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chilly old week, George. Rais thank you. That's all from the BBC news at

six, An airport company has been found

guilty of health and safety breaches which led to the death of a chief

fire officer. 45`year`old Steve Mills was killed in 2011 whdn a gas

cylinder exploded at Cotswold Airport near Cirencester. The

prosecution said there no proper risk assessment had carried out

Steve Knibbs has been following the case.

The money approves the provhsion, in those times outside of the learning

day when you can really imp`ct those children and their families. Natasha

Jacobs says her daughter's Reading has improved beyond all recognition.

Her books were bought with Pupil Premium money. Bugs overly

expensive, you cannot just go and buy them, they are about ?50 for a

decent novel. Sometimes you have other things you need to pax for.

The gap between wealthy and not so wealthy used to be the widest in the

whole country for the pupils for more affluent families before the

better. The recent results here I Ashley should go show that has been

breached the county council can report on how they can provhde

education from all backgrounds. You cannot make up the whole different

that you have such a lot. The money is being used very effectivdly. We

are going to find how best to use the money, we have found th`t

one`to`one education, doing things to make up for the fact thex are

disadvantaged. Next year thdre should be even more opportunities at

Ashmead School. Government funding for Pupil Premium would increase to

?2.5 billion. The grand for each pupil will go up by one third.

Oxford United will be led bx new head coach Gary Waddock for the

first time in a few hours' time since he took the role this weekend.

Waddock has previously managed QPR, Aldershot and Wycombe, and has left

his role at MK Dons. The Us head to Southend tonight, Peter Cooke has

this report. As job applications go, Garx Waddock

faced plenty of competition for the Oxford post. 71 people put their

name forward, 12 were interviewed, and he topped a three`man short

list. We wanted to week 12 things, not going to dismantle everxthing

first look at the players hdre within the squad. I have to give

them every opportunity to ilpress. Looking forward to working with him.

He has been coaching at MK Dons since leaving Wycombe in 2002. He

has been handed a two`year contract and takes over in Oxford with a

games left. That was helped by a win against Hartlepool last Friday. The

supporters were one of the big attractions.

The fans were very vocal, vdry loud, and if they can do that now, we can

push to where we get it, th`t will be a big help. That was an hmportant

part. Fantastic fan base. What do those fans think about the

appointment? You have got to trust his judgement. We are oxygenated

supporters, we will follow the club whatever happens. All funds will

give him the time. He has proved himself at this level. I'm sure he,

along with other candidates, quite capable. Lets hope he is lucky and

get results stop keeping fingers crossed. It is like I do thd job.

The third man in charge this season. They want automatic

promotion or a play`off place and that remains a real possibility

You can hear full commentarx on Oxford United's game tonight on BBC

Radio Oxford. There will also be highlights of the match, and more on

the appointment of Gary Waddock on this evening's Late Kick Off at

11.20pm. It's been a common site in the skies

above Brize Norton for 30 ydars This month though, after three

decades of service, the Roy`l Air Force's TriStar fleet is to be taken

out of service. The air to `ir refuelling and transport pl`ne was

bought by the RAF in the 1980s. Today was one of its last flights.

Tom Turrell was on board. Filling up the tank at 16,000 feet.

It can be tricky. Think of the TriStar plane as a giant petrol

station in the sky. First commissioned by the RAF in 0983 a

played its part in the Falklands, to Gulf wars and Afghanistan. Today is

its last operational mission. Up to 130 tonnes of fuel on board, is job

is to fly straight and steady, as the other plane approaches from

behind at speeds of up to 340 mph. All that is left is for the fighter

pilots to connect to the end of the fuel hose dangling behind. Ht is a

beautiful aircraft to fly, very smooth, light on controls. Ht is a

stable platform for aid to `ir refuelling. A lot of the fast jets

like the TriStar because it is nice and easy to fly behind. And they

always know we have got lots of gas to give them. It is also usdd for

transporting military personnel to war zones around the world. There

are nine TriStar planes likd this, but the RAF says they are too old

and too expensive to maintahn. Instead, these rather large pieces

of British military history are to be dismantled and sold for scrap. As

for the squadron which is also being disbanded, the only thing they will

be able to keep to remember her by their memories.

You can see more pictures on this story on our new section of our

website. You can find updatds on our Local Live feature at

bbc.co.uk/oxford. Local Livd will bring you news as it happens and

will be updated seven days ` week with all the latest news, travel and

sport. After being on the comedy c`lendar

for the past ten years and raising more than half a million potnds for

charity it's the last time the Childish Things fundraiser will be

taking place in Oxford. Preparations have been underway at the Ndw

Theatre this afternoon. It's all in aid of Helen and Douglas Hotse and

comedians, including Jimmy Carr and Jo Brand, perform free of charge

over two nights. It is always good to keep things

fresh. Particularly in fundraising as well, you need new ideas and new

inspiration and give people new exciting events to come to. And we

feel particularly with this idea, we want to leave the audience wanting

more. That's all from me for the loment.

holiday resort. Still to come in this evening's

South Today: Anything excithng planned for your holiday? This

family have! They set sail on a round the world adventure.

We'll be closed by Easter. That s We'll be closed by Easter. That s

the message from a charity helping hundreds of children and adtlts

across the south, unless it can find ?150,000. The Rainbow Centrd in

Fareham ` which helps peopld with severe neurological impairmdnt ` has

relied entirely on charitable donations for nearly 25 years. But

it says the aftermath of thd recession has left it with no cash

reserves ` and its usual donors are strapped for cash. It's a f`miliar

story. A recent survey found one in five charities said they faced

closure if their finances dhdn't improve. In a separate survdy, 8%

of charities said they noticed a rise in demand in the last xear But

less than a third felt that could be met. Ena Miller reports.

What is the bear's name? Hannah was told by doctors her son

would never be capable of s`ying these three words:

I love you, mummy. She was also told he would never

stand ` but he does. Rueben has quadriplegic cerdbral

palsy. He came to the Rainbow Centre when he was one`year`old, and he has

developed skills I could only ever have hoped for, and that is because

of the hard work, effort and the expertise that they put into this.

He's now got a bright futurd. The Rainbow Centre supports children

and adults with a range of neurological impairments. It teaches

a Hungarian technique called conductive education, which helps

patients develop control of their muscles. It's been open for 25

years, but might have to close in the next month.

It's heartbreaking, devastating the fact that that lifeline might

suddenly stop if the doors have to close. I can't imagine a life

without the Rainbow Centre, and everything it gives us and our

family. To survive, the charity needs to

raise ?150,000. We got through the recession by the

skin of our teeth. We've usdd up all of our cash reserves to get to this

point, as many charities and businesses have. We have just

reached the point where the money is not coming in quick enough, so we

need a serious injection of cash to get us through a point in thme where

the pipelines we are developing come good.

The Rainbow Centre isn't thd only charity finding it tough. A survey

found that one in five charhties fear that they might close due to a

lack of funding. The Rainbow Centre really wants to continue helping all

these little ones. They say they just need time to ensure thdy never

find themselves in this poshtion again. They just don't have very

much time left. The Government says it may change

its policy on complaints after allegations of sexual abuse at an

independent school in Hampshire The Stanbridge Earl's School ` for

children with learning diffhculties ` closed last year after behng

criticised over its handling of a claim of rape made by a girl against

other students. The head te`cher resigned but no prosecutions were

brought. The Labour MP Tom Watson told the Commons today the school

had been slow to act and th`t a further child was then

I wrote to the Secretary of State the same month to warn him that the

situation was urgent. Despite this, a further child was sexuallx abused

in July 2013. The school has now closed. Ofsted have apologised for

their failures. Will ministdrs now urgently consider adequate research

into the funding of mandatory reporting in regulated setthngs

She may be only three years old but Sienna Brown is embarking on the

journey of a lifetime. Sienna and her parents Kim and Simon ldft their

life in Gosport and are tod`y flying to Gibraltar to join their 46`foot

yacht Britican and set off on a voyage around the world. Thdy have

sold their home and all thehr possessions and plan to spend three

to five years on their journey. Sienna will be educated through

onboard home`schooling and Simon says it will be an amazing dducation

for the whole family. A large rescue operation at Shiplake

Loch near Henley has been under way after a rowing boat with ten pupils

from a nearby school got into difficulty.

We understand the boat, frol Shiplake College, became tr`pped on

a weir upstream from the loch, but that all the crew and young children

are now safe. Our reporter Nikki Mitchell is at the scene ` Nikki

what do you know? This is really quite an

astonishingly narrow escape. There were a couple of support bo`ts with

them, and the boat got pinndd up against an area about 100 mdtres

from the Wear. Someone from the college went in to help thel, but

the support vessel then got swept under the chain. The man on boards

had to cling on to the Wear for dear life. They think that his boat went

through the weir weir first, and then he was pulled through the tiny

gap in between. The commanddr here from the Fire Service says he has no

idea how the man survived. He has survived with very few injuries The

eight pupils in the rowing boat had actually managed to get to safety,

they had clung on the chain and managed to climb to safety. The

eight pupils did manage to get to safety, but one man was swept

through the weir and made an