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Poppy appeal thieves in the Headington area of Oxford - Police need your help

Shocking CCTV footage has captured a young couple stealing a Poppy Appeal tin by hiding it in their daughter’s pram.
Far from being the young couple’s first theft, they have helped themselves to 10 poppy tins, filled with public donations meant for injured servicemen.
A spokeswoman for Thames Valley Police said: “These are despicable crimes, especially [...]

IVF hope increased as new screening test doubles conception rate

The odds for IVF success are currenty less than one in four procedures and with around 37,000 woman in Britain every year undergoing IVF, this will be welcome news.
British scientists have developed a new method, which screens embryos for genetic defects and greatly increases the chance of women becoming pregnant, even in their late thirties. [...]

The Headington Shark nominated as National Treasure

The 25ft, 23 year old Headington Shark is Oxford’s most bizarre work of art and the cause of some controversy. However, the shark has been nominated as an Icon of England on the website icons.org.uk, (The Institute of Conservation) which is supported by Sir Paul McCartney.
In 1986 the shark was placed on to the [...]

IVF Twins Have Greater Risk Of Serious Illness Or Early Death

Twins conceived from IVF have been found in a study to be at greater risk of serious illness or dying within their first three years of live than twins which have been conceived naturally.
The study also found that twins born as a result of fertility treatment stay in hospital on average four days longer after [...]

Monty Python star Jones expecting a Baby with Anna Soderstrom

Terry Jones, 67, is expecting a baby with Anna Soderstrom , 26.
The couple have been dating for nearly five years after they meet in Oxford at book signing. Terry Jones’s relationship with Miss Soderstrom ruined his “open” marriage to Alison Telfer, a London biochemist. She allegedly threw the Monty Python star out of their family [...]

Soldier hides baby in barracks

A female soldier, 20, who hid her pregnancy has given birth to a baby girl inside her barracks, reportedly delivering the baby herself.
The baby was discovered by another soldier who heard her wailing at Abingdon Barracks in Oxfordshire.
Both the mother and her baby are now being cared for in hospital in Oxford, the Ministry of [...]