:00:00. > :00:10.northern Gaza. That's all from the northern Gaza. That's all from the
:00:11. > :00:11.Hello and welcome to South Today from Oxford.
:00:12. > :00:13.Guilty of murdering Jayden Parkinson.
:00:14. > :00:15.A jury convicts her former boyfriend, Ben Blakeley,
:00:16. > :00:21.A friend of Jayden's gives us her re`ction.
:00:22. > :00:28.Justice, Justin for Jayden `nd the other people he has hired. He gets
:00:29. > :00:30.what he deserves. ?75 million to transform
:00:31. > :00:33.Oxford Railway Station. The plans involve expanding
:00:34. > :00:35.the station, with a new concourse, We look back at the history
:00:36. > :00:41.of Didcot's cooling towers through the eyes of a man who used to work
:00:42. > :00:44.at the power station. What was hidden in this kilt
:00:45. > :00:49.and the search for The boyfriend of murdered tdenager
:00:50. > :01:06.Jayden Parkinson has tonight been 22`year`old Ben Blakeley
:01:07. > :01:10.from Reading buried his forler girlfriend in his uncle's grave at a
:01:11. > :01:13.churchyard in Didcot last Ddcember. A jury has returned
:01:14. > :01:16.a verdict with an 11 to 1 m`jority. Let's cross to our reporter
:01:17. > :01:18.at court, Victoria Cook. Victoria, what was
:01:19. > :01:31.the reaction to the verdict? There has been an emotional scenes.
:01:32. > :01:41.Members of Jayden Parkinson's family left in tears. Ben Blakeley did not
:01:42. > :01:46.sure much emotion. He left the court quite quickly. The jury took 20
:01:47. > :01:50.hours to reach their decision. Police have said this is ond of the
:01:51. > :01:57.most unique cases they have ever worked on. The idea of a murderer
:01:58. > :02:00.hiding a body in an existing grave is new. They said they were pleased
:02:01. > :02:04.with the verdict. I welcome the verdict that
:02:05. > :02:06.Ben Blakeley is guilty of mtrder, That is the start
:02:07. > :02:11.of some closure for them. You will understand that
:02:12. > :02:14.the jury is still deliberathng on another defendant, so I am not able
:02:15. > :02:17.to say anything else at this stage because I do not want to jeopardise
:02:18. > :02:30.the remainder of the trial. The verdict has come as a rdlief to
:02:31. > :02:37.the family and friends, who had been coming to court every day. One of
:02:38. > :02:39.Jayden's friends spoke to us earlier.
:02:40. > :02:42.Justice for Jayden, justice for the other peopld he has
:02:43. > :02:45.He really gets what he deserves basically.
:02:46. > :02:48.In the back of my mind, I always thought he could bd capable
:02:49. > :02:52.Sometimes I thought he could be a violent boyfriend.
:02:53. > :02:54.Someone like Jayden ` she was lovely.
:02:55. > :02:57.Being hit, no man should ever hit a wolan,
:02:58. > :03:03.Victoria, Ben and Jayden had known each other for some
:03:04. > :03:16.That is right. This story start around two years ago.
:03:17. > :03:20.They had known each other for years, but, in the summer of 2012,
:03:21. > :03:23.Jayden Parkinson started dating Ben Blakeley.
:03:24. > :03:26.Problems at home meant she had to move out.
:03:27. > :03:29.Jayden and Ben were "partners in crime".
:03:30. > :03:36.And to solve their problems, they began trying for a babx `
:03:37. > :03:40.hoping that would mean they would get a council flat.
:03:41. > :03:43.Over the course of the next year, with no baby appearing and loney
:03:44. > :03:48.tight, Jayden moved into thhs hostel in Oxford called One Foot Forward.
:03:49. > :03:51.But it was at this point, when they were more often apart
:03:52. > :03:55.that Ben's controlling and jealous nature got much worse.
:03:56. > :03:57.He ordered Jayden to stay hdre in her room alone,
:03:58. > :04:02.telling her that she must not even leave to use the bathroom.
:04:03. > :04:05.Two weeks later, Jayden ended the relationshhp.
:04:06. > :04:12.So angry he threatened to ptt naked pictures of her on Facebook.
:04:13. > :04:17.He said he hoped she would commit suicide.
:04:18. > :04:20.At the beginning of December, staff at the hostel helped Jayden
:04:21. > :04:30.Her care worker calculated that the father had to be Ben Bl`keley.
:04:31. > :04:37.When Jayden called him to break the news, he accused her of cheating
:04:38. > :04:40.` swearing and threatening to push her off a bridge.
:04:41. > :04:44.Despite that threat, and not even 24 hours later, Jayden left thd hostel
:04:45. > :04:49.alone to meet Ben Blakeley and to discuss the pregnancx.
:04:50. > :04:53.These are the last known im`ges of Jayden alive.
:04:54. > :04:57.They show their journey frol Oxford train station to Didcot.
:04:58. > :05:01.They walked from there to an area of fields near Upton.
:05:02. > :05:05.They had reached this footbridge when Ben Blakeley asked Jayden
:05:06. > :05:13.He said her reaction was enough to convince him.
:05:14. > :05:15.He then described grabbing her round the throat with both hands,
:05:16. > :05:19.before she fell from here into the mud below.
:05:20. > :05:22.He said she wasn't breathing, but he tried to revive her.
:05:23. > :05:31.He then described sitting hdre for some time,
:05:32. > :05:34.watching the stars go by, bdfore covering Jayden's body with a branch
:05:35. > :05:39.In the days that followed, and while family and friends were
:05:40. > :05:41.waiting for news, Ben Blakeley returned to move Jayden's body.
:05:42. > :05:50.He then asked his 17`year`old brother, Jake,
:05:51. > :06:00.to help him dig into their tncle's grave at All Saints Churchy`rd.
:06:01. > :06:03.Ben put her in the grave and together the brothers tried to
:06:04. > :06:07.By the 12th of December, there was still no sign of Jayden.
:06:08. > :06:09.This is a live missing person's enqtiry
:06:10. > :06:12.We do not know where Jayden is at the moment.
:06:13. > :06:15.It was now, nine days after she had disappeared, that police declared
:06:16. > :06:21.More than 100 officers began an intensive search.
:06:22. > :06:25.Two days later, CCTV footagd proved that Ben Blakeley had lied
:06:26. > :06:29.about his own whereabouts on the night Jayden went missing.
:06:30. > :06:32.They were now convinced she was dead and Ben Blakeley w`s
:06:33. > :06:39.The discovery of Jayden's body at All Saints Church
:06:40. > :06:42.in Didcot just before Christmas came as a shock to those living nearby
:06:43. > :06:47.For the vicar of the church, it was an incredibly difficult time.
:06:48. > :06:50.The Reverend Karen Beck has been telling us about how Jayden's murder
:06:51. > :06:57.affected her, the church, and the community nearby.
:06:58. > :07:04.In a sense, that is what ministry is about.
:07:05. > :07:10.Sometimes it is really joyftl and sometimes it is very tr`gic
:07:11. > :07:13.That is what happened, I got caught up in a terrible
:07:14. > :07:18.It is hard, because you're having to walk with them through what is
:07:19. > :07:26.Continue to bless, oh Lord, this churchyard hallowed in your name.
:07:27. > :07:29.I was struck at how many people were really upset
:07:30. > :07:39.by what had happened and th`t sense of something having been violated.
:07:40. > :07:42.Someone did use that word about how they felt that someone had disrupted
:07:43. > :07:49.One or two people said they could not come back into the churchyard.
:07:50. > :07:54.It was awful, because it disturbed someone else's gr`ve.
:07:55. > :07:56.It did not actually disturb other people's graves,
:07:57. > :07:59.but it upset a lot of peopld that it took place in the churchyard.
:08:00. > :08:02.But at the same time, there was something about hdr being
:08:03. > :08:08.There was a safety about th`t, almost.
:08:09. > :08:22.There was a real conflict of feelings around that.
:08:23. > :08:23.Certainly, it has affected All Saints Church.
:08:24. > :08:26.We have reflected a lot on what has gone on and
:08:27. > :08:33.We are reflecting on how we can change as a church,
:08:34. > :08:36.but I think it has also imp`cted on the wider community.
:08:37. > :08:41.There was a real sense of shock that something like that could h`ppen
:08:42. > :08:44.and I think you do reflect on what you are as a communhty
:08:45. > :08:49.Hopefully something positivd will come out of this.
:08:50. > :08:52.I know that is what the family would like as well.
:08:53. > :08:58.The vicar of All Saints Church, Karen Beck.
:08:59. > :09:02.Well, let's return to Victoria at Oxford Crown Court.
:09:03. > :09:05.Victoria, the trial may be coming to an end, but there are more puestions
:09:06. > :09:09.in the Jayden Parkinson enqtiry aren't there ?
:09:10. > :09:18.Ben Blakeley's younger brother is still on trial here. The judge has
:09:19. > :09:24.asked the jury to come back tomorrow at 10am. He will take a majority
:09:25. > :09:39.verdict. Ben Blakeley will be sentenced at a later date. The
:09:40. > :09:46.family of the boy who died when he got into trouble in the rivdr have
:09:47. > :09:49.given a statement. It is hoped that his legacy will live on.
:09:50. > :09:52.Next tonight, it is being c`lled a master plan for Oxford.
:09:53. > :09:54.Today, plans to spend ?75 million revamping the railw`y
:09:55. > :09:57.They include new buildings, new track, and better transport
:09:58. > :10:01.Those behind the project sax the major work will help de`l with
:10:02. > :10:05.the huge rise in passenger numbers predicted over the next dec`de.
:10:06. > :10:08.The scheme has been years in the making, as Tom Turrell reports.
:10:09. > :10:10.Around 7 million people get on and off trains
:10:11. > :10:14.Once they step off the carrhage this is the first they see
:10:15. > :10:30.It doesn't reflect the placd very well. It needs more seats and air
:10:31. > :10:33.conditioning. This is nothing special. It could be anywhere.
:10:34. > :10:35.Today, plans have been annotnced to demolish the station
:10:36. > :10:38.and build a new bigger, better, bolder one costing somewherd
:10:39. > :10:43.It could see Botley Bridge widened to allow for cycle paths.
:10:44. > :10:45.The station might be two stories high, with glass walls allowing
:10:46. > :10:55.A new bus station too, as wdll as shops, restaurants,
:10:56. > :11:15.One of the reasons being given for demolishing this station is that it
:11:16. > :11:21.is important people get the right first impression. We are a booming
:11:22. > :11:27.economy and the station is not adequate. We have growth in both the
:11:28. > :11:30.north and the side of the chty. The city is growing very fast.
:11:31. > :11:32.There is though only one very small problem:
:11:33. > :11:34.nobody, not government nor train opdrator,
:11:35. > :11:38.has so far said they will stump up even a penny to pay for all this.
:11:39. > :11:40.But First Great Western, who currently run the station, say
:11:41. > :11:53.We pick many trains through two platforms. It gets too crowded. We
:11:54. > :11:58.need to exploit the air above the station as much as we can to build a
:11:59. > :12:00.station that is fit for the 21st`century.
:12:01. > :12:03.These are the early days, but I'm told if the plans stay on
:12:04. > :12:07.track passengers could be using a new station in just six years time.
:12:08. > :12:10.Around 60 jobs have gone in Oxfordshire, because Bicestdr`based
:12:11. > :12:13.car`part supplier Unipart h`s gone into administration.
:12:14. > :12:16.Unipart Automotive's branchds in Oxford, Bicester, and Swindon have
:12:17. > :12:20.More than 1,000 jobs have bden lost across the country.
:12:21. > :12:26.A buyer has been found for 33 of the firm's 180 sites.
:12:27. > :12:29.A 21`year`old man has been jailed for three years after being
:12:30. > :12:33.caught with a stun gun, which had been disguised as an iPhone.
:12:34. > :12:35.Police arrested Marcel Cross with the device in Bicester back
:12:36. > :12:40.He has been found guilty of carrying a Section 5 firdarm
:12:41. > :12:45.Police said the sentence reflected the seriousness of Cross's `ctions.
:12:46. > :12:47.At least 30 applications to build solar farms have been made hn
:12:48. > :12:54.The County Council has delaxed a decision on whether or not it
:12:55. > :12:57.will back all future bids ` as long as they don't harm the environment
:12:58. > :13:05.Countryside campaigners are pleased no decision has yet been made.
:13:06. > :13:08.National planning policy makes it really clear that renewable energy
:13:09. > :13:12.is really only acceptable in Green Belt in exceptional circumstances.
:13:13. > :13:14.So, we were really surprised that this draft position statement
:13:15. > :13:18.contains no mention whatsoever of the Oxford Green Belt.
:13:19. > :13:21.There is only a few days to go until three of Didcot's iconic
:13:22. > :13:24.cooling towers are demolishdd ` changing the skyline that c`n be
:13:25. > :13:28.The demolition takes place this Sunday in the early hours
:13:29. > :13:38.For some, the site has been an eyesore, while others sax they
:13:39. > :13:42.Peter Cooke looks back at some of the key moments
:13:43. > :13:48.It has been love and loathed in equal measure
:13:49. > :13:56.Its centre piece ` three in`nimate objects with as many memorids as
:13:57. > :14:02.After 43 years service, the coal`fuelled Didcot A Station
:14:03. > :14:05.was switched off last year ` and this Sunday, in moonlight shadow,
:14:06. > :14:11.But it has seen its share of controversy.
:14:12. > :14:13.In 1984, the Miners' Strike saw pickdt lines
:14:14. > :14:18.And in 2006, 25 Greenpeace campaigners staged
:14:19. > :14:24.It was also once voted Brit`in's third worst eyesore.
:14:25. > :14:35.For those who worked there dach has their own individual story.
:14:36. > :14:45.Coming back from Devon or corn well towards the station. The kids used
:14:46. > :14:52.to look towards the towers `nd say, look bad, there is your work. It was
:14:53. > :14:55.a landmark and I will always remember what the children said when
:14:56. > :14:59.we were travelling back frol holiday.
:15:00. > :15:01.And for Bernard Varney, a station lifer, there 39 ydars
:15:02. > :15:17.I will feel lost. When they drop all of them, the building that hs, that
:15:18. > :15:21.will be heartbreaking. And, you can join the debatd on the
:15:22. > :15:24.Didcot cooling towers by clhcking Tomorrow, we will be bringing
:15:25. > :15:28.you more details on where you can Radio Oxford will be broadc`sting
:15:29. > :15:34.live from 3am on Sunday morning You will also be able to sed all
:15:35. > :15:37.the highlights on Sunday's ddition There for more than 40 years
:15:38. > :15:43.and they will be gone Now, more of today's
:15:44. > :15:59.stories with Sally Taylor. Nelson and Morgana are enjoxing
:16:00. > :16:01.their popularity for now but if the breeding programme is successful,
:16:02. > :16:09.they might not be such a rare sighting for much longer.
:16:10. > :16:17.In Bournemouth today hundreds of school pupils took part in the
:16:18. > :16:22.Children's Festival revived. The last one was a hundred years ago but
:16:23. > :16:26.it was stopped by the outbrdak of World War I. The mayor led the
:16:27. > :16:28.procession in a horse`drawn carriage as the children marched to the beat
:16:29. > :16:41.of the band. New life has been breathed hnto an
:16:42. > :16:47.old tradition. It has been 000 years since the last Children's Fdstival
:16:48. > :16:52.in Bournemouth. Bournemouth is only 200 years old. Back then, schools
:16:53. > :16:57.were privately funded but they couldn't keep them running. They
:16:58. > :17:02.came running `` knocking on the council for. The council sahd they
:17:03. > :17:06.would fund them and celebrate it with a children's day. 8000 children
:17:07. > :17:12.marched through the town. It was huge. White 1904 but stopped in 1914
:17:13. > :17:21.when the war broke out. It was gotten until today. We get to meet
:17:22. > :17:25.the Mayor and March. It happened so will only go so to honour those
:17:26. > :17:30.children is really good. Evdryone walked from Bournemouth Pier to the
:17:31. > :17:43.town square and ended up in the park. A happy day of celebr`tions
:17:44. > :17:48.and reflection. The wall and the terrible Second World War... They
:17:49. > :17:53.will never forget. To commelorate, each child was given a peacd medal
:17:54. > :18:00.from World War I to celebrate the end of the war. I am proud to be met
:18:01. > :18:05.of this wonderful town. It hs a great game for me and Bourndmouth.
:18:06. > :18:09.And ceremony and remembrancd and a little hope the Children's Festival
:18:10. > :18:18.won't be forgotten again. It was a secret message written by a
:18:19. > :18:23.woman licking for love hidddn in a Scottish kilt. It was destined for a
:18:24. > :18:28.soldier serving in the London Scottish regiment `` regiment but it
:18:29. > :18:32.was never worn and the note was found by an academic at Southampton
:18:33. > :18:39.University. For a kilt made almost 100 xears ago
:18:40. > :18:44.it is in remarkable good condition. It has been handed down through
:18:45. > :18:49.generations of one family. But the secret note was only discovdred when
:18:50. > :18:55.temporary stitching used to hold the plates together was undone. I was
:18:56. > :18:59.amazed, especially because ht had been written by somebody who was
:19:00. > :19:05.probably just an ordinary seamstress. When we read it we were
:19:06. > :19:11.completely stunned that she had the gumption to put a note into a kilt
:19:12. > :19:17.really looking for a husband. It says, I hope your kilt will fit you
:19:18. > :19:21.well and in it you will looks swell. If single, drop me a line. H wish
:19:22. > :19:31.you bags of luck and a speedy return. Underneath it is her name. I
:19:32. > :19:37.would love to know who she was. If she has any surviving familx and if
:19:38. > :19:39.she got a reply full. Hundrdds of thousands of kilt were made for
:19:40. > :19:45.Scottish regiments in the Fhrst World War. A label on Helen's kilt
:19:46. > :19:50.shows it was made for a soldier in the London Scottish regiment full.
:19:51. > :19:55.It is amazing and unique to see something that has such a wonderful
:19:56. > :20:00.tied to the wall but to be hn such good condition. The Scottish
:20:01. > :20:04.soldiers in kilts would hardly have raised an eyebrow in the Brhtish
:20:05. > :20:10.Army 100 years ago but they certainly surprised the Gerlans who
:20:11. > :20:19.christened them The Ladies From Hell.
:20:20. > :20:42.Can you help with this storx? Do get in touch.
:20:43. > :20:53.There was success in the swhmming pool for one of our competitors who
:20:54. > :20:56.won his heat to book his pl`ce in tonight's final, while England
:20:57. > :20:58.women's hockey squad ` feattring four players from our region `
:20:59. > :21:01.appeared to bounce back from their World Cup disastdr with
:21:02. > :21:03.a confident performance in their first group match against W`les
:21:04. > :21:13.Here's a round`up of the action so far today.
:21:14. > :21:21.Another major competition, `nother final. Andrew Willis was eighth at
:21:22. > :21:25.the London Olympics and forth at the championships last year. Cotld he
:21:26. > :21:31.win the elusive medal in Gl`sgow? He will have the chance to night after
:21:32. > :21:39.winning his heat. I am happx with that. I will go back now and
:21:40. > :21:47.relaxing comeback focused. @lso readying'sAdam Barrett qualhfied for
:21:48. > :21:50.the butterfly semifinals. England's women were out to prove thex are
:21:51. > :21:53.back on form on the hockey field. They showed some of the flare this
:21:54. > :21:59.morning that has won them previous medals than.
:22:00. > :22:09.Their next match is against Malaysia on Sunday. A fantastic start to the
:22:10. > :22:12.tournament. Far from the prdttiest game of hockey but we did the job
:22:13. > :22:19.and are delighted to come away with three points. We want to win every
:22:20. > :22:22.time and we built good momentum but we had a disappointing World Cup. We
:22:23. > :22:31.want to pick ourselves back up and enjoy it. There was triathlon
:22:32. > :22:33.triumph for Team England. Btt Harris couldn't speak the mighty Bramley
:22:34. > :22:40.Barras `` brothers. Meanwhile, a Berkshire schoolgirl
:22:41. > :22:45.has won the heptathlon titld at the world junior athletics championships
:22:46. > :22:48.in Oregon in the United States. Morgan Lake, who attends
:22:49. > :22:50.Wellington College in Crowthorne, produced a string of person`l best
:22:51. > :22:52.performances, including in She went into the final 800 metres
:22:53. > :22:56.event with a large points ldad, producing another personal best
:22:57. > :22:59.and taking second place to The 16`year`old was the youngest
:23:00. > :23:03.athlete in the field, and took part in the competition after deciding
:23:04. > :23:06.not to go to the Commonwealth Games. She's already being tipped
:23:07. > :23:11.as the next Jessica Ennis`Hhll. In the county championship
:23:12. > :23:14.the Sussex bowlers made light work of Warwickshire
:23:15. > :23:15.at Horsham this afternoon. James Tredwell took four for seven
:23:16. > :23:18.to stop the visitors in thehr tracks And in the T20 Blast compethtion
:23:19. > :23:23.Surrey are in action in thehr second to last group fixture against bottom
:23:24. > :23:25.of the table Middlesex. Surrey already through to
:23:26. > :23:40.the quarter`finals ` that m`tch is Middlesex at `` won the toss.
:23:41. > :23:49.Thank you. This time last ydar we were giving up for a major sporting
:23:50. > :23:58.event and it was Alexis who is doing it again.
:23:59. > :24:07.Yes, out training hard. My horse is called Pasteurise.
:24:08. > :24:13.She has been training hard. It has been tough but really worth it. Act
:24:14. > :24:19.and about early in the mornhng. You have done a cell`free there.
:24:20. > :24:25.Last year, you lost a shoe, didn't you?
:24:26. > :24:28.Yes, I hope she is a better horse. She won last week which is ` good
:24:29. > :24:50.omen. Lovely weather picturds sent in today.
:24:51. > :25:01.The south coast was the warlest place to be in the country today
:25:02. > :25:07.with a high of 30.6 Celsius. Warm and dry overnight tonight. Close and
:25:08. > :25:13.humid. Temperatures only dipping to around 15 Celsius. More clotd for
:25:14. > :25:17.eastern areas later on and winds from the north`east. A dry start to
:25:18. > :25:23.the day tomorrow. The bulk of the day will be dry with sunshine,
:25:24. > :25:31.perhaps hazy. High cloud in the afternoon. In the evening there is
:25:32. > :25:34.the chance of a stray shower but you would be unlucky to catch one. They
:25:35. > :25:47.could be heavy and thundery. It will be a hot day tomorrow and
:25:48. > :25:51.humid in the open sunshine. Showers rattle through tomorrow but they
:25:52. > :25:56.will clear early on Saturdax. A quieter start on Saturday, lay be
:25:57. > :26:04.cloudy with missed and fog. Temperatures dropping. A hulid night
:26:05. > :26:09.to come. Saturday daytime, dry throughout the bulk of the day but
:26:10. > :26:15.perhaps they cloudy start. @ cloudy and stamp start. On Sunday but it
:26:16. > :26:38.will be an improving pick your `` a cloudy and damp start.
:26:39. > :26:50.A lovely weekend in store. Ht should stay mainly dry. Tomorrow afternoon
:26:51. > :26:55.and evening, the chance of the odd rumble of thunder and showers but
:26:56. > :27:02.few and far between. Saturd`y starts cloudy, as does Sunday but `n
:27:03. > :27:08.improving picture. Perhaps rain on first `` at first on Sunday but
:27:09. > :27:12.high`pressure building next week. Will you ride your horse for the
:27:13. > :27:16.first time tomorrow? Yes, first and last time before the
:27:17. > :27:20.race. Be with us tomorrow. We are still
:27:21. > :27:54.here. Thanks for watching. Well, when did we start funding
:27:55. > :27:59.projects in Gaza? How do you know people
:28:00. > :28:01.are telling the truth? Well, when did we start funding
:28:02. > :28:10.projects in Gaza? I should never have done this.
:28:11. > :28:18.I should never have agreed to this. ECHOING HEARTBEATS
:28:19. > :28:35.LOW, THROBBING BUZZ I don't think I know
:28:36. > :28:39.who the Doctor is any more.