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Agnes's killer had been freed by the courts

18.04.11
A gangster convicted of the murder of 16-year-old Agnes Sina-Inakoju was an illegal immigrant who killed after he was granted bail while awaiting deportation... more

Only the parents can end the horror of gang violence

14.04.11
I am sure most Londoners were shocked by the murder of 16-year-old Agnes Sina-Inakoju last year: this week her murderers were convicted at the Old Bailey... more

Gulf Keystone shoots ahead as revised estimates give cheer

14.04.11
Patient punters who piled into Gulf Keystone dreaming of a glut of black gold had cause to smile today... more

Agnes family struggling a year after her murder

13.04.11
Family of teenager Agnes Sina-Inakoju, shot dead by two gang members as she chatted to friends, said they are still struggling to cope with her death... more

She dreamed of going to Oxford. She died in hail of bullets

12.04.11
Girl who dreamed of making it to Oxford University from a London council estate was shot dead as she chatted to friends - the innocent victim of a gang feud ... more

David Cameron: Only one black student at Oxford is 'disgraceful'

11.04.11
The Prime Minister branded Oxford University 'disgraceful'after he said he saw figures which revealed that only one black student was admitted last year ... more

Criminology student helped defraud professor

28.03.11
Criminology student whose bank account was used to defraud an Oxford University professor escaped a jail sentence ... more

Elitist, pompous and just like the Royals but I still don't want to sink the Boat Race

25.03.11
Either you see the Boat Race as an ancient and awesome British sporting tradition to be cherished or you see it a sporting irrelevance... more

Oxford University students face £9,000 fees

15.03.11
Oxford University plans to raise tuition fees to £9,000 a year, but more than 1,000 students will qualify for substantial reductions... more

Bulbs, blobs and best new talent at the Designs of the Year awards

01.03.11
The annual event brings together more than 100 pieces from the fields of architecture, fashion, furniture, graphics, interactive, products and transport ... more

Scientist's terror attack fears over virus 'superlab'

02.02.11
One of Britain's leading bio-scientists today voiced fears over the safety of a £600 million virus 'superlab' planned for St Pancras... more

Daily dose of vitamin B could stop Alzheimer’s

09.09.10
Campaign groups call for immediate funding to help beat Alzheimer’s after groundbreaking research moves closer to finding a cure... more

Now it’s the Yahs who are having the last laugh

25.03.10
Have you seen Gap Yah yet? The three-minute comedy sketch is a YouTube sensation, currently getting around 50,000 fresh hits a day... more

Losing the plot in Really Old, Like Forty Five

04.02.10
Tamsin Oglesby’s new play Really Old, Like Forty Five is set in a dystopian future, where Britain is desperately overcrowded with infirm pensioners.... more

Oxford to pick new poetry professor by online vote

09.12.09
After the last election was overshadowed by a row over alleged sexual harassment and leaks to the press, Oxford University is to select its new professor of poetry by online vote... more

Pressure was too much for him, says mother of hanged Oxford student

16.10.09
Mother told of her heartbreak after her student son committed suicide at Oxford University because of the pressure to get a first-class degree... more

‘Under pressure’ Oxford student hanged himself

14.10.09
Talented Oxford University student hanged himself after telling friends he was struggling with his studies, an inquest heard... more

4C temperature rise 'extreme but plausible'

28.09.09
Temperatures could rise by 4C in this generation according to a new study from British scientists... more

Latest advice: Don't give Tamiflu to under thirteens

10.08.09
Children should not be given the two main drugs used to treat swine flu because the side-effects outweigh the benefits, experts warned... more

Grim start to life in big brother's bleak house

05.06.09
The Big Brother contestants are adjusting to life in a house stripped of all creature comforts... more

Baby Labour

22.04.09
Georgia Gould isn’t the only child of a Labour dynasty making her mark in politics. Emily Hill reveals the other holders of famous names following the family tradition... more

Oxford rugby players in new race row over 'blacking up'

18.11.08
Rugby players from Oxford University have sparked a second race row in as many weeks after pictures of them blacked-up and wearing loincloths at an Africa theme party were uncovered... more

Oxford University has £30m stuck in Iceland

16.10.08
The full scale of the Iceland bank crash's impact on British institutions is emerging... more

Dyslexia gene discovery brings hope to sufferers

01.10.08
The gene linked to dyslexia has been identified which scientists said today could lead to better treatment for millions of sufferers... more

City lawyer 'who groped student in Soho strip club' is sacked

05.08.08
A City lawyer has been sacked after allegedly sexually assaulting a work experience student at a Soho strip club... more

Barbican show is posing a most seductive question

10.10.07
The Barbican has insisted their Seduced exhibition, a new survey of 2,000 years of sex in art, is a most serious academic show.... more


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