23/01/2013 BBC Oxford News

Welcome to South Today. Finding the police officers of the future, will

cut to starting salaries scupper hopes of bringing in the best new

recruits? The world is his Oyster, Oxford

looks to emulate London's travel cards success.

Their names live on. The memorial to the Royal Meeting -- and Royal

Marine musicians who made the Good evening.

A was confirmed last week starting pay for police officers is being

cut so could that mean forces struggling to recruit? Wiltshire

Police is one of the first forces to advertise vacancies. Its

application process opened today. We have been looking at whether

working for them is an attractive proposition despite the salary cut.

Tom has long planned to become a sworn police officer but the cut in

pay has made him think again. We have changed his name to protect

his identity as he currently works for the police as a civilian.

In my current role I N six and �7,000 more bent over constable,

there is less risk. I will have to make these huge pay cut.

We are to police is inviting people to apply to become officers. --

Wiltshire Police. They are recruiting more police since

budgets were cut since 2010. We are at a point where we need to recruit

in order to bolster at the front line resources so it is really

important and exciting for us as an organisation to think we can now

take on new people. The new offices will be some of the

first to get the new pay scale starting on �19,000 per year

instead of 23. Police Federation which represents officers says the

quality of recruits could suffer. I think that is definitely a

concern, both in terms of the level of experience coming into the job,

and the mix of those people coming into the job, and potentially the

academic people -- Accra people have.

Candidates must apply through this dedicated website because despite

the pay changed they are expected and to be inundated with applicants.

The salary will be incremental so it is not the start and finish

salary, but we think it is a fair wage for people who are in training.

The Home Office's policing will continue to beat an important job -

- continue to be. The jury in the trial of the man

accused of killing Rachel Manning have visited the site where she was

last seen. Restaurant worker at Shahidul Ahmed denies killing had

just before Christmas in 2000. Her boyfriend Barri White was convicted

of her murder but following an appeal and subsequent retrial he

was later acquitted. 12 years ago Rachel Manning and her

boyfriend came here on a night out. They had been to a 70s theme party

in ritual can be seen here in a blue wig. Today, 12 years later, at

the same spot, a coach with 12 people pulls up and stops. On this

cage is a jury, sitting on a murder trial. That is because Rachel never

made it home that night. On that evening Rachel and her boy friend

Barri White was spotted outside the club by CCTV. For whatever reason

they separated. He went to a friend's house but she got lost,

and from this them box she called her housemaid in distress to say

she didn't know where she was -- phone box.

-- her housemaid. The phone box is no longer here but the jury were

brought to dislocation to see the exact spot where she had stopped to

make that call. They were brought here to the golf

course where her body was discovered. She had been struggle.

The court heard a stop club-like this was used to disfigure her face.

Back then her Barri White spent six years in prison for her murder but

he was later acquitted. The prosecution's case is that 41-year-

old waiter Shahidul Ahmed murdered her and advances in DNA have led to

the trial. There has been a rise in the number

of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance in Oxfordshire, the first

increase for nearly a year. 6562 people were paid the benefit in

December, 150 more than in the previous month. The number in

Swindon has dropped to its lowest level since December to present

debate. Job losses at Honda and its suppliers are yet to have an impact.

Nationally and Employment has fallen to its lowest figure for 18

months. 100 homes have been without phone

lines and the internet in north Oxfordshire village since the start

of the month after an attempted Cable theft. Villages in Arncott

near Bicester say they are frustrated that repair work is

taking so long. It will take more than Finley's

toolkit to fix his internet and phone connection. His grave

condition means they need to be able to contact us quickly. --

grown -- growth condition. biggest worry is contact, care

providers, speaking to consultants. It is quite difficult and a mobile

phone with a poor signal. This family are among the 100 households

in Arncott near Bicester left without land lines and internet

since January 7th. All the time I'm using a mobile phone, I am bringing

every day to Poland, it is expensive. I think I will be paying

50 or �60 for my bill. Extra. you can see, BT have got engineers

here on site, they say this location just does said the village

is where there was a cable attack, an attempted theft as they're

calling it. In fact, BT says the damage was so severe they will have

to completely rebuilt the underground junction boxes and that

could take some time, especially in this weather. It is just the latest

community to be hit by cable theft. Steeple Aston, Kidlington, Middle

Barton and Chalgrove are among recent targets. Yet Thames Valley

Police say middle thefts are down 50% on this time last year. With a

dedicated team carrying out raids like this on scrap-metal yards. It

is little comfort to residents in Arncott he without the internet are

resorting to more traditional resources.

It is a system used by thousands of people across London every day, it

now travel passes similar to Oyster cards could be introduced in

Oxfordshire. There are plans to introduce top-up cards that can be

used to pay for all kinds of trouble.

How much difference could these cards make?

This could mean the days of fumbling around in your pockets

looking for change to pay for the bus or parking could soon be at an

end. The cards the council wants could make it quicker to get on and

off buses. At the moment it is an idea, but this kind of card has

proved very successful elsewhere. Oyster cards have revolutionised

how Londoners travel. Nearly 50 million have been issued in just 10

years. It now looks the to county council has plans for an equivalent

to people can get on and off public transport at this type of a car.

It is not about making money, it is about making it easier for people

to use public transport. If it is easier fewer cars on the rate, less

congestion, it so a real win-win for everybody. A some bus services

you can already use a pre-paid card, but this idea goes further, it

could be used for a train passes as well, and for parking.

He will have teething problems than most things at the start, then I

think once it has settled in, London get on with it fine to were

cut Oxford? Older people worry about cards, they led to see the

money in hand and pay as they go. It is a really good idea. We do get

one? Yes. Do I get one free for doing this?

The cars themselves would be free but it is too soon to tell how much

the technology will cost to make it work. The we have got to attract

enough extra passengers to generate the extra revenue, so that within

three or four years the technology has paid for itself. The council

hopes the card will be available next year. A lot of buses are

already geared up for this kind of technology, that is why this could

all come together very quickly, and it made not stop at cars, in they

seem be possible to swipe payments on your mobile phones.

Prince Harry flew into RAF Brize Norton this afternoon following his

latest appointment in Afghanistan. He arrived on a regular personnel

fight from Cyprus where he has spent a day after flying there from