:00:10. > :00:14.There are calls for the closure of a care facility in Oxford where
:00:15. > :00:19.Conor Sparrowhawk was 18 when he drowned in the bath at Slade
:00:20. > :00:23.An inquest found that his death could have been prevented
:00:24. > :00:27.Last September, a damning report from the Care Quality Commission
:00:28. > :00:34.By December, inspectors said Slade House had made
:00:35. > :00:36.improvements so warnings about cleanliness were dropped.
:00:37. > :00:39.Today the Care Quality Commission published its latest report on Slade
:00:40. > :00:44.House saying many changes have been made but there's still work to do.
:00:45. > :00:50.Southern Health run Slade House in Headington.
:00:51. > :00:54.In response to this recent report, it told us it was delighted to have
:00:55. > :00:57.the warning notices lifted and will continue to scrutinise
:00:58. > :00:59.every area of care to ensure improvements are kept up.
:01:00. > :01:03.But in a statement, the CQC said the service was still not effectively
:01:04. > :01:05.respecting and involving people in significant personal decisions.
:01:06. > :01:09.For example, the unit banned baths after
:01:10. > :01:14.His stepfather thinks that's ridiculous and now there's only
:01:15. > :01:20.Do you think Slade House should close?
:01:21. > :01:30.It appears to me for it to be too easy for substandard care to be
:01:31. > :01:33.maintained for too long in too many cases by too many organisations.
:01:34. > :01:38.That just doesn't strike me as acceptable.
:01:39. > :01:43.The unit still isn't open for new patients.
:01:44. > :01:46.The CQC wants Slade House to make improvements by next month.
:01:47. > :01:48.Seven members of staff have been suspended
:01:49. > :01:53.because of previous failings and we understand disciplinary
:01:54. > :02:00.A 42`year`old man has been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping
:02:01. > :02:02.after a father and his daughter went missing in Oxfordshire.
:02:03. > :02:04.Ewan Donald and his three`year`old daughter were
:02:05. > :02:08.The man arrested is also being questioned on suspicion of
:02:09. > :02:20.A housing charity in Buckinghamshire says it's at risk of closure
:02:21. > :02:23.if plans for the high speed rail line HS2 line go ahead.
:02:24. > :02:26.The Winwood Almshouse Trust says the land which provides its income
:02:27. > :02:31.When Veronica's husband died, she had nowhere to live
:02:32. > :02:34.so she moved here, to the Quainton Almshouses which support
:02:35. > :02:47.I am a clergy widow so I would have to go into a clergy widow's home.
:02:48. > :02:49.In my day, we couldn't afford our own house and
:02:50. > :02:58.The almshouses are funded from income from this land but HS2
:02:59. > :03:06.A local farmer rents the land from the charity and is worried about the
:03:07. > :03:14.It will segregate a parcel of about 130 acres
:03:15. > :03:18.and potentially leave the whole area unusable because of the disruption
:03:19. > :03:24.That is an unknown at the moment and how much land will be taken during
:03:25. > :03:27.construction and how much will be left usable after construction are
:03:28. > :03:48.There is little support here for HS2, but people say
:03:49. > :03:52.if it does come, they want to be treated fairly and for the charity
:03:53. > :03:55.to secure the compensation it needs to support the community here
:03:56. > :04:07.People living in a village in north Oxfordshire say it's taking too long
:04:08. > :04:10.to fix a wall which partly collapsed last year, closing the road.
:04:11. > :04:13.Old Bridge Road in Bloxham has been shut for 14 months
:04:14. > :04:15.and people living nearby claim it's causing parking problems.
:04:16. > :04:17.The repairs are expected to cost ?100,000.
:04:18. > :04:25.Oxfordshire County Council says the work is a low priority.
:04:26. > :04:28.Our customers regularly phone in to see if they can get access to
:04:29. > :04:33.It affects our business and other businesses down the road and makes
:04:34. > :04:37.it more difficult for our customers to come in and for the village
:04:38. > :04:45.Plans to build a new Tesco Express store in a south Oxfordshire village
:04:46. > :04:46.have been rejected by parish councillors.
:04:47. > :04:50.Tesco wants to build it on a former pub site in Goring and says
:04:51. > :04:55.But there are concerns it would lead to village shops losing trade.
:04:56. > :05:02.More than 2,000 people have signed a petition against the plans.
:05:03. > :05:07.rifle attack in which a cat was shot in Oxford. It needed a ?600
:05:08. > :05:10.operation to save its life. The RSPCA says, nationally, it's had
:05:11. > :05:20.more than 300 calls about air rifles this year. Tom Turrell reports.
:05:21. > :05:23.On the prowl once again in his Kennington home.
:05:24. > :05:25.But it could have been a very different story
:05:26. > :05:29.for Paddy the cat who was recently shot in the leg by an air gun.
:05:30. > :05:32.It's left his owner upset and suspicious of those living near by.
:05:33. > :05:39.We have had animals in the past that have never come to any harm.
:05:40. > :05:43.It is just very frightening that somebody in this vicinity has
:05:44. > :05:48.an airgun and doesn't think twice about using it on an animal.
:05:49. > :05:50.The X`ray showed the pellet had penetrated
:05:51. > :05:57.If it had involved the knee joint, it could have resulted
:05:58. > :06:02.in extensive reconstruction of that joint and even amputation
:06:03. > :06:16.of the leg if the owners could not afford the other surgery options.
:06:17. > :06:19.Air guns are legal in this country and you don't need a
:06:20. > :06:22.licence, but using them in this way is most certainly against the law.
:06:23. > :06:28.Thames Valley Police have told me an official investigation is underway.
:06:29. > :06:31.I know they have been knocking at neighbours' doors to see
:06:32. > :06:34.if they can shed any light on exactly what happened.
:06:35. > :06:36.The police are reiterating, this is a criminal act
:06:37. > :06:41.As for Paddy, well, he's back on his feet and I guess
:06:42. > :06:48.Alexis is coming up with the weather.
:06:49. > :06:54.It is set to turn a little more settled over the next
:06:55. > :07:02.Cloudy overnight tonight and the risk of an odd shower, but
:07:03. > :07:07.They could be on the heavy side if you catch one.
:07:08. > :07:09.Most places enjoying a dry night with temperatures
:07:10. > :07:14.Cloudy start to the day tomorrow, but it won't stay that way.
:07:15. > :07:17.We are expecting the cloud to thin and break up in the afternoon.
:07:18. > :07:21.A slim chance of a shower tomorrow, but most places will stay dry,
:07:22. > :07:23.the temperatures reaching 15 or 16 Celsius.
:07:24. > :07:25.Feeling pleasant, with varying amounts of cloud.
:07:26. > :07:27.We are looking at a settled picture over the weekend.
:07:28. > :07:35.On Sunday, the cloud will increase and rain will arrive.
:07:36. > :07:42.Good evening. Most of us look like ending the week on a dry note. Some
:07:43. > :07:47.of us end it today on a particularly wet note. Notably across parts of
:07:48. > :07:51.south-west England and up into the Midland, a line of vicious storms
:07:52. > :07:57.and thunder in there too. They have been spreading further west in parts
:07:58. > :08:01.of Wales and southern counties. They'll tend to fade away the rest
:08:02. > :08:05.of the night, but one or two lingering on. Most other places
:08:06. > :08:09.having a quiet night. Cloud and mistiness out there.
:08:10. > :08:12.Across the glens of northern Scotland, temperatures will get well
:08:13. > :08:17.down into single fir. But for most of the rest of us, a relatively mild
:08:18. > :08:21.night staying in double digits. One or two showers from word go across
:08:22. > :08:24.the south-west which will be the focus for any showers tomorrow.
:08:25. > :08:26.There won't be that many. Most of the country will have a quiet day,
:08:27. > :08:36.albeit rather cloudy. Through the afternoon, a snapshot,
:08:37. > :08:37.mid afternoon one or