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Ex-college campus next to London's Oxford Street set for major refurbishment

Berkeley Estate Asset Management has proposed a ‘deep retrofit’ and extension of 33 Cavendish Square

Evening Standard

‘Extraordinary’ item JRR Tolkien used while writing The Lord of the Rings up for auction

It’s ‘the only desk belonging to Tolkien still in private hands’

The Independent UK

Lord Of The Rings author JRR Tolkien’s desk up for auction

Tolkien used the desk during his tenure as Merton professor of English language and literature at Oxford between 1945 and 1959.

Evening Standard

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‘Mansplaining’ was once a contender for word of the year. Here’s why we should stop using it

‘Rage bait’ is Oxford word of the year in 2025. But I think we should be able to decommission words that have brought more trouble than they’re worth, starting with the 2015 runner-up, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

SI:AM | Lane Kiffin’s Acrimonious Ole Miss Exit

The former Rebels coach is leaving for LSU after a typically messy breakup with his former employer.

Sports Illustrated

'Rage bait’ named Oxford University Press word of year as outrage fuels social media traffic in 2025

Oxford University Press has named “rage bait’’ as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025

The Independent UK

Rage bait: Expert explains what Oxford word of the year means

"Rage bait" has been declared Oxford Word of the Year 2025.

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‘Rage bait’ named Oxford’s word of the year for 2025

Rage bait is defined as ‘online content deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative, or offensive’

The Independent UK

What is Rage Bait? Oxford Chooses Trending Phrase As Word of the Year 2025

Oxford University Press announced this year's Word of the Year.

International Business Times UK

Lane Kiffin Releases Statement After Accepting LSU Coaching Job

The 50-year-old is headed to Baton Rouge.

Sports Illustrated

Voices: The biggest risk Sir Andreas Whittam Smith ever took was co-founding The Independent

OBITUARY: A risk-taking and highly principled journalist, Whittam Smith helped fund Britain’s first new broadsheet newspaper in more than a century – before successfully stewarding the Church of England through the credit crunch. Sean O’Grady remembers him

The Independent UK

Charlie Kirk comments led to ‘threats of violence’, claims ousted Oxford Union president-elect

George Abaraonye received criticism for his reaction to Charlie Kirk being shot dead in September

The Independent UK

Report: Lane Kiffin’s Decision Between Ole Miss, LSU Comes Down to One Variable

The college football world awaits his decision.

Sports Illustrated

My friend had his £9,000 dream bike stolen, so he went online to turn his garage into a fortress

There's a wealth of security kit that can help you protect your pride and joy, and I was surprised to see it wasn't ludicrously expensive

Cycling Weekly

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Cinemablend

Maxton Hall’s Damian Hardung Broke Down Season 2’s Ending, And What It Tells Us About James And Ruby Going Into Season 3

Let's talk about that last scene...

The Independent UK

The first human kiss originated 21 million years ago, study finds

Homo sapiens and Neanderthals may have kissed, researchers at the University of Oxford discovered

Evening Standard

Meet Britain's next top models: Libby Bennett, Calum Harper, Rubuen Bilan-Carroll, Bebe Parnell and more

From the Haringey heartthrob to a Victoria Beckham-approved Oxford University student — these are the nine new names to know

Sports Illustrated

Lane Kiffin Timeline: A Look at the Ups and Downs of Football’s Most Polarizing Coach

Lane Kiffin has had himself quite the coaching journey.

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The Guardian - UK

Seriously Silly: The Life of Terry Jones by Robert Ross review – portrait of a Python

An affectionate biography of the polymath includes details of never-produced gems such as Monty Python’s Third World War

Louder

From someone who’s already seen the show twice, here’s 10 songs Radiohead should try and get into the setlist on their triumphant comeback tour

The Oxford rock trailblazers hit Italy this weekend ahead of their first London shows in nine years next week

International Business Times UK

Peter Mandelson-Epstein Connection: What Resurfaced Messages Reveal

Dive into the 2016 emails linking Peter Mandelson to Jeffrey Epstein, from birthday notes to Prince Andrew nods, culminating in his 11 September 2025 dismissal

The Conversation

Medieval women’s legacies live on in Britain’s towns and cities

A new statue of Dervorguilla of Galloway was installed in the Master’s Court of the University of Oxford’s Balliol College in September. She was the 13th-century cofounder of Balliol and its first benefactor.

The Guardian - UK

Richard Sharp obituary

Rugby union fly-half who captained England to a Five Nations championship title in the freezing winter of 1963

The Independent UK

Where to watch Down Cemetery Road – the latest thriller from the creator of Slow Horses

The new series is based on Mick Herron’s first book, published in 2003

Evening Standard

Line of Beauty at Almeida Theatre: 'Hugely entertaining skim across shiny 80s Britain'

4/5 This adaptation of Alan Hollinghurst’s novel looks at Thatcherism, the AIDS crisis and class in 80s Britain in satirical fashion

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