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Diana Ross on stage wearing a red dress, smiling and pointing towards the audience

Henley Festival 2025: What you need to know

Five nights of live music and comedy along the banks of the Thames - with a black tie dress code.

An aerial photo of the museum. It's a long thin building with a white roof, built near the river. There's trees and a large patch of grass next to it, with the town of Henley beyond.

Rowing museum set to close over financial pressure

The museum announced that it was shutting its doors as a result of high running costs.

Two women with dark hair wearing white Great Britain Olympic kits. They're both wearing gold medals around their necks, smiling and holding a Union Jack behind them.

The rower balancing doctor shifts with regatta

Imogen Grant MBE worked a shift at Wexham Park Hospital between races at Henley Royal Regatta.

A woman with blonde hair and wearing a blue dress and red sunglasses smiling beneath a wicker umbrella on a sunny day, with crowds of people behind her.

In pictures: Day one of the Henley Royal Regatta

More than 400 international standard races are set to be held over six days.

People cheer on the crew of Edinburgh University as they make their way towards the water on the opening day of the 2024 Henley Royal Regatta alongside the River Thames, in Henley-on-Thames.

Dress code relaxed as Henley Royal Regatta begins

Thousands of spectators are expected to line the River Thames to see the races.

A modern wooden building by the river with large glass windows on its upper floor and four garages for rowing boats on the ground floor.

Rowing club fundraises for new facilities

Henley Rowing Club was founded in 1830 but says its future is "uncertain".

Leander Club in Henley

Rowing club updates code of conduct after claims

The Leander Club in Henley-on-Thames is accused of failing to properly investigate sex allegations.

Students reading book in class.

Has AI 'transformed' university for the better?

Oxford Brookes student Sunjaya Phillips says she uses the technology to help create ideas.

Cornerstone workshop leader Laura Howells-Green with students

How are theatres bouncing back from the pandemic?

The BBC speaks to theatre venues in Oxfordshire as new investment is pledged by local authorities.