South-eastern Morocco’s desert is among the most arid places in the world and rarely experiences rain in late summer.

Iwao Hakamada was sentenced to death for the murders of four people in 1966 but was not executed, due to Japan’s lengthy ...

Detective Sergeant Simon Travis and Detective Constable Sam Buzzard received Chief Constable Commendations on Monday (October 7) at an awards ceremony for their work in a protracted investigation ...

Several female genital mutilation victims were seen by NHS services in Oxfordshire last year, new figures show. FGM, where female genitals are deliberately cut, removed or changed without a medical ...

A fall in vaccination rates was blamed for more than a dozen patients being diagnosed with measles at Oxford University Hospitals Trust last year.

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said ‘all the proper processes’ were followed when Rachel Kyte was appointed the UK’s special representative ...

The departure of Israeli forces from a post in south Lebanon where Irish peacekeepers are serving has been welcomed by the Taoiseach. The development came on Tuesday amid growing concerns for the ...

France’s minority government survived a no-confidence vote on Tuesday, two weeks after taking office, getting over the first hurdle placed by left-wing MPs to bring down new conservative Prime ...

Most of Florida’s west coast was under a hurricane or tropical storm warning as the system and its 150 mph winds spun off Mexico’s ...

Residents are being warned to be on their guard against rogue traders after the recent heavy rain led to some flood damage in Oxfordshire.

Overall, MI5 and the police have disrupted 43 late-stage attack plots since March 2017, saving “numerous lives”, he said, adding: “Some of those plotters were trying to get hold of firearms and ...

A teenager was knocked to the ground during a fight with another woman in the street. An argument broke out between two women near Coffee #1 in Market Place in Banbury a t around 7.50pm on Friday ...