29/01/2014 BBC Oxford News

Good evening. 45 people have been arrested as part of Wiltshire

Police's biggest ever operation targeting Class A drug dealers in

Swindon. The force says street gangs in London have been moving into the

town to sell crack and heroin. Scott Ellis reports. One of 60 homes

raided today by Wiltshire Police, targeting those suspected of drug

dealing. You are being arrested under suspicion of supplying drugs.

It is hoped it will disrupt as many as nine separate drug networks link

to London. Neighbours are all armed at this happening on their streets.

I'm shocked. The operation was so big, the only place to brief the

staff involved was in a hangar on the old RAF line base. It led to

this convoy through Wootton Bassett during the rush hour. We know the

impact will be substantial but we know as soon as we take one Off The

St, others will take their place. This is the message, this is what

will happen. We want to get that message to them. Several shops were

also raided, the common nation of one year of surveillance during

which undercover officers infiltrated gangs linked to the

capital. They tend to prey on vulnerable people, drug users,

members of the community. Here are often linked with firearms violence

and weapons will stop they are nasty individuals a lot of the time.

Despite budget cups, they hope to mount these operations for times a

year so that new drug dealers are not tempted to move into Swindon

once these raids are over. `` despite budget cuts.

Police believe a housefire in Oxford in which five people were injured

was started deliberately. The five escaped from a first floor window at

the house in Blackbird Leys at around 4am. One man broke his leg.

All required hospital treatment. The Royal Berkshire hospital is to

spend almost a million pounds creating extra cubicles in its

accident and emergency department to try to improve its waiting times.

The Government expects 95% of patients going to A to be seen

within four hours ` but the hospital only hits that target a third of the

time. Here's Joe Campbell. A few minutes outside the Royal

Berks watching the convoy of ambulances and you can see this is a

department under pressure. Inside at times it can seem the place is ready

to burst. The emergency department was designed to see 35,000 patients

a year and currently we are seeing double that. We are seeing a 10%

rise each year. We have to spec is no need to be at this present time.

In the last 21 months, the Royal Berks has missed its A target 14

times. The overall number of people going to casualty has remained

steady but admissions have increase. In the last four years, the number

of pensioners going to A has jumped by 50%. Critics say too much

store is placed in the figures. The more emphasis placed on these

targets and figures, then the less emphasis is placed on the fact that

more money needs to go into the NHS. That is the bottom line. Millions of

pounds have been made available. This year we got over ?1 million at

the Royal Berks. Despite that there is no money on a budget to pay for

the announcement today so it will add to the sizeable deficit the

trust already faces. Almost ?7 million of government

money has been allocated to develop the science industry in Oxfordshire.

Milton Park, near Didcot, is already home to 200 organisations, including

50 science businesses. Local MP Ed Vaizey says the investment is

expecting to create more than 350 jobs. This is a very economically

successful part of the country so it is important here, where we have a

lot of high employment, what it is also important for the whole, ``

country because these countries are going to put Britain ahead in the

global race in terms of technology. They will attract the kind of

companies which will dominate the 21st century. If you're young at

heart ` and after a car that reflects your inner child ` how

about this? It's an adult version of a child's toy. It can reach 70 miles

per hour ` and was created at a garage in Ambrosden near Bicester.

Charlotte Stacey's been to find out more. For many people this is their

first car, but now there is a grown`up version. This one has more

than pedal car `` power. John has created a real live roadworthy car.

It takes petrol, has a tax disc and goes at 70 miles an hour, but the

question is why? I just thought it would be a wonderful idea to make

something like that, but real. It has to be one of these. It took 1000

hours and more than ?4000 to make. What are the things you wanted to

maintain about the original card? The major thing was the lack of

Windows. I have noticed that today. That was always going to be the main

thing because that is what the toy is. It is just like the original

except there is now an airbag, proper lights and mirrors. He will

use it to raise money for charity. Every day for 30 days we will travel

and raise money for charity. For now years just enjoying being a big

child on the road. Let's get a look at the weather. Good evening. There

will be showers are spells of rain through the night. Chilly failed to

things with Fleet on higher ground. Temperatures will fall to three

Celsius. We start the day tomorrow on a wet note, and miserable start

to the day. And improving picture for the South. Drier conditions will

develop during the afternoon. Still the risk of rain for Northern areas.

Highs of four or five Celsius. That north`east windows take the edge of

temperatures. Cold tomorrow. We are looking at a band of heavy rain

arriving on Friday with brisk winds. Further showers throughout the

weekend. Good night. Further showers throughout the

That's all from us. Good night. Hello. The next dose of wet and

windy weather is due to arrive on Friday from the Atlantic. Today we

have had an easterly wind bringing the chill as the threat of icy

patches comes to the north where the cloud breaks. More cloud further

south. Maybe some sleet and snow in parts of East Wales as we engage the

cold air. Temperatures in the south-east are not changing much

because the rain keeps going. It will be colder further north,

though. Icy patches are possible. More wintry showers in the

north-east. Quite a few flood warnings in Tayside. Write to the

west of the Pennines. -- brighter. Figure clad -- thicker cloud further

south. We see some dampness in parts of the West Country, possibly into

East Wales. In the north-west of Wales is the cloud breaks,

temperatures will be close to. Not as cold as that in Northern Ireland.