26/10/2016 South Today - Oxford

Coming up: Weeks of trawling footage to find

A month after a a schoolgirl was abducted and raped,

police say they don't have `ny CCTV images of the men or their car.

Also: four people died in this accident.

As the A34 is branded dangerous and not fit for purpose,

the Government agrees to look at safety on the road.

And monitoring air quality: how pollution remains at unsafe

levels in parts of Oxfordshhre, despite changes to improve ht.

One month after the abduction and rape of a 14 year old ghrl

in Oxford, police say they don' have any CCTV

images of the incident, the suspects or the vehicle.

Despite reviewing hours of footage as well as headcam and dashcam

video from the public, officers haven't been able

to identify the car used in the attack or the two men

A leafy, affluent area of north Oxford,

cafes and boutiques busy with families during h`lf term.

But the community is still hn shock of a teenage girl was kidnapped

Many, like 19-year-old Pippx Edwards are now taking their own safety

I walk with some of my friends, now, and I don't really walk by lyself.

But since then it has kind of woken me up and realise

that there is things going around Oxford,

and but, yes, so I'm more careful, now, these days.

Four weeks ago, a 14-year-old girl was walking towards Marston Ferry

Police say she was abducted and raped by two men

She was reported missing at 8:4 , when she didn't turn up for lessons.

More than three hours later, officers say she escaped

about a mile away, near Marston Meadow.

The girl managed to make our way to Cavendish Drive, where she raised

the alarm by knocking on doors for help.

I'm a parent, I know how distressing this is,

The reassurance I can give people is that we are doing absolutely

everything we can to find ott who's responsible for this,

In the days and weeks that followed,

from the public and reviewed hours of CCTV footage.

The victim, supported by specially trained officers,

was able to provide an e-fit of the two men,

but, so far, police have made no arrests.

I would hope they are doing that they can possibly can.

I mean, I am surprised they haven't been able to, but I can't ilagine

that they are doing anything other than working very,

very hard to try to pick up clues, and if there is anybody out

there who has not come forw`rd with any information that

might possibly help, I just have to say please do

because we've got to catch these people.

Police have turned down a rdquest for an interview, but what they have

said is that despite hours of CCTV footage there's

still no images of the car or the suspect.

They say they are continuing in an open mind as to whethdr

these men were local and knew the area well,

and they say they are continuing to work with the victim

at her own pace to gather any further information.

A Government minister's givdn in to demands for urgent

action on the A34, ordering an immediate safety review.

It comes after an Oxfordshire MP told parliament it was dangdrous

There were two fatal crashes this summer -

including one in which a mother and three children were killed.

Our political editor Peter Henley has this report:

To call the A34 dangerous is to state the obvious.

In four years, in the Oxfordshire section alone, 32 people have died.

And today's debate heard that the statistics don't include

the accident-prone junction with the A303.

The A34 is no longer fit for purpose because it's a dangerous ro`d,

and is no longer fit for purpose because the delays and accidents

that happen regularly on thd A3 are having a signficant economic

impact on one of the most economically productive

MPs from all parties lined tp to put pressure on the government

The problem we face is that the A43 fulfils

a motorway role without motorway capacity

Government Ministers are past masters

at dealing with these sort of local interest debates.

They'll nod sagely as MPs make their speches,

and then give a non-committal answer.

But this was not that sort of debate,

All of a sudden, like the A34 on a good day,

Up until now the A34 has not been considered a priority.

A safety review was not due until 2020,

but on the spot this morning,

John Hayes changed the department's policy.

There is a criteria for this, but I'm prepared to...

I mean, I've never been a m`n that's constrained

by criteria imposed by others as you know,

Mr Chope, and I am prepared to

say that I will make the decision,

I make the decision, indeed, and

I announce now that I will hnstitute that safety review.

An immediate safety review, the promise

of more money available, and even considering cslls

to make the A34 a motorway. Now the hard work starts.

The MP for Henley, John Howdll, has given Heathrow's third runway

The government yesterday gave the go-ahead for the airport

to expand, despite opposition from some cabinet ministers and Tory Mps.

Mr Howell told the BBC he'll be monitoring the noise impact

for his constituents, but insists the announcement

There may actually be fewer aircraft flying over

south oxfordshire is one of

the effects of a new runway may be to take

a lot of planes out of the

stack now, admittedly they will be brought in that they will bd brought

in at a faster rate, with changes that will

occur over airspace and

the way that technological changes that will occur with planes, they

Air pollution remains at unsafe levels in several

places in Oxfordshire, despite changes being brought

Targets are being breached in 13 areas.

Jeremy Stern's been to Oxford where pollution levels have been cut

Ian Halliday checks the air quality in Oxford city centre,

in particular nitrogen dioxide levels.

Vulnerable people are particularly at risk.

It's the older people, it's children, and it's

those with pre-existing medical conditions,

and what they will find is that when nitrogen dioxide levels

are higher, then people with asthma,

much more difficult to breathe.

Nationally, four out of ten councils are exceeding

Pollutions levels are still too high in Oxford.

It is an incredibly difficult nut to crack, and we as a counchl

are working in partnership with the bus

operators, the taxi drivers, the vehicle users, the HGV

operators, and the district and city councils

have had difficulties in actually trying to drive this down to an

There has been close to a 34% reduction in pollution sincd 20 6

partly because of a low emission zone, which was brought in hn 2 14.

On a day like this when it's still,

then you're going to get higher levels of pollution,

but we can bring them down to safe levels or safer levels

and what we are doing is stdadily, each year,

making Oxford a cleaner and greener place,

but we really need to take the next step, now,

to a zero emission zone in the centre of the city.

That would mean all non-electric cars would be banned

The county council's considering enforcing this by 2 20.

Oxford Parkway station opendd a year ago this week.

Chiltern Railway says more than 600,000 passengers travelled

from Oxford to Marylebone in the last year, and more

than a million have travelled between London

and the new Bicester Village station.

We made sure that this was handily located to the road network so that

instead you would use the c`r park here, and then get in

that you can't really help the local economy,

and of course we open through to Oxford city centre itself

on the 12th of December, and that will offer new journey

opportunities for people from Bicester,

High Wycombe, etc, to get into

Organisers of the Cornbury lusic festival have announced next year's

Cornbury's been running for 13 years -

recently it's been held at the Great Tew estate.

Organisers say the festival's become too much of a financial

risk - the final one will be held next July.

It's hoped this year's poppx appeal in Oxfordshire will raise more

Thousands of petals were released at Vauxhall Barracks in Didcot

The Royal British Legion saxs the money will be used to provide

care - and help to the armed forces community.

It's important that people do remember, that they never forget

those that paid the ultimate sacrifice,

for their service to their country,

and people need to, as I say,

donate for the Poppy Appeal as best they can

to ensure that our beneficiaries

can live as normal a life as possibld.

We're back in BBC Breakfast tomorrow morning,

but for now goodnight, and, with the weather,

The. Ferries Met Office yet know what the game for fourth conditions.

Quite probable develop during the early hours of the morning `nd

become inventive play warning is in place for tonight and tomorrow

before the rush hour dry to work. Mystic is in towns and citids -

temperatures and hammers it is falling to 7 degrees. A murky start

to tomorrow. Mist and fog gradually lifts but may linger up to ten

o'clock. Wanted a sub map south-west, but I make another bout,

mist and fog is past eight ,- possible each morning critically

with looking very promising indeed. Nick

Miller has the National forecast.