILLION


They are headquartered in Oxford, England, but have offices around the world including Chicago, Miami, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington... READ MORE

13th September, 2016 4881

EBAY FOUNDER PIERRE OMIDYAR COMMITS $100M TO FIGHT 'FAKE NEWS' AND HATE SPEECH


Pierre Omidyar, one of the world's richest men, aims to tackle the global trust deficit by giving money to projects around the world... READ MORE

5th April, 2017 4017

BREXIT WILL BE GOOD FOR UNIVERSITIES, OXFORDS NEW HEAD OF BREXIT STRATEGY SAYS


"We had really good collaborations, which hopefully in this Brexit climate might be reinvented, because that movement of English-speaking medicine was actually a casualty of joining Europe."... READ MORE

13th January, 2017 3801

WHY PAKISTAN AND INDIA REMAIN IN DENIAL 70 YEARS ON FROM PARTITION


Leader Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistan's founding father, says India's Muslim community is very apprehensive and can trust nobody ... READ MORE

6th August, 2017 3777

NUMBER OF ROUGH SLEEPERS IN ENGLAND RISES FOR SIXTH SUCCESSIVE YEAR


After Westminster, the highest incidences of rough sleeping were recorded in Brighton and Hove 144, Cornwall 99, Manchester 78, Luton 76, Bristol 74, Croydon 68, Redbridge 60, Bedford 59 and Birmingham 55 ... READ MORE

25th January, 2017 3749

THERESA MAY TELLS THE ONE SHOW THERE ARE 'BOY AND GIRL' JOBS AT HOME


I never heard Theresa say she wanted to be Prime Minister until she was well-established in the shadow cabinet, he told the programme... READ MORE

9th May, 2017 3534

FORMER ONTARIO NURSE KILLED 8 ELDERLY PATIENTS, POLICE ALLEGE


Google Maps A former Woodstock, Ont., nurse is responsible for eight deaths of elderly patients in southwestern Ontario nursing homes, Ontario Provincial Police allege... READ MORE

25th October, 2016 3414

MEET THE HIDEOUS CREATURE THAT WILL LIVE TO THE END OF THE WORLD


Unlike us, tardigrades -- the world's most indestructible species -- will survive until the sun dies, according to a new Oxford University study released Friday... READ MORE

14th July, 2017 3259

THESE AMERICANS BEAT DONALD TRUMP AND SAVED OBAMACARE. THEY SAY THEY CAN DO IT AGAIN


They helped to deal a severe blow to President Donald Trump's young administration... READ MORE

6th August, 2017 2995

TRUMP TRAVEL BAN: PEOPLE'S STORIES FROM US AND AROUND THE WORLD


I have had the iron-clad support of my family, made new friends and found love... READ MORE

29th January, 2017 2927

'A STUDIO IN CENTRAL WARSAW BEATS AN EAST LONDON FLATSHARE'


A studio in the very centre of Warsaw wins over a flatshare in east London - one of many things in favour of Poland, she says... READ MORE

25th October, 2016 2771

'PERHAPS I MADE WATERSHIP DOWN TOO DARK'


Richard adams 'perhaps i made watership down too dark'... READ MORE

27th December, 2016 2574

SOME COMMUNITIES ARE NOT DOING ENOUGH TO TACKLE ASIAN GROOMING GANGS, WARNS CHIEF CONSTABLEA


Newcastle is the latest city in which the activities of an Asian grooming gang has been exposed, following on from Rochdale, Oxford, Rotherham and Derby... READ MORE

10th August, 2017 2449

MALALA YOUSAFZAI WINS A PLACE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY


LONDON -- Malala Yousafzai, the education campaigner and youngest-ever Nobel laureate, has won a place to study at England's prestigious Oxford University... READ MORE

17th August, 2017 2423

BODY OF FT JOURNALIST PRESUMED KILLED BY CROCODILE FOUND IN SRI LANKA


Body of FT journalist presumed killed by crocodile found in Sri Lanka... READ MORE

16th September, 2017 2417

BREXIT COULD LEAVE FIELDS OF ROTTING CROPS IN BRITAIN IF MIGRANT WORKERS STAY AWAY


Farmers say Eastern Europeans are reluctant to work on British farms after the Brexit vote... READ MORE

8th January, 2017 2373

'PEOPLE ASK, WHERE'S YOUR MACHINE GUN?'


Now even companies called Isis are changing their name, from a language school in Oxford to the World Meteorological Organisation replacing Hurricane Isis with Ivette... READ MORE

20th September, 2016 2082


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