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Leonie Dubois stands on a construction site, wearing a helmet, protective glasses and an orange worker's jacket. She has long, brown hair.

Testing the boundaries for planned giant reservoir

Engineers test designs for clay embankments which could hold 150 million cubic metres of water.

Layla Moran with her new baby

MP Layla Moran announces birth of first child

The Liberal Democrat says she will take parental leave for about five months.

A group of people celebrating VE Day with a picnic outside. They ate smiling for the camera. One of the women has a Union Flag dress on. There is a dog under the picnic table, which is covered with food and drinks. VE Day bunting and other decorations can be seen behind them. Other people are seen in the distance. It is a sunny day.

Street parties and torch processions to mark VE Day

Concerts, parties and torchlight processions are planned to mark VE Day 80 in Oxfordshire.

Tim Mcmahon has short hair and is wearing a pink shirt and a blue jacket. He is sat in front of the River Thames, which is flowing by in the sun.

Water boss says people need to use less

Tim Mcmahon was speaking to BBC South Today on a special programme about water use.

The scheme helping new authors get into bookshops

The founders of 1in200 want to help local authors get their books into independent bookshops.

Jacqui Canton is wearing a green dress and a black lanyard around her neck. She has ginger shoulder length hair and is stood in front of a white wall with a sign that says Abingdon & Witney College behind her.

College's construction centre expands

Under the government's plans, 5,100 new homes could be built in Oxfordshire in coming years.

Abingdon fire station is pictured - it has red bricks, two large red doors and a fire service poster on it. Outside the fire station are yellow markings on the road, including writing saying Keep Clear.

Council to spend £10m to decarbonise buildings

Twenty of Oxfordshire County Council's buildings will be adapted to cut carbon emissions.

A close-up of Duncan Bhaskaran Brown in traditional Morris attire, dancing in the middle of Abingdon during his record-breaking attempt. He is smiling.

Morris dancer completes 11-hour world record attempt

Duncan Bhaskaran Brown estimates he danced 100,000 steps to 186 traditional folk tunes.

Duncan Bhaskaran Brown in full Morris dancing get-up, including a neckerchief, and hat with lots of plants on.

Morris dancer set for 11-hour world record attempt

Duncan Bhaskaran Brown will try to dance for more than 11 hours straight in Abingdon on Saturday.