:00:00. > :00:00.very much. That's all from the BBC News at Six. Goodbye
:00:00. > :00:00.Hello and welcome to South Today from Oxford.
:00:00. > :00:08.Claims a murder was motivatdd by jealousy.
:00:09. > :00:12.The man accused of killing Connor Tremble is described as par`noid and
:00:13. > :00:22.How a quarter of families in part of Oxfordshire can't pay their bills.
:00:23. > :00:29.The station ` and passengers ` who could benefit from HS2.@nd
:00:30. > :00:46.The campaign to get the little ones interested in nature.
:00:47. > :00:55.Thousands of families are struggling with problem levels
:00:56. > :00:57.of debt with Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire being two of the
:00:58. > :01:01.That's according to a new rdport, put together by two charitids.
:01:02. > :01:03.The Children's Society and Stepchange say around
:01:04. > :01:06.a quarter of families living in East Oxford are unable to meet household
:01:07. > :01:13.A year ago Emma found herself homeless
:01:14. > :01:19.Despite being a working mum ` the 30`year`old from Witney had also
:01:20. > :01:27.Basically I got left with loads of debt from my previous relathonship.
:01:28. > :01:33.Everything was in my name. Ht is easy to get into debt with payday
:01:34. > :01:36.loans. I believe if you havd a family you would do anything to keep
:01:37. > :01:44.She's now paid most of the debt off, but according to new research,
:01:45. > :01:48.Emma's family isn't the onlx one which has had problems.
:01:49. > :01:50.And new figures suggest in the South East `
:01:51. > :01:53.Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire have some the highest number of families
:01:54. > :01:59.That's when they can't keep up with bill or loan repayments.
:02:00. > :02:03.In East Oxford, 25% of families are living with these problem ldvels.
:02:04. > :02:12.Fewer families are affected in Milton Keynes though ` about 17 .
:02:13. > :02:15.It's slightly lower in Want`ge and Witney with 16%
:02:16. > :02:21.And in Abingdon and Aylesbury ` it's 14%.
:02:22. > :02:24.So why are so many families finding if difficult to manage their
:02:25. > :02:30.For many of the families we talk to, it was sudden,
:02:31. > :02:36.often unexpected costs of lhving that moved debts into becomhng a
:02:37. > :02:47.problem and cause them to bdcome problematic. Some of the other big
:02:48. > :02:50.concerns were where somebodx in the household lost their job or
:02:51. > :02:54.With Emma's finances under control ` she's now hoping she stay clear
:02:55. > :03:04.A man from Banbury accused of killing
:03:05. > :03:07.a teenage boy has been described in court as jealous, paranohd and
:03:08. > :03:11.The jury heard Will Blencowd was so angry that Connor Trembld was
:03:12. > :03:14.dating his former partner, he stabbed him at least 10 times.
:03:15. > :03:17.The 17 year old was found at his flat in Oxford in February
:03:18. > :03:20.He'd been stabbed in his chdst, hands and legs.
:03:21. > :03:26.Our reporter Jeremy Stern is outside Oxford Crown Court.
:03:27. > :03:32.Aimee Harrison, the woman at the centre of this murder trial was
:03:33. > :03:36.She went out with Will Blencowe for four years,
:03:37. > :03:44.In January she got together with 17 year old Connor Tremble frol Oxford.
:03:45. > :03:47.The prosecution claims Mr Blencowe couldn't handle her being h`ppy with
:03:48. > :03:53.someone else and that's what motivated him to commit murder.
:03:54. > :03:56.It's alleged that on February the 13th Mr Blencowe took a taxi
:03:57. > :04:01.from Oxford station to Connor Tremble's house in Fairacres Road.
:04:02. > :04:04.When he arrived the prosecution say Mr Tremble tried to defend himself
:04:05. > :04:20.with his arms but was repeatedly stabbed all over his body.
:04:21. > :04:22.What else did Aimee Harrison say about him?
:04:23. > :04:27.Aimee Harrison, who's 20, said Mr Blencowe owned
:04:28. > :04:31.a collection of knives at hhs home in Banbury, she said he would pose
:04:32. > :04:41.She described him as paranohd, over protective and jealous she said
:04:42. > :04:44.The jury also heard a 999 c`ll made by Mr Tremble's friend
:04:45. > :04:56.Two other men are also on trial over Connor's death.
:04:57. > :05:00.The family of a man from Swhndon whose body was found
:05:01. > :05:08.in a recycling plant has pahd tribute to him saying he was a good
:05:09. > :05:10.34 year old Matthew Symonds' body was
:05:11. > :05:15.Police have confirmed his ddath is not being treated as suspichous
:05:16. > :05:18.A report is now being prepared for the coroner.
:05:19. > :05:22.The mother of a 28`year`old man who died after being hit by a police car
:05:23. > :05:26.in Reading has said his famhly's lives will never be the samd again.
:05:27. > :05:29.Father of two Aston Maclean Williams was hit by the car
:05:30. > :05:32.in the early hours of Wednesday ` as a Thames Valley Police c`r
:05:33. > :05:35.The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating
:05:36. > :05:41.Police have started house`to`house enquiries after a shooting hn
:05:42. > :05:46.A shot was fired at the door of a home on St Helena Avente in
:05:47. > :05:55.Plans to build the high`spedd rail link, HS2, have been controversial
:05:56. > :05:59.in our region but now it sedms some parts might benefit.
:06:00. > :06:15.One knock effect would be extending London's Crossrail connections.
:06:16. > :06:19.HS2 has not been popular around Aylesbury.
:06:20. > :06:21.But despite the criticism, there's now a voice of support nearby.
:06:22. > :06:24.This local councillor says he welcomes the plans, which h`ve
:06:25. > :06:29.If they goes ahead, it would mean extending London's
:06:30. > :06:35.We know we have residents commuting into London and anything whhch eases
:06:36. > :06:39.the journey, shortens it and makes it more pleasant has got to be
:06:40. > :06:46.welcome and we know the cap`city on the line is increasingly filling up
:06:47. > :06:50.so anything that eases the journey we welcome.
:06:51. > :06:52.Crossrail will take passengdrs from Tring
:06:53. > :06:56.directly into stations like Bond St and Farringdon.
:06:57. > :06:59.It'll mean they'll bypass London Euston station while work is going
:07:00. > :07:06.For people here commuting to London, these plans could cut quartdr
:07:07. > :07:12.That's time for an extra cup of tea, or a lie in in the morning.
:07:13. > :07:14.It could mean that journeys from Tring to London take
:07:15. > :07:29.It would offer an alternative for people coming from Tring.
:07:30. > :07:33.Why save another 15 for the government to spend billions
:07:34. > :07:36.of pounds on a project that quite frankly will upset so many people
:07:37. > :07:41.The money could be better spent elsewhere.
:07:42. > :07:46.HS2 and Crossrail bosses will now explore the plans in more ddtail.
:07:47. > :07:49.But for people living along the proposed HS2 route, it still remains
:07:50. > :07:59.Exactly three weeks after a fire started at a rdcycling
:08:00. > :08:03.centre in Swindon, it's still not clear when it will be out.Now
:08:04. > :08:06.another company has offered to take away some material from the Averies
:08:07. > :08:09.recycling site ` in order to create more space
:08:10. > :08:17.Only half of people who need ongoing health care in Oxfordshire `re
:08:18. > :08:21.getting it paid for by the NHS, compared to the rest of England
:08:22. > :08:24.The "Continuing Health Care" money helps support people `fter
:08:25. > :08:29.But there are claims problels in the assessment process,
:08:30. > :08:33.mean many are getting it late or missing out entirely.
:08:34. > :08:36.Our political reporter Helen Catt has more.
:08:37. > :08:39.Betty Hunt was 71 diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
:08:40. > :08:43.A Second World War land girl, Betty married and had two children.
:08:44. > :08:48.She spent the last years of her life receiving round`the`clock c`re.
:08:49. > :08:52.Her family spent ten years getting the NHS to pay.
:08:53. > :08:58.She was in her 80s, she had no cognitive abilities so you have to
:08:59. > :09:04.do everything to try to represent and fight for her and as well as
:09:05. > :09:11.For every 50,000 in England, 54 are eligible for continuhng
:09:12. > :09:17.In the area covered by Aylesbury Clinical Commissioning
:09:18. > :09:22.Group the number falls to 43 and in Oxfordshire it is low at 24 people.
:09:23. > :09:27.The CCGs are making decisions without sufficient input
:09:28. > :09:32.from the individuals who ard involved in providing the c`re.
:09:33. > :09:35.Oxfordshire CCG says it applies national criteria but as Oxfordshire
:09:36. > :09:39.is a relatively affluent arda the number of cases reflects
:09:40. > :09:43.the needs and demographics of those in Oxfordshire.
:09:44. > :09:47.As for Betty's family, they got the NHS to pay some of the costs
:09:48. > :09:55.Mum was dead, it wouldn't m`ke any difference to her now
:09:56. > :10:05.There are fears the Wiltshire tourism industry could be d`maged
:10:06. > :10:07.this year because of a lack of crop circles.
:10:08. > :10:10.So far this summer only fourteen circles have been identified `
:10:11. > :10:16.It's thought farmers could be cutting them out to stop totrists
:10:17. > :10:20.People come from all over the world to see them.
:10:21. > :10:23.Details of tonight's league cup matches for Oxford, Swindon
:10:24. > :10:39.Still to come in this evening's South Tod`y:
:10:40. > :10:43.We'll get the latest forecast for the next few days from @lexis.
:10:44. > :10:50.There is rain over the next few days but it is also looking pleasant for
:10:51. > :10:55.those still on their summer holidays.
:10:56. > :11:01.A police investigation is underway into the cause of a car fird
:11:02. > :11:03.on a remote country lane in Hampshire, which left
:11:04. > :11:13.a woman and two young children seriously injured in hospit`l.
:11:14. > :11:17.Forensic investigators have spent most of the day here to gather
:11:18. > :11:25.evidence about what happened on this quiet country lane. Alan was the
:11:26. > :11:29.first person on the lane. They saw the car engulfed by fire. Hdr son
:11:30. > :11:39.put out the flames on the women s legs. I saw this young cat `gainst
:11:40. > :11:45.the window in the car. `` khd. I opened the door and burnt mx hand so
:11:46. > :11:54.I had to let go of it. He fdll out and put his hands up and sahd
:11:55. > :12:08.daddy. I held his hands for 20 minutes. I didn't know wherd the car
:12:09. > :12:19.was going to go. It's just `s well I moved them as the car ended up where
:12:20. > :12:21.they were and started exploding The boy was airlifted to Southalpton
:12:22. > :12:28.Hospital where he is being treated for life`threatening injurids. His
:12:29. > :12:32.mum and sister are also being treated in hospital. Detecthves are
:12:33. > :12:36.hoping to speak to her some point later although her condition is
:12:37. > :12:42.described as serious. Next of kin have been informed and spechally
:12:43. > :12:46.trained officers are providhng support. The focus of the police
:12:47. > :12:51.investigation now isn't bec`use of the fire into this quiet corner of
:12:52. > :12:56.Hampshire. It's been revealed that applications
:12:57. > :12:59.to build new homes on the South s green belt have been steadily rising
:13:00. > :13:01.since the Coalition Governmdnt was Figures for the South East,
:13:02. > :13:04.which includes Hampshire, Stssex, `` in 2010, the number
:13:05. > :13:12.of residential projects sectring And, by this year,
:13:13. > :13:16.that figure had gone up to 388. In the South West,
:13:17. > :13:19.which includes Dorset, Almost doubling, by this ye`r,
:13:20. > :13:24.to 59. The figures,
:13:25. > :13:28.from Dorset construction and planning analysts Glenigan, come
:13:29. > :13:31.at a time when planning battles In the next half hour,
:13:32. > :13:35.a special meeting of Waverldy Council will consider plannhng
:13:36. > :13:53.for up to 8000 homes before 201 . Cranleigh in Surrey is the biggest
:13:54. > :14:00.village in England. It has ` population of 12,000 and is prime
:14:01. > :14:04.for commuters. It is in the front line for a debate over new
:14:05. > :14:08.development. There has been an application to build 425 holes on
:14:09. > :14:14.these fields. It is a topic that is generating a lot of heat in high
:14:15. > :14:19.street. Yes, we need houses and it is good for the community and
:14:20. > :14:23.businesses but there is a lhmit Cranleigh is the village. Long may
:14:24. > :14:29.it stay so. When you start digging into green belts, how far do you go?
:14:30. > :14:34.Definitely in favour is Jodh May, who spent six months living in a
:14:35. > :14:40.tent when he was on the council s housing waiting list. We were on the
:14:41. > :14:45.list for a year and they have. I've known people to be honoured for two
:14:46. > :14:52.three years. The council has not yet made up its mind about the
:14:53. > :15:00.application to build on the fields. It is very easy to become a limpet
:15:01. > :15:02.really things must change bdcause if really things must change bdcause if
:15:03. > :15:08.we are all called, we don't use as many shops and if you walk down the
:15:09. > :15:14.high street, you will find ` lot of empty or closing shops. The
:15:15. > :15:23.Government once wrote 8000 new homes built up until 2031. We havd to look
:15:24. > :15:28.at the sustainability. Wherd is the traffic going? We can't cre`te
:15:29. > :15:37.water, where the water supply coming from? The sustainability is vital.
:15:38. > :15:40.The Government is looking ott for possible scenarios including one
:15:41. > :15:50.plan for large numbers of ndw houses at the April drone with the BBC s
:15:51. > :15:56.top tier programme is filmed. Over the next few years, we're going to
:15:57. > :16:07.CEC is of battles over wherd they are built. `` see a series.
:16:08. > :16:09.It's a challenge which would impress Isambard Kingdom Brunel `
:16:10. > :16:12.electrifying the intercity track of his Great Western railwax, a mile
:16:13. > :16:16.800 trains a day travel along the line, transporting tens of
:16:17. > :16:20.Now there is a key piece of machinery to transform
:16:21. > :16:22.the line from diesel to electricity, a factory on wheels.
:16:23. > :16:26.Our transport correspondent, Paul Clifton, was given exclusive
:16:27. > :16:34.From clocking on at the Swindon depot to starting on`site t`kes five
:16:35. > :16:50.But when this factory train gets going, it is impressivd.
:16:51. > :16:54.These piles hold the gantrids on which power lines
:16:55. > :16:57.It is the first stage of the transformation
:16:58. > :17:04.We have come through the test and commissioning phase
:17:05. > :17:20.`` hammer. This ?40 million train is called Brunel.
:17:21. > :17:22.It carries everything it nedds to dig holes, mix and pour concrete,
:17:23. > :17:26.erect overhead gantries and install wires.
:17:27. > :17:28.What we've got to do is install 18,000 of these piles
:17:29. > :17:33.We can pile while the adjacent route relains
:17:34. > :17:36.open which means that services can still run through the evening
:17:37. > :17:44.The train creeps over a level crossing at walking pace.
:17:45. > :17:47.The location for each new pile is fixed by satellite.
:17:48. > :17:49.So this GPS is accurate to 15 millimetres?
:17:50. > :18:02.But despite all the fancy kht, measuring still comes
:18:03. > :18:08.down to a spirit level, a t`pe measure and boots on the ballast.
:18:09. > :18:10.This is the biggest railway investmdnt
:18:11. > :18:16.in the western route since Brunel did his work 176 years ago.
:18:17. > :18:19.We're investing a huge amount of money to electrify the route to
:18:20. > :18:25.ensure that by December 2016, we have faster, greener trahns.
:18:26. > :18:31.The train works up to five times faster than conventional gangs of
:18:32. > :18:36.track workers, taking years off the modernisation of the Great Western.
:18:37. > :18:41.The pricetag for the whole project, around ?1.5 billion.
:18:42. > :18:46.The team will work westwards at one mile a night,
:18:47. > :18:51.reaching Oxford, Newbury, Swindon and eventually Bristol
:18:52. > :19:01.In the past, this would have required five years
:19:02. > :19:05.But by breakfast time, trains will be running again.
:19:06. > :19:42.Here's tonight's ties in thd Capital One Cup,
:19:43. > :19:48.which includes home games for Brighton, Portsmouth and Re`ding.
:19:49. > :19:59.It's all change, particularly for Bournemouth tonight. None of the
:20:00. > :20:06.starters from Huddersfield `re expected to be revealed.
:20:07. > :20:10.Here's tonight's ties in thd Capital One Cup,
:20:11. > :20:15.which includes home games for Brighton, Portsmouth and Re`ding.
:20:16. > :20:18.It's the new Dons, against the old ones, whichever way you look
:20:19. > :20:28.Sir Robin Knox Johnston and his crew aboard Grey Power have been forced
:20:29. > :20:31.to retire from the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland sailing race
:20:32. > :20:36.The boat suffered mast damage in tricky off shore conditions.
:20:37. > :20:39.Two boats have pulled out so far from the 20 plus field.
:20:40. > :20:44.The leading yacht Oman Sail is now on the trip South
:20:45. > :20:48.and leading the fleet home `t an average pace of 27 miles per hour.
:20:49. > :20:49.Hampshire's game against Worcestershire in the
:20:50. > :20:52.Royal London Cup was abandoned last night with only 25 balls bowled
:20:53. > :20:59.Meanwhile Surrey are in acthon at Edgbaston today in anothdr rain
:21:00. > :21:06.Tim Linley took the only wicket to fall as
:21:07. > :21:13.The home side was 134 for 1 when the rain came.
:21:14. > :21:23.Unfortunately there's no tile set for resumption. It is still wet
:21:24. > :21:25.They've got some great gear now to get matches back on but we're not
:21:26. > :21:30.sure about tonight. We are facing an extinction
:21:31. > :21:32.in the South's countryside. It's not a rare bird or roddnt
:21:33. > :21:35.but a worrying decline So say nature campaigners who have
:21:36. > :21:37.launched an education campaign to get young
:21:38. > :21:56.people away from their comptter In just one point, lots of wildlife
:21:57. > :22:00.to discover. `` pond. It is important for children's
:22:01. > :22:06.developments including physhcal and cognitive. But the Hampshird
:22:07. > :22:09.wildlife trust says there is evidence that children aren't
:22:10. > :22:15.exploring the outdoor cinem`. Children are spending a lot less
:22:16. > :22:25.time outdoors and more time indoors using technology. `` the outdoors
:22:26. > :22:34.any more. They don't understand what is on the doorstep. A lot of my
:22:35. > :22:41.friends play games on gadgets inside and miss out on the fun outside The
:22:42. > :22:45.campaign tries to inspire f`milies to get out and get their hands. T
:22:46. > :22:56.and explore nature. They have celebrity backing. There has been an
:22:57. > :23:00.extension on my lifetime, the young naturalist. As much as they can
:23:01. > :23:06.learn a lot in the classrool and online, what they would devdlop
:23:07. > :23:11.without meeting at first hand is a deep`rooted affinity for thd
:23:12. > :23:16.subject. Wildlife enthusiasts here hope that more people get to love
:23:17. > :23:26.the great outdoors when it's not whether for ducks. There have been a
:23:27. > :23:31.fuchsia worse today. Graham Fielder took this shot
:23:32. > :23:33.of Portchester Castle in Jo Haill took this shot
:23:34. > :23:39.of her two favourite things, Archie the horse and a rainbow
:23:40. > :23:47.in Petworth, West Sussex. And moody skies over Horton Tower in
:23:48. > :24:03.Dorset photographed by Mike Ludwig. Some heavy showers today but they
:24:04. > :24:08.are easing through the night. Tomorrow is a better day th`n today
:24:09. > :24:16.as showers won't be as freqtent or heavy. Tonight, still the rhsk of
:24:17. > :24:19.the odd shower with the chance of thunder but they will gradu`lly ease
:24:20. > :24:26.through the early hours of the morning and we will see if xou clear
:24:27. > :24:32.spells. So there is the chance of some mist patches in the cotntryside
:24:33. > :24:38.and temperatures of 10 Celshus. 12 to 15 Celsius in towns and cities.
:24:39. > :24:47.To go visit mainly dry start. `` tomorrow. Showers could be heavy but
:24:48. > :24:53.they would be as frequent, with a high of 21 Celsius. Under clearer
:24:54. > :24:59.skies, temperatures will be a little lower than tonight, perhaps down to
:25:00. > :25:04.single figures in the countryside. 12 to 16 Celsius in cities. The
:25:05. > :25:13.drier start on Thursday but there is the risk of hefty showers. The Met
:25:14. > :25:17.Office are keeping a close dye on it and have not issued a warning but
:25:18. > :25:26.there might be one, so stay tuned to the forecast. There could bd softer
:25:27. > :25:37.swatter on roads to listen `` water on roads so listen to your local BBC
:25:38. > :25:47.Radio. Less in the way of showers and sunshine to be had. Thursday,
:25:48. > :25:48.the risk of hail and thunder, but trying out June Friday. Sattrday
:25:49. > :26:02.starts of good. It sounds like a joke from ` seaside
:26:03. > :26:05.postcard, but a Portsmouth factory is producing super`sized
:26:06. > :26:22.deckchairs. A cheeky seaside postcard. But is
:26:23. > :26:26.life now imitating art? This deckchair company has incre`sed the
:26:27. > :26:34.width of its bestseller to accommodate a larger cloud. We
:26:35. > :26:42.noticed that people were getting larger. People started to s`y, this
:26:43. > :26:53.feels a little bit small. So we made it an inch wider. The company has
:26:54. > :27:01.seen sales of the weight ch`ir saw. It feels really good. It has more
:27:02. > :27:10.room. They do receive the average size is getting bigger and H'm one
:27:11. > :27:17.to second that `` they do s`y. I think the guys who can not buy the
:27:18. > :27:26.idea have done a great job. `` came up with the idea. Bigger deckchairs
:27:27. > :27:28.for a little more beach comfort I think I've had one or two ice creams
:27:29. > :27:36.too many! We could easily get two of ts in
:27:37. > :27:55.that. Good night. MUSIC: "It Don't Mean A Thing"
:27:56. > :27:58.by Duke Ellington celebrating the music of Count Basie
:27:59. > :28:16.and Duke Ellington. We've got factory boys and butchers'
:28:17. > :28:19.apprentices and office clerks Don't stop moving!
:28:20. > :28:24.If you go back you'll die! Espionage. Who would possibly
:28:25. > :28:38.assassinate him? Deception. There's so much more
:28:39. > :28:42.to this story than I thought. And even murder.
:28:43. > :28:46.With a knife! Real shock. Unravelling the mysteries
:28:47. > :28:48.of their family tree. A baker?!
:28:49. > :28:52.Well, I'm damned.