Oxford
Homeless woman who stopped robbery hopes to buy boat
A homeless woman who staff say thwarted a robbery attempt at a beauty store in Oxford has become the focus of a fundraising effort and hopes to buy a boat.
Sunk narrowboat owner overwhelmed by donations
One of two narrowboats that were swept off their moorings on Monday and smashed into Oxford's Botley Bridge has sunk, taking with it the "entire life" of its owner.
Boat with elderly couple on board set alight in arson attack
A man in his 70s and a woman in her 60s were the victims of an arson attack on their vessel, moored on Canal Street in Oxford, on Saturday morning.
Children forced to jump to safety in Abingdon Marina blaze
Five children and two adults were forced to jump into the River Thames during a boat fire in Abingdon Marina, Oxfordshire.