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For a time, it seemed nothing could divide the nation more sharply than Brexit.

An Oxford college has rowed back on its code of conduct for a transgender discussion following criticism that it was closing down free speech.

Read more about Pondicherry to Oxford, campuses witness protests against violence in JNU on Business Standard. Many were injured and admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi

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Obesity: Some previous studies have suggested poor diet or a lack of exercise may increase a person's risk of dementia, however, our study found these factors are not linked to the long-term risk of dementia, says study author Sarah Floud from the University of Oxford in the UK.

Read more about Jamia violence: Protests in Harvard, Oxford against police crackdown on Business Standard. The protests on the campuses abroad were largely led by Indian students studying there

Waymo has no plans to launch its self-driving taxis in the UK. Photograph: Waymo

An Oxford student who alleges a fellow student raped her said she could not have consented to having sex with him because it was against the rules of her "open relationship".

As part of a new BBC blog series, reader Caroline Thurston shares what she spent her money on this week.

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Oxford students have moved to impeach their Union President over the treatment of a blind student who was dragged out of a debating chamber "by his ankles".

A blind student was dragged "by his ankles" out of an Oxford debating chamber after being refused entry, leading to calls for the union president to resign.

A nine-year-old boy will become the youngest ever graduate at the end of this year, sparking a competition among the world's top universities to sign up the boy genius.

Work will begin today on laying a 2460 feet (750 metre) -long stretch of the pothole-resistant wonder material on the main road through the village of Curbridge, west of Oxford.

The title of author Philip Pullman's trilogy, published from 1995 to 2000, was taken from a 17th century poem called "Paradise Lost."

Steve Easterbrook's firing saw McDonald's shares price take a dive, and also raised questions about its internal policies.

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Customers can also bring back hangers as part of the new measures. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images