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Author Archives: Thomas Yates

A college tortoise approaches a ring of lettuce.
Posted inSports

Shell Shock at Corpus: Bernard Wins Trifecta in 2026 Tortoise Race

by Christine Savino and Thomas Yates June 11, 2026June 11, 2026
A view of the Isis with an onlooking crowd.
Posted inSports News

Summer Eights 2026: The Action & The Atmosphere

by Thomas Yates May 31, 2026May 31, 2026
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Posted inSports

Cheers & Tears — English & Scottish football seasons come to an end

by Thomas Yates May 29, 2026May 29, 2026
Donnington Bridge in the sunlight.
Posted inOxford News

Tragic Teenage Death Disrupts Summer Eights

by Thomas Yates May 28, 2026May 28, 2026
A garden, covered in litter and assorted furniture.
Posted inCulture

Jerusalem at Magdalen College: Reviewed

by Thomas Yates May 22, 2026May 22, 2026
The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, pictured in the evening. A card mosaic tifo reads "to dare is to do."
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Tottenham Hotspur’s Unthinkable Fight against Relegation

by Thomas Yates May 17, 2026May 17, 2026
Artwork of key Oxford Landmarks, such as the Radcliffe Camera and Sheldonian Theatre, within a globe Image. Credit by Evie Fairclough-Kay
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Outside OX1 Week 8: Chile, Nepal and Mandelson

by Lola Dunton-Milenkovic, Nancy Gittus and Thomas Yates March 16, 2026March 16, 2026
A man walks past a wrecked tank in Tigray Region, 2021.
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Locking Horns: Past Conflicts Threaten to Re-emerge in the Horn of Africa

by Thomas Yates March 16, 2026March 16, 2026
Artwork of key Oxford Landmarks, such as the Radcliffe Camera and Sheldonian Theatre, within a globe Image. Credit by Evie Fairclough-Kay
Posted inGlobal Affairs, Outside OX1

Outside OX1 Week 5: Navalny, Peru and the Chagos Islands

by Lola Dunton-Milenkovic, Nancy Gittus, Laura Beard and Thomas Yates February 22, 2026February 23, 2026
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, pictured in 2013.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Arrested on Suspicion of Misconduct in Public Office

by Thomas Yates February 19, 2026February 19, 2026

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