03/06/2014 BBC Oxford News

at a boys' school in Rochdale. That's all from the BBC News at Six.

It's goodbye from me. Hello and welcome to South Today

from Oxford. The so`called white widow

slips through the net. Police in Keyna fear they have been

duped by Samantha Lewthwaite terror suspect from Aylesbury dubbed

the world's most wanted woman. It's the scourge of

Oxfordshire's NHS and the county has come up with a major cash injection

to try and beat bedblocking. A new so`called hamburger roundabout

is being served up on a key Oxford But will drivers choke

when they hear about the six months A journey of discovery ` as we find

out more about the soldier from the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire

Light infantry who was the first to You weren't there and they had to do

what they had to do. An investigation has been launched

in Kenya following a possible sighting of

Samantha Lewthwaite ` the Aylesbury Lewthwaite is one of Interpol's

most wanted fugitives. She was married to

the 7/7 bomber Jermaine Lindsay She's also been linked to

the bombing of a shopping centre in Nairobi where more than 60

people were killed. Police

in Kenya believe she duped them into escorting her to the border `

by pretending to work for the UN. Robert Kiptoo from the BBC's Swahili

service is in Nairobi. The police have confirmed that in

April this year two police were given authority to escort a white

lady who had hired the police services. The report indicated that

the white lady was supposed to cross over to Somalia to visit a Kenya

military camp. The lady is purported to be working for a UN agency but

which police have not yet revealed at the moment. But many people are

questioning if indeed the white lady was working for a UN agency, why did

she have to use a private car? Police have started piecing out the

reports indicating that the white lady who was spotted being escorted

by two policemen to the Kenyan border post may have been the white

widow. Also Now the County Council is dedicating

more funding into a scheme to tackle one reason for it ` delays

in getting patients moved on. serious `` Oxfordshire has had a

serious bed`blocking problem. If we look at the latest published figures

for March, there were 144 people unnecessarily in hospital. Only half

of those were there because of delays in this sort of care package.

Not all of those would be council`funded anyway. Others were

waiting for more NHS treatment. 24 people were choosing to be there

because for whatever reason they didn't want to take up the options

offered. Thank you very much. Motorists in Oxford are facing

months of disruption as a major transformation of the

road network is set to get started. A new hamburger`style roundabout is

being built at Kennington, and the Hinksey Hill interchange

with also undergo development. But what will these changes mean

for those of us who use the roads? A familiar sight for motorists

in Oxford. The south of

the city often bearing the brunt. And with six months'

of roadworks starting next Monday, we're being told some small pain

will bring big gains. I am acutely aware

of actually the inconvenience there's going to be in the next few

months while we get the works done. I am confident that at the end of

this period by Christmas time this year the road network around here

will be much improved and we will be able to drive through here much

quicker, much safer and much easier. So what will it look

like once it's finished? A new carriageway for eastbound

traffic will be cut through the roundabout, meaning a more

direct route through the junction. For those going westbound, the

roundabout will be widened providing Meanwhile, at the Hinksey Hill

interchange there'll be a new "free flow" slip road from the

Southern Bypass south onto the A34, removing the need for motorists to

stop at the traffic lights. It'll be the third hamburger

roundabout in the city with others already established at Heyford

and Headington. But at a cost of ?6 million,

is it worth it? I use the Headington roundabout a

lot and that's worked brilliantly. I think the Heyford Hill

one seems to be OK. If they solve that, it's going to

improve it for a month or two They should be thinking about how

do we actually stop using cars? By the time this project is finished

some ten million cars will have travelled through this area

of Oxford. The scheme is set to increase

that capacity by some 30%. The council hope that means

the network will be able to deal with the ever increasing population

of the county. It's designed to stop

so many people taking their children A new advice booklet has been

published to help parents decide on the best treatment for

their children when they get ill. More than 25,000 children went to

A in Oxfordshire last year and the Oxfordshire Clinical

Commissioning Group hopes the advice A high temperature, a rash or poorly

tummy, symptom that is can send new parents into a spin. At the moment

many worried mums and dads taking children straight to A but the NHS

in Oxfordshire wants that to change. It's brought out a new booklet

designed to advise parents on the best way to treat their sick or

injured child. One of the main reasons the NHS produced this

booklet is because last year almost 28,000 children were treated in

accident and emergency. That's very expensive at a time when the NHS is

trying to save money. One in seven children who end up in accident and

emergency should never have been taken there in the first place.

Instead, one of the booklets' architects says the doctor's surgery

might be more appropriate. It was designed to really look ap show them

the different services available because it can be a huge challenge

for a parent to find the right service for their child at the right

time. We also felt it would be useful to help educate the parents a

little bit about common conditions. But what do the mums of this

children's centre think of the booklet? I would have been a lot

more at ease with my child if I had a book like that. This little monkey

had a rash and I wasn't sure if it was heat rash or chickenpox and

thankfully it was a heat rash but it was nice to have something to refer

to. The book may come in useful for anxious parents but for the NHS the

task of reducing numbers heading to accident and emergency is not a game

they can afford to lose. It's almost 100 years

since women first got Buckinghamshire County Council wants

to honour those who made it happen. One suffragette,

Elizabeth Annie Bell, threw a stone at a window of Aylesbury

Prison during a march in 1912. She was sentenced to two months

in prison. The council wants to hear of any

people who helped the cause and That's all from me for the moment.

More at 8.00pm and 10. 25. on council`owned land in as many

weeks, residents feel more needs to be done at the top as the local

council says its hands are tied. There are many dog walkers and

families who enjoy this part in Paul. The view has not always been

this green after a group of this green after a group of

travellers made this base their campsite. One of the ladies I know

here who is 83 years old and he was dog walking was threatened by a

five`year`old child with an open a Stanley knife saying I will kill

you. This is just not acceptable. The council wants to build two

travellers, but in a meeting held in travellers, but in a meeting held in

March, those plans were thrown out. The council said its eviction powers

are limited. We work within a strict and specific legal framework. We

cannot hurry the process up. We are satisfied with how all quickly we do

move an authorised to fight on. We can do that within seven to ten

days. We must provide evidence to the courts that there are

disruptions all real reason is that we must move them on. That evidence

does not happen overnight. As it stands, only the courts can evict

cap `` travellers who can't on council land. They must collect

evidence to show they are anti`social. The council are trying

to protect the area. All they can do is drop the incursions. It is down

to the public. Government relations should be changed so that this area

can arrange to move on to a site that is already accepted in the

Royal Dorset and then there will not be any problems. The department to

local communities and government is satisfied with its protocols. It

said, councils should be taking decisive action. The public want to

see fair play with banning rules enforced consistently, rather than

special treatment being given to setting groups. Measures are now

travellers from getting onto sites travellers from getting onto sites

like this. Soil has been overturned to create mountains. Boulders have

this is the most the council can do this is the most the council can do

and the game of cat and mouse continues.

Work has begun on a solar farm in Lymington,

that's designed to benefit the community, as well as the climate.

West Solent Solar is one of just a few in the country run

Planning permission was granted with no objections,

After a dear of planning, the first of nine solar panels have gone up.

This is a former quarry. It's the brainchild of one man. This is two

and a half megawatts which is a reasonable size farm. It is on a

restored gravel pit, we are not restored gravel pit, we are not

production. What makes it unusual is production. What makes it unusual is

that community owned. This project costs ?2.6 million, met by the good

people buying in. An average investment of ?5,000. In return,

they did a share of the profits, thought to be 8.5% over a 20 year

period. The site's environmentally friendly credentials will be boosted

by a flower meadow and beehives. Power generated will be sold to

utility companies who will distribute it. Why is it different

to other businesses? It is owned and managed by local people. It is not

some institution in the city or overseas. The electricity will be

used in local households. I think we have enough electricity to supply

about 600 households. It's the construction company's first

co`operative scheme. It is empowering them with their own power

station. It's exactly what we need to be doing as a country. Then the

community is involved. Government subsidies have helped the project

get off the ground. One condition is that it has to be para ring its

first light bulbs by the end of June. Change can happen locally.

Sport now and Southampton midfielder, Adam Lallana, has told

Lallana would like to move on when he returns from the World Cup.

The 26`year`old was training with England today,

in Miami alongside former club mate Rickie Lambert, who joined Liverpool

yesterday and Luke Shaw, who's wanted by Manchester United.

Dutchman Ronald Koeman is the bookies' favourite to become

Hockey and Southampton's Alex Danson made her 150th appearance

for England today at the World Cup in the Netherlands but ended up

They were beaten 3`0, the team's second consecutive defeat

It means the side, captained by Reading's Kate Richardson Walsh,

need to win their remaining three group games to stand any chance

Cricket and the region's county side have dodged the weather. Sussex may

hope for more rain tomorrow. Derbyshire need another 315 if they

want to beat Hampshire. Sorry were forced to follow on against

Worcestershire and face a difficult task to save the game tomorrow.

It was one of the busiest airfields on

the south coast on D Day and today Daedalus airfield in Lee on the

Solent has been hosting an historic gathering of aircraft which played

Eight Dakota transport planes from all over Europe

Tomorrow, they'll fly to France, dropping more than 100 parachutists

over Normandy to start the French commemoration

That is quite a sight behind you. It is a fantastic site. Just to see so

many of these old Dakotas behind me. The American call them canny birds.

`` goonie birds. More than 800 flew on D`day. Eight are gathered here

today, at what is most likely to be the biggest anniversary celebration

of D`day. This is the last of the Dakotas to arrive here on the

mission to France. Looking just like it did when it flew from green

common more than 70 years ago. The strikes were painted onto aircraft

for D`Day to make them more identifiable. This man has fond

memories of the Dakota. Absolutely wonderful. Sailors love their ships.

Parachutists love their craft. Jumping from them was so

straightforward. They were so reliable. We never had trouble with

Dakotas. Always look before you turn. A briefing for the modern`day

parachutists who are paying ?200 each to take part. 120 wearing

authentic uniform and would jump out over Normandy to begin the

correction tomorrow. The paratroopers who want to commemorate

the memory are using these parachutes which are still a bowl

unlike those of the time and they allow us to work on the smaller drop

zones of Normandy. This major events would not have been possible without

local people and organisation. It's like it was back then. We made a

host `` that we met our host last night, a friendly lady from Germany.

We spent the evening with her, great stuff. The families are all lined

one side. The seats were labelled. one side. The seats were labelled.

The parachutists had equivalent labels stop what started out as an

idea in a pub down the road in September, really has taken off.

Some sad news tonight, the racing community is mourning the death

John died on Sunday after being diagnosed with cancer

Alan Wren captured the rain drops on roses in his garden in Barton

cup. His wife kicked me breakfast cup. His wife kicked me breakfast

every morning. He will be greatly missed. Our thoughts are with him

and his family and his friends. Alan Wren captured the rain drops

on roses in his garden in Barton And Hilary Davison captured this

scene which brightened up a cloudy morning at

West Dean Gardens in West Sussex. I'm settled over the next 24 hours.

A band of rain will work it out `` at work it's way over the South. The

rain is already making inroads from the Bay of Biscay and moving its way

rain will stay with us through the rain will stay with us through the

day tomorrow. Temperatures dropping to around ten to 11 Celsius

overnight. The rain will be intense at times and as a result,

temperatures will be suppressed, only highs of 13 or 14 Celsius,

bearing in mind that today we reached a high of 90 degrees. A wet

soggy day `` 19 degrees. If you are going to the Queen's Baton Relay, it

will be a soggy day with will be a soggy day with

temperatures around 12 Celsius. The relay starts at Southampton at

1:45pm. The rain eventually clears its way by tomorrow night.

Temperatures will drop to around eight or nine Celsius, just into

in tomorrow night. Tonight is the in tomorrow night. Tonight is the

wet one. A grey day with a reach `` ridge of high pressure building in.

The odd gap and shower but most The odd gap and shower but most

places will enjoy dry sunny conditions. Possibly the best they

us all. A lot of uncertainty over us all. A lot of uncertainty over

some thunderstorms by the weekend. A some thunderstorms by the weekend. A

band of rain will be with us tomorrow, lasting through much of

the day. Some heavy bursts with us. Thursday, a better day, sunny spells

and highs of 17 Celsius. Temperatures suppressed tomorrow but

climbing towards the weekend. Humid weather will trigger thunderstorms

for the start of the weekend. At this time seventy years ago,

hundreds of thousands of soldiers, sailors

and airmen were poised to begin Among them, airborne forces who were

waiting at Tarrant Rushton Airfield, They would have the honour of the

first combat operation on D`Day. And among their number was a popular

soldier whose name has gone down in history as the first man to be

killed in action on D`Day. His name was Den Brotheridge

and reporter Steve Humphrey has He was a fun loving sportsmen with a

wide circle of friends. Den Brotheridge qualified as the

measures inspector and work in Buckinghamshire. MUSIC PLAYS

In 1938 he and his friends went on a road trip to France and Belgium.

droid is a private and later became droid is a private and later became

an officer. He was very popular with his soldiers. I met one or two of

them. They said he was one of us. That was important for them to say

that. I was pleased that he was one of them. Den Brotheridge and his

colleagues in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire had been hand`picked

for one of the most daring operations of World War II. The

capture of Pegasus Bridge. During the battle, he became the first

Allied soldier to be killed in action on D`Day. You are 29 years

old. To do what he did, running a cross that bridge, but it's flying

everywhere, explosions going off, that is brave. Yes, but so was

everyone else. Yes, he was. I agree. Margaret never knew her father. She

was born 19 days after he was killed. She did not know anything

about his heroism on D`Day until she was 40 years old. She made her first

visit to Agassiz Bridge in 1994 `` Pegasus `` bridge. I enjoyed it.

That was another bit of my jigsaw put into place. The mission to

capture bridges was crucial to stop the Germans are launching a big

counterattack on the Allied forces landing on the Normandy beaches. The

operation began at Tarrant Rushton Enfield near Dorset. 181 soldiers

landed in France at 60 minutes past landed in France at 60 minutes past

midnight on D`day. In the battle that followed, Den Brotheridge was

hit in the back of the neck by a machine gun fire. He died shortly

shouting come on 25! That was the shouting come on 25! That was the

last word he ever said. Frank, now 91, was in the same tune. They

called him Danny. `` platoon. How do people react when they heard he was

killed? Everyone was upset. You couldn't take it in all realise what

had happened. During my research, I discovered there is one small film

clip of Den Brotheridge taken in 1939. His daughter Margaret had

never seen it, until now. No, I haven't! He can't stop mucking

about, can he? Bizarre, isn't it? Is it the first time you have seen

moving shots of your father? Yes, the first time. Den Brotheridge was

recommended for a military Cross for his bravery at Pegasus Bridge, but

regulations at the time prevented it from being awarded posthumous Lee.

Instead he had a mention. His grave was marked with a simple cross,

later with a stone memorial. Margaret will lay flowers on her

father was a grave this Friday. You can't be bitter. You really cannot.

You weren't there, they had to do You weren't there, they had to do

what they had to do. I would rather have seen him, obviously. But that

is one of those things. What an incredible moment for Margaret to

see her father. A father she had never met. We will have more stories

through the week for you. Thank you through the week for you. Thank you

for watching tonight goodbye.