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  • HealthAOL

    Doc records excruciating experience of drive-through coronavirus test

    A doctor has recorded the excruciating experience of a drive-through coronavirus test. The video, filmed on April 15 in Oxford, shows Dr Rufus Cartwright retching as his nose and throat are swabbed in his first test for the virus, despite

  • BusinessAOL

    BMW strikes deal to build electric Minis in China

    German brand BMW is in talks with Chinese manufacturer Great Wall Motors about a possible partnership, which would see production of the Mini Electric take place in China. Production of the all-electric hatchback will begin in Oxford in 2019, but

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  • NewsAOL

    Oxford and Reading top good growth league table

    Oxford and Reading are the most flourishing places in Britain, with jobs being created, incomes rising and skills being improved. While the highest-ranked cities in the latest Demos-PwC Good Growth for Cities index are still mostly in the South

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  • ScienceAOL

    Oxford to ban petrol and diesel cars from centre by 2020

    New proposals from Oxford city council and Oxfordshire county council could see the city become the first in the UK to ban petrol and diesel cars from the centre. Oxford plans to create Britain's first "zero-emission zone" by 2020.

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  • NewsAOL

    BMW confirms new electric Mini will be built in Oxford

    The new fully electric Mini will be built at the Cowley plant in Oxford, BMW has confirmed. The model is set to go into production in 2019, with the Oxford plant being the main location where the new model will be built. Although the electric

  • LifestyleAOL

    Top UK hotels for a traditional Christmas break

    Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose... there's nothing like a cosy wintry setting to make your Christmas even more special. Even better? Not having to slave away in the kitchen all day. From beautiful

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  • BusinessAOL

    The hardest place to buy a home - it's not where you think

    London is not the hardest place to buy a home. It's certainly the priciest, but because Londoners are paid more than anyone else in the country, a new study has shown that there's another city where affording a property is far harder -

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