:00:09. > :00:13.Welcome to the programme, in tonight's programme: the police
:00:13. > :00:21.officer who dragged a woman to herself, the Chief Constable is
:00:21. > :00:30.order to give him his job back. felt that the -- the behaviour was
:00:30. > :00:40.disgraceful, I recognise that his four years ago. No room at
:00:40. > :00:45.
:00:45. > :00:48.Christmas, the Troubles are finding a place to sleep. And Tom Conti.
:00:48. > :00:51.Good evening. A former Wiltshire Police officer, caught on CCTV
:00:51. > :00:55.dragging a woman across the floor and throwing her into a cell, will
:00:55. > :00:58.be given his job back. The decision has been announced today by a High
:00:58. > :01:08.Court judge - who's also ordered Sergeant Mark Andrews be paid
:01:08. > :01:14.
:01:14. > :01:20.thousands of pounds in back pay. You IMI custody now, you will be be
:01:20. > :01:24.-- you why in my custody now, you will be required. Sergeant Mark
:01:24. > :01:33.Andrews is seen dragging this woman across the floor, she is seen
:01:33. > :01:37.falling to the floor, before striding to get up. He only
:01:37. > :01:41.received five days in prison, and the conviction was overturned. The
:01:41. > :01:46.judge said he was dealing with a drunk woman, and was not meaning to
:01:46. > :01:53.help her. I still get panic attacks. I am pine for a while, but I get
:01:53. > :02:01.you to panic attacks. -- I am fine for a while. Wiltshire Police took
:02:01. > :02:07.the case to a High Court judge. Today, they all have to give him
:02:07. > :02:12.his -- a border to give him his job back. I recognise that we have to
:02:12. > :02:22.give him his job back. I thought it was disgraceful. Mark Andrews will
:02:22. > :02:23.
:02:23. > :02:28.come back to the force, and will be into a -- integrated., he has been
:02:28. > :02:32.trying to clear his name for four years. He has been through hell for
:02:32. > :02:37.the last four years. He was beginning to give up that he would
:02:37. > :02:46.establish justice. With the police divided, the Police Federation said
:02:46. > :02:48.that justice had finally been done, and it was right that he got his
:02:48. > :02:51.job back. More than four hundred trees are to
:02:51. > :02:54.be dug up and destroyed at a new housing development in Oxfordshire,
:02:54. > :02:56.after they were found to be infected with ash dieback. The
:02:57. > :02:59.disease was discovered on saplings at the Kingsmere development near
:03:00. > :03:02.Bicester, where the ash trees have been planted. They will now be
:03:02. > :03:03.removed and burnt. The infected trees had been imported from
:03:04. > :03:06.Holland. The chancellor George Osbourne has
:03:06. > :03:11.announced millions of pounds investment into space science in
:03:11. > :03:14.the UK - including developing a major hub at Harwell in Oxfordshire.
:03:14. > :03:17.The move would create one hundred new hi-tech jobs at the site. Its
:03:17. > :03:23.part of a plan to increase the amount Britain contributes to the
:03:23. > :03:26.European Space Agency by around seventy million.
:03:26. > :03:28.A charity working in Oxford says it's confident it can find homes
:03:29. > :03:31.for the city's rough sleepers by Christmas. Critics say night
:03:32. > :03:41.shelters are already at capacity and high rents make it hard for
:03:42. > :03:43.
:03:43. > :03:45.people to afford housing. But those behind the No Second Night project
:03:45. > :03:49.insist the system is working. Recovering alcoholic Bryan Farmer's
:03:49. > :03:53.been homeless for 12 years. It's three months since his last drink.
:03:53. > :04:01.He's been assessed by the no second night team in Oxford and given a
:04:01. > :04:06.bed here until they can organise a more permanent solution. If he was
:04:06. > :04:12.not for the rooms here, I would be sleeping on a park bench with a
:04:12. > :04:17.terrific hangover, with absolutely nothing to look forward to. It is
:04:17. > :04:23.through a place like this, even with my background, that it has
:04:23. > :04:26.helped me out a immensely. The aim is to break the cycle of
:04:26. > :04:29.homelessness by getting people off the streets as quickly as possible.
:04:29. > :04:32.Since the project launched at the end of the summer, just over 40
:04:32. > :04:39.rough sleepers have been housed. The project leader's determined no
:04:39. > :04:43.one should be sleeping rough in the city by the end of the year. It has
:04:43. > :04:48.been very successful. It has been faults, we have managed to move
:04:49. > :04:53.people on, whether that be to hostels, or to get them into
:04:53. > :04:56.private accommodation, or into families. But some still slip
:04:56. > :05:00.through the net. Sudanese refugee Omar Al Shafar has been homeless
:05:00. > :05:03.for seven years. The director of this day centre in Cowley says the
:05:03. > :05:12.current system's full to capacity and more needs to be done to free
:05:12. > :05:16.up spaces. What we need to do is to move people on higher up the system,
:05:16. > :05:22.and move them out of accommodation that is shared, in order to make
:05:22. > :05:29.space at the bottom, to people who are desperately compromise. That's
:05:29. > :05:33.echoed by these rough sleepers who can't get a bed. I have been out
:05:33. > :05:37.here for six months, it doesn't work. They have not got enough
:05:37. > :05:40.resources or people. But for Bryan, it's a new start and by helping HIM
:05:40. > :05:50.to move on, the team says it'll be able to help many more off the
:05:50. > :05:53.
:05:53. > :05:56.streets and into a home. Still to come in this evening's
:05:56. > :05:59.programme: A major milestone - for a world first. Oxford's Helen House
:05:59. > :06:07.children's hospice turns thirty. Find out how it's still leading the
:06:07. > :06:13.way in care. Also - she's been called the new Vera Lynn. We meet
:06:13. > :06:16.the Oxfordshire singer - raising money for the armed forces.
:06:16. > :06:19.Feeding the troops in Afghanistan is a massive operation and it
:06:19. > :06:22.starts here in Oxfordshire. Each week, hundreds of tonnes of fruit
:06:23. > :06:32.and vegetables are transported from a depot in Bicester - to the front
:06:33. > :06:36.
:06:36. > :06:39.line. The firm behind the supply started as a family greengrocers.
:06:39. > :06:45.Lunch in Camp Bastion for the troops putting their lives on the
:06:45. > :06:51.line. Their food is always have the highest quality. The journey begins
:06:51. > :06:57.here, all of the fruit and vegetables is -- are carefully
:06:57. > :07:03.chosen. A they have a long journey, they are carefully chosen, as firm
:07:03. > :07:08.as they can be, so they can survive the journey. This is a family
:07:08. > :07:13.greengrocer, employing nearly 1,000 people, sending food to the troops,
:07:13. > :07:18.a major contract. We're looking out potatoes, carrots, all the staple
:07:18. > :07:28.foods. We will be looking at 70 tons of potatoes that will go out
:07:28. > :07:38.on our export business. 80 tons of onions, it is big business. That is
:07:38. > :07:42.
:07:42. > :07:52.in one week. While the first produces -- produces flown out, the
:07:52. > :07:55.
:07:55. > :07:58.big-name brands go all the way on the ground, a long journey. We have
:07:58. > :08:02.difficulties crossing borders. We want to provide the food that they
:08:02. > :08:07.want to read. When they are abroad, they want to try different things,
:08:07. > :08:16.but they also want a slice of home. Sausage, beans, things that come
:08:16. > :08:19.from home, things that you buy over their taste different. For those
:08:19. > :08:25.involved, feeding the troops has been a lucrative contract.
:08:25. > :08:28.Thousands of soldiers are due to leave Afghanistan next year,
:08:28. > :08:32.wherever they go next, they were still demand the best, and perhaps
:08:32. > :08:35.the delivery will be easier. The world's first ever children's
:08:35. > :08:38.hospice, set up in Oxford, is celebrating a milestone this month.
:08:38. > :08:42.It's thirty years since Helen House opened. There are now forty nine
:08:42. > :08:44.hospices in the UK providing care for children but back in 1982 there
:08:44. > :08:48.was nothing. Helen House was pioneering and is still seen as
:08:48. > :08:51.leading the way in children's palliative care. In a moment we'll
:08:51. > :08:55.speak to its founder Sister Frances Dominica who is still very involved
:08:55. > :09:05.today. First let's take a look inside to see some of the work they
:09:05. > :09:07.
:09:07. > :09:11.Six-year-old Joshua has been coming to Helen House most of his life. He
:09:12. > :09:17.has a very rare condition that means in the future he will be
:09:17. > :09:26.unable to walk, talk or swallow. Here, he can play like any other
:09:26. > :09:31.child. This is one of the most joyful places I have ever worked.
:09:31. > :09:36.It focuses on making the most of the children's lives. Enjoying
:09:36. > :09:42.every positive they can. They will do whatever they can to meet the
:09:42. > :09:52.needs and wishes of the child and their family. That has been the
:09:52. > :09:52.
:09:52. > :10:02.farce since they opened 30 years ago. The idea of a man inspired by
:10:02. > :10:04.
:10:04. > :10:13.family friendship. respite care is an important part of what is
:10:13. > :10:18.offered here. Sexier -- six-year- old Benjamin has muscular dystrophy.
:10:18. > :10:26.Here he can stay with his family. Alongside this role, they are there
:10:26. > :10:33.for the final moments are they -- of a child's life. We are faced
:10:33. > :10:39.with complicated conditions, perhaps the first one it seemed.
:10:39. > :10:45.There is not always there President, a we have to look at the disease. -
:10:45. > :10:50.- there is not always a precedent, and we have to look at the disease.
:10:50. > :10:54.It is a challenge that the staff deal with well, here at and that
:10:54. > :11:03.their sister Hospice, saying Douglas, care, comfort and
:11:03. > :11:08.compassion is everywhere. -- St Douglas. A model for compassionate
:11:08. > :11:15.everybody in care. Sister Frances is with us in the
:11:15. > :11:20.studio. How proud are you of what has been achieved? It is very
:11:20. > :11:28.exciting, it is teamwork, a brilliant team. One of the most
:11:28. > :11:38.exciting things is that the concept has spread around the world. I had
:11:38. > :11:45.just come back from Japan. How has this become such an integral part
:11:45. > :11:49.of Oxfordshire life? People are very supportive, that is lovely.
:11:49. > :11:59.Many of the children who have come here, and the young people, have
:11:59. > :12:01.
:12:01. > :12:11.been Oxfordshire families, relatives have become involved, and
:12:11. > :12:17.funding has spread. Has the funding come from far and wide? Funding has
:12:17. > :12:26.spread further than just this county. Anyone watching this
:12:26. > :12:31.programme he may have an interest... Have you struggled over the years?
:12:31. > :12:35.If people are very generous. It is a cause that most people feel, yes,
:12:35. > :12:42.I would like to do something about that. You haven't felt the need to
:12:42. > :12:47.compete? I don't think we are aware of that, perhaps the fund-raising
:12:47. > :12:50.team would say differently! Can you see into the next 30 years? I am
:12:50. > :12:54.not very good at looking into the future, but we are on a steep
:12:54. > :12:59.learning curve, and everyone who comes to last teaches us something
:12:59. > :13:05.new. Our job is to listen and learn, and do our very best for each and
:13:05. > :13:15.every child and young person. job continues for the time being?
:13:15. > :13:21.
:13:21. > :13:26.Are until they push me out! Thank Still to come: Isn't that such fun!
:13:26. > :13:35.From an embarrassing dad in Miranda to performing in Oxford. We catch
:13:35. > :13:40.up with Tom Conti. A special service has been held, remembering
:13:40. > :13:44.members of the Armed Forces who died in the line of duty. The Royal
:13:44. > :13:49.British Legion creates Field of Remembrance. This year 40,000
:13:49. > :13:55.wooden crosses have been planted at Lydiard Park. They pay tribute to
:13:55. > :14:00.those killed in Afghanistan. It is held ahead of Armistice Day on
:14:00. > :14:04.Sunday. Next Friday is a big day for Children In Need and the
:14:04. > :14:07.millions raised each year have a million -- have a massive impact on
:14:07. > :14:11.projects was benefit. In Swindon, the What's Next project helps
:14:11. > :14:16.people with learning disabilities to make their own decisions about
:14:16. > :14:26.their lives. The project leader is Cat Murphy and works in a drop-in
:14:26. > :14:27.
:14:27. > :14:32.centre in the town. The What's Next project is for 14 to 18 year-olds.
:14:32. > :14:39.I do a mixture of group work and 1- 1. They have a variety of different
:14:39. > :14:45.learning disabilities who need a lot of help to communicate. This is
:14:45. > :14:54.Sam. Sam is our, Scott for the charity. Young people find it
:14:54. > :15:04.easier to talk through the profit. -- family is our and Ascot. A --
:15:04. > :15:10.
:15:10. > :15:20.Sam his arm Ascot. He wants to be a DJ. Now he is a DJ. For we are just
:15:20. > :15:24.talking about the programme today. Have fun. I come here once a week
:15:24. > :15:30.and it has helped me with my learning disability. I travel on a
:15:30. > :15:40.bus. But Britain's my day up a bit. When I come in, everybody will say
:15:40. > :15:41.
:15:41. > :15:45.well done. -- it brightens my day up. It is respectful. He went to
:15:45. > :15:51.the radio station and we had a phone call a we arrange a meeting.
:15:51. > :15:55.For as much of that as possible, I supported him. He had to do it.
:15:55. > :16:00.Then came in and let us and was delightful. Great sense of humour.
:16:00. > :16:05.He does say he is the station manager, which is great, gives me a
:16:05. > :16:09.day of! He quickly became part of the team. He learned skills and
:16:09. > :16:14.recording, editing, his first interview was with the mayor of
:16:14. > :16:22.Swindon. He is a living testimony to how people can do things if they
:16:22. > :16:27.want to. He you are on air in five minutes. A I am doing well. When
:16:27. > :16:33.the station opened in 2008, I started listening to the Motown
:16:33. > :16:41.shows. You are really into it now? Yes. I was in a good mood when I
:16:41. > :16:48.listened to it. Do you want to introduce the song? This is dancing
:16:48. > :16:52.in the street. Before I met Cat Murphy, I did not how to speak out.
:16:52. > :16:57.In it could not have been more successful. It has had a big impact
:16:57. > :17:02.on him in terms of his confidence and what he wants to do next.
:17:02. > :17:10.want to get out a bit more, make friends and start going places.
:17:10. > :17:14.Last year, 138 were involved in a project. We have received 95,000
:17:14. > :17:20.from Children In Need previously and we are lucky enough to be
:17:20. > :17:24.successful in reapplying. We are continuing for another three years.
:17:24. > :17:30.The acting legend Tom Conti has been in Oxford this week appearing
:17:30. > :17:35.in Rough Justice at the city's Playhouse Theatre. With a list of
:17:35. > :17:40.credits, he is a man when you see or hear him, you feel you know him.
:17:40. > :17:44.He has been telling me that is a problem for his character in the
:17:44. > :17:51.production which uses the audience as the jury. With mercy killing in
:17:51. > :17:59.the news, Tom told me this role has been timely. It is very much of the
:17:59. > :18:03.moment. Killings like this, mercy killings, they have filled the news
:18:03. > :18:09.for a long time now. The play was written many years ago. But this
:18:09. > :18:15.argument has been going on very long time. This is a particularly
:18:15. > :18:20.emotional event because of who this man is. -- who this man has killed.
:18:20. > :18:26.He has pleaded guilty to manslaughter immediately. The law
:18:26. > :18:30.says this smells like murder to us. Let us try you for murder. He is
:18:30. > :18:36.known by the whole country as a famous face and suddenly he is in
:18:36. > :18:41.the dock at the Old Bailey and he makes a foolish decision to defend
:18:41. > :18:47.himself no-one with any sense would do that. He thinks he can appeal to
:18:47. > :18:52.the decency and fairness of people. Decency and fairness and law are
:18:52. > :18:57.not happy bedfellows. You mentioned the character is known by the
:18:57. > :19:07.country. You can relate to that. Almost anyone in any generation has
:19:07. > :19:17.been touched by your work. I must be careful not to commit a crime!
:19:17. > :19:19.
:19:19. > :19:27.That is true. A lot of people know you. My life can be told in a few
:19:27. > :19:34.phrases. One is, can I touch your hair from a schoolgirl? You move on
:19:34. > :19:40.to, oh, my mum loves you. Finally, you are one of my gran's favourites.
:19:40. > :19:44.If all at the same time sometimes. That is good. Yes. You are nearly
:19:44. > :19:52.at the end of the run. You have enjoyed it? Are you ready for a
:19:52. > :19:57.rest? If from the boards, yes. But we want to take the plane to London.
:19:57. > :20:02.That will not be until the new year. I have a book to finish. My head
:20:02. > :20:08.will be down on Monday morning. Last week, I call you in Miranda
:20:08. > :20:15.for the first time. -- I caught you. It was the Christmas episode.
:20:15. > :20:25.Another example of the York funny side. Let us have a look. -- of
:20:25. > :20:25.
:20:25. > :20:31.your funny side. Suitcase! I do not know where you get your clumsiness
:20:31. > :20:36.from. I laughed out loud watching that. I'm assuming Christmas will
:20:36. > :20:42.not be like that for you. Hopefully not! It is funny, you can either do
:20:42. > :20:47.falls or you count. High made times did you have to do that? Just the
:20:47. > :20:57.once. You can't do it badly because you have to do it 10 times. Great
:20:57. > :21:01.
:21:01. > :21:03.any year. -- great to meet you. Tom Conti.
:21:03. > :21:06.Onto sport, and a look ahead to this weekend's action.
:21:06. > :21:09.Let us start with football tonight where Milton Keynes welcome
:21:09. > :21:13.unbeaten Sheffield United to Stadium MK. The Dons have won their
:21:13. > :21:16.last two matches in League One, but drew their FA Cup tie on Wednesday
:21:16. > :21:24.night with Cambridge City. It means they have had one less day to
:21:24. > :21:32.prepare for the visit of Sheffield United. It is typical we do not
:21:32. > :21:37.always get the green, and we asked to keep the game on the Tuesday. I
:21:37. > :21:42.hope the, comes back and helps us out. We are disappointed we are not
:21:42. > :21:48.higher in the League with more points. Performances have merited
:21:48. > :21:52.more points that what we have. This is a test against the team that are
:21:52. > :21:55.flying high. They will be enjoyable. Sheffield United drew 0-0 with
:21:55. > :21:58.Swindon at the County Ground midweek. Tomorrow, the Robins are
:21:58. > :22:01.away to Walsall in League One. Whilst in League Two, Oxford United
:22:01. > :22:04.are at home to Torquay, looking to bounce back from their defeat at
:22:04. > :22:08.the Kassam to Dagenham on Tuesday. In Rugby Union, there is a break
:22:08. > :22:11.from League action for London Welsh. The Exiles rest stand-off Gavin
:22:11. > :22:14.Henson as the Kassam Stadium plays host to LV Cup action for the first
:22:15. > :22:21.time. Exeter return to Oxford having tasted defeat against London
:22:21. > :22:23.Welsh in the Premiership back in September.
:22:23. > :22:27.In motorsport, it is an important weekend for Oxfordshire MotoGP
:22:27. > :22:32.rider Bradley Smith. Smith, who turns 22 later this month, has his
:22:32. > :22:35.final ride in Moto2 as the season concludes in Valencia. The Wheatley
:22:35. > :22:41.rider steps up to the main MotoGP class next season which will start
:22:41. > :22:44.with a first test next week. And finally to wakeboarding, where
:22:44. > :22:48.we told you last week about Chloe Goudie from Buckinghamshire who was
:22:48. > :22:51.off to the junior World Championships in the Phillipines. I
:22:51. > :22:59.am glad to report the 17-year-old junior champion has qualified for
:22:59. > :23:04.the final which takes place tomorrow. That is all the sport.
:23:04. > :23:06.She is being described at the new Vera Lynn. But it is not just the
:23:06. > :23:09.sound of Oxfordshire singer songwriter Rebecca Poole that is
:23:09. > :23:12.reminiscent of another era, she says the 1940s passion inspires her
:23:12. > :23:16.too. Now she is taking her big band around the world as she raises
:23:16. > :23:25.money for the armed forces. Sinead Carroll went to meet her at her
:23:25. > :23:29.home in Nettlebed. I have a romantic idea of the era, whether
:23:29. > :23:39.it is true or not. I feel back then people really did appreciate what
:23:39. > :23:43.
:23:43. > :23:50.they had because of the walls. -- the wars. I love the big bans the
:23:50. > :23:53.played. Glenn Miller. They all strike a chord in my heart.
:23:53. > :23:56.Hotly tipped as one to watch, singer songwriter Rebecca Poole
:23:56. > :24:04.from Nettlebed has not just been inspired by wartime musicians, she
:24:04. > :24:10.is following in their footsteps too. The Vera Lynn, big inspiration. You
:24:10. > :24:16.have got a signed photograph of her and a letter. Tell me how this came
:24:16. > :24:22.about. Her music from that time was hugely inspirational to me. I sent
:24:22. > :24:28.her the song and said I would love to hear what she thought. I said
:24:28. > :24:32.she had been a huge influence. said music is a great way to give
:24:33. > :24:39.lessons to young people. The single This Is The Song is
:24:39. > :24:44.backed by the RAF band, with proceeds going to Help For Heroes.
:24:44. > :24:49.I wrote the song so I could say thank you do them and keep the
:24:49. > :24:52.memory alive for me because I think we should feel very grateful to be
:24:52. > :24:55.living in this free society. Rebecca's schedule is busy. When we
:24:55. > :24:58.met near her childhood home in Nettlebed, she was recovering from
:24:58. > :25:01.singing to England fans at Wembley and about to sing at a Grand Prix
:25:01. > :25:09.concert in Abu Dhabi. Despite her jetset lifestyle, Rebecca says
:25:09. > :25:14.Oxfordshire will always be home. is lovely to be able to release
:25:14. > :25:19.this song and have so much support from the village. I know they have
:25:19. > :25:27.sent out newsletters. I have been asked to go and perform for a
:25:27. > :25:32.concert for Henley College. That will be amazing. I will encourage
:25:32. > :25:39.the students from their to live out their dreams. I do not know why
:25:40. > :25:45.they have picked me! Plan is to close the A34 have been delayed
:25:45. > :25:55.because of bad weather. It is second -- is the second time it has
:25:55. > :25:55.
:25:55. > :25:59.been put on hold. It will now get We have a lot of rain to get out of
:25:59. > :26:04.the way. The rain will move in through the night, making it cloudy
:26:04. > :26:08.and wet. Initially, the rain will be light and patchy. It is tied in
:26:08. > :26:16.with this band of rain. As it comes closer, it will bring showery
:26:16. > :26:22.outbreaks of rain. Expect a few spits and spots initially. Cloudy
:26:22. > :26:28.skies. After midnight, that is what we will see heavy downpours. A bit
:26:28. > :26:33.of a wet one. Overnight lows of seven degrees. Tomorrow, the rain
:26:33. > :26:39.will clear quickly. There might be the odd shower lingering. But for
:26:39. > :26:45.most, a dry day. In the sunshine, it will be cooler. Temperatures of
:26:45. > :26:51.ten degrees. Saturday night into Sunday is going to be cold. They
:26:51. > :26:54.could be some frost. On Sunday, it will be dry with decent spells of
:26:54. > :26:59.sunshine. Temperatures will struggle to reach double figures.
:26:59. > :27:04.On Monday, it starts off nice and bright but quickly we will see
:27:04. > :27:09.cloud and rain moving in. That sets us up for an unsettled week. Sunday
:27:09. > :27:14.for most of us will be a cold day but decent spells of sunshine. On
:27:14. > :27:18.Monday, the cloud clouds over. We have rain crossing all of us
:27:18. > :27:23.tonight, leaving us with sunshine tomorrow. Sunday looks good but
:27:23. > :27:28.next week is more unsettled. The top story: The High Court judge