:00:00. > :00:12.Good evening. That's all from us.
:00:13. > :00:15.Good evening. Researchers in Oxford say they're on
:00:16. > :00:18.the verge of a breakthrough in detecting the early signs of
:00:19. > :00:21.Parkinson's. They claim MRI brain scans could be one of the most
:00:22. > :00:24.effective ways of diagnosing the condition, which may lead to better
:00:25. > :00:27.treatments. Adina Campbell has more. Lucy from north Oxfordshire was
:00:28. > :00:31.diagnosed with Parkinson's hn her late 30s. Having the condithon means
:00:32. > :00:36.she has problems with things most of us take for granted, like cttting
:00:37. > :00:45.vegetables or writing. She's also been forced to give up work.
:00:46. > :00:50.I actually said to the neurologist deeply my diagnosis, I can't have
:00:51. > :00:53.it, I'm only 38. I assumed ht was a condition only old people got. I
:00:54. > :00:56.never thought it would happdn to me. One person in every 500 has
:00:57. > :00:59.Parkinson's. That works out as 127,000 people across the UK, and
:01:00. > :01:04.around 5,000 of those are hdre in the South Today region. Parkinson's
:01:05. > :01:11.is usually associated with older people ` the symptoms tend to appear
:01:12. > :01:15.when people reach their 60s. But the latest figures show that ond in 20
:01:16. > :01:20.with the condition is under the age of 40. In terms of the symptoms the
:01:21. > :01:26.main ones include body shakds, rigidity and slow movements. At the
:01:27. > :01:29.moment, doctors still haven't found a cure for Parkinson's Dise`se. But
:01:30. > :01:39.there's a major research project underway at Oxford University which
:01:40. > :01:48.could provide some answers. MRI or brain scanning, which traditionally
:01:49. > :01:53.has not been of any use, in our hands it may help predict P`rkinson
:01:54. > :01:57.is. This new research about the effectiveness of MRI scans hs due to
:01:58. > :02:02.be revealed in the next few weeks. Adina Campbell, BBC South Today
:02:03. > :02:05.Work's underway in the centre of Oxford to repair a sewer th`t's
:02:06. > :02:09.collapsing under the weight of congealed fat. Cooking oil poured
:02:10. > :02:12.into sinks and drains is to blame for a major blockage that Thames
:02:13. > :02:16.Water is calling a "fat berg". The company says the emergency clearance
:02:17. > :02:24.and repair work will take up to two weeks.
:02:25. > :02:29.This is flat mixed with nappies sanitary towels and baby wipes, all
:02:30. > :02:35.the things that should not go into the sewer, causing one giant
:02:36. > :02:39.disgusting blockage. This is in Surrey, and the one in Oxford is
:02:40. > :02:43.thought to be just as bad. Removing it is urgent. It is already so heavy
:02:44. > :02:48.that the sewer in Oxford has collapsed. That's why these roads
:02:49. > :02:55.have been partially closed because of emergency roads taking place
:02:56. > :02:58.This monitoring station is keeping an eye on the city centre traffic,
:02:59. > :03:03.but Oxford has been brought to a standstill today, a simple ten
:03:04. > :03:18.minute journey taking some lore than two hours. At 20 past four Banbury
:03:19. > :03:24.Road, it normally takes 25 linutes. We expected to be there in `bout
:03:25. > :03:28.half an hour. Made it pretty much ruined, but
:03:29. > :03:32.never mind. But the work is critical to save
:03:33. > :03:36.homes and businesses in Oxford. If it was not removed, the sew`ge with
:03:37. > :03:43.that up and cause flooding. Although it is necessary, Thames watdr would
:03:44. > :03:47.see it rather didn't happen in the first place.
:03:48. > :03:52.We would rather not cause disruption, and we know the traffic
:03:53. > :03:57.is horrendous for people. This is avoidable, if people listen to our
:03:58. > :04:01.advice and don't flush thosd things down the toilet, it could bd
:04:02. > :04:05.avoided. The roads will be closed for around
:04:06. > :04:11.two weeks, until the teams can dig around and see how big the fat
:04:12. > :04:13.blockage is. Train passengers between
:04:14. > :04:16.Gloucestershire and Swindon are being warned to expect servhce
:04:17. > :04:19.alterations due to engineerhng works on the line. Construction of a
:04:20. > :04:22.second line of track between Kemble and Swindon is nearing completion,
:04:23. > :04:25.and will double capacity on the stretch. But passengers havd been
:04:26. > :04:28.told that replacement bus sdrvices will operate instead of trahns at
:04:29. > :04:31.various times over the coming days. The ?45 million project is scheduled
:04:32. > :04:35.to finish over the Easter wdekend. 2,000 jobs could be created in
:04:36. > :04:38.Swindon if a new employment park is approved as part of the town's
:04:39. > :04:41.eastern expansion plans. I'll A planning application has bedn
:04:42. > :04:44.submitted for a development called the Hub, which would create office,
:04:45. > :04:48.warehouse and driving jobs on the A420 at Marston Farm. 6,000`plus new
:04:49. > :04:56.schools and improvements to the road network are also proposed for the
:04:57. > :05:00.surrounding area. Solar panels have been inst`lled on
:05:01. > :05:03.a handful of homes, in an effort to reduce residents' energy bills,
:05:04. > :05:06.while at the same time generating income for the city council. If
:05:07. > :05:09.judged successful, the pilot project will be expanded. Sinead Carroll's
:05:10. > :05:11.been to meet one couple now reaping the rewards from the technology on
:05:12. > :05:14.their roof. Getting ready, with the help of
:05:15. > :05:18.electricity. Valerie Parrott spends ?10 a week on electricity. Now her
:05:19. > :05:25.council home's been fitted with solar panels, she should sed her
:05:26. > :05:29.bills lower. It will be cheaper electrichty for
:05:30. > :05:32.us in the summer. I know in the summer we don't use much
:05:33. > :05:38.electricity, but we still use electricity in the summer, `nd if it
:05:39. > :05:45.will cost me nothing, fair dnough, because my husband and I ard
:05:46. > :05:49.pensioners. This electricitx cannot be stored, it is used as it's
:05:50. > :05:55.generated, which means that the couple will still pay for appliances
:05:56. > :06:01.the user might or on overcast days and they may have wasted eldctricity
:06:02. > :06:05.on very sunny days. People are struggling hard with
:06:06. > :06:08.energy bills, that's why we can afford this, because as the
:06:09. > :06:12.electricity is generated by the solar panels, that pays mondy which
:06:13. > :06:15.the council is putting in. Oxford city council spent ?25,000 on this
:06:16. > :06:21.scheme. They hope to recoup the cost in 12 years.
:06:22. > :06:26.This is the first time solar panels have been installed on existing
:06:27. > :06:32.council homes in Oxford. Thd City Council have already put panels up
:06:33. > :06:38.on some communal properties like the leisure centre, but it is hoped that
:06:39. > :06:42.if these work residents can save between 215 pounds and ?300 a year,
:06:43. > :06:45.and the scheme may be rolled out across the city.
:06:46. > :06:49.Late Kick off is on BBC One tonight at 11:25pm. Alexis is on thd way
:06:50. > :06:54.with the regional weather forecast. Goodnight.
:06:55. > :07:02.Tonight will be colder than last night with a chilli fields of
:07:03. > :07:09.things. It should stay mainly dry. Wins gradually changing to
:07:10. > :07:17.north`westerly. We are expecting low temperatures of four or fivd
:07:18. > :07:19.Celsius. The odd stray showdr me arrive in the morning, but through
:07:20. > :07:27.the afternoon a decent amount of sunshine, and temperatures will rise
:07:28. > :07:31.to around 11 or 12 Celsius. Around the seasonal average. A lot of cloud
:07:32. > :07:33.over the next few days, and outbreaks of rain are
:07:34. > :07:37.getting up to around 14 degrees. Unsettled conditions through the
:07:38. > :07:42.next few days. A bit of rain around on Friday but with more on that I
:07:43. > :07:43.will hand you over to Nina Ridge. The weekend