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The jury in the Jayden Parkinson murder trial are shown the site

Thames Valley Police investhgate a complaint against one

How patients having full knde replacement surgery are less likely

to survive in the following weeks than those having

slimmer in the long run ` the weight watcher who's now

A jury has gone to visit thd site near Didcot where 17 year old Jayden

Proceedings stopped at court yesterday after the jury

Her former boyfriend Ben Blakeley admits killing her in a field

near the village of Upton, but denies murder.

Walking the route that Ben Blakeley and Jayden Parkinson took

jury was shown this disused railway that runs from Didcot towards Upton.

They were told the couple h`d come here to smoke drugs

They walked along here and turned left ` to walk along some

The jury was then led towards the footbridge where Ben Blakeley

The route was one that the couple walked along often....and

The jury heard it was at this footbridge that the couple

Ben Blakely described grabbhng Jayden Parkinson

around the throat with both hands before she fell onto the mud below.

He says she stopped breathing and his attempts to save her failed.

The jury was then shown an area along the stream where it

was explained to them that Jayden's body lay for three days.

Ben Blakely then returned with a suitcase, placed her body inside

and dragged it across these fields towards the village of Upton.

The jury then walked the sale route that was taken that night,

eventually ending up at a long muddy track at the end of stream road.

It was here the jury has he`rd that Ben Blakeley couldn't struggle

He called a taxi and the drhver unknowingly helped transport the

Ben Blakeley then buried Jaxden Parkinson in his uncle?s grave.

He did this with the help of a 17 year old, also on trial for

preventing a lawful burial, but who can't be named for legal reasons.

Ben Blakeley denies murder, the jury will continue hearhng

Police are investigating the behaviour of one of their officers

after a man arrested in High Wycombe claims he was assaulted.

Police were called to the Desborough area following an incident

Our reporter Adina Campbell is here now with more.

Well, this happened after police were called to reports of criminal

damage and an assault at a car wash in the area. They then went onto

arrest a 43 year old man for public order offences and as you c`n see

here, that moment was captured on a mobile

phone. The video goes on for about three minutes. Now I've listened and

watched it, in its entirety, and there appears to be a fairlx large

crowd shouting at police. This is of course isn't clear in the vhdeo `

but police say they were faced with a challenging and difficult

situation. What have police said about the man they arrested and the

situation they were faced with? Thames Valley Police say thd man was

actively resisting arrest and the crowd involved were extremely

hostile ` they believe the onlookers made the situation worse. But the

campaign group claim the man at the centre of this was violently

assaulted by the male officdr in the video and his treatment was unjust.

We've been told he was treated by doctors for face, neck and leg

injuries. We've spoken to a lawyer who

specialises in claims against the police.

The person is, in my view, restrained by two officers. He is

not really causing any kind of threat to the officers. Using the

gas and the baton was excessive, I gas and the baton was excessive I

think. Especially when the man gas and the baton was excessive, I

think. Especially when the lan is saying he doesn't know why he has

been arrested in the first place. What are police going to do now

They've now started a full investigation which they say will be

overseen by their Professional Standards Department. They also say

they've had a formal complahnt from the man who was arrested whhch will

also be looked into. He's now on The Environment Agency and

Fire Service have been removing debris and blockages at Osndy Stream

in Oxford to reduce the risk The area has been frequentlx

affected in the past. After last winter's storms,

the government says it's offered an extra ?270 million to repair

flood defences across the UK. But a report out today warns that

without further investment Inspecting river banks and clearing

debris. Essential maintenance to stop blockages like this catsing

stop blockages like this causing flooding to nearby homes. The

environment agency says it hs environment agency says it is

spending ?2 million this ye`r maintaining rivers across the

valley. This woman lives opposite. She is only too aware how quickly

She is only too aware how qtickly water levels can rise. This was one

area which saw widespread flooding earlier this year, during the

wettest winter on record. You do watch the river and get out your own

little supplies of flood prevention. little supplies of flood prevention.

I feel sandbags. Following the devastation to homes and businesses,

the government pledged an extra ?270 million to repair the country's

damaged flood defences. Today's damaged flood defences. Tod`y's

reports by the Committee On Climate Change says this is too

short`sighted. We are talking about the longer term. Is the govdrnment

the longer term. Is the government investing enough to maintain this

current level? No, they are not. Should be transparent about that if

it is their decision. Funding has dropped from 170 million in 2012 to

dropped from 170 million in 201 to 147 million full`year. The agency

still faces job cuts of arotnd 50, still faces job cuts of around 350,

but it says that won't affect front line plus defence post.

The government gave assurances that front line risk management jobs

would be protected. We have seen that. Our ability to respond has not

changed. The report says more money must be found for maintenance and

dredging if we are to avoid a repeat of last winter's devastation.

Network Rail has started showing the public their plans for lajor

construction work in Didcot ` which is part of the electrification

The Foxhall Road bridge and nearby footbridge will be closed

from the end of this month until next January.

Diversions and alternative crossings will be in place during the work.

The electrification of the line which will include Oxford

We are working with people at Network Rail because there will be

diversions and issues to be dealt with. We need to make sure that all

the works will be done propdrly the works will be done propdrly

well coordinated. The pathway between Swindon Town

Centre and Rodbourne has now been re`opened ` after having bedn closed

for nearly two weeks Police were conducting searches

in the area and have thanked the community for their underst`nding

and co`operation during the closure. More than 70,000 people

a year have total knee replacement surgery ` making it one of this

country's most common operations. But researchers

in Oxford have discovered that this type of operation leaves patients

four times more likely to die in the month after surgery than

partial knee replacements. And switching could save the NHS

money, as Nicola Lawrence rdports... But the type of surgery patients

like Andrew undergo is now being The most common type is

a total knee ` when successful this I told physiotherapist that I wanted

to walk and I walked down the corridor. I asked if I could go home

and she said yes. That was an and she said yes. That was `n

important thing because you just have to get moving and get on with

it. The type of surgery patients like

Andrew undergo is now being called into question.

But new research carried out here at the Nuffield Orthapaedic Hospital

shows that this operation ldaves patients four times more likely to

suffer serious complications and die during the month following surgery `

that's compared to the less intrusive partial knee

It is estimated that one night would be saved for every 100 operations.

be saved for every 100 oper`tions. Surgeons in Oxford said this change

could save the NHS money. I think that if the NHS has more

partial operations rather than total it will result in significant

savings. Costs aside, experts like Professor

Mary Hope these findings will help surgeons and patients choosd the

right operation for them. Public sector workers are going on

strike across the region tolorrow. Firefighters and teachers are

joining the national disputd over jobs and spending cuts. Many schools

jobs and spending cuts. Manx schools are expected to be closed or

partially closed. Most councils and hospitals say they want be affected.

I'll have the headlines at 8pm and a full bulletin at 10.24pm.

Now more of today's stories with Sally Taylor.

Many of the South's schools won t open as a result of the action.

The public is advised to consult council websites to check

Still to come in this evening's South Today, unveiled ` a statue to

the horse that came through the Great War and returned home.

It's considered a green source of energy, an efficient way to

But one West Sussex farm's plans to greatly increase the production

of biomethane, in addition to what it alre`dy makes

from waste from its cows, have angered people living nearby.

Residents near Plaistow in West Sussex say Crouchland Farm has

become too industrial, with lorry and tractor movelents

This film, made by residents living close to Crouchland Farm,

They say they're too big, too noisy and too dangerous to be

We just don't understand the thinking behind trying to construct

a massive industrial complex in the middle of a rural area where we've

got very rural road links, we are miles away from any of the strategic

or local lorry routes, West Sussex approved lorry routes.

It's just an inappropriate development.

The vehicles move slurry, manure and silage to the farm,

where it's used to produce electricity in anaerobic digestors.

But as more and more was brought in from outside, including food waste,

West Sussex County Council issued an enforcement order obliging the

It's appealing against that decision, while also applying to

make and export bio`methane ` enough to heat 7000 homes.

This diversification a step too far for some.

Because of our location it's just not suitable

We don't expect it to go back to being a farm with just a few cows.

What we would really like to happen is

the AD plant to live there and be an environmentally friendly nehghbour.

By that I mean that they process their own waste that they produce

from their own cows, they turn it into electricity

and export it to the Grid, `nd I think that's a perfect situation.

Crouchland Farm says producing energy locally is directly

in line with Government polhcy and it's proud to make a meaningful

contribution to the country's renewable energy commitments.

But residents say they will fight the planning application,

which they say puts too much pressure on their community.

A Dorset MP is holding a debate in Parliament today about the

The MP for Bournemouth West, Conor Burns, is concerned about

the visual impact of the scheme and its effect on the World Herhtage

Supporters of the project say the turbines

would generate enough electricity for nearly 800,000 homes a xear

We said to them right at the beginning, so long as this didn t

have a significant visual ilpact and they pushed it out in the area

they were allowed to develop into, we wouldn't have a problem with it.

They have chosen to develop it almost as close to shore as they

can get away with, where it will have the maximum visual impact.

It's the wrong application in the wrong place

Doubt's been raised over the authenticity of a painthng

purported to be the work of the artist Vincent van Gogh which was

Houses At Auvers Two was hung in the Picnic Cafe last Friday to

But some Van Gogh experts claim it's not genuine,

Director of the gallery inshsts it is the real thing.

Its owner insists the work hs the real deal, but admits it is yet

Becoming a mum when you're a teenager is something

Latest figures show that, in Southampton, 76 girls under

Today, a charity in the city which supports vulnerable young

mothers and their families is reaching out to the community to

Many of the mums taking part in this cookery class have troubled pasts.

Some are victims of domestic violence while others have suffered

from postnatal depression and found it hard to cope after having a baby.

It has really helped me to be me, sort of thing, and with the kids

The life skills they show and teach you really help.

The charity offers support for these women as well as ` safe

Emma was helped out by the charity and now has a job here.

People are all in the same boat as you, you know, everyone...

Not everybody but a lot of people are the same or have other

problems as well, so kind of major problems not as big,

And they help you and give you advice and help you out.

But the charity is struggling, falling short

Every year we have a mountahn to climb in terms of seeking funding.

We have always got about a ?20,000 per year shortfall.

The Avenue Centre does benefit from some grants and funding

but feels this doesn't support the charity's long`term needs.

Our hands are tied in terms of what we can spend the money on,

So our hope is to find that money by going out into the community

and getting local businesses in Southampton to come in as friends

of the Avenue Centre, costing no more than about ?1.37 per day.

For now, the charity can only sit and wait.

With the World Cup ongoing, it may well feel

Onto sport. Apologies to anx Brazilian people watching but it was

Brazilian people watching btt it was a shocker.

We are behind the Netherlands, aren't we?

With the World Cup ongoing, it may well feel

like the domestic football season finished only yesterday but already

teams are getting their houses in order for the coming season.

Reading opened the doors to pre`season training today.

Ownership issues at the club are still not resolved,

and Jo Kent has been to see how it?s been affecting Nigel Adkins'

They play their first pre`season friendly next Tuesday. They have

released some players and a striker has signed from Cardiff. But they

are yet to spend on the transfer window. It is not really ch`nged

window. It is not really changed since I joined the football club. We

should get on with it. We are enthusiastic about what we are

should get on with it. We are enthusiastic about what we `re doing

and everyone is very positive. We would like to add a couple of

players but I can't see it happening in the foreseeable future.

At the start of last season, on paper at least, the Royals

you think, "Hang on a minute, I've got to do something about this.

I started using running to lose weight, burn calories,

26,000 miles later and it's turned into a little bit more than that.

Steve's breakthrough came in April's London Marathon.

The third Englishman behind Mo Farah and Aldershot's Chris Thompson,

Steve's first global Games are suddenly a reality.

It wasn't something I'd actually reviewed beforehand.

It was still a bit hard to comprehend but it was like, "Hang on

a minute, I think I might bd going to the Commonwealth Games here!"

Seven years ago, Steve started jogging around

In Glasgow, he'll be sharing the start line with some of

But while they prepare at altitude in elite training groups, Steve's

I've got some great clubmates in Bournemouth AC

A lot of solo running but I do get some help from some

Despite overhauling his whole life, there is still time

The guy that got me to that sort of overweight state is most

definitely still there and I do let him out of the box sometimes.

Normally sort of post`target race I'll have a bit of downtime and

While Glasgow is his big st`ge, he wouldn't turn the clock back.

To have such a contrast of life now with the passions I've got, you

know, my ambitions, my goals and what happened to me this ye`r, yeah,

He actually runs ultra marathons, up to 150 metres. Six or seven hours.

Now, as a stage play and a film, Warhorse has taught many people

a great deal about the role of millions of horses that served and

died during the First World War. That story was fictional.

But today on the Isle of Wight, people were remembering

the exploits of a real live warhorse who survived some of the biggest

The horse was called Warrior and his rider was Jack Seelx.

And this afternoon a statue of the pair was unveiled

at Carisbrooke Castle. Steve Humphrey was there for us.

The statue of Jack Seely and his horse Warrior was unveiled by his

grandsons. Both have been closely involved in efforts to highlight the

story of the Isle of Wight's real warhorse. He shouldn't have survived

and he was unbelievably lucky. He came to represent a symbol of simple

upstanding heroism and he w`s a upstanding heroism and he was a

horse who wouldn't flinch, he would face danger without flinching, and

he would not let fear take the reins. In the years before the First

World War, Jack Seely and W`rrior World War, Jack Seely and Warrior

spent happy hours riding across the island. They went to the front line

in 1914 and survived four years island. They went to the front line

in 1914 and survived four ydars of in 1914 and survived four years of

death and destruction. This famous painting by the artist Alfrdd

painting by the artist Alfred Manning shows them on the Wdstern

front. The statue is in a poignant and location. Jack Seely and Warrior

are facing the chapel which commemorates all of those from the

Isle of Wight killed in the First World War. Amongst them, Jack

Seely's own son, Frank. On hearing of his son 's death, he got on his

horse and rode off into the distance onto the beaches in Belgium,

overcome with grief at that terribly sad event. After the war, they

returned home where they enjoyed many years together. Warrior died in

1941 and Jack Seely in 1947. Now, their story has been rediscovered

and this statue will serve as their story has been rediscovered

and this statue will serve `s a and this statue will serve `s a

reminder of their bravery and sheer good fortune.

Tracey Smith took this photo of her dog Brandy

Karen Matthews photographed New Forest ponies drinking

And Mark Couper took this shot of St Huberts church in Idsworth.

We have a fairly quiet night tonight with temperatures falling to 14

Celsius. A few clear spells. It really is an East`West designed.

Celsius. A few clear spells. It really is an East`West designed The

further west, clear and the further east, cloudy. These are the

temperatures in towns and chties. temperatures in towns and cities.

Tomorrow is an East`West divide as well. West is best for sunshine.

well. West is best for sunshine More clout further east with the

chance of rain in Surrey and Sussex and Berkshire. It could be heavy.

The Met office have issued ` yellow The Met office have issued a yellow

warning for heavy rain for ` Sussex warning for heavy rain for a Sussex

and Surrey through the day tomorrow and Friday. 22 possibly up to 24

Celsius tomorrow. Things ard and Friday. 22 possibly up to 2

Celsius tomorrow. Things are warming Celsius tomorrow. Things are warming

up as we head to the rest of the week. Sunny spells for westdrn

up as we head to the rest of the week. Sunny spells for western areas

to end the day tomorrow but the band of rain will move west throtgh

tomorrow night. Clear skies for western areas and here we may have

western areas and here we m`y have some mist and folk with light winds

but low temperatures of 13 or 1 . but low temperatures of 13 or 14.

The rain will sink westwards through Friday but once it does the area

will be humid behind it. Temperatures into the high teens at

night. Quite uncomfortable for sleeping. A sticky feel to things.

That is the case through Saturday as well. Temperatures could reach

well. Temperatures could re`ch mid`or even high 20s in some places.

Friday has a mixture of `` Saturday has a mixture of sunny spells and

understands. And the same on Friday. Thunderstorms are on the way.

Thunderstorms are on the wax. Tomorrow, West is best for sunshine,

East has clout and our pics of rain, and then thunderstorms

arrived. Tomorrow a link between Southampton

and the World Cup final in Brazil. More at eight o'clock and 1025 PM

tonight. and this time the challenge

is bigger than ever. Six young songwriters

mark a major anniversary. It'll be really difficult

to write a song for World War I. They're really going to have to put

themselves in those people's shoes. Guys, did that go perfectly?

Did we forget the tune? I just don't want to mess it up

There's a lot of pressure. A brand-new series

of The Big Performance.