:00:00. > :00:00.A reminder of the main story, Rolf Harris is beginning a
:00:00. > :00:00.Hello and welcome to South Today from Oxford.
:00:00. > :00:09.All change at the top ` Oxford United replace manager
:00:10. > :00:12.Gary Waddock with Portsmouth coach Michael Appleton,
:00:13. > :00:20.Jailed ` the teacher who usdd Facebook to persuade pupils
:00:21. > :00:26.Fighting to keep free buses ` why parents of these children have
:00:27. > :00:30.written to David Cameron about plans for school transport.
:00:31. > :00:34.Is this a masterpiece I tea before me?
:00:35. > :00:48.A work thought to be by Van Gogh graces a Reading cafe.
:00:49. > :00:51.It's been described as a seismic shift.
:00:52. > :00:55.After weeks of speculation, the top tier at Oxford United footb`ll club
:00:56. > :00:58.has been swept away in with a series of surprise appointments.
:00:59. > :01:07.In his place comes former Portsmouth coach Michael Appleton.
:01:08. > :01:08.The business will also be re`structured,
:01:09. > :01:11.with a new joint owner coming in alongside businessman Ian
:01:12. > :01:22.They breezed in like a whirlwind, heralding a new era at
:01:23. > :01:27.There's a new joint owner and a new chief executive
:01:28. > :01:32.For sports reporters, enough to fill days of back page headlines.
:01:33. > :01:36.Darryl Eales has worked in high finance and Formula0 `
:01:37. > :01:46.now it's the high octane world of football that motivates him.
:01:47. > :01:49.It is has been good years in the business community and fortunately
:01:50. > :01:55.It is has been good years in the business community and forttnately I
:01:56. > :01:57.have done OK. `` 40 years. Football has been a massive part of my life.
:01:58. > :02:00.All agree that owning a ground, either here at the Kassam or perhaps
:02:01. > :02:11.We have got Oxford United going in the right direction but with the
:02:12. > :02:16.opportunities that are coming for the stadium environment and Oxford
:02:17. > :02:24.getting its own stadium, whdther through acquisition or a new
:02:25. > :02:30.stadium, we have to focus on that. The decision to sack the previous
:02:31. > :02:35.man was not one that he had made. There will be a new manager on
:02:36. > :02:40.Monday. It is someone that I have worked
:02:41. > :02:45.with in the past and whose career I have tracked closely. He understands
:02:46. > :02:49.that model. He was educated in that model.
:02:50. > :02:51.There are five weeks until the new season and supporters
:02:52. > :02:54.whose main priority is seeing their team win will be hoping that
:02:55. > :02:57.a new chairman, chief executive and manager will be followed by new
:02:58. > :03:03.A secondary school teacher from Swindon who used Facebook to
:03:04. > :03:06.incite children to engage in sexual activity has been sentenced to two
:03:07. > :03:10.Alexander Thomas was found guilty in May.
:03:11. > :03:13.The court said he'd abused his position of trust
:03:14. > :03:17.and attempted to groom sixth form pupils who he befriended online.
:03:18. > :03:20.He was also criticised in court for failing to take responshbility
:03:21. > :03:27.for his actions, forcing his victims to relive their suffering in court.
:03:28. > :03:29.30`year`old Alexander Thomas arrived at court having been
:03:30. > :03:36.At his trial, the jury had heard how he targeted the girls aged 06
:03:37. > :03:41.and 17 on Facebook when he began working at his school in 2000.
:03:42. > :03:45.He began by sending one 17`year`old a message
:03:46. > :04:02.But then the messages quickly became sexually explicit.
:04:03. > :04:05.One girl sent the PE and business studies teacher photographs
:04:06. > :04:12.A second teenager sent him a topless image.
:04:13. > :04:16.With two of his victims sitting only yards away, the court listened
:04:17. > :04:17.the statements were read out. One the statements were read out. One
:04:18. > :04:21.girl said that she looked b`ck on girl said that she looked b`ck on
:04:22. > :04:26.sixth form as a terrible time, another said that she had p`nic
:04:27. > :04:34.attacks. Another said that the whole experience had left her feeling
:04:35. > :04:39.sick. We advise strict caution on using
:04:40. > :04:45.any form of social media. We any form of social media. We
:04:46. > :04:49.recommend that people do not befriend pupils or their falilies
:04:50. > :04:51.recommend that people do not befriend pupils or their families on
:04:52. > :04:55.social media and that they do not make any comments to do with school.
:04:56. > :04:57.He had been found guilty of five counts of inciting
:04:58. > :05:02.a child to engage in sexual activity while in a position of trust.
:05:03. > :05:13.And he admitted to possessing an image of a child.
:05:14. > :05:20.Thank you for everyone who gave evidence. The sentence handed down
:05:21. > :05:21.by the judge reflects the sdrious nature of the crimes and the
:05:22. > :05:25.by the judge reflects the serious nature of the crimes and thd victims
:05:26. > :05:34.`` and the impact it has had on the victims.
:05:35. > :05:39.The judge said that this was a very serious breach of trust. These
:05:40. > :05:39.The judge said that this was a very serious breach of trust. Thdse girls
:05:40. > :05:44.serious breach of trust. These girls have been left affected in some way.
:05:45. > :05:45.Police are investigating an attempted murder
:05:46. > :05:48.A man in his seventies was found with stab wounds at a property
:05:49. > :05:53.He's currently being treated in hospital where he's said to be
:05:54. > :05:56.Police have arrested a 56`year`old man.
:05:57. > :05:59.They say there's no threat to the wider community.
:06:00. > :06:02.The Prime Minister has joindd the debate about whether free bus
:06:03. > :06:04.travel to an Oxfordshire school should be scrapped.
:06:05. > :06:06.Parents contacted David Cameron after Oxfordshire County Cotncil
:06:07. > :06:10.decided it would be safe for pupils in Cassington to walk to school
:06:11. > :06:12.Children from Cassington are used to getting
:06:13. > :06:15.the bus to Bartholomew School in Eynsham, but from September some
:06:16. > :06:21.may have to walk the two mile journey, alongside the busy A40
:06:22. > :06:23.The route was classified as unsafe by the county council
:06:24. > :06:27.for years, but that has been reviewed and reassessed as safe
:06:28. > :06:31.That means for many the right to free travel will now be takdn away,
:06:32. > :06:42.I do not think that it is a safe place for the children to w`lk
:06:43. > :06:45.place for the children to walk along. What will it be like for
:06:46. > :06:53.walking in the dark at Wintdr? We walking in the dark at Wintdr? We
:06:54. > :07:00.budget concerns. We are considering budget concerns. We are considering
:07:01. > :07:01.the safety of our children, we think that is more important.
:07:02. > :07:07.But parents have been told the pathway is safe for people to walk.
:07:08. > :07:15.The council say that the accident rate is very low.
:07:16. > :07:19.One of the parents wrote to his local MP, who is the Prime Minister.
:07:20. > :07:24.The Prime Minister wrote to the leader of the County Council and the
:07:25. > :07:28.Prime Minister asked that the parents concerns about safety on the
:07:29. > :07:31.road are taken into consideration when this goes to appeal.
:07:32. > :07:37.The appeal will be heard later this month. There will be a bus service
:07:38. > :07:41.available next term, but unless the appeal succeeds, most parents will
:07:42. > :07:44.have to pay for their children to use it.
:07:45. > :07:47.A woman who claims she brought her three children here from America
:07:48. > :07:50.to escape an abusive husband nearly 20 years ago, has been extradited
:07:51. > :07:54.US citizen Eileen Clark started a new life in Oxford back
:07:55. > :07:57.But her former husband conthnued to pursue the case through the US
:07:58. > :08:02.After losing her final appe`l here, she will now face trial accused of
:08:03. > :08:07.Legal campaign group Liberty called her forced return a perfect example
:08:08. > :08:16.A group of 19 clergymen and women are due to be ordained at a big
:08:17. > :08:20.People from across Oxfordshhre, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire will
:08:21. > :08:24.gather at Christ Church Cathedral to attend the special service.
:08:25. > :08:26.Churches like St Nicholas in Old Marston will then host the new
:08:27. > :08:29.deacons, giving them on`the`job experience as they continue
:08:30. > :08:44.It will be special because the Bishop of Oxford will be there. He
:08:45. > :08:52.Bishop of Oxford will be thdre. He will say some words and when he lays
:08:53. > :08:56.hands on us, we become more reverent slightly and we were before. We will
:08:57. > :09:04.all be ordained as deacons to work all be ordained as deacons to work
:09:05. > :09:09.ask your ribs in churches. `` to work as deacons.
:09:10. > :09:12.Tens of thousands of people will be in Oxford this weekend for one of
:09:13. > :09:16.The Cowley Road Carnival, which is now in its 14th ye`r,
:09:17. > :09:18.celebrates local music, dance and community groups.
:09:19. > :09:24.Adina Campbell has been to meet some of those who'll be taking p`rt.
:09:25. > :09:30.They have been rehearsing for months in the basements. But they will soon
:09:31. > :09:34.be performing in front of hundreds of people. Young Women's Music
:09:35. > :09:38.Project, based in Oxford, ddcided of people. Young Women's Music
:09:39. > :09:39.Project, based in Oxford, decided to Project, based in Oxford, decided to
:09:40. > :09:45.produce this song about the Nigerian schoolgirls were recently khdnapped.
:09:46. > :09:47.I think that the Young Women's Music Project is aiming to inspire
:09:48. > :09:52.I think that the Young Women's Music Project is aiming to inspird young
:09:53. > :09:58.They need to see a young black They need to see a young bl`ck
:09:59. > :10:02.They need to see a young black Muslim woman having a voice.
:10:03. > :10:05.We try using lots of differdnt We try using lots of different
:10:06. > :10:08.instruments. They will be one of many groups
:10:09. > :10:09.hoping to impress the people They will be one of many groups
:10:10. > :10:09.hoping to impress the peopld at They will be one of many groups
:10:10. > :10:13.hoping to impress the people at the hoping to impress the peopld at the
:10:14. > :10:18.festival. Thousands of people attended the Cowley Road Carnival
:10:19. > :10:24.last year, the biggest free events in the calendar. It will kick off
:10:25. > :10:30.here at two p.m., featuring many groups and bands. The main band will
:10:31. > :10:31.be closed until nine p.m., to make way for the activities throtgh the
:10:32. > :10:36.way for the activities through the day.
:10:37. > :10:43.# Oh happy day # Oh happy day #.
:10:44. > :10:54.And there will be plenty of singing by the manual church gospel choir.
:10:55. > :10:55.They have `` manual. `` this church singing group. They have been
:10:56. > :11:02.singing group. They have bedn together for a year.
:11:03. > :11:08.There is a real sense of colmunity. We all from different walks of life.
:11:09. > :11:12.The festival costs thousands of pounds to put on. The organhsers
:11:13. > :11:19.hope that this year will be better than ever.
:11:20. > :11:23.BBC Radio Oxford will be live from the carnival with a special
:11:24. > :11:31.programme this Sunday. You can hear coverage then. And we will have the
:11:32. > :11:46.weather soon. I will be back at 10:25 p.m.. Goodbye.
:11:47. > :11:50.Concerns have been raised about safety standards on a level crossing
:11:51. > :11:53.in Poole. Network Rail says the pedestrianised High Street has by
:11:54. > :11:57.far the highest risk crossing in the region. But despite the incident
:11:58. > :12:01.rate, there are no plans to change it. Nor is it on the list of level
:12:02. > :12:13.crossings to be closed. Paul Clifton reports.
:12:14. > :12:19.25,000 April a day walk across the railway here. You do not have to
:12:20. > :12:26.watch for a long to spot people racing the following barriers. ``
:12:27. > :12:30.people. This is the highest risk crossing in the region. Warning
:12:31. > :12:35.signs are clear and, for people in a hurry, there is a bridge. The
:12:36. > :12:39.crossing is controlled by CCTV cameras. There is plenty of footage
:12:40. > :12:43.like this. It is monitored by a signalman 60 miles away in
:12:44. > :12:48.Basingstoke. Not an easy task. Network Rail would be happy to close
:12:49. > :12:51.it given the high risk of the crossing, however, it would not be
:12:52. > :12:53.feasible without an access for all the rich and would involve
:12:54. > :12:59.compulsory purchase and a htge time compulsory purchase and a htge time
:13:00. > :13:05.redevelopment. This woman works in the High Street and was caught last
:13:06. > :13:10.month between closed barriers. The metal piece of the Gateshead to be
:13:11. > :13:15.on the neck. I carried on and looked back and a lady with a pushchair was
:13:16. > :13:22.stuck on the white part of the date. Some zero dragged her out. Recent
:13:23. > :13:26.incidents include people deliberately lifting the barriers,
:13:27. > :13:32.drunks playing chicken with the trains and a motorised wheelchair
:13:33. > :13:34.which got stuck on the tracks. It is our highest area of risk on the
:13:35. > :13:36.railway. We do not have unddr railway. We do not have unddr
:13:37. > :13:38.percent control of it. We rely railway. We do not have under
:13:39. > :13:40.percent control of it. We rdly on percent control of it. We rdly on
:13:41. > :13:44.members of the public to listen to warnings and understand risks and
:13:45. > :13:48.take them seriously. Network Rail has closed 800 crossings in five
:13:49. > :13:53.years. It plans to close 500 more. But here, Network Rail says there is
:13:54. > :13:56.little more it can do. People will be red traffic lights, it says,
:13:57. > :13:58.little more it can do. People will be red traffic lights, it s`ys, so
:13:59. > :14:05.why do they not obey the red lights at level crossings? Now let's get
:14:06. > :14:10.the sport. The Fletcher family have been part
:14:11. > :14:13.of the furniture at Pinewood judo club in Berkshire for generations.
:14:14. > :14:15.In Glasgow, two siblings will be going for gold, in the latest of our
:14:16. > :14:18.Commonwealth Games profiles I've been to meet Ben and Megan Fletcher`
:14:19. > :14:44.on the judo mat. Judo returns to the Commonwealth
:14:45. > :14:48.Games in Glasgow and these two siblings are ready to go for glory.
:14:49. > :14:50.Then and Megan Fletcher have siblings are ready to go for glory.
:14:51. > :14:50.Then and Megan Fletcher havd judo siblings are ready to go for glory.
:14:51. > :14:54.Then and Megan Fletcher have judo in Then and Megan Fletcher have judo in
:14:55. > :14:56.their blood. In the latest of a long line of stars to emerge from
:14:57. > :14:56.their blood. In the latest of a long line of stars to emerge frol the
:14:57. > :15:07.line of stars to emerge from the Pinewood judo club in Berkshire.
:15:08. > :15:14.Then is 22 and a recent gold medallist. His sister, Megan, funds
:15:15. > :15:17.are training by working part`time. Then competes in the under 100
:15:18. > :15:17.are training by working part`time. Then competes in the under 000 kilo
:15:18. > :15:22.Then competes in the under 100 kilo class and Megan in the under 70s.
:15:23. > :15:26.The pair bounce off each other while on the roads during competitions.
:15:27. > :15:31.Being family helps. It is great. Especially more recently as we are
:15:32. > :15:38.going away together it is good to have someone, obviously all your
:15:39. > :15:43.team`mates are with you, but I never get as nervous with anybody else. If
:15:44. > :15:49.somebody is also a good judo player and goes away with you and watches
:15:50. > :15:54.how you fight, it is like living with your coach, almost. Thhs club
:15:55. > :15:58.with your coach, almost. This club has produced champions like this one
:15:59. > :16:02.in 1992. Overseeing them was the club sends a until his death earlier
:16:03. > :16:11.this year. `` teacher. He w`s a club sends a until his death earlier
:16:12. > :16:17.this year. `` teacher. He was a man of not many words. There was a lot
:16:18. > :16:19.of stuff we did at the club that is ingrained in you as a Pinewood
:16:20. > :16:22.player. He always expected xou to do player. He always expected you to do
:16:23. > :16:26.your best and train hard. Those are the things ingrained in you. He
:16:27. > :16:31.didn't need to say anything. He would be proud of us. They light not
:16:32. > :16:37.say it, but he would be protd and want us to do well and represent the
:16:38. > :16:43.club. The siblings are aiming high in Glasgow. I want to be on the top
:16:44. > :16:53.the podium and it will not be easy. But I believe I can do it. We both
:16:54. > :16:59.could. We could both get medals Very good luck to them.
:17:00. > :17:02.Southampton have turned down an offer from Liverpool for defender
:17:03. > :17:05.Dejan Lovren. The offer falls well short of the 20 million pounds which
:17:06. > :17:08.has been reported. Meanwhile Saints fans were handed a small boost today
:17:09. > :17:10.amid unsettling times the team unveiled its new first team shirt
:17:11. > :17:13.today, which revealed a rettrn to the traditional red and white
:17:14. > :17:15.striped shirt design. Jay Rodriguez, James Ward`Prowse and Jose Fonte
:17:16. > :17:19.were chosen to model the shirts, which go on sale on the 19th July.
:17:20. > :17:26.They respect elation that C`llum Wilson might move a step closer.
:17:27. > :17:30.Three T20 games are in play now including Sussex, Surrey and
:17:31. > :17:32.Hampshire. Follow them on local radio. Meanwhile Michael Carberry
:17:33. > :17:35.has signed a new three year contract extension at Hampshire. The 33 year
:17:36. > :17:53.old has committed his future at the Ageas Bowl until 2017 and s`id he
:17:54. > :17:55.sunflowers and the French countryside, but probably not
:17:56. > :17:58.Reading. In a roundabout wax, though, the town may have granted
:17:59. > :18:00.one of the artist's last wishes With his talents largely
:18:01. > :18:03.unrecognised, just before hhs death in 1890, Van Gogh said he wanted to
:18:04. > :18:07.see his work hung in a cafe. Fast forward 124 years and that's what
:18:08. > :18:10.happened to a painting thought to be by Van Gogh. Nikki Mitchell has the
:18:11. > :20:31.We're already seeing rain in some western parts. That will spread its
:20:32. > :20:46.weak Easter. It could be he`vy at weak Easter. It could be heavy at
:20:47. > :20:47.times. `` eastwards. We will see some dry periods developing in
:20:48. > :20:53.western areas. Some heavy btrsts, as western areas. Some heavy bursts, as
:20:54. > :21:00.you can see. A wet start to the day tomorrow. Gradually, clearing
:21:01. > :21:05.western areas. Clothes will follow but that will start to break up to
:21:06. > :21:16.allow sunny spells to develop. Highs of 21 Celsius. `` clouds. It is hit
:21:17. > :21:22.and miss, some areas could dscape the showers but there will be some
:21:23. > :21:28.heavy showers. Tomorrow night, it turns quiet and the showers will die
:21:29. > :21:38.away. It will be a lot cooler tomorrow night. More comfortable for
:21:39. > :21:44.sleeping. Sunday is a day of showers and sunshine. A similar picture for
:21:45. > :21:48.Monday. Showers could be on the heavy side, even the odd rulble
:21:49. > :21:48.Monday. Showers could be on the heavy side, even the odd rumble of
:21:49. > :21:52.thunder. Pretty unsettled phcture heavy side, even the odd rulble of
:21:53. > :21:59.thunder. Pretty unsettled phcture as we head through the next few days.
:22:00. > :22:02.There are few events taking place. This event is all about ste`m.
:22:03. > :22:03.There are few events taking place. This event is all about steam. It is
:22:04. > :22:07.This event is all about ste`m. It is taking place in Guildford. Gates
:22:08. > :22:12.open at 10am. In Wisden, the taking place in Guildford. Gates
:22:13. > :22:21.open at 10am. In Wisden, the steam rally is on. Further inform`tion is
:22:22. > :22:23.online. As we look ahead to the weekend, unsettled conditions. Rain
:22:24. > :22:27.in the morning, clear in the in the morning, clear in thd
:22:28. > :22:30.afternoon, following that, sunshine and showers. Thunderstorms will be a
:22:31. > :22:39.possibility. Thank you. It's all about words on the street
:22:40. > :22:42.in Winchester where the 40th Hat Fair takes place. The street theatre
:22:43. > :22:45.festival started today so here's a little taste of what's happening
:22:46. > :23:18.over the weekend. MUSIC PLAYS
:23:19. > :23:21.It is our 40th year. We are proud we can claim the title of the
:23:22. > :23:33.longest`running speed arts festival in the UK. `` Street. We have people
:23:34. > :23:35.from all over the world comhng in the UK. `` Street. We have people
:23:36. > :23:37.from all over the world coming to from all over the world coming to
:23:38. > :23:46.perform here this weekend in Winchester. You do not have to pay a
:23:47. > :23:51.penny! I love a Hat Fair. There is so much going on there. Go to
:23:52. > :23:53.Winchester and fine out! That is so much going on there. Go to
:23:54. > :23:57.Winchester and fine out! Th`t is all Winchester and fine out! Th`t is all
:23:58. > :24:03.from us. Have a great weekend. Good night.