02/03/2017 South Today - Oxford

A plea from the family of a woman

who was murdered in Milton Keynes, after an attack in her own home.

The bus drivers in Oxford who've walked out over

A man has made an emotional appeal for help,

after his mother was killed by a gang in Milton Keynes last month.

Six men broke into the home of Hang Yin Leung, pinning her down

The 65-year-old died of her injuries ten days later.

Police are treating her death as murder.

To me, what's been taken cannot be replaced.

So, please, if you have any information on the events that took

place on the 31st of January, please contact Crimestoppers

Today, Keith Leung paid tribute to his mother,

and spoke of the lifelong friend he had lost.

I'll just remember her as somebody that was bubbly and energetic,

as the way that she would want to be remembered.

Mrs Leung's house in Orne Gardens, Milton Keynes, was picked out

by the gang of six men who returned on the 31st of January.

It was on this night they forced their way inside,

Police today were keen to stress that this is no longer a burglary

but a murder investigation and they are appealing

for the public's help to find those responsible.

I'd ask anybody who has travelled between Milton Keynes

and Aylesbury on that evening, Tuesday the 31st of January,

between 6:30pm and 9:30pm, if they've noticed a car driving

erratically, dangerously, with possibly up to six

persons in that vehicle, to please contact the police.

The thieves that targeted Mrs Leung's home took a number

of possessions including a Gold Oyster Rolex

and her long-service police medal from Hong Kong.

Police want to hear from anyone who may have information about these

items and wish to reassure the public that a team of 30

officers are dedicated to catching those responsible.

Oxford Bus Company says it ran 80% of its

services as normal today, despite strike action

by hundreds of drivers - a claim disputed by the Unite union.

But tonight both sides say they're willing to enter talks.

Away from the delays and cancellations, there was one

benefit for passengers - a flat fare of one pound.

8:00am, morning rush hour in Headington.

Fewer buses than normal, longer queues and disgruntled

commuters texting in to say they'll be late.

Most routes run by the Oxford Bus company were running -

although with limited service - but some were cancelled entirely.

I was waiting for the X90, as I usually do in the morning,

but I'm surprised to find out there's a strike and there's

There are two bus companies operating in the city.

Stagecoach drivers are not involved in this dispute,

so although their buses were busier than usual, people were still

11am, Cowley Road, after the rush hour -

Today's strike is over pay and especially pay on bank holidays -

whether or not the 27th of December and the 2nd of January should be

classified as such if the previous days fall on the weekend,

The company says no, the drivers on strike, yes.

1:00pm here in Kidlington and, as you can see, there's no one

waiting at this bus stop, an indication perhaps

that the impact of today's strike hasn't been too severe on people

Now, if the two sides can't come to an agreement this week, there'll

5:00pm, St Giles' bus stops and buses are full.

- it's standing room only on the buses.

Both sides in this dispute blame each other for holding up talks,

but for passengers the real hold up is getting home.

It's not all about the money, it's about the strength of feeling

of what he's doing because he's beginning to attack their

Having this action is no good for anybody.

I've been in daily contact with the Unite regional officer this

week, either by e-mail or telephone, and I will do so again today.

I do hope we can enter into meaningful discussions.

1:00pm here in Kidlington and, as you can see, there's no one

waiting at this bus stop, an indication perhaps

that the impact of today's strike hasn't been too severe on people

Now, if the two sides can't come to an agreement this week, there'll

5:00pm, St Giles' bus stops and buses are full.

- it's standing room only on the buses.

Both sides in this dispute blame each other for holding up talks,

but for passengers the real hold up is getting home.

Three Thames Valley Police officers have been disciplined following

A panel decided PC David Stamp, PC Hugh Flanagan and PC Caroline Irwin,

seen here walking at the back, did not warn drivers of the dangers

on the A413 near Great Missenden, after a car accident in March 2014.

This led to a further crash in which two people died.

The officers have given official warnings and will

An inquest into the deaths of the two drivers,

Police in Swindon are looking for a 33-year-old woman

Donna Buckley was last seen in the Broad Green area,

shortly before midnight on Monday the 20th February.

She was last seen wearing blue jeans and a grey top.

A tribunal has ruled Oxford City Council is able

to charge leaseholders for renovation work to the tower

Residents who own their flats are disputing bills of up to ?50,000

for work to five buildings in Blackbird Leys,

But they say they were under no illusion that the charges

A three-day hearing to determine how much they have to pay

The police forces in Wiltshire and the Thames Valley

The Inspectorate of Constabulary examined forces for how well

they prevented and investigated crime and how well they protect

Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire have been told they need to improve.

A council chairman in Oxfordshire has been thrown out of the ruling

Conservative group, after criticising planners.

Last night, saw residents in Sonning Common protesting over

plans to build one hundred homes, when they'd agreed to just 26.

Paul Harrison from South Oxfordshire District Council said planning

officers were too keen to approve housing developments.

Earlier, our political reporter Bethan Phillips told me

Well, lots of areas in our region have agreed neighbourhood plans.

Sonning Common voted on theirs last year -

deciding on where homes can be built.

One field was supposed to have 26 homes on it.

But then a planning application came forward for 95 homes.

And there was outrage from residents when officers from

South Oxfordshire District Council recommended that for approval,

saying it would provide much-needed affordable homes.

Campaigners went along to the decision meeting last night

to protest and in the end councillors did refuse

But the chairman of South Oxfordshire District Council had

made comments at a previous meeting which have led to him being excluded

He said that planning officers were too keen to push

through applications - and he's standing by his comments.

Certain councillors there did not like me criticising officers

But I'm not prepared, as an individual, to cover up

The leader of South Oxfordshire District Council, John Cotton,

has said the comments were totally unacceptable, they amounted

to personal attacks on officers and that's why he's been excluded

The leader of South Oxfordshire District Council, John Cotton,

has said the comments were totally unacceptable, they amounted

to personal attacks on officers and that's why he's been excluded

Is this raising even more questions about these neighbourhood plans?

Well, there is huge pressure for councils

to get homes built to deal with the housing crisis.

And I think this case may well make other areas nervous about how

robust their neighbourhood plans are - albeit councillors did

It does also feed in to wider concerns about

The charity Shelter says it's producing high-value,

poor-quality homes, rather than much-needed starter houses.

Oxford United are on their way to Wembley, after a thrilling win

away to Luton last night in the EFL Trophy.

Last year more that 30,000 Oxford fans

saw their team lose in the final of the same competition.

The U's will now face Coventry in the final on April the second.

It's a massive feeling and I think it was a good feeling us going

When they equalised, it was a bit of a kick in the stomach, but

you showed character from the boys and we kept going and we dug deep.

I'm hoping it gets the imagination of our fans again, because we had

We fell at the final hurdle and it's something

that we want to make sure we don't do this time round.

We're back in BBC Breakfast tomorrow morning.

After a glorious day today, with a high of ten Celsius,

it's all change overnight tonight with the arrival

Tonight, we're looking at clear skies initially, but then

the cloud will increase and rain will arrive by dawn tomorrow.

Most places the rain will arrive during

the early hours of the morning from the south and it could be heavy at

Temperatures tonight will drop away to around

four or five Celsius and the coldest of the

temperatures will be at the

So, rain first thing tomorrow morning for the drive

It will clear northwards during the afternoon, but may linger

Dry spells throughout the afternoon, a fair amount of

cloud and one or two brighter spells.

Highs tomorrow of nine to 10 Celsius.

There will be a breeze with the rain pushing northwards during

We are expecting the chance of thunderstorms tomorrow night and

through Saturday, it's a much drier day,

one or two showers, or a spell of rain at times.

Generally, it should stay dry with a breeze coming in

from the west dying in more cloud than sunshine during the course of

So, Saturday is probably the best day of the

weekend, because on Sunday, we are expecting some

Rain tomorrow, a mainly dry day on Saturday,

sunshine and showers and

weekend, we have more rain in the forecast. Rain at times this

weekend, not all the