05/08/2014

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:00:00. > :00:12.The family of a 15`year`old boy from Newbury who has been killed after

:00:13. > :00:15.a joyride went tragically wrong have spoken of their devastation.

:00:16. > :00:19.Charlie Townsend was a passenger in a car that hit a tree in the

:00:20. > :00:23.His twin brother was among three other casualties,

:00:24. > :00:48.Flowers have been piling up here with messages of sadness and

:00:49. > :00:50.disbelief. Charlie Townsend was 15 years old. He and his brother

:00:51. > :00:50.disbelief. Charlie Townsend was 15 years old. He and his brothdr were

:00:51. > :00:52.years old. He and his brother were in the back of the car when the

:00:53. > :01:03.crash happened. His brother Ben survived. His family said, "

:01:04. > :01:10.the accident happened just outside Newbury. The four boys had spent the

:01:11. > :01:15.night with friends and work coming home at 4am. None were old dnough

:01:16. > :01:15.night with friends and work coming home at 4am. None were old enough to

:01:16. > :01:20.home at 4am. None were old dnough to drive. Charlie died at the scene.

:01:21. > :01:24.The driver, who was 16, was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital with

:01:25. > :01:29.critical injuries. Today, Charlie's School page appeared to him. We are

:01:30. > :01:32.shocked and saddened to learn of this tragic news. Our thoughts are

:01:33. > :01:38.with all the families of those involved. We are devastated by the

:01:39. > :01:42.loss of Charlie, who was an immensely popular student,

:01:43. > :01:46.passionate about football, and awaiting his GCSE results this

:01:47. > :01:48.summer. Police have been un`ble to speak to us today, but say they are

:01:49. > :01:49.still appealing for witnessds speak to us today, but say they are

:01:50. > :01:55.still appealing for witnesses to get in touch.

:01:56. > :01:57.The union representing studdnts at Oxford University says it's very

:01:58. > :02:00.concerned that a higher proportion of male graduates are getting

:02:01. > :02:02.graduate level jobs than their female counterparts.

:02:03. > :02:05.The University says it has plans in place, but wants to do bdtter.

:02:06. > :02:16.After graduating from Birmingham University, Courtney joined Unipart

:02:17. > :02:22.Seen as one of the best and the brightest, she's being fast tracked,

:02:23. > :02:30.with the hope one day she'll reach the top of the company.

:02:31. > :02:38.For me, ambition and aggression have always been top of my list. I wasn't

:02:39. > :02:40.sure exactly what I wanted to do, but I knew it want to be successful

:02:41. > :02:43.in it. But at the University

:02:44. > :02:45.of Oxford it seems men The University's conducted some

:02:46. > :02:49.research which shows last year 84% of its male graduates walked

:02:50. > :03:05.into a graduate level job I am very concerned by the

:03:06. > :03:08.statistics. They show consistency across subjects, across divisions

:03:09. > :03:09.such as science and humanithes, and such as science and humanithes, and

:03:10. > :03:16.with lots of women coming out of the with lots of women coming ott of the

:03:17. > :03:18.University of differing ages, we need to close that gap.

:03:19. > :03:21.The disparity between men and women could be created by a whole range of

:03:22. > :03:24.factors throughout their lives and nobody seems quite sure why it?s

:03:25. > :03:28.happening, but some are now pushing for the University to do more.

:03:29. > :03:35.We have got a great opportunity to do more for women. I think we could

:03:36. > :03:36.carry on without doing anything but this is a great chance to lead

:03:37. > :03:37.carry on without doing anything, but this is a great chance to ldad the

:03:38. > :03:43.this is a great chance to lead the way, really, in this university

:03:44. > :03:45.sector in terms of enhancing women's aspirations and opportunities.

:03:46. > :03:48.Academically speaking, there shouldn't be any reason why

:03:49. > :03:50.more of the University of Oxford's women don't follow

:03:51. > :03:53.in the footsteps of Courtnex, but the worry is it could be some

:03:54. > :04:01.1,000 tonnes of waste is still on fire at the Averies recycling

:04:02. > :04:05.The mound has now been burnhng for two weeks.

:04:06. > :04:08.Efforts are now being made to move some of the waste so firefighters

:04:09. > :04:13.Some people living nearby h`ve reported being affected

:04:14. > :04:20.But safety experts have said it doesn't pose a risk to health.

:04:21. > :04:22.There are concerns that slow progress

:04:23. > :04:25.on repairing a key route linking Berkshire and Oxfordshire could mean

:04:26. > :04:30.The Playhatch Road, north of Sonning Bridge, was badly

:04:31. > :04:35.It's been partially open for nearly five months.

:04:36. > :04:38.Oxfordshire County Council says a full repair is complex

:04:39. > :04:44.and it's waiting for a report on exactly what needs to be done.

:04:45. > :04:47.190 soldiers are named on war memorials in Thame.

:04:48. > :04:51.Now a community group wants to put a cross on every place wherd men

:04:52. > :04:53.from Thame died in conflict, all around the world.

:04:54. > :04:58.Crosses have already been laid on graves in Thame

:04:59. > :05:01.and the team have given thelselves four years to place the others.

:05:02. > :05:05.Go to any English town, and most English villages,

:05:06. > :05:10.Now people in Thame want to understand the people behind

:05:11. > :05:13.the names on their town's memorial ` research has already uncovered

:05:14. > :05:24.The individual is lost in the mass of grace. For us to pick ond

:05:25. > :05:24.The individual is lost in the mass of grace. For us to pick one of

:05:25. > :05:27.The individual is lost in the mass of grace. For us to pick ond of the

:05:28. > :05:28.soldiers and place a cross for those who died is fantastic.

:05:29. > :05:31.Crosses will be placed on each grave of each man named

:05:32. > :05:35.There's 190 in all ` the graves in Thame have already

:05:36. > :05:37.been given crosses but others, in countries across the world,

:05:38. > :05:55.We have got people in Tanzania, in India, in Pakistan. Turkey, Greece.

:05:56. > :05:58.From the Second World War, we have got the whole of North Africa. As

:05:59. > :06:00.far away as Singapore, New Zealand. Spreading the message to chhldren is

:06:01. > :06:10.a crucial part of the project We will present the project to 1600

:06:11. > :06:17.young people in Tain, so thdre is a young people in Tain, so there is a

:06:18. > :06:23.tremendous awareness campaign for every age group. All cost around

:06:24. > :06:25.?20,000. It has received council every age group. All cost around

:06:26. > :06:28.?20,000. It has received cotncil and ?20,000. It has received cotncil and

:06:29. > :06:29.lottery funding, it is hoped that all the courses will be laid within

:06:30. > :06:32.four years. Now have a look at this,

:06:33. > :06:35.from Aylesbury. This giant six foot web appdared

:06:36. > :06:38.out of nowhere this week. Pest control have been called but so

:06:39. > :06:41.far haven't been able to iddntify It is thought it could have been the

:06:42. > :07:00.work of the Ermine Moth Catdrpillar. The rain tonight will be quhte heavy

:07:01. > :07:07.at times and will last much of the night. Temperatures overnight will

:07:08. > :07:09.remain fairly warm. Maybe a touch lower out in the countrysidd. So,

:07:10. > :07:09.remain fairly warm. Maybe a touch lower out in the countryside. So, a

:07:10. > :07:14.lower out in the countrysidd. So, a wet start to the day tomorrow. The

:07:15. > :07:19.rain will gradually ease during the morning. There will be some heavy

:07:20. > :07:20.burst, but sunny spells for the afternoon with the odd scattered

:07:21. > :07:23.showers. A lot of dry weathdr afternoon with the odd scattered

:07:24. > :07:25.showers. A lot of dry weather for showers. A lot of dry weathdr for

:07:26. > :07:28.the afternoon with a high of 23 Celsius. Showers tomorrow, but once

:07:29. > :07:44.the rain has led, Thursday will be a There's been a fair bit of talk

:07:45. > :07:48.about what weather is heading our way for the weekend. We will touch

:07:49. > :07:51.on that at the end of the forecast. In terms of the weather here and

:07:52. > :07:55.now, it is a lot of rain on the way. So plenty of rain already affecting

:07:56. > :07:59.south-western parts of the country. That will sweep across the UK as we

:08:00. > :08:04.go through the course of the night. On top of that, it is not going to

:08:05. > :08:09.be wet, it will be a warm night too. Temperatures will be hovering

:08:10. > :08:15.around 16 or 17 degrees by the early hours of Wednesday morning. So, for

:08:16. > :08:19.tomorrow morning, there is going to be a fair bit of wet weather around.

:08:20. > :08:22.For some of us, it is not going to be so bad. There will be some

:08:23. > :08:23.sunshine first