:00:11. > :00:13.Work's started on a ?30 million project to create the largest
:00:14. > :00:17.Richmond Park in Witney will provide homes for more than 200 people.
:00:18. > :00:21.The site will include a spa, library and restaurant.
:00:22. > :00:23.Some people question the idea of separating older people
:00:24. > :00:28.But those moving in say they're buying into a lifestyle.
:00:29. > :00:33.This site near Witney is destined to become one of the largest
:00:34. > :00:39.Within two years, an entire new village will spring up here.
:00:40. > :00:43.But to live in it you'll have to be 55 or older.
:00:44. > :00:46.It'll have a mix of properties to buy, a care home
:00:47. > :00:52.Witney's a thriving market town and it's an ideal location.
:00:53. > :00:59.There's the wealth here that can support a facility like this.
:01:00. > :01:02.Richmond have already built a retirement village in Oxfordshire,
:01:03. > :01:06.a county where the elderly population is growing rapidly.
:01:07. > :01:09.But the very concept has been questioned by some.
:01:10. > :01:13.Elizabeth Mills is the director of a scheme designed to help people stay
:01:14. > :01:21.It's almost like ghetto`izing older people into a community of the same
:01:22. > :01:25.age, when actually most people probably don't have anything in
:01:26. > :01:32.I think most people want to remain in a community of all ages,
:01:33. > :01:38.because that's the way of the realities of life.
:01:39. > :01:41.This kind of retirement comes with a price tag.
:01:42. > :01:45.Homes start at ?200,000 and go up to half a million.
:01:46. > :01:50.But with facilities inlcuding a spa, swimming pool and even a bowling
:01:51. > :01:59.I think the fact that we came here at a stage where we were able to
:02:00. > :02:03.enjoy all the facilities was a very good start actually.
:02:04. > :02:11.Be it land or be it a house, and so this is our investment in property.
:02:12. > :02:15.I must say it is quite nice sometimes to get out into what I
:02:16. > :02:23.And we may well see more of these purpose`built sites in future.
:02:24. > :02:26.Currently this site at Witney is one giant construction yard,
:02:27. > :02:29.but eventually there will be enough homes here to house 200 people.
:02:30. > :02:39.The project's due to be finished in 2016.
:02:40. > :02:42.Protestors gathered in Oxford this afternoon hoping to raise awareness
:02:43. > :02:48.Campaigners want local people to lobby MPs to call for an immediate
:02:49. > :02:59.The symbolism couldn't be clearer at today's anti`war protest in Oxford.
:03:00. > :03:02.If we don't protest and we don't speak out then we are
:03:03. > :03:08.We've got grandchildren in East Oxford Primary School roughly
:03:09. > :03:12.If they were living in Gaza now, they'd be blown to bits.
:03:13. > :03:15.Campaigners from different races and religions gathered calling
:03:16. > :03:20.for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza`on both sides.
:03:21. > :03:26.We have to help our brothers and sisters.
:03:27. > :03:28.It doesn't matter what language they're speaking, doesn't
:03:29. > :03:34.We are responsible and we should help them.
:03:35. > :03:36.These pictures from the Israeli Army shows one of
:03:37. > :03:41.the tunnels it says is being used by militants for cross border attacks.
:03:42. > :03:44.The Israeli army also says Hamas is using Gaza civilians
:03:45. > :03:48.Back here in Oxford, campaigners hope
:03:49. > :04:06.their march will encourage people to lobby MPs for peace in Gaza.
:04:07. > :04:16.Woman is in condition after being airlifted from the blue Lagoon in
:04:17. > :04:20.Bletchley. A man in his early 60s died at the same location last week.
:04:21. > :04:22.Three prisons in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire have been rated
:04:23. > :04:24.as being "of concern" by the Ministry of Justice.
:04:25. > :04:26.Woodhill Prison in Milton Keynes appears in the latest Government
:04:27. > :04:29.report, along with Bullingdon Jail in Bicester and Aylesbury Young
:04:30. > :04:32.Separate figures suggest the number of serious assaults against prison
:04:33. > :04:36.officers is at its highest level for at least nine years.
:04:37. > :04:39.Heavy lorries are ignoring signs that ban them from cutting
:04:40. > :04:43.Residents in Shrivenham say drivers are using the village as
:04:44. > :04:48.a short cut because part of the A420 is closed for resurfacing work.
:04:49. > :04:50.But councillors argue appropriate measures are in place.
:04:51. > :04:58.A week ago this was a quiet Oxfordshire village,
:04:59. > :05:04.Diversions are in place because part of the A420, the main
:05:05. > :05:10.road between Swindon and Oxford, is getting a ?3.5 million makeover.
:05:11. > :05:13.That resurfacing work means the road has to be cut off
:05:14. > :05:20.These are not cars that are stopping here, they're just passing through.
:05:21. > :05:29.There have been quite a lot of lorries going through.
:05:30. > :05:31.The main problem is getting across the road with small children,
:05:32. > :05:36.As we speak, there is one coming through,
:05:37. > :05:38.you will probably hear the noise as it goes through the village.
:05:39. > :05:40.It creates a constant stream of traffic
:05:41. > :05:43.and people can't get across the road and carry on their normal life.
:05:44. > :05:46.The roadworks began last week and are set to run for six more,
:05:47. > :06:04.pushing big lorries onto roads they don't normally use.
:06:05. > :06:22.On day one, 90 lorries heading towards Shrivenham were told to turn
:06:23. > :06:24.around but those early warnings don't seem to be reflected
:06:25. > :06:35.A schoolgirl, who is now cancer`free after battling the disease for two
:06:36. > :06:38.years, is helping to spearhead a new campaign supporting pioneering
:06:39. > :06:44."Oxford Against Cancer" has the backing of scientists,
:06:45. > :06:46.who say research being done in the city promises to improve
:06:47. > :06:49.the way they tackle some of the most hard`to`treat cancers.
:06:50. > :06:55.It's seven years since Molly Crawford from Botley was given
:06:56. > :07:01.She was diagnosed with Leukaemia just before her third birthday.
:07:02. > :07:05.It's such a terrible thing that I had and it's really sad
:07:06. > :07:13.She had two years of chemo, but the first lot was very intense
:07:14. > :07:17.and within the first few weeks her hair had fallen out.
:07:18. > :07:20.Every week around 12 people in Oxford are diagnosed with cancer and
:07:21. > :07:26.But pioneering medical research here in Oxford means more
:07:27. > :07:31.The Oxford Against Cancer campaign started three months ago.
:07:32. > :07:35.What we are concentrating on is the really hard`to`treat cancers like
:07:36. > :07:39.lung cancer and pancreas cancer and cancer of the oesophagus, so our
:07:40. > :07:44.vision is to bring together the best of surgery and radiotherapy and of
:07:45. > :07:48.targeted drug treatment together in the right combination
:07:49. > :07:55.Cancer Research UK has invested ?120 million
:07:56. > :08:03.It's now a major hub for things like clinical trials, with more than
:08:04. > :08:05.160 different research groups at Oxford University.
:08:06. > :08:08.Working closely with the hospital trust, scientists have
:08:09. > :08:13.also been able to deliver innovative new cancer treatments
:08:14. > :08:16.for patients at the Churchill and John Radcliffe hospitals.
:08:17. > :08:21.Research that goes into it to help lessen
:08:22. > :08:25.the effects of the chemo and get a better result on the medicine front
:08:26. > :08:28.Since being involved in a clinical trial during her own
:08:29. > :08:31.treatment Molly has helped to raise ?20,000 for cancer research.
:08:32. > :08:41.She's now determined to keep helping others.
:08:42. > :08:44.Sarah Farmer is coming up with the weather forecast.
:08:45. > :08:45.We're back with BBC Breakfast tomorrow morning.
:08:46. > :09:00.A very good evening to you. A largely dry night ahead of us and
:09:01. > :09:07.evening showers fading away, leaving us with patchy cloud and mist as
:09:08. > :09:12.well. In terms of temperatures, we're looking at lows of 14 Celsius
:09:13. > :09:17.or 15 Celsius, similar to the feel of recent nights. Tomorrow, a bright
:09:18. > :09:22.start with sunny spells, then cloud thickening up and showers arriving,
:09:23. > :09:27.potentially with a rumble of thunder into the afternoon. Also some lovely
:09:28. > :09:28.sunny spells, temperatures of 21 Celsius. For the weekend, Saturday
:09:29. > :09:33.we have some heavy downpours, Rain for Saturday. Now to John who
:09:34. > :09:38.will take you through the national forecast across the UK.
:09:39. > :09:42.Hello there. You may have to find ways of occupying the children. A
:09:43. > :09:48.lot of rain for some, not so much for others. That was the way in July
:09:49. > :09:52.but overall whelmingly warm. Not as warm as last year but it continues
:09:53. > :09:57.the run of months with higher than average temperatures. The eighth now
:09:58. > :10:03.in a row. On to August, a few showers around. That is across the
:10:04. > :10:04.north and the west. Lots of dry weather between. A mild night