24/10/2016 South Today - Oxford

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In tonight's programme: Guilty of murder over a copy

The court heard Michael Dan`her killed Adrian Greenwood over a first

Not just about the animal's death, but also its life -

the farmer claiming the standard of Halal meat needs to be ilproved.

And later on: Into a tailsphn - shock today as this airwoman

is stripped of an award amid claims she used

A man's been sentenced to lhfe in prison for murdering

51-year-old Michael Danaher stabbed Adrian Greenwood at his homd

The court heard he was killdd because he owned a rare copx of Wind

Michael Danaher was no stranger to Oxford.

In the weeks before he killdd Adrian Greenwood, he'd been caught

several times on CCTV near restaurants in St Clemdnts

And this selfie shows the khller with blood on his face moments

after stabbing Adrian Greenwood 16 times in his home.

The 42-year-old book dealer was found dead at his four-storey

As well as suffering more than a dozen stab wounds,

the Oxford University gradu`te had also been stamped on

The court heard Michael Dan`her had made several car journeys

from his home in Peterborough to visit Adrian Greenwood

His murder was the result on this first edition of Wind

in the Willows worth ?50,000 - later found by police

The book ended up on eBay for ?2,000.

A spreadsheet was also found on Danaher's computer with ` list

of high profile names he also intended to steal from,

including Louise Redknapp, Gary Lineker and Simon Cowell.

During the course of the investigation, we looked

From that laptop, it was cldar he had produced a list

of very wealthy people that he was going to pursue in one

form or another to try and gain some money.

That might have been robbing, stealing,

The jury here at Oxford Crown Court took just under two hours

to reach their unanimous guilty murder verdict.

Michael Danaher showed no elotion and kept his arms crossed.

During sentencing, the judgd said Danaher had savagely stabbed

Mr Greenwood to death and bdcame obsessed with famous person`lities.

He went on to say he left hhm bleeding in his own hallway

He'll now spend at least a linimum of 34 years in prison.

A man from Buckinghamshire has been jailed along with a man

from Lancashire for sexual offences against children.

Graham Dartnell, who is from Milton Keynes,

Paul Bailey, who is from Blackpool, was sentenced

Police say that as a result of the investigation,

two young children have been given protection.

The pair were arrested following a joint investigation

involving Thames Valley, West Yorkshire and

An Oxfordshire family of organic farmers are leading the calls

for the Halal meat industry to improve its standards.

Lutfi and Ruby Radwan opened Willowbrook Farm

They are now urging the indtstry to move away from mass prodtction

to ensure better treatment of animals to stay true to Hslam.

Two former Oxford academics who gave it all up to follow their dreams

of running their own organic farm in the tiny Oxfordshire

Producers of Halal organic products, they're leading the cause

for Britain's Halal meat industry to improve its standards.

This is Willowbrook Farm and we're the Radwan family.

We're the first Halal organhc farm in the UK.

In our interpretation, anything that's good and he`lthy

for you and acceptable and does least harm to the environment

Muslims need to be aware th`t factory farming can never rdally be

moulded to the requirements of Halal.

As long as your accepting f`ctory farmed chickens and mass sl`ughter,

three birds per second being killed with some tape-recording of the name

of God being mentioned and an automatic blade

performing the slaughter, killing an animal through stunning,

understunning, it misses the electric bar, dipping chickens

And the ones that miss that and also miss the blade and end up actually

dying in the process that comes after, which is when they are dipped

into boiling water for the defeathering process.

So that whole industry is really incompatible

We need to increase awareness among the communities.

Wholesomeness, purity is important and we need to develop the concept

of quality, not quantity, which is the essence

When you're finding chickens turning up for ?2, or two for ?3,

you've got to ask the questhon, how on earth could an animal have

been reared and produced and provided to that point of sale

Actually, why not just eat less meat?

Why not eat a lot less meat, go back to special occasions and enjoy it?

We are producing all this chicken in this way.

This is real, face up to th`t reality and be aware of the reality.

A unique exhibition of three-dimensional portrahts made

using a scanner and 3D printer has opened at Waddesdon Manor

The technology could be used to conserve historical

Katharine Da Costa has been to see how it works.

Just as an artist tries to capture a true likeness,

the Veronica scanner uses ehght cameras to capture 100

high-resolution photos to m`p every detail of a human head.

The 2D images are then processed into digital models

What we're using here, we also use in its basic format

in places like Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Jordan, to record

We want to create a databasd of cultural heritage that c`n

be used to be studied and disseminated and preserved

Waddesdon Manor's charitabld trust, The Rothschild Foundation,

Lord Rothschild has long been interested

in science and new technology as well as art and conservation

This exhibition tries to unite the two.

We could use it to make replicas of sculpture.

We could use it to interrog`te some of the historic textiles,

for example, if you think about tapestries and how thdy've

If you can take very, very high-resolution

scans and images of them, it gives you the possibilitx

to recreate the object as it might have been when it was made

3D printers are now so accurate they're already widely used

in areas such as dentistry, engineering and architecturd.

In the future, they could bd used to print human cells to forl skin

You will be to print organs from your cells.

Very much less prone to rejdct by your body because it's your body.

You can design the exact organ you need in the exact size xou need

and it would fit exactly the purpose.

So this is my very own 3D ilage - it's taken about 40 minutes,

it s not as detailed as somd because they've had to speed it up,

but it s definitely captured my features.

And if you would like to sed more of the 3D sculpture printing go

The goals from the weekend's football matches involving Oxford,

Swindon and the MK Dons is coming up.

but the final decision rests with the Executive which has

Later on South Today, success for British Athletes

as thousands took to the streets of Portsmouth in the Great South

She became the poster girl for female aviators everywhdre.

Tracey Curtis-Taylor, who dubbed herself the "Bird

in a Biplane", was lauded for her solo trip from Cape Town

Later, she flew from Farnborough, in Hampshire, to Sydney,

But she has been stripped of an award for her Cape Town

flight in a row over whether she used a co-pilot

She is one of the most celebrated women in aviation who traversed the

globe in this open cockpit by plane. Now one of Tracey Curtis-Taxlor s

previous expeditions is unddr a cloud. Three years ago she flew

10,000 miles across Africa supposedly alone. But this weekend,

the light aircraft associathon confirmed members voted to rescind a

prestigious trophy for solo flying. The row began after a key tdam

member Sam Rutherford claimdd Tracey Curtis-Taylor only flew a slall part

of the journey solo. He told the BBC that on that basis, he had `dvised

her not to accept awards, btt was ignored. Tracey Curtis-Taylor is a

celebrated aviation, who was emulating Lady Mayor's crossing of

Africa. She was uncontactable today, but says:

But in the uncompromising aviation world, definitions tend to be set in

stone. Solo means what it s`ys. You are the only person in the cockpit.

If the flight is half an hotr, and you're the only person in there

that's solo. Equally, sever`l thousand hours flying around the

world is also solo. Floss ldgal minimum to call it solo. Thd legal

definition means that you h`ve to be the only person in the cockpit.

The row has not affected Tr`cey Curtis-Taylor's passion for flying.

Last year she completed a 14,00 mile three month flight frol

Farnborough to Australia. Only last month her latest endeavour to fly

across the US ended suddenlx in the arropeb za desert and there could be

rough weather ahead for her retractors as she says she hs

considering legal action. Unions were summoned to Parliament,

this afternoon, to give evidence to MPs about the Southern R`il

strike which has caused chaos for commuters in Sussex,

Surrey and Hampshire. Our Political Reporter Mark Coles

followed the meeting and johns us Well, Sally it was mostly ddtailed

technical evidence about thd wider impacts of rail franchises, but the

chairman asked a question, what are the prospects, she said, for a

resolution of the Southern Rail dispute? Mick Cash from the RMT took

the bait and said, "I want ` meeting with the transport secretarx. He

said the problem lies as much with the department as the company that

runs Southern Rail." What I can t understand is why MPs who rdpresent

constituents of southern constituents are prepared to accept

less for their constituents than what we've got in Scotland, what

we've got in Great Western `nd on the East Coast. So the ball is

firmly in the DFT's hands and I m hoping they will sit down whth us

because we put viable soluthons to them and I hope we can get `round a

table and solve it. One of the MPs, the Sussex MP, wasn't having any of

that. He rounded on Mr Cash and said he was playing politics. In

exceptional circumstances, when it is safe to operate the train, as it

is on 40% of the network, I want to go home rather than wait another

hour. I don't think it is s`fe for people to have to get off the train

and not be able to leave thd station. So, to me, your issue about

safety is gamesmanship and H put it to you what this really comds down

to, if your members are not critical to the operation of that tr`in then

all of a sudden when you call a strike it doesn't make any

difference. Needless to say the union leaders disagreed. Thdy said

rail privatisation has been a spectacular failure and the dispute

about conductors on Southern Rail was evidence that rail franchising

wasn't working. Mark, thank you very much.

Work to carve a new badge into a hillside at Fovant

The Flanders poppy, which is 25 metres across,

sits alongside eight other regimental badges.

It's the first new chalk emblem since 1970, and marks the 100th

It's a building which has bden around since Tudor times.

A mansion once owned by one of Henry VIII's most senior advisers.

But, perhaps rather approprhately, it's losing its head.

The roof of The Vyne mansion, in Basingstoke,

They're giving King Henry VHII a professional deep clean bdfore

The Tudor monarch made several visits to the Vyne.

The property houses a collection of art and furniture

dating back 500 years, but two years ago water leaked in.

It is 150 years since the l`st major work on the roof so now

the National Trust is starthng a ?5 million restoration project.

We know this was once part of a major Tudor mansion.

Henry came here at least three times.

Twice with Catherine of Aragon and once with Ann Berlin.

We know that everyone learns Tudors when at school so Henry VIIH,

that iconic historical figure and we want to make sure

that we preserve this buildhng because it has been here for over

500 years and we want to make sure that people learning the Tudors

in years to come will have ` chance to step in the footsteps

of when Henry came here with Ann Berlin.

They will rebuild collapsing chimneys and crumbling parapets

We will have the opportunitx to look at a lot of the detail

of the carpentry and constrtction and we will be able to see how

someone from the 16th century was thinking about how

they would configure a roof of this size.

The lawn around the house is being discovered with

Stone work is being protectdd with wooden casing and everx paving

stone to be lifted is being numbered so it can be precisely

Inside the roof, they have tncovered marks, carved for

What we have got here is a protective mark.

It was believed at that timd demons and witches could enter the building

and by using the circle marks, they are common on churches known

as consercration crosses, it was believed they could

keep the bad spirtsz from out of the building.

The superstitious markings have inspired the charity to start

a fund-raising project towards the restoration costs.

People can draw their own ddpictions on the back of the new roof tiles.

The Vyne have stay open throughout the 18 month project and visitors

will be able to go on an aerial walkway to get a bird's eye view

Something I didn't know was interesting was those circlds.

The sun shone for thousands of runners from across the region

at yesterday's Great South Run in Portsmouth.

It was the 27th staging of `n event which has been in the city now

for more than a quarter of a century, and there was plenty

There hasn't been a British winner in the men's race at the Grdat South

Run since Mo Farah in 2009. But Chris Thompson produced a fhne run

to outpace his local rival to take victory over ten miles. The

conditions so often treacherous on a Sunday in October, played to the

elite athletes favour. Thompson at 35, turned the tables on Olxmpian

Vernon, the pair finished in the reverse order last week in

Birmingham. The winning margin 6 seconds. A British one and two,

three was completed through Matt Sharp in. In the women's race, this

athlete had a great South Rtn debut to remember. She outpaced hdr rivals

by a minute with a sprint fhnish to claim victory. But for so m`ny

others this run was about r`ising funds for charity. 25,000 would take

part in events this weekend and many more will be inspired. It is amazing

how many people have been pdrsuaded over the years to get involved and

take part. We had a AK yestdrday and many hundreds of those will go on

and tackle the ten miler next year. Yeah, it is brilliant. Even in

places you expect to be quidt, there is kids with bowls of sweets and

people playing loud music and when you hear your name, you get a spring

in your step. I would do it again. Next year will be the 28th staging

of this event. The Great Run proving great for Portsmouth too.

Meanwhile an appeal has gond out for anyone who might have found

an engagement ring which has been in a family for generations.

Lee Mallon from Bournemouth posted this on social media,

the ring was lost somewhere on the course yesterday

Southampton ended a run of six consecutive defeats

at Manchester City with a point at the Etihad yesterday.

Saints took the lead when Nathan Redmond seized on a poor

back pass from John Stones to put Claude Puel's men in front.

Stones had a goal disallowed for off-side before the bre`k.

Then after half time Kelechi Ihenacho levelled things up.

Saints are eightth and feelhng good despite a busy period of fixtures.

They have been on a bit of a tough run at the moment,

but we have been in good form and it was just about taking

a positive mindset into the game and once we went 1-0 up we felt

a little bit comfortable, btt it is still a difficult place to come

We're going to take it as a positive and take into the Cup

The main talking point at Bournemouth was an appardnt elbow

by Moussa Sissoko in the face of midfielder Harry Arter, Sissoko

Edie Howe said he was even happier than after the 6-1 win over Hull

last week as the Cherries, who hit the bar through

This was the incident involving Arter for which Sissoko now

Karl This Robinson's MK Dons tenure as manager came to an end

after another home defeat, this time against Southend.

The Shrimpers found the net three times without reply -

The result was the seventh loss in 15 matches this season and saw

Robinson leave by mutual consent after six years in charge.

The goal of the weekend camd at Swindon, but it was Town

Erhun Oztumer's audacious lob was followed by a second of similar

quality in the second half as Walsall claimed the spoils.

Oxford United looked set to take the victory at Port Vale

Chey Dunkley's header was hhs first this season and The U's doubled that

advantage with the second in a week from Arsenal loanee Dan Crowley

Hopes of all three points in the Potteries were smashdd.

Six foot five Rigino Cicili` showed he can use his feet as well as his

And there was to be controvdrsy over the equaliser.

Curtis Nelson adjudged to h`ve committed a foul in the box,

The U's were left fuming and Ryan Taylor made no mistake

Guildford Flames stormed to a 5 1 win over local rivals

Basingstoke Bison last night in the English Premier Leagte.

Over the weekend Basingstokd extended their unbeaten homd run

to four games when they beat Sheffield 5-3.

Dan Lackey and recent signing Jan Jarabek on target

Bracknell prop up the table after two defeats.

A man from Bracknell has scooped the top prize

in the Landscape Photographdr of the Year Awards.

Matthew Cattell's shot of starlings swirling around the remains

of Brighton's West Pier beat thousands of entries

Judges likened the picture to the tornado in the Wizard of Oz

Wow. Not bad. It is a superb photo. She is back. She is better. She is

on the sofa. Nice to see yot. Are you all right? I'm good, th`nk you.

By the weekend, there is gohng to be lots of sunshine.

Autumn leaves at Baffins Pond in Portsmouth sent in by

These "traffic light style trees" at Harcourt Arboretum

in Oxford were photographed by Gemma Seaman And Michael Miklos

captured this aerial view of Goodwood House.

Low pressure dominates our weather. High pressure will take charge from

Thursday onwards. We may have outbreaks of rain murky each

morning. The winds will change direction from an easterly flow to a

westerly flow tomorrow night and high pressure will start to build in

from Thursday. So there is ` risk we could have one or two showers. There

is a lot of dry weather as well and we may have some low, cloud and mist

and fog in places with tempdratures falling in the countryside to around

eight or nine Celsius. So there will be a few showers with us tolorrow

morning. It is a grey start, a lot of low cloud which will lift into

higher cloud and sunny spells will make an appearance, but there will

be a lot of cloud. Temperattres reaching a high of 13 Celsits to 15

Celsius. With the light easterly winds. Through tomorrow evening and

overnight tomorrow night, the winds will change a westerly air flow

There will abgood deal of cloud and mist and fog. Tomorrow night should

be dry with the light easterly winds. Through the course of

Wednesday, the winds will change direction further bringing hn that

milder air from the Atlantic and with it, a fair amount of cloud but

there will be some sunny spdlls brightness in places with hhghs of

14 Celsius to 15 Celsius. Gradually temperatures are starting

to creep up because high prdssure establishes itself over the south of

the country. Thursday will be settled. Maim dry with sunnx spells

after a misty and a murky start Friday morning, there is thd chance

we could have a touch of frost particularly out in the countryside

with temperatures reaching ` high of 14 Celsius. Ahead to the wedkend

with high pressure in chargd of our weather, there maybe mist and fog

during the morning and frost overnight.

A bit like the Rolling Stonds, a 1960s Soul Band is celebr`ting

Now Ricky and The Gamblers have begun a tour, but unlike Mick,

Keith, Ronnie and Charlie, ht's not the big stadiums but the old village

They've a combined age in excess of more than three centuries.

They began their tour recently at the Ecchinswell Village Hall

The swinging 60s, the time of the Beatles, the beehive

and believe it or not Ricky and The Gamblers.

To go out as a 12-year-old `nd then - 13 and 14 to those villagd halls

all those years ago was just for us, amazing.

People would come from miles around, wouldn't they?

Most village halls, they wotld be packed and it sounds big-he`ded

but they seemed to come to see us more than any other band

Well, there is some good news for those fans because Rickx

As all the musicians will s`y once it's in you, it's in

The band made their name in village halls across Berkshire.

Lots of our school friends were spending their Saturdaxs

We were rehearsing, planning to go to Southampton or Brighton

You would have thought it is time to do some gardening and walk along

the beach with the dog and sit back and relax,

but you're back here out on the road again, why?

Ricky and The Gamblers say they can't wait to get back to doing

what they love and that's mtsic and back on a journey down

Ricky and The Gamblers will next be playing on 3rd December in the Shaw

That's it from us. More at 8pm and 10.30pm. We're back tomorrow at

6.30pm. Join us if you can. Good night.