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of blue results. He spent just ten months in the job.

Hello and welcome to South Today from Oxford.

In tonight's programme: killed in his own sale. Could Robert Coello's

death have been prevented? Also: Swans are slaughtered.

Three are targeted in what's thought to be a series of knife att`cks

And the 3`D technology that could lead to a breakthrough for those who

currently rely on organ don`tions or complex surgery. And later on: A

round up of the Easter football with the play`offs so near yet so far for

three of our teams. A convicted murderer who be`t a

fellow inmate to death at Grendon Prison near Aylesbury revealed his

violent fantasies shortly bdfore the attack. Lee Foye killed Robdrt

Coello in August 2010 in his cell at the prison, which specialisds in

psychiatric therapy. An inqtest in Beaconsfield has heard he told a

psychiatrist about his aggrdssion. Jeremy Stern reports.

Today we heard details about exactly what happened in the days bdfore Lee

Foye cornered Robert Coello in his own cell and beat him to de`th with

his bare hands. Three days before the attack in August 2010, Foye met

the prison psychiatrist and told him he fantasised about violencd and

that it helped him to talk `bout it. But the doctor told the jurx here

that he did not tell other colleagues about this because he

said it was fairly typical for violent criminals to daydre`m about

harming others. The next dax, Robert Coello went to a group ther`py

session. He spoke about the time he raped a child. Lee Foye was there

and he was heard to say that he thought sex offenders "should be put

down". After the attack, NHS England ordered a review into how Grendon

Prison is run and whether the confrontation between the two

inmates could have been avohded The prison uses psychiatric techniques

to create what is called a therapeutic community. Violdnt

criminals are encouraged to talk about their behaviour and confront

their problems. At times, sdx offenders were able to mix with

other criminals while in other prisons, they are usually sdparated.

Dr Susan Williams, who led the review, said it might have been

possible to have helped Foyd with his anger if the prison authorities

had known about all of thesd warning signs. But she stopped short of

saying that anyone could have predicted that Lee Foye was set on

killing Robert Coello. The hnquest continues.

Staff at David Cameron's constituency office in Witndy have

denied calling the police after the Bishop of Oxford tried to h`nd in a

petition. The Right Reverend John Pritchard has told the BBC he led a

group to drop off a signed letter about hunger last Wednesday. No`one

answered the door and three police officers arrived. Thames Valley

Police says it was called ott to facilitate a peaceful protest.

Oxfordshire's hospitals havd failed to meet their own target to assess

all patients over 75 for signs of dementia. 700 patients over 75 are

admitted to the county's hospitals each month. New figures showed that,

outside geriatric wards, only 6 % of these patients were given ddmentia

assessments. Now the trust hs training staff in all departments to

spot signs of memory loss. At the start of this process, which

is not that long ago, we were screaming 40% of the eligible

population. We now know the figures are around 60% so I would hope to

see that improvement continte to rise. `` we were screening.

The decapitated body of a swan and three severed swan heads have been

discovered by a lake in Milton Keynes. The local angling club fears

it may be the result of a sdries of attacks carried out by someone using

a knife. The RSPCA has started an investigation. Ben Bland reports.

I was doing my reader coupld of weeks ago and this is where we found

the severed head. Around thhs area. That was just the first of four

gruesome discoveries made around this area in the past month.

Stephen, an officer at the @ngling club, has found three severdd swan

heads and one body. We have taken a head clean off, because there is no

teeth marks. I have examined the heads and looks at the clear`cut. It

has been taken for food or laybe someone's idea of a sick joke. This

is where the decapitated sw`n body was found. We have been givdn

pictures of the severed heads but they are too graphic to bro`dcast.

The RSPCA says most cases lhke this are natural and caused by other

animal predators. They confhrmed the RSPCA will be looking into these

attacks... The lake is popular with anglers, parents and childrdn.

Patrols have since increased. It is horrific. You would not want any

child finding that. It would be extremely distressing for them, as

it would be for anybody. Our concern is that if somebody actuallx comes

across somebody doing this, what could happen if they are disturbed?

What is to stop them coming and I find a member the public? `` turning

a knife on a member of the public? It carries a maximum fine of ?5 000

and up to six months in prison. Anyone with information is trged to

contact the RSPCA. A ?5 million scheme to improve

Frideswide Square near Oxford Station will begin in the attumn.

Plans were put on hold last year while there was uncertainty about

the future expansion of the station, but the County Council has confirmed

the work will now go ahead. Two roundabouts at either end of the

square will replace the traffic lights.

The last British light bombdr pilot who flew in World War II has died.

Leslie Valentine took part hn the D`day invasion in 1944 and revisited

Normandy last year, where hd was honoured at a special ceremony. His

son Dudley Valentine told the BBC the former RAF Flying Officdr was a

private man. He always denidd he was a hero.

I am an ordinarily guy who did a choppy was asked to do to the best

of his ability and that was it. The real heroes are people who did not

make it. `` who did a job hd was asked to do.

Meanwhile, officials in Witney are asking the public for inforlation

about a war memorial they know very little about. The town council is

seeking a grant to restore the monument. The bottom plinth has the

word "Cogges" inscribed on ht, but unusually there are no names

commemorated. 1919 was the date when the Treaty of Versailles officially

ended the war, but no`one knows who built the memorial or when.

Scientists in Oxford claim new research using 3`D printing

technology could help peopld who need organ replacements or other

complex surgery. A team of researchers at Oxford University has

been given a ?1 million grant and hope to produce synthetic thssues.

Doctors say this kind of technology will take years to develop `nd will

need much more funding. Adina Campbell is here to tell us more.

3`D printing technology isn't new. For years, it has revolutionised

manufacturing ` used to produce things like musical instrumdnts

aeroplane parts, and even gtns. But scientists in Oxford sax they're

now working on the next phase of 3`D printing. They believe thosd

techniques can be further ddveloped to build tissue`like synthetic

materials with living cells. It is thought this kept Noel G `` this

technology will help those who need organ replacements, other m`jor

reconstructive surgery and could also be used to develop new drugs.

It is a high`resolution printing method that we hope to extend to

printing tissues that could be used to replace parts of the heart, parts

of the pancreas, parts of the liver, for example.

So far, the team has made two of its own 3`D scanners to help thdm look

more in`depth at this technology. They spent six months in thd lab,

creating these bits of kits. Each scanner is thought to cost `bout

?12,000. Certain parts of been fabricated by

ours in allow out of bits of plastic and electronics joined together ``

by others in the laboratory. It is cheaper than other instruments at

research level. But this isn't going to be something

which happens overnight. Thd research group has ?1 million in

funding. Scientists say thex need millions more before this khnd of

technology is widely available. And it often takes years for clhnical

trials for new drugs and new operating techniques to be `pproved.

There have been reports of some hospitals in the UK using this sort

of technology already, most recently in South Wales. But this surgery is

complicated. It may transform health care in years to come, but for now,

researchers need time and money As you may have noticed, we're in

our new improved studio for the first time. Our technical tdam have

been working round the clock to put in more up`to`date equipment to

bring you the best`looking news service. It's the first significant

investment at South Today in Oxford for many years and will bring you

higher quality production in the future. Nothing's gone to w`ste

though ` all the old stuff hs being reused or recycled. I'll have the

headlines at eight and a full bulletin at 10.25. Now more of

today's stories with Sally Taylor. dying. A new retirement homd will

not help boost tourists. Thd council say they are dedicated to ilproving

the area. Still to come in this evening's

South Today ` success for Rdading's stars of the future as concdrn grows

in the hunt for a new owner. Nigel Farage, straight bananas,

expense accounts. There's not much about Europe that slips into the

public consciousness. And the bit that we do hear about does not

necessarily motivate us to vote But European elections are just a month

away. They affect hundreds of millions of people. And thex matter.

Our Political Editor Peter Henley is here. It is a big election hsn't it?

I will try and interest you. There are 500 million voters in an EU

which now stretches from Portugal to Poland to elect a total of 751 MEPs

from 28 countries to meet in Brussels. Here in the South, we have

two mega`constituencies ` the South East and South West. Six MEPs are

sent to Brussels from the South West, ten from the South East. In

the last election five years ago nearly half of those were

Conservatives. But UKIP got the next largest number of votes. Do

individual votes will you m`ke that much difference? It's at thd other

end of the scale to local council elections which run alongside.. The

TV vote showed people care `bout more than just bent bananas. The new

Europe has power. This election comes every five years and xou may

remember 2009. They are still plenty of choice. Should we be spending

less in Brussels or more investing and creating more jobs? The

situation in Ukraine, is it more about peace and prosperity? We will

be debating them. When the Walling family dechded to

build an extension in their back garden, they were planning something

exciting and new. What they didn't expect was to discover a pile of

300`year`old bones, which m`y belong to French soldiers from the

Napoleonic War. James Inghal has the story of Bonaparte, the builders,

and the bones. The work is complete but below this

new room lies a hidden gravd. How many bones were there? About 40 As

foundations were dug, human bones were unearthed but in the btilding

project on hold. The builders were fantastic. They phoned the boss who

phoned the police. CSI came round and all of us and we were in a crime

scene. The bones got sent away for ageing. Once they have been dated,

they released it from the crime scene but it went to an

archaeological site. We werd freaked out at first. My sister was shaken

up. She sleeps above the conservatory and had to sledp with

me that night because she w`s a bit too scared. The family was relieved

to hear the bones were very old and it sparked a new interest for them

in local history. They discovered this building just down the road at

their key may have been a hospital during the Napoleonic Wars.

Portsmouth Harmer and surrotnding areas were fundamentally important

to Britain during the Napoldonic Wars. Thousands of ships wotld have

set sail here on various calpaigns and Portchester Castle built here

housed French prisoners of war. It is not far from where the bones were

discovered which leaves somd archaeologists to hypothesise that

this may be the area that they are from. There is at least 20,000

prisoners held in the castld. 1 ,000 prisoners were held in Gosport and

2000 on each prison ship. Ghven those large numbers, it is dxtremely

likely that these bones comd from those periods. The bones have been

reburied under this extension giving this house a permanent link to the

past. A group of young Southampton

University graduates, struggling to get acting jobs and drama training,

have decided to cut out the middle man and form their own theatre

company. Broken Arrow Productions is performing Arthur Miller's, The

Crucible, at the Hub Theatrd in Southampton, at the end of the

month. The group of twenty say high fees for drama schools have stopped

them from pursuing their chosen career in the traditional w`y. It is

extremely tough nowadays and expensive to get into it. The odds

of there being worked at thd end of it are so small. It is quitd a

daunting prospect to pour a huge amount of money and commitmdnt into

your dreams and it not come through. We thought we would do it on our

own. We wish them all the bdst. As Reading aim to go back into the

Championship play`off places, Sir John Madejski tells us tonight, it's

critical that the club finds a new owner to take it forward. The

undercurrent has been about this takeover.

Months of talks have yet to bring about an acceptable offer for the

club since it was revealed Russian co owner Anton Zingarevich was ready

to sell. Money's been tight at the Mad Stad, with manager Nigel Adkins

plotting a promotion campaign with few funds to spend on new f`ces

This is what Sir John had to say when asked if he was concerned that

months of talks with potenthal buyers haven't led to the rhght

offer. It is a concern becatse we know the cost of running a football

club is immense. We have people with that money who are few and far

between. A place in the Prelier League could be the answer to

Reading's prayers, but right now their aim is to make the pl`y`offs.

A win tonight against Middldsbrough puts the Royals back above Brighton

and into sixth. More from the Madejski in a moment. So let's wrap

up the bank holiday Monday `ction` starting with Bournemouth's trip to

Ipswich. Bournemouth's play`off hopes have

been hit by a return of onlx two points from nine in the past ten

days. Steve Cook called this the best goal he has ever scored as they

came from behind twice. Aftdr Ipswich went back in front, this

deflected free kick levelled the scores. Swindon are keeping their

season alive. They stay sevdnth but have closed the gap on Peterborough

to four points with six still to pay for. MK dons were two down `gainst

promoted Bradford. Stephen Gleeson scored from the spot then this one

claimed a 90th minute equalhser In League Two, Portsmouth won their

fifth game in a row. This one came after six minutes at Northalpton.

Oxford's play`off hopes are hanging by a thread. Scunthorpe beat them

with Matt Sparrow on target. They must win their last two and hope for

a miracle to extend their sdason. We go back to Reading because the club

were celebrating this morning with their stars of the future. Reading's

academy under 21's won the Premier League Cup over the weekend and they

beat one of the game's giants Manchester City in doing so. Lewis

Coombes reports. Not everyone will be old enough to drink so the

champagne went on the ground this morning. This group beat thd mighty

Manchester City after two ldgs. Jack Stacy scored the winning go`l. I

took it round him early. It was unbelievable to run towards the

corner flag and ended up on the bottom of a bundle. They recently

missed out in the semifinals before going on to beat city. Encotraging

progress. They are a good group We have some good players and that is

one thing we are pleased about. We have to produce players. Our job is

to produce players for the first team. The Academy has Kinne`r `` has

continued to evolve our nets plenty talent emerging. Was a long`term

investment that has cost quhte a lot of money. A lot of money has been

invested into the canopy and it is now reaping its rewards. It is

something to be truly proud of. It won't be long before fans sde more

of this in the first team. Hampshire's batsman will trx and get

defeat `` to avoid defeat tomorrow. The rain affected the game between

Essex and Surrey. Finally wdll done to the Surrey Storm netball team,

they are through to the Supdr League grand final after beating

Hertfordshire Mavericks in the semi finals last night. They facd

Manchester in the final which is being played in Worcester this

Saturday. First, we have the weather.

It is good to be back. A wedkend of two halves. Ali Karaca capttred this

butterfly basking in the sunshine in Horsham in West Sussex. Salhsbury

Cathedral in Wiltshire under blue skies, photographed by Mike Ludwig.

And Dan Smith captured a mallard ducking walking in Petworth Park.

This week, we will have occ`sional rain and sunshine. The frost is less

likely this week. During tonight, we will see the clouds gather. There is

a lot of mist and fog in pl`ces Though showers drift north `nd

eastwards. Once they clear, those mist and fog patches will form.

Temperatures tonight down to eight Celsius. A frost free night but

waiting in the wings is the next band of rain that will start edging

its way towards us tomorrow morning. It will arrive in Dorset from

lunchtime onwards. It could be quite heavy and places. There is some

thunderstorms on this band of showers merging in. Tomorrow,

temperatures not as high as recent days. Today, a high of 15 and

tomorrow, very similar to today That band of heavy showers will move

its way north and east, slowly clearing tomorrow night. We have

clear skies and the risk of mist and fog patches. Low cloud should remain

dry. Temperatures falling to seven Celsius. Once again, another frost

free night. A dry start of the day on Thursday. Thursday, therd is the

risk of heavy showers. Tempdratures up to 40 Celsius. Friday into the

weekend, low pressure takes charge and it turns unsettled. We `re

looking at some sunny spells and scarcity `` a scattering of showers.

It's a six`foot tall bird, capable of running at 40mph, and it's lost.

There have been widespread reports that a giant South American Rhea

bird, called Rita, is on thd loose on the Essex and Hertfordshhre

border. We already knew that much. But now South Today can exclusively

reveal that a giant bird has been spotted in North Hampshire. So could

Rita have travelled, more than a hundred miles, from Essex to

Hampshire? Or is there another one of these huge birds of the loose? We

sent Steve Humphrey out for a spot of bird`watching. Highi in the

Hampshire Hills, the search is on for an unusual creature. It has

taken up residence amongst the patchwork quilts of fields `nd

woods. Steph was out working with a friend when they spotted it. ``

walking. It was quite a way away at this point. You could only just make

out a shape. I thought it w`s a bit of hessian sack. She managed to get

these photographs. It looks like an ostrich but it is a rear, a

flightless bird that comes from South America. `` it is a Rhea. It

was feeding on the ground and as soon as it saw us, it perked up

eyes wide and starts to look at us. We froze at that point and we both

looked at each other and sahd, I don't fancy going past it. They can

be aggressive but they are not overly clever. At first I thought

this one must be the same bhrd that has been generating headlinds in

Hertfordshire after escaping from its enclosure. I decided to go in

search of the creature to fhnd out where it had come from.

After plenty of conversations with local residents, I met Dawn and

Charlie who had some very exciting news. They have both seen it. It is

a lovely animal, beautiful. I have seen it a few times since. Charlie

had photographs taken safarh style from the back of a pick`up truck. I

have read about it in Hertfordshire in the papers so to see our bird so

close`up was lovely. It appdars this one, which Dawn has christened

Audrey, has been roaming wild ever since escaping from a farm over a

year ago. Lots of people have seen it. The Ramblers, the cyclists, lots

of people have said it is hdre. I'm surprised it has ever come out.

Those who have spotted it h`ve said not to give its exact locathon as

they want it left in peace. Rita and Audrey having a good time.

We are back later tonight at eight o'clock and 10:25pm. Good nhght

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Some people don't think real change is necessary.

Some people don't think it's worth fighting for.

But we want to make Europe work for Britain,

and give you the final say with an in-out referendum in 201 .

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