:00:00. > :00:00.following a breakthrough in relations. --
:00:00. > :00:09.The arson attack that left two children dead, a court hears
:00:10. > :00:14.from a key witness as a wom`n stands trial for their murder.
:00:15. > :00:19.We meet the mum of nine testing a project to improve
:00:20. > :00:24.Could these floods have been prevented?
:00:25. > :00:36.A report says poor river mahntenance may have been to blame.
:00:37. > :00:38.And family donation, the student saved thanks to
:00:39. > :00:48.A jury's heard how a woman was "hell`bent and lad"
:00:49. > :00:53.as she travelled towards a house which was later burnt in an
:00:54. > :00:59.Fiaz Munshi is accused of their murder in 1997.
:01:00. > :01:03.Five men were convicted of killing the children in 0998
:01:04. > :01:06.A year later, Fiaz's sister Riaz Munshi w`s
:01:07. > :01:20.Today, the jury heard from one of the men who travelled as part of a
:01:21. > :01:24.group of men and women to the house in Oxford where this arson `ttack
:01:25. > :01:30.took place. Sunder Khutan told the court that he told the court that he
:01:31. > :01:33.thought he was going to Oxford to beat someone up. He said thd other
:01:34. > :01:38.men in the group were like his brothers and often went on lissions
:01:39. > :01:42.like this. They dropped off at a petrol station on the way and a red
:01:43. > :01:47.jerry can was filled with pdtrol. Once the cars arrived in Oxford he
:01:48. > :01:50.said that Fiaz Munshi pointdd out the house. One of the other men
:01:51. > :02:01.said, the lights are still on, let's give a while. When asked wh`t her
:02:02. > :02:04.mood was like,, he said, shd was erratic, like a psychopath. He went
:02:05. > :02:08.on to say she said that she would make sure the house got burned down.
:02:09. > :02:12.He said he was sparked some way away from the house and it was sdt alight
:02:13. > :02:18.and he was unaware of what had taken place. He then said that he
:02:19. > :02:21.travelled back in two separ`te cars to Hertfordshire with the rdst of
:02:22. > :02:26.the group, based on the way and discussed what had happened. He told
:02:27. > :02:29.the court that two of the mdn had singed eyebrows and smelt of petrol.
:02:30. > :02:34.They were laughing, he said. Sunder Khutan broke down in tears when he
:02:35. > :02:37.told the court he had spent his life trying to get over what had
:02:38. > :02:43.happened. I had tried to forget about it, smoking and drinkhng. I
:02:44. > :02:48.was told to move on with my life 16 years ago, but 16 years latdr, the
:02:49. > :02:51.police knocked on your door and ask you to remember everything. Fiaz
:02:52. > :02:53.Munshi denies two counts of murder and the trial continues.
:02:54. > :02:56.Police say they're becoming increasingly concerned about
:02:57. > :02:59.a 14 year old boy who's gond missing from his home in Buckingham.
:03:00. > :03:01.Steven Tiffin was last seen by a relative wearing jeans
:03:02. > :03:07.He has links to Aylesbury, Lilton Keynes, Oxford and Northamptonshire.
:03:08. > :03:09.An intensive parenting course that's helped vulnerable families
:03:10. > :03:13.in Oxfordshire is to be offdred to new parents in Buckinghamshhre.
:03:14. > :03:16.The ReConnect service was sdt up to support mothers
:03:17. > :03:18.and fathers struggling with mental health problems,
:03:19. > :03:23.Course leaders say it's vit`l to develop a healthy bond
:03:24. > :03:38.It is not easy bringing up one child, but how about bringing up
:03:39. > :03:43.nine? Logan is the latest addition to this household in Blackbhrd
:03:44. > :03:47.leads, as the mother Tina f`ced a custody battle for her children she
:03:48. > :03:51.needed support and sign up to the ReConnect programme. If you have got
:03:52. > :03:54.a screaming child having a tantrum, it is
:03:55. > :03:59.a screaming child having a tantrum, it easy to think the child hates you
:04:00. > :04:06.and you are not doing a good job. The course teaches you to sde it
:04:07. > :04:11.differently, to think, why hs it having a tantrum and how can I solve
:04:12. > :04:14.it. As well as one`to`one stpport, parents are invited to group
:04:15. > :04:19.sessions. ReConnect was launched on a small scale in Oxfordshird but has
:04:20. > :04:24.had a make `` big events. They are able to respond sensitively when a
:04:25. > :04:26.child is in distress, or evdn crucially when a child looks like he
:04:27. > :04:39.is a cable underneath they `re suffering. This psychologist has
:04:40. > :04:46.written a book about the wax that children are brought up. Parents who
:04:47. > :04:52.are angry and harsh and forceful for their children are likely to set up
:04:53. > :04:55.aggressive behaviour problels. Helping parents to understand the
:04:56. > :04:58.children so they can behave in a warm supportive way is likely to
:04:59. > :05:04.help the child avoid developing difficulties. The ReConnect project
:05:05. > :05:04.is now being extended by thd NHS trusts to families in
:05:05. > :05:07.Buckinghamshire. The backlog of dredging and
:05:08. > :05:10.maintenance work on our watdrways must be sorted out by the government
:05:11. > :05:13.to prevent future flooding. That's what the Environment,
:05:14. > :05:16.Food and Rural Affairs Commhttee is calling for in its report on
:05:17. > :05:19.Winter Floods. The study, released today, says
:05:20. > :05:22.the situation in the Thames Valley may not have been so bad if the
:05:23. > :05:26.river had been better sustahned Our reporter Helen Catt has been
:05:27. > :05:31.reading the report and joins me now. On a beautiful sunny day like today,
:05:32. > :05:34.it's hard to imagine that jtst four months ago significant parts
:05:35. > :05:37.of Oxfordshire And that's sort
:05:38. > :05:41.of what this report is saying. MPs have said that throwing money
:05:42. > :05:46.at clear`ups is all very well but actually the priority should be
:05:47. > :05:49.protecting communities from being It says that when it comes to
:05:50. > :05:54.routine maintenance to do that, like clearing rubbish out of rivers,
:05:55. > :05:56.the bare minimum is being done at the moment and that if more had
:05:57. > :06:13.been done, the Thames Vallex might Anecdotal evidence we heard said
:06:14. > :06:16.that had there been regular dredging over the period of time of the last
:06:17. > :06:22.15 to 20 years, not just thd last three or four years, then it would
:06:23. > :06:27.have had quite dramatic imp`cts on resisting flooding in this last is
:06:28. > :06:32.of winter floods. A lot of farmland in Oxfordshire
:06:33. > :06:34.was flooded, does the report These pictures are from a vhsit the
:06:35. > :06:40.Prime Minister made to Tim Hook s Mr Hook told us that the dalage
:06:41. > :06:44.done here cost him ?50,000. In this report,
:06:45. > :06:45.MPs acknowledge that, when budgets are tight, farlland is
:06:46. > :06:48.often sacrificed to save towns. It says the government needs to
:06:49. > :06:51.re`examine its policies to recognise What is currently being dond
:06:52. > :06:56.to stop more flooding? Many hopes for Oxford are bding
:06:57. > :06:59.pinned on building the Western Conveyance Channel which is
:07:00. > :07:01.the big trench which would divert water around Oxford and efforts
:07:02. > :07:04.continue to get that funded. However, this report
:07:05. > :07:06.from MPs does suggest refoctsing money from big engineering projects
:07:07. > :07:08.to routine maintenance. Meanwhile, the Environment @gency
:07:09. > :07:14.says it's spending ?2 million this year in maintenance on rivers
:07:15. > :07:19.in the Thames Valley. The cost of improving Didcot's
:07:20. > :07:21.railway station's been incrdased by over ?1 million
:07:22. > :07:25.after engineers discovered `sbestos Work on the project started in April
:07:26. > :07:29.2012. The improvements aim to makd
:07:30. > :07:32.the site safer for cyclists, The station revamp is now
:07:33. > :07:41.costing more than ?8 million. Researchers from Oxford University
:07:42. > :07:43.say they've made a breakthrough in developing smart glasses
:07:44. > :07:46.for people with severe sight loss. The glasses are connected to
:07:47. > :07:48.a camera Here's our
:07:49. > :07:55.Health Correspondent Adam Brimelow. Directly in front of you,
:07:56. > :07:59.we have a chart with letters. Lyn Oliver has
:08:00. > :08:01.a progressive eye disease which I could tell there is something
:08:02. > :08:09.on it. But I can't see anything to
:08:10. > :08:15.tell me what letters they are. It's thought in the UK therd are
:08:16. > :08:18.nearly 2 million people with a slight problem which seriously
:08:19. > :08:21.affects their daily lives. Most, though,
:08:22. > :08:28.have at least some residual sight. Researchers at Oxford University
:08:29. > :08:32.have developed to enhance this using They are fitted with
:08:33. > :08:38.a specially adapted 3`D camdra. The images are processed
:08:39. > :08:42.and projected onto the lensds so people and objects nearbx become
:08:43. > :08:47.bright and clearly defined. If you're walking around,
:08:48. > :08:49.you're able to navigate doorways, see hazards on
:08:50. > :08:56.the floor that might trip you up. People have commented how they have
:08:57. > :09:00.seen their guide dog for the first time, or seen
:09:01. > :09:03.their limbs or things around them. Just like cool sunglasses,
:09:04. > :09:04.aren't they? This new prototype provides
:09:05. > :09:06.the clearest images yet. Soon the surroundings
:09:07. > :09:13.are coming into focus. Oh, there they are!
:09:14. > :09:15.Lovely. Even since we've been
:09:16. > :09:18.down this corridor, it's improved. So, I'm just standing here
:09:19. > :09:24.talking and not thinking. The researchers are confident
:09:25. > :09:29.in time they can be made Eventually, they say,
:09:30. > :09:34.they could be available for the cost of a mobile phone, saving the NHS
:09:35. > :09:38.millions by preventing falls. One
:09:39. > :09:49.of the UK's most recognisable screen actors has spoken of the sphn`off
:09:50. > :09:53.economic and tourism benefits for Damien Lewis is currently working
:09:54. > :09:59.on a BBC television adaptathon of Hilary Mantel's novels,
:10:00. > :10:03.Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies. He's playing Henry VIII
:10:04. > :10:06.in the drama, filming at Every time a film crew comes
:10:07. > :10:15.into a region, we bring a crew of, And we use the hotels
:10:16. > :10:22.and the local shops, etc, etc, etc. It's good thing,
:10:23. > :10:26.it's just a little boost. Finally, an East Oxford's couple's
:10:27. > :10:29.bizarre attempt to fill a World Cup sticker album with
:10:30. > :10:33.their own drawings of players has Alex and Sian Pratchett beg`n
:10:34. > :10:38.their sketches of players on the opening day of the World Cup
:10:39. > :10:42.and aim to finish by the final. Here's England's midfield dto
:10:43. > :10:45.of Gerrard and Lampard. There's more on our website,
:10:46. > :10:52.bbc.co.uk/oxford. I'll have the headlines at 8pm
:10:53. > :11:04.and a full bulletin at 10.24pm. serious impact on communitids and
:11:05. > :11:07.the environment. Gatwick Airport the environment. Gatwick Airport
:11:08. > :11:09.and boost the economy by ?40 and boost the economy by ?40
:11:10. > :11:16.billion. Still to come, and Napoleonhc fort
:11:17. > :11:23.defending the coast from thd French. Now a stylish hotel, we visht
:11:24. > :11:30.Spitbank Fort. A ski instructor claims that he is a
:11:31. > :11:35.victim of racism and protectionism by the French authorities. Simon
:11:36. > :11:42.or go to jail after they sax he or go to jail after they sax he
:11:43. > :11:44.taught without a licence. Hd has been working in the French @lps for
:11:45. > :11:47.14 years, but the French authorities 14 years, but the French authorities
:11:48. > :11:51.will not recognise his qualifications.
:11:52. > :11:58.Simon Butler has been instrtcting for more than 40 years. But in
:11:59. > :12:02.on the slopes and told that he was on the slopes and told that he was
:12:03. > :12:07.teaching a legally. All this despite the fact that he has the highest
:12:08. > :12:11.level of British qualificathon that you can get.
:12:12. > :12:18.want British or other citizdns to want British or other citizdns to
:12:19. > :12:24.the French market. Simon Butler has the French market. Simon Butler has
:12:25. > :12:28.parties. parties.
:12:29. > :12:35.It comes after a French judge said that he was teaching a legally. He
:12:36. > :12:40.was sentenced to 200 days in jail or a ?24,000 fine.
:12:41. > :12:45.and I work in France. But it does and I work in France. But it
:12:46. > :12:53.The story is not uncommon. @ police The story is not uncommon. @ police
:12:54. > :13:00.`` a BBC journalist was arrdsted in France.
:13:01. > :13:02.I had to show my documents. I had to explain that I was just an
:13:03. > :13:08.assistant. Simon Butler has been told that he
:13:09. > :13:14.is operating illegally. His latest appeal could take three years to go
:13:15. > :13:18.to the courts. Meanwhile, hd walked continued to work for the btsiness,
:13:19. > :13:24.using instructors with the same qualifications as him.
:13:25. > :13:30.Holidays are meant to be melorable, but for Aidan Sheikh`Husseyhn, a
:13:31. > :13:34.trip to Turkey turned out to be unforgettable for the wrong reasons.
:13:35. > :13:35.The Dorset student picked up an infection that lead
:13:36. > :13:41.failure. He is recovering from a failure. He is recovering from a
:13:42. > :13:43.transplant after his father donated one of his kidneys.
:13:44. > :13:45.Father and daughter looking forward Father and daughter looking forward
:13:46. > :13:49.to a life that could have bden very to a life that could have bden very
:13:50. > :13:53.different. Two years ago, Ahdan Sheikh`Husseyin recognise something
:13:54. > :13:59.was very wrong. I went to the toilet and thdre were
:14:00. > :14:07.bubbles in your room. After a while, I went to the doctors and took a
:14:08. > :14:13.European sample. My GP said that I had to go to the hospital now. `` a
:14:14. > :14:22.medical sample. He had E. Coli.
:14:23. > :14:29.pool. I was put on antibiothcs. pool. I was put on antibiothcs.
:14:30. > :14:33.had to 12 months to find a latch. had to 12 months to find a latch.
:14:34. > :14:41.His father stepped in. He said that his kidney function had
:14:42. > :14:48.reduced, and if he did not get a kidney within a year, he wotld have
:14:49. > :14:51.to go onto dialysis. He did not even let me finish my sentence.
:14:52. > :14:58.He volunteered straightaway. After six months of testing, he had
:14:59. > :15:03.the transplant. It happened very quickly.
:15:04. > :15:07.We have always been close, but it We have always been close, but it
:15:08. > :15:11.has brought us closer. It is now six has brought us closer. It is now six
:15:12. > :15:16.weeks since the operation, `nd he is weeks since the operation, `nd he is
:15:17. > :15:21.outside again playing with his daughter.
:15:22. > :15:25.A life made possible thanks to the gift from his father.
:15:26. > :15:36.It will be very important to note that he has provided for our family.
:15:37. > :15:43.Building extensions can takd months to complete, but today the council
:15:44. > :15:50.has provided an extension to one of its properties like no other. In a
:15:51. > :15:59.first for the city, a crane made the preview rooms built. The idda is to
:16:00. > :16:06.help those tenants who might otherwise have to leave thehr home.
:16:07. > :16:10.received by the Queen today. received by the Queen today.
:16:11. > :16:16.But a more low`key visit from China has been taking place in thd South.
:16:17. > :16:24.Chinese journalists are touring schools in the UK, starting in a
:16:25. > :16:29.boarding school in Sussex for children with special educational
:16:30. > :16:36.needs. Tourists visiting a school. But
:16:37. > :16:47.these are Chinese journalists, on a tour to see UK's independent
:16:48. > :16:51.?27,000, but most of the boxs have ?27,000, but most of the boxs
:16:52. > :16:52.learning difficulties, and the learning difficulties, and the
:16:53. > :16:58.will be positive. We hope that we will be positive. We hope that we
:16:59. > :17:02.Kong and China, because thex will Kong and China, because thex will
:17:03. > :17:06.know that we are a highly specialised school for children who
:17:07. > :17:08.Independent schools already have Independent schools already have
:17:09. > :17:15.many Chinese students. Wellhngton College or `` even has its own
:17:16. > :17:18.special garden and has opendd a sister school in Beijing. Vhew
:17:19. > :17:21.schools in China have speci`list schools in China have speci`list
:17:22. > :17:24.learning support like this hn learning support like this hn
:17:25. > :17:27.Swindon. Today's visitors wdre very impressed, but others were keen
:17:28. > :17:30.import skills rather than export import skills rather than export
:17:31. > :17:36.their students. We can organise students and parents
:17:37. > :17:44.to visit the school and learn from the headmaster. We might nedd to try
:17:45. > :17:50.schools in the UK and then learn schools in the UK and then learn
:17:51. > :18:01.from each other in this are` for special education.
:18:02. > :18:15.cricket. The sun has shone on in cricket. The sun has shone on in
:18:16. > :18:21.James Vince all season. Gre`t prospects for him. Second`bdst score
:18:22. > :18:27.in the country today. Very impressive. He has become the first
:18:28. > :18:36.player this season to get 1000 runs. This morning, he had 154, and got a
:18:37. > :18:43.double century before lunch. It is a record partnership. Will Smhth
:18:44. > :18:51.scoring 151 not out. Essex were dismissed for 134. These
:18:52. > :18:58.side are to the top of division two tonight.
:18:59. > :19:04.Yorkshire batting in reply to Sussex's first innings. At the close
:19:05. > :19:10.of day two, a 208`3. There was an extra half`hour. Read,
:19:11. > :19:17.they bowled out. I have 21 to chase tomorrow.
:19:18. > :19:22.A Hampshire gymnast has been named for the England squad for the
:19:23. > :19:31.Commonwealth Games. Kelly Shm has been called up. She lives in
:19:32. > :19:35.Whyteleafe. She is 19. Prepare yourself for the publication
:19:36. > :19:45.next season. There are road trips next season. There are road trips
:19:46. > :19:52.for Oxford, Swindon and Bournemouth. MK Dons will host Wimbledon.
:19:53. > :20:00.One in and one out at Portslouth. Sonny Bradley has joined Cr`wley
:20:01. > :20:11.Town. Craig has arrived at Fratton Park. He has signed a two`ydar deal.
:20:12. > :20:18.a tall of his new working a tall of his new working
:20:19. > :20:19.environment. He was shown at the plans for completion of the ?30
:20:20. > :20:24.million complex. He will hold his million complex. He will hold his
:20:25. > :20:31.first press conference at the beginning of July. He is already
:20:32. > :20:37.eager to get on with the job. He has got two weeks holiday, but he is
:20:38. > :20:45.straight to work. Here is a list. The sterling cable building and the
:20:46. > :20:54.Princess Meads shopping centre. Hate it.
:20:55. > :21:02.Littlehampton's East Beach cafe I love it.
:21:03. > :21:04.That was your verdict when we asked you about landmarks.
:21:05. > :21:11.Yes, we have been to one buhlding to Yes, we have been to one buhlding to
:21:12. > :21:16.show that radical design is not confined to modern architecture
:21:17. > :21:21.The thing about doing a serhes on buildings is that they are dasy to
:21:22. > :21:27.find that they are land`basdd. There is one incredible building hn the
:21:28. > :21:33.south that is located offshore. Spitbank Fort, built to defdnd us
:21:34. > :21:38.But after an investment of nearly ?4 But after an investment of nearly ?4
:21:39. > :21:44.million, it is now a hotel. It is the most expensive pl`ce that
:21:45. > :21:50.you have ever seen. Everythhng was handbuilt here on the fort,
:21:51. > :21:57.handcrafted. That is the lovely thing. Everything is person`l.
:21:58. > :22:03.The Fort was the most expensive defensive system built by Britain,
:22:04. > :22:07.named after the then Prime Linister who was paranoid that a French
:22:08. > :22:16.invasion was imminent. It h`d 9 2 and a half inch cannons, but after
:22:17. > :22:24.the decommissioning, they ndver `` but throughout its use and
:22:25. > :22:33.decommissioning, it did not fire a shot. It was part of the defence
:22:34. > :22:35.during the World War I. 200 men were stationed here, packed
:22:36. > :22:40.duty. in and marooned for their tour
:22:41. > :22:43.Conditions were dirty and spualid Conditions were dirty and spualid
:22:44. > :22:50.but self`contained. As you light expect `` expect, they do not have
:22:51. > :22:53.There is a well 400 feet into the There is a well 400 feet into the
:22:54. > :23:01.sea bed. The water is not h`rd like sea bed. The water is not h`rd like
:23:02. > :23:03.the mainland water in Hampshire the water is soft. Which means that
:23:04. > :23:10.Spitbank Fort is stealing French water.
:23:11. > :23:17.It is an ancient monuments `nd it even has its own ghost, of ` man who
:23:18. > :23:23.The brick is stunning. We h`d an The brick is stunning. We h`d an
:23:24. > :23:25.institute of bricklayers here and institute of bricklayers here and
:23:26. > :23:34.they were astounded about the quality. Each of these bricks in the
:23:35. > :23:41.archways are on an angle and they are done by hand. Some of the bricks
:23:42. > :23:49.have nine angles on them. The hotel is cost thousands to rent
:23:50. > :23:56.exclusively, but can cater for 0 people. Like this birthday party.
:23:57. > :24:00.used to work nearby. I have never used to work nearby. I have never
:24:01. > :24:07.been on it. You are French. We were meant to
:24:08. > :24:15.defend against you? I know, but nothing is impossible. Over the last
:24:16. > :24:20.response about the best and worst response about the best and
:24:21. > :24:26.buildings. Get in touch with us on our Facebook
:24:27. > :24:30.page or by e`mail and tell ts what is wonderful all wonderful. We look
:24:31. > :24:36.at every single post and we could be at every single post and we could be
:24:37. > :24:43.coming to your area to take a closer look at you or Cassells.
:24:44. > :25:02.And we have some beautiful weather photographs.
:25:03. > :25:23.And we have still got some lovely evening sunshine. It looks like the
:25:24. > :25:27.cloud will come through frol the North. There will be some p`tchy
:25:28. > :25:31.drizzle. The cloud will spill in from the North.
:25:32. > :25:38.We will have a double figurds. Lows of 13 or 14 degrees. There will be
:25:39. > :25:47.dampeners, we will see a bit of a grey start. Warm air over Scotland
:25:48. > :25:53.today moving gradually southwards. Through the course of tomorrow,
:25:54. > :25:57.after a grey and damp start, things will dry out and improve into the
:25:58. > :26:01.afternoon. Brighter spells developing and sunshine on offer.
:26:02. > :26:10.Temperatures around 21 or 22 Celsius. The showers will bd around
:26:11. > :26:15.anywhere. If the showers fade away. Tomorrow night looking largdly dry.
:26:16. > :26:21.We will see a view clear spdlls tomorrow. Temperatures around 1
:26:22. > :26:27.degrees. As we look ahead to Thursdax, there
:26:28. > :26:35.are high pollen levels. Thex could get up to very high on Thursday It
:26:36. > :26:41.will be another warm day on Thursday. Good sunny spells. It
:26:42. > :26:50.could be a warm week. Temperature wise, 22 or 22 degrees Celshus.
:26:51. > :27:01.but still feeling warm. Thursday a but still feeling warm. Thursday a
:27:02. > :27:07.bit more in the way of brightness. We start to lose that warm `ir mass
:27:08. > :27:10.as we head towards Friday. Things will they settled as we go to the
:27:11. > :27:13.weekend. Police stopped a motorist weekend. Police stopped a motorist
:27:14. > :27:19.during 100 miles an hour on the during 100 miles an hour on the
:27:20. > :27:25.motorway, only to find a wolan in the advance stages of labour being
:27:26. > :27:28.driven to hospital by her f`ther. The baby was delivered, surrounded
:27:29. > :27:33.by police vehicles. She was then by police vehicles. She was
:27:34. > :27:39.taken to the hospital. Police say taken to the hospital. Police say
:27:40. > :27:42.that they will not take any action about the speeding. That is it from
:27:43. > :27:48.us. Good night.