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Festival food stall closed after dozens report falling ill

Dozens reported falling ill after eating food from the Yorky Roast stall at Truck Festival. [...]

BGT winner hoping padel can tackle rural isolation

The Hawkstone Farmer's Choir member hopes his padel court plan could help combat rural isolation. [...]

Mental health symptoms rise in heatwaves - researcher

Dr Emma Lawrance says hospital admissions linked to mental health symptoms rise by about 10%. [...]

Bagpipes - the first defence against alien invaders?

Oxfordshire piper's tunes could soon make it to the moon under the plans of an space entrepreneur. [...]

More than half of England in drought, Environment Agency declares

The drought declarations follow an exceptionally hot and dry period, which has hit rivers, crops and nature. [...]

Ex-police chief warns about mental health support

The comments came after hundreds of officers took time off with mental health-related conditions. [...]

'No choice' but to approve £1.8m-a-year disability care cuts

Changes include a £10 daily rate for council-arranged transport, which had previously been free. [...]

Road closed by delayed works gets reopening date

Network Rail says the Botley Road in Oxford will reopen to traffic on Sunday 20 September. [...]

'I climbed mountain after being told I'd never walk'

Sam Baldwin climbs Yr Wyddfa 16 months after being paralysed from the waist down in a motorcycle accident. [...]

'Reckless' fatal crash driver's sentence increased

Liberty Mitchell has her sentence increased by two years and seven months at the Court of Appeal. [...]