:00:00. > :00:08.Good evening. for the news where
:00:09. > :00:11.Police in Swindon have launched a murder investigation
:00:12. > :00:15.after the body of a man was found on a cycle path in the town.
:00:16. > :00:17.Officers say he'd been stabbed multiple times.
:00:18. > :00:21.Forensic teams have continudd working throughout the day `nd the
:00:22. > :00:31.area, near the Hawkesworth trading estate, has been cordoned off.
:00:32. > :00:37.The coroner 's van leaving the scene of the crime. Police say thd man's
:00:38. > :00:44.body was found shortly before midnight. On a cycle path which runs
:00:45. > :00:50.the Swindon town centre. Thd path is closed off as forensic officers
:00:51. > :00:53.carry out an investigation. At a press conference this morning, the
:00:54. > :00:58.police said the mild had bedn subjected to a vicious stabbing
:00:59. > :01:04.attack. It was an horrendous scene. The victim stood no chance, it was a
:01:05. > :01:10.multiple attack, a really dhfficult investigation. I am really `ppealing
:01:11. > :01:16.for the public's help in telling us what has happened, what havd you
:01:17. > :01:21.heard and seen? They said the murder happened sometime after 10:30 last
:01:22. > :01:25.night and at the mild, in hhs 6 s, was cycling home. His bicycle was
:01:26. > :01:29.found nearby. They think thd attacker was unknown to the victim,
:01:30. > :01:34.a stranger, and they hope the public can help to find the culprit. I
:01:35. > :01:41.imagine if you know the person, their behaviour will have changed,
:01:42. > :01:47.they are conscious that we `re trying to find them. They whll
:01:48. > :01:52.possibly be trying to changd their behaviour. There will be extra
:01:53. > :01:55.patrols in the centre of Swhndon tonight as the police dry to
:01:56. > :01:59.reassure the public in the wake of this town centre murder.
:02:00. > :02:02.A man in Banbury's been handed a five year jail sentence
:02:03. > :02:06.after carrying out what's bden described as an horrific unprovoked
:02:07. > :02:10.55`year`old Denis Mawle, who's from Warwickshire,
:02:11. > :02:14.It happened at Banbury's reservoir last year
:02:15. > :02:18.when the 69`year`old victim was punched, knocked down an embankment
:02:19. > :02:42.It takes just a few steps to get from this land
:02:43. > :02:46.south of Grenoble Road right up to the edge of Oxford city.
:02:47. > :02:53.But does that make it a vit`l green barrier or an ideal place to build?
:02:54. > :02:57.For several years, Oxford City Council has thotght it
:02:58. > :03:00.is the latter. Highly sustainable in terms of
:03:01. > :03:03.transport links into the city and it is part of an established community
:03:04. > :03:07.with high level leisure fachlities and commercial facilities and it
:03:08. > :03:11.makes it very easy to develop a community there which will be
:03:12. > :03:14.well`balanced and part of the city. The City Council owns some
:03:15. > :03:17.of the land as does Magdalen College and Thames Water.
:03:18. > :03:19.The last attempt to get it darmarked for development was overturned
:03:20. > :03:25.by the government and that is not the only obstacle.
:03:26. > :03:28.The field may be a stone's throw from Blackbird Leys but thex are
:03:29. > :03:31.technically in South Oxfordshire. Its District Council says
:03:32. > :03:36.that must be remembered. Historically it has not
:03:37. > :03:42.wanted homes here. Countryside campaigners
:03:43. > :03:46.are opposed to it too. We have seen real terms in the open
:03:47. > :03:50.countryside on the doorsteps of the people who live therd.
:03:51. > :03:53.Clearly if we covered it with houses, it would have lost
:03:54. > :04:00.its environmental value as well as its value as a green belt.
:04:01. > :04:03.The City Council will decidd next week if it will start formal talks
:04:04. > :04:07.with other landowners about developing here.
:04:08. > :04:11.It thinks a recent study suggesting Oxfordshire needs another 100,0 0
:04:12. > :04:13.homes by 2031 will mean somd bits of the green belt will have to be
:04:14. > :04:19.surrendered to housing. Npower has announced
:04:20. > :04:22.the operation to demolish the cooling towers at the Didcot power
:04:23. > :04:26.plant will take place betwedn 3 00 and 5:00am
:04:27. > :04:30.on Sunday the 27th of July. The controlled explosion will bring
:04:31. > :04:33.the southern towers down The firm says
:04:34. > :04:37.the exact time will be determined by a number of factors including safety
:04:38. > :04:40.checks, the weather and advhce South Oxfordshire District council
:04:41. > :04:46.says its disappointed at thd timings We've all taken a wrong turn
:04:47. > :04:53.at some point, but a driver He's managed to get
:04:54. > :04:58.his lorry stuck under the r`ilway The incident has caused traffic
:04:59. > :05:04.problems for hundreds of drhvers A recovery operation's been
:05:05. > :05:09.underway this afternoon. The importance
:05:10. > :05:11.of a healthy lifestyle in old age was the subject of
:05:12. > :05:15.a special event in Buckingh`mshire. Guests were invited to a zulba
:05:16. > :05:18.class and other exercise sessions. There was also a series
:05:19. > :05:21.of lectures about how to live The conference was organised
:05:22. > :05:25.by a number of groups including the county council and
:05:26. > :05:29.the hosts, Bucks New University Pupils
:05:30. > :05:31.in Oxfordshire have been taking part in a sumo wrestling event whth
:05:32. > :05:34.a difference this afternoon ` The Robot Sumo Competition was
:05:35. > :05:40.hosted at Brookes Universitx after its scientists worked with
:05:41. > :05:44.nearby school children, helping them gain a better understanding
:05:45. > :05:47.of computer technology. The challenge given to
:05:48. > :05:51.the young programmers was to design a machine that would push
:05:52. > :05:54.its robotic opponent out of a circle without being dhrectly
:05:55. > :05:58.controlled by its creator, but one of those behind the project says
:05:59. > :06:04.its more than just a bit of fun The job market
:06:05. > :06:07.in robotics is going to rocket. The prices of robots are coling
:06:08. > :06:10.down, the prices of components of robot coming down.
:06:11. > :06:13.They are becoming household items and so there is a real markdt
:06:14. > :06:16.opening up which will lead to many, many jobs in this area.
:06:17. > :06:20.It is sort of deadly, it doesn't really destroy it,
:06:21. > :06:23.it just pushes it. Our robot is a sumo robot
:06:24. > :06:28.and it is meant to push another robot out of the ring.
:06:29. > :06:30.I wouldn't call it deadly, it wasn't exactly very good,
:06:31. > :06:37.but at least we tried. We're back in BBC Breakfast tomorrow
:06:38. > :06:43.morning, but for now goodnight We have just one or two showers
:06:44. > :06:53.easing away through the course Seeing some patchy mist herd
:06:54. > :07:00.and there. It is quite
:07:01. > :07:03.a mild night with temperatures Just the odd shower
:07:04. > :07:07.around through into A misty start perhaps
:07:08. > :07:12.but some brightness at times. Through the afternoon, we do start
:07:13. > :07:16.to see though showers buildhng up It looks like we could see tp
:07:17. > :07:21.to 40 millimetres of rainfall. There is a weather warning
:07:22. > :07:36.for that through Saturday btt Sunday temperature again 20. Fewer showers.
:07:37. > :07:40.Most out towards the east. That's the way it is looking.
:07:41. > :07:48.Good evening. For some the weather put on a show today - lightning and
:07:49. > :07:53.hail. For others more of a no-show. Showers at Wimbledon stayed away.
:07:54. > :07:59.They were further west. Torrential downpours with the lightning flashes
:08:00. > :08:04.over East Anglia. Local flooding in for folk. Showers through
:08:05. > :08:07.Glastonbury. Thunder storms over Mid Wales
:08:08. > :08:08.currently. Flashes of