20/01/2017 South Today - Oxford

Two couples from South Oxfordshire who've been separated

from their partners because of visa problems say they've been forced

Steve Bearns has decided to leave his British born son

And Julie Bolitho has decided to move to Sweden

Steve Bearns from Wallingford has no idea when he'll

They're flying out to China where they'll be reunited

He can't stay away from his mum any longer, it's not fair on her.

So, I've got no choice now but to take

What do you think will happen to Ryan when he's in China?

He can't speak Chinese, so he can't go to preschool or anything, so he's

going to miss his preschool that he's been getting here.

So, I think it will affect his education, his development.

Steve's wife, Mary Zu, has been living near Hong Kong

for 12 months after her spouse visa was rejected by the Home Office.

But last year, she won her case to overturn that

The Government, though, still hasn't authorised the visa.

We did exactly what they wanted. We sent everything they wanted.

Her husband, Steve, now has an appeal hearing scheduled in March -

which they tried to expedite before Christmas, but were refused.

In a statement, the HM Courts and Tribunal Service told us:

20 miles away in Southmoor - Julie Bolitho is going through a similar

She married her husband, Vikram, three months ago.

But he was refused a visa to come back to the UK from India.

We've been together for a few years now anyway.

We've lived in this home, Vikram lived in the UK for 8 years.

Julie has now decided to leave the UK and move to Sweden

Current reports seem to indicate that EU

citizens who are resident, so if you are a British citizen

and resident in another EU country, before Article 50 is triggered, it's

highly likely that you'll be able to stay.

But when we contacted the Home Office, it sent us this:

Even though Julie is going through the appeal process, she says

she isn't prepared to wait months for a decision.

And over in Wallingford - it may be months before

Steve sees his son again. Adina Campbell, BBC South Today.

Part of Oxford was brought to a stand-still this morning -

following what police have described as a fear for welfare incident.

Magdalen Road was closed - just off the Iffley Road.

Emergency workers wearing chemical suits were sent to the scene.

A woman was found dead inside the property.

Her death isn't being treated as suspicious.

There have been protests in Oxfordshire - as Donald Trump

was sworn in as President of the United States.

His election campaign was dogged by controversy.

So what are the expectations for the coming four

Jeremy Stern has been gauging opinions across our region.

Donald Trump's rise has reignited interest in politics, both

Oxfordshire has a strong connection to the White House.

In 2011, the former First Lady, Michelle Obama, visited.

You have everything that you need to succeed

in a place like this, you just have to work hard.

Pupils from Didcot Sixth Form College were in

Current students have differing views about

I think he's very straightforward, although he is

quite different to the people of America.

I think the way he doesn't worry about political correctness

and he speaks his mind. It comes across as quite genuine.

I think the world needs to keep an eye on Trump

to make sure the values of democracy are upheld.

But we can't judge too much on what he has said on Twitter.

Decisions made by Trump could directly affect UK business.

Buckinghamshire entrepreneur Alex Pratt founded a company

The US is one of the biggest markets.

Politics has got unaware of what businesses are like.

And business, in the end, pays for everything.

So, having a businessman in charge, it's certainly a new dimension.

And let's hope his rhetoric was just rhetoric

and he's got some good solid business sense behind his decisions.

Bill Clinton, who studied at Oxford University,

opened the Rothermere American Institute in the city.

This morning, academics gathered to discuss

how Donald Trump's appointment could change Anglo-American

For better or worse, what goes on in America affects

People in the UK feel that especially strongly because of the

long-standing special bond we have with the UK.

Will they get the chance to see Donald Trump at

He has not shown a great interest in forging close ties

If he were to plan a state visit to the UK

and wish to come to Oxford, we would certainly love to have him here.

But he would not be welcome everywhere.

This group protested in Oxford earlier today.

Members of the No to Racism group have made their

feelings clear in Oxford. Refugees welcome here, they say.

No to Trump, they say, but whether they like it

Property prices in Oxford have risen faster than almost anywhere

They're up by 8%, according to the Hometrack UK Cities Price Index,

with an average house costing more than ?420,000.

Only Bristol and Manchester have seen bigger increases.

The weekend weather forecast is coming up, goodnight.

We've clear skies and we are expecting a frost right

across our region and temperatures in towns and cities down to minus

So, a chilly one with widespread frost and we may

just see patches of mist and freezing fog to take us into first

All in all, a bright and crisp start to the day

with some good sunny spells on offer.

Just beginning to see some cloud drifting in towards the end of play

and highs of just two or three degrees.

Sunday looks to see a foggy start to the day but we will have

some rightness and there will be a bit more cloud in the picture.

Time for the national weather forecast which is

feel cooler. Can we keep it going until the start of the new week? I

suspect we can. Unconfirmed about -- concerned about the fog around. Here

is Helen with the national picture. Good evening. The weather is upon

us. The cloud has made all the difference this week in particular.

We have had some wonderful weather watcher pictures, this is Marlowe in

Buckinghamshire, this was Conwy earlier in the day. Some areas still

have the cloud. What a difference that makes. Edinburgh, the central

lowlands, plagued by this band of narrow cloud, overnight more areas

share in the frost. Pretty widespread, the frost overnight,

cold across northern England, Southern Scotland and Northern

Ireland than it has been this week. These are town and city temperatures

but in the countryside a harsh frost and sharp in some areas and