:00:00. > :00:08.Good evening. Now on BBC One, it's time
:00:09. > :00:11.A secondary school teacher from Swindon who used Facebook to
:00:12. > :00:13.incite children to engage in sexual activity has been sentenced to
:00:14. > :00:19.The court said Alexander Thomas had abused his position of trust
:00:20. > :00:23.and attempted to groom sixth form pupils who he befriended online.
:00:24. > :00:28.30`year`old Alexander Thomas arrived at court having been
:00:29. > :00:35.At his trial, the jury had heard how he had targeted the girls,
:00:36. > :00:46.the messages quickly became sexually explicit.
:00:47. > :00:49.One girl was persuaded by the PE and Business Studies teacher to send
:00:50. > :00:51.him photographs of herself posing in her underwear.
:00:52. > :00:53.A second teenager sent him a topless image.
:00:54. > :00:56.With two of his victims sitting only yards away in the public gallery,
:00:57. > :00:59.the court listened as personal statements were read out.
:01:00. > :01:02.One girl now looked back on her time in the sixth form as one of disgust.
:01:03. > :01:05.Another one said she suffered from panic attacks and deprdssion.
:01:06. > :01:08.Today, one teaching union said it has strict guidelines for the use
:01:09. > :01:13.We advise extreme caution in using Facebook or any social medi`.
:01:14. > :01:16.We suggest that our members do not friend any pupils or ex`pupils
:01:17. > :01:25.The jury had found Thomas guilty of five counts of inciting
:01:26. > :01:28.a child to engage in sexual activity while in a position of trust.
:01:29. > :01:30.And he admitted a charge of possessing
:01:31. > :01:34.I would like to personally thank all of the
:01:35. > :01:37.victims, who have shown courage by coming to court to give evidence.
:01:38. > :01:40.This case highlights Wiltshire Police's dedication of
:01:41. > :01:44.working with our partner agencies to safeguard children in our county.
:01:45. > :01:47.The sentence handed down today by the judge reflects the sdrious
:01:48. > :01:52.nature of these crimes and the impact it's had on the victims.
:01:53. > :01:55.Jailing Thomas for two`and`a`half years, the judge told him this was
:01:56. > :02:01."You were motivated by your desire for sexual gratification.
:02:02. > :02:12."All these girls have been left affected in some way."
:02:13. > :02:14.Police are investigating an attempted murder in Oxford.
:02:15. > :02:17.A man in his 70s was found with stab wounds at a property in Littlemore
:02:18. > :02:21.He's currently being treated in hospital, where he's said to be
:02:22. > :02:26.Police have arrested a 56`year`old man.
:02:27. > :02:29.A woman who claims she brought her three children here from America
:02:30. > :02:32.to escape an abusive husband nearly 20 years ago has been extradited
:02:33. > :02:37.Eileen Clark started a new life in Oxford back in the 1990s, btt her
:02:38. > :02:42.former husband continued to pursue the case through the US courts.
:02:43. > :02:45.She'll now face trial accusdd of "international parental kidnapping".
:02:46. > :02:47.Legal campaign group Libertx called her forced return a "perfect example
:02:48. > :02:58.The Prime Minister has joined the debate about whether frde bus
:02:59. > :02:59.travel to an Oxfordshire school should be scrapped.
:03:00. > :03:01.Parents contacted David Cameron after Oxfordshire County Cotncil
:03:02. > :03:05.decided it would be safe for pupils in Cassington to walk to school
:03:06. > :03:09.Children from Cassington are used to getting
:03:10. > :03:11.the bus to Bartholomew School in Eynsham, but from September,
:03:12. > :03:18.some may have to walk the two`mile journey alongside the busy A40.
:03:19. > :03:21.The route was classified as unsafe by the county council
:03:22. > :03:25.for years, but it's been reviewed and reassessed as safe.
:03:26. > :03:30.That means, for many, the rhght to free travel will now be taken away.
:03:31. > :03:33.I don't think it's a safe place for pupils to be allowed to walk
:03:34. > :03:39.We're very much in the hands of the council, who are led slightly
:03:40. > :03:42.by budgetary concerns and they have financial pressures.
:03:43. > :03:45.But we have the safety of our children to consider as well and
:03:46. > :03:51.But the council's told parents the route is safe for children to
:03:52. > :03:55.walk and the accident rate for pedestrians is very low.
:03:56. > :03:58.The campaign by the Cassington families has now gone all
:03:59. > :04:03.One of the parents wrote to his local MP, who also happdns to be
:04:04. > :04:08.In turn, David Cameron wrotd to Ian Hudspeth, the leader of Oxfordshire
:04:09. > :04:12.County Council, and the Prime Minister asked that the pardnts
:04:13. > :04:14.concerned about safety on this road are taken into consideration
:04:15. > :04:21.The appeal will be heard later this month.
:04:22. > :04:24.There will still be a bus service available next term,
:04:25. > :04:27.but unless the appeal succedds, most parents will need to pay
:04:28. > :04:38.It's all change at the top `t Oxford United.
:04:39. > :04:44.In his place comes former Portsmouth coach Michael Appleton.
:04:45. > :04:47.The business will also be restructured, with a new johnt owner
:04:48. > :04:51.coming in alongside businessman Ian Lenagan, and a new chief exdcutive.
:04:52. > :04:56.This from our sports editor, Jerome Sale.
:04:57. > :04:58.They breezed in like a whirlwind, heralding a new era at
:04:59. > :05:02.A new joint owner, a new chief executive
:05:03. > :05:09.For sports reporters, enough to fill days of back page headlines.
:05:10. > :05:12.This is the new main man, Darryl Eales, who worked in high fhnance
:05:13. > :05:17.and Formula One and now for him the high octane world of football.
:05:18. > :05:19.I've been 30 years in the business community
:05:20. > :05:26.But football has been a massive part of my life and it's just an
:05:27. > :05:32.All agree that owning a ground either here at the
:05:33. > :05:36.Kassam Stadium or perhaps at Water Eaton is a priority.
:05:37. > :05:41.We've now got Oxford United going in exactly the right directhon,
:05:42. > :05:44.but with the opportunities that are coming for the stadium environment
:05:45. > :05:47.and Oxford getting its own stadium, whether the Kassam through
:05:48. > :05:49.acquisition or whether a new stadium,
:05:50. > :05:56.The decision to sack Gary W`ddock after just three months in charge
:05:57. > :06:00.was not one Lenagan wanted, but now he's only the joint owner.
:06:01. > :06:03.The former Portsmouth and Blackpool boss Michael Appleton comes in.
:06:04. > :06:07.He'll start work as manager on Monday, teaming up with the new CEO.
:06:08. > :06:09.Michael Appleton is someone I've worked with in the past
:06:10. > :06:13.and someone whose career I've tracked very closely.
:06:14. > :06:15.And he fits that model and he understands that moddl.
:06:16. > :06:19.He was educated in that model by West Bromwich Albion.
:06:20. > :06:22.There are five weeks until the new season starts.
:06:23. > :06:25.Supporters, for whom the main priority is seeing their te`m win,
:06:26. > :06:27.will be hoping a new chairman, chief executive and manager will
:06:28. > :06:39.also be followed by new plaxers and new success on the pitch.
:06:40. > :06:41.It's the British Grand Prix at Silverstone this weekend and
:06:42. > :07:02.could be heavier bursts in the morning and it will stay very mild.
:07:03. > :07:07.Loads of 15 to 16 Celsius so quite humid night to come. Heavy rain in
:07:08. > :07:11.the early hours, but gradually we see drier periods as well. Rain
:07:12. > :07:13.first thing, staying with us through the morning, but through thd
:07:14. > :07:18.the morning, but through the afternoon we'll see an improving
:07:19. > :07:22.picture. Cloudy in the first part of the afternoon, but then sunny spells
:07:23. > :07:28.and maybe the odd scattered showers.