30/06/2014 BBC Oxford News

to the northern and western isles. The warm and sunny weather lasting

August across the south-east where, through Wednesday and Thursday, we

could see highs in the mid-20s. More details on the website.

The veteran entertainer Rolf Harris is found guilty of 12 counts of

indecent assault against women and children. That's all from the BBC

News. Hello and welcome to South Today

from Oxford. A 14`year`old girl left

for school in Witney this morning, She was killed

when a car mounted the pavelent Tributes paid to

the 60`year`old man who was stabbed And parking your balloon in a park `

a lucky escape for five people on board and for people

in nearby homes. Hope floats ` the dentist

and the round`the`world yacht, A 14`year`old girl has been knocked

down and killed on her way to school, after a car ran off the road

and onto the pavement in Witney. Two other schoolgirls and a man were

also badly hurt in the accident just Curbridge Road was closed

for several hours while polhce Tonight, an 18`year`old man's being

questioned by police on suspicion of This scene in Witney that face the

emergency services just aftdr This scene in Witney that f`ce the

emergency services just after 8am emergency services just after 8am

this morning. Only minutes earlier, this blue car had gone off the

road, crashing into 314`year`old schoolgirls and a man in his 40s.

Three of the four were taken to hospital, but for one of thd

teenagers, the collision proved fatal.

It is a terrible collision. It appears that the teenagers were on

the footpath and then the c`r appears that the teenagers were on

the footpath and then the c`r hit them. We are interviewing a man at

the local police station. At the school, nobody was available

to comment, but the headteacher said this.

With deep regret, I have to report that a year nine students w`s

that a year nine students was involved in a fatal accident.

It was not long before hundreds of students began to pay their respects

at the nearby church, lighting at the nearby church, lighthng

candles and writing cards for their friend liberty Baker.

It tests the community. I am aware It tests the community. I am aware

of lots of people across thd community offering help and support

in trying to Paul together `t community offering help and support

in trying to Paul together at a in trying to Paul together at a

tragic time. This evening, the other thrde

This evening, the other three victims have various injurids,

This evening, the other thrde victims have various injuries, but

victims have various injurids, but are not in a critical condition. In

are not in a critical condition In this community, people grieve very

publicly for the loss of their friend, neighbour.

Tributes have been paid to a man found stabbed to death

60`year`old Aulton Thomas Rogers, known as Tom, was cycling home

At the moment, the police say they have no idea of the motive

Flowers have been made alongside the cycle path where Aulton Tholas

cycle path where Aulton Thomas Rogers was murdered as police looks

at 60 lines of inquiry. Tributes have been paid, including at the pub

where he was working that night. Everyone is so shocked about what

happened. He will be very missed. He happened. He will be very mhssed. He

was very reliable and everyone cared about him.

His 35`year`old son also paid His 35`year`old son also pahd

tribute, saying that it has not sank in that my dad has gone and that I

will not be able to spend thme with will not be able to spend thme with

him any more. His brother and two sisters live

overseas and said in a tribute that overseas and said in a tribtte that

he was a kind, an issue main, gentle man with a happy heart.

The police have been at this block of flats where Tom lived. That has

not been confirmed by officdrs. not been confirmed by officdrs.

There is no apparent motive, although some people think that the

random attack might have been random attack might have bedn

someone drunk or on drugs. I have been abused by two mdn, one

I have been abused by two men, one of whom was very aggressive. They

threatened to stab me if he saw me again.

That may or not be relevant to this inquiry, but this supposedly random

inquiry, but this supposedlx random stabbing has shocked everyone. There

are appeals for better security along the path known as muggers Ali.

`` pathway. A builder has been jailed

after the heavy fireplace mantelpiece he installed collapsed

on a six`year`old girl Bella Pritchard died of head

injuries in July 2012.Christopher Elmer's work standards were

described as slip shod as he was Some viewers may find images in

Jeremy Stern's report distressing. Bella Pritchard was playing in the

living room of her family's home, when the fireplace collapsed on her.

She suffered fatal injuries. It had been fitted 12 months before by

been fitted 12 months beford by Christopher Elmer, a self`employed

Christopher Elmer, a self`elployed builder. He admitted breaching

builder. He admitted breachhng health and safety laws, he had used

to glue to attach the fireplace. The to glue to attach the fireplace. The

judge said that it should h`ve to glue to attach the fireplace The

judge said that it should have been common sense to use mechanical

fittings rather than glue. He described the work as slipshod.

These tests by Imperial College London show how easily badlx fitted

London show how easily badly fitted fireplaces can fall apart.

We have worked very hard to make sure about the guidance that people

get about fireplaces, that ht sure about the guidance that people

get about fireplaces, that ht is very clear and specific.

The council believes that that guidance is now available, which

means that they hope that what happened to Bella Pritchard will not

happen again. The judge said that he had read a

letter from her family about how the death had changed their lives.

letter from her family about how the death had changed their livds. It

death had changed their lives. It was kept privately from the court,

but the judge had said that one could not much on the effect on the

whole family of this tragedy. Last year's warm weather was

a major factor behind a rise in the number of motorcycle accidents in

our region, according to the Thames The charity recorded a 25% hncrease

in 2013 compared to the year before. Now its senior pilot,

himself a motorbike enthusi`st, is using his experience on the front

line to raise road safety awareness Motorcyclists make up 1% of road

users. 30 are killed or injured

at junctions every day. Two years ago, Craig Course was

knocked off his motorbike and nearly died as he tried to cross a

dual`carriageway in Milton Keynes. I can remember lying on the road on

my back looking at the sky in a my back looking at the sky in a

terrible amount of pain. I had internal bleeding, a fracture to my

spine and my lower right leg was completely destroyed.

Craig was picked up by the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance

Senior pilot Alf Gasparro's attended hundreds of motorbike accidents,

he's also the driving force behind Heli Bikes ` a campaign to

Ride aware and be safe. Increasing the writer's awareness of what the

dangers are and what potenthal dangers are and what potential

hazards there could be. Anticipating danger

and thinking ahead's the kex message Some industry experts think bikers

should be re`tested to refrdsh The owner

of this motorcycle training centre in Oxford thinks not ` he says it's

a two way street and motorcxclists If you were going to do that, you

should see that for all categories of road users. If you tested

everyone, there would be a cost and time issue. I think a better

approach would be to encourage approach would be to encour`ge

people 's behaviour. Craig says his attitude tow`rds

other road users has changed and hopes to encourage all drivers

to be more vigilant whether More than 1300 people have signed

a petition calling on Npower to delay the demolition

of the first three huge cooling towers at Didcot power stathon in

order that people living nearby can The company said last week

the controlled explosions would take place during the early hours

of the morning on Sunday, July the 27th, for logistic`l

and health and safety reasons. But campaigners say

the community who've lived near the landmark for gener`tions

want to witness the moment. Demolition will take

just one minute. A campaign's been launched to crack

down on sales A series of raids has been taking

place at shops in Swindon. At one, thousands of pounds worth

of products was seized. Sally Challoner joined the swoop

by police Are you the manager? You need to get

the owner here now. A coordinated series of raids. The

police, trading standards and the campaign group Smoke`free South

West. Many shops were targeted. He has been trained to find tobacco

and counterfeit cigarettes. Once the dog has done the job, we will give

it to the trading standards to see if it is illegal. There has been a

lot of tobacco hidden here hn the lot of tobacco hidden here hn the

past. There is probably still a residue which the dog is smdlling.

Illegal tobacco is a huge problem in Britain. It takes two forms, legally

made tobacco which has been smuggled in, and that funds serious organised

crime. And tobacco which has been made illegally, and you cannot be

sure what is in it. There is no quality insurance or

control, said they have mord nicotine or lead in them. We

control, said they have more nicotine or lead in them. Wd have

nicotine or lead in them. We have had an analysis weather havd been

wrapped droppings in them. So they may be cheaper, but they are not

may be cheaper, but they ard not safe. `` wrapped droppings.

People who Selby cigarettes do not care who the selling them to and

they are sold very cheaply. An illegal packet will cost around ?3.

A raid found no illegal tob`cco illegal packet will cost around ?3.

A raid found no illegal tobacco in the shop, but a van outside had this

in it. Some of these brands are only made for the illegal market, others

have been smuggled in and sold for half the usual price.

It's been confirmed no one was hurt after a hot air balloon unexpectedly

landed in a park in South Oxfordshire this morning.

It ended up wrapped around ` tree in Kinecroft Park in Wallingford

Fallen branches from the tree have now been cleared

These images were captured by Kim Munday on her mobile phone.

I was very shocked to see it, because you do not expect to see it

in a busy park. The tree was covered with the balloon. The balloon

deflated and covered the entire tree.

We will have more with Sallx Taylor. I will be back at 10:25 p.m..

Goodbye. Still to come, twist and spout bash

your pictures on an unusual weather phenomenon on.

who was killed in a crash with a New She's

who was killed in a crash with a

have entirely criticised living police for reopening the ro`d while

Daniel Robins was killed in January on the dual carriageway

The coroner recorded a verdhct of accidental death.

Our Home Affairs Correspondent Emma Vardy reports from the inqudst.

It was a cold January evening at rush hour when this road was closed

after reports of a horse on the road. The animal could not be found

so officers opened one lane and waved traffic through. Withhn

waved traffic through. Within minutes two motorcyclists h`d

minutes two motorcyclists had collided with a horse I'll tp

minutes two motorcyclists h`d collided with a horse I'll up the

collided with a horse I'll tp the road. Nobody knew where the pony

was, they just assumed it had not was, they just assumed it h`d not

travelled far, but you can't just assume that. Investigators said he

bikers were probably travelling between 60 and 70 mph but they had

accelerated after the lane closure, believing there was no dangdr.

Today, Mr Robins' mother asked police why they had not kept traffic

moving slowly for a much longer stretch. She said, my son would

still be alive today if that had happened. The officer at the scene

said they did not have the resources to do that, but they believdd the

to do that, but they believed the animal was contained within a

particular stretch. Some drhvers were stuck on the a 31 for five

hours and officers faced crhticism for the way the closure was handled.

`` the A31. Hampshire policd said `` the A31. Hampshire policd said

the accident was the culmination `` the A31. Hampshire police said

the accident was the culmin`tion of the accident was the culmination of

an extremely rare set of circumstances.

A yacht crewed entirely by people living with Multiple Sclerosis `

and leading full lives in defiance of that debilitating condithon.

This week, Phil Gowers ` a Hampshire dentist and MS patient `

becomes the first Brit to join that crew in their challengd to

This is Phil Gowers, a denthst, a father, a sailor. He refuses to be

defined by his multiple scldrosis. defined by his multiple sclerosis.

You will never know when yot defined by his multiple scldrosis.

You will never know when you might You will never know when yot might

wake up and your eye or your leg might not work or your fatigue will

be so bad you can't even get out of bed. There is a sense that xou have

bed. There is a sense that you have to seize the day because tolorrow

to seize the day because tomorrow you don't know. Having MS does not

stop him having a life. We had an e`mail from the MS Society saying

come to the next fish and chip supper, the next physio appointment,

sail round the world. As the only sail round the world. As thd only

British person joining B Oceans sail round the world. As the only

British person joining B Oceans of Hope crew, everybody on board has MS

and the determination to circumnavigate the world. Yesterday

circumnavigate the world. Ydsterday the boat was docked in Amsterdam and

the last time I checked it was cruising around Hastings but on

Thursday it will arrive in Portsmouth for its next leg. The

next stop will be France, then Portugal, before heading across the

Atlantic to Boston. This is showing people they can follow their dreams.

They might need to find a dhfferent way of doing it but it is possible

to go out and live life to the fullest extent. 100,000 people in

the UK have been diagnosed with MS but Phil Gowers says he will not let

the disease stop him living his dreams. Never lose hope even in the

darkest time. It is incurable but try to find the best management for

try to find the best managelent for you so Ed least you can remember

try to find the best management for you so Ed least you can remdmber how

to dream again. `` at least. Justin Rose has found some winning form as

he returns to the UK for thd Rose has found some winning form as

he returns to the UK for the OP Rose has found some winning form as

he returns to the UK for thd OP inch he returns to the UK for thd OP inch

`` the open championship. He he returns to the UK for the OP inch

`` the open championship. Hd rescued `` the open championship. Hd rescued

a bad 18th with only a bogey `` the open championship. He rescued

a bad 18th with only a bogex after going into the water. Stephane E

double bogeyed the fourth and Rose to get.

Brighton boss Sammy her Peer says he is very unhappy after Sammy Lee

pulled out of a deal to become his number two. The plans were dealt a

blow after Southampton made a late approach to Sammy Lee to john them.

After the announcement Sammy Lee After the announcement Sammx Lee

changed his mind and it was very annoying and frustrating but life

goes on. Leigh McMillan and his team were

beaten into second place in the latest instalment of the Extreme

race. It all came down to a final shoot out between five leading

shoot out between five leadhng contenders. Ben Ainslie's team

contenders. Ben Ainslie's tdam finished fourth.

With the Commonwealth Games less than a month

Surrey athlete Emelia Gorecka warmed up by claiming the British title.

away it was crazy running around with her and trying to be as gutsy

as I could. The first in a series of features

as I could. The first in a series of fe`tures on

the Commonwealth Games starts this Thursday. We will have judo players,

runners, divers, and many more athletes heading to Scotland to

represent team England. So much sport, it is a great summer.

It looked like a tornado had struck off the West Sussex coast and you

were there with your cameras to capture it. This was a water spout,

spotted all the way to rushing them. spotted all the way to rushing them.

Water is sucked upwards by strong drafts. You can see pictures on the

South Today Facebook page. Still not a tornado, then?

It is formed in the same wax. Lots of sunshine today but ` few

showers, mainly for places like art show, Buckinghamshire and

Oxfordshire. They will mainly fade tonight but it was the joint sixth

warmest June on record. As we head towards the weekend there is the

increasing chance of rain. Through tonight the showers will ease and

the skies will clear in spaces. Where we have clear skies they are

in with a chance of mist in the countryside. Temperatures falling

away rapidly in the countryside but in the towns and cities a low of 10

degrees. Mist patches clearing fairly quickly tomorrow, thd

degrees. Mist patches clearhng fairly quickly tomorrow, the chance

of a shower for the Dorset coast but generally a quiet and settldd

of a shower for the Dorset coast but generally a quiet and settled day.

generally a quiet and settldd day. Plenty of sunny spells and warm

temperatures so high of 20 or 21 Celsius. A quiet night to come

tomorrow night, sunny spells to end the day. Through the course of

tomorrow night it stays quiet again, temperatures similar to tonhght

lows of ten to 11. A dry start temperatures similar to tonight,

lows of ten to 11. A dry st`rt to the day on Wednesday, high pressure

still in charge. You can see the still in charge. You can sed the

widening of the isobars, so the winds will be fairly light. Fairly

unsettled for the bulk of the week, up until the weekend when there is

the chance of rain. `` fairly settled. Temperatures continue to

climb as we head through the settled. Temperatures continue to

climb as we head through thd week, climb as we head through thd week,

Wednesday we are looking at a dry day, probably best in the w`y of

day, probably best in the way of sunshine. A dry start to Thtrsday

sunshine. A dry start to Thursday but increasing cloud through the

course of the day. Friday a slim chance of a shower but more cloud.

If you want a full ten Dave forecast you can log on to our website.

How do you feel about puckering up? One couple certainly did. A bit of

lip salve, a willing partner and some 110 miles per row wind. They

tried to wind the world record for kissing in a wind tunnel.

Unfortunately they could not beat the challenge taking

friction at 120 mph. I think my skin will be a bit sensitive for the next

few days. You have done that, having new?

`` haven't you. Not the kissing!