18/08/2014

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:00:07. > :00:11.An inquest has heard how a robber who raided a jewellers

:00:12. > :00:14.in Oxford died after several people sat on him to stop him escaping

:00:15. > :00:17.33`year`old Clint Townsend, from Headington, had stopped

:00:18. > :00:20.breathing by the time the police arrived at the Covered Markdt.

:00:21. > :00:25.Sinead Carroll was at Oxford Coroner's Court.

:00:26. > :00:28.Seven witnesses took to the stand at Oxford Coroner's Court today

:00:29. > :00:30.including shopkeepers and assistants and people shopping

:00:31. > :00:38.The inquest also heard a further seven in statement forms,

:00:39. > :00:40.including accounts from the doctors who treated Clint

:00:41. > :00:58.that two men rode into the covered market on a motorbike beford 09 15.

:00:59. > :01:01.One of the men dressed in ldather, the passenger who has since been

:01:02. > :01:03.identified at Clint Townsend, hit the shop window with wh`t's

:01:04. > :01:08.The driver of the motorcycld ran away but the second man,

:01:09. > :01:12.who had hit the window, was caught by a group of men and ended up being

:01:13. > :01:15.One witness, John Gowing, who has been running

:01:16. > :01:19.the jewellers for 42 years, said that at one point up to eight men

:01:20. > :01:29.were restraining the suspect on the floor "to stop him getting `way .

:01:30. > :01:36.Other witnesses and a nurse who happens to be at the barber is close

:01:37. > :01:41.by, only remembered three mdn holding him down. This is an

:01:42. > :01:46.inquest, not a criminal casd. It is not about apportioning blamd. The

:01:47. > :01:50.coroner has stressed about. It also means that Clint Townsend's family

:01:51. > :01:56.have been able to ask the whtnesses direct questions as they trx to find

:01:57. > :02:00.Tomorrow, we will hear from the Tomorrow, we will hear from the

:02:01. > :02:04.pathologist who did the pathologist Dasher did the postmortem after

:02:05. > :02:11.Clint Townsend was declared dead. We will also hear from the polhce.

:02:12. > :02:13.The company which provides food for patients at Swindon's Great Western

:02:14. > :02:16.hospital is being told to m`ke major improvements, after being ghven

:02:17. > :02:21.The catering arm of the firl Carillion scored poorly for the way

:02:22. > :02:23.it stores food, during the lost recent inspection at the hospital.

:02:24. > :02:25.The Department of Health called the results unacceptable.

:02:26. > :02:30.Carillion says improvements are being made.

:02:31. > :02:33.A family of four have had an incredible escape after thehr car

:02:34. > :02:36.went off the road and fell lore than 30 feet before crashing into

:02:37. > :02:38.the River Cherwell near Banbury The car was crushed.

:02:39. > :02:40.Remarkably the mother, fathdr and their two teenage daughters managed

:02:41. > :02:43.to free themselves but were then left stranded in waist`deep water.

:02:44. > :02:51.Still broken and battered, this is what's left of a Mercedes

:02:52. > :02:53.estate returning to Banbury yesterday morning.

:02:54. > :02:56.The family inside had just returned from holiday.

:02:57. > :02:58.Tyre marks show where the vehicle left the road,

:02:59. > :03:02.collided with the sign behind me before crashing through a b`rrier.

:03:03. > :03:05.It sent the vehicle careering through the air ten metres down

:03:06. > :03:12.It landed on its side half submerged in water.

:03:13. > :03:16.A member of the public saw what happened and called 998.

:03:17. > :03:21.Two teenage sisters escaped out of side door, the parents climbed

:03:22. > :03:24.out of a front window, suffdring only minor cuts and bruises.

:03:25. > :03:27.Fire crews using specialist equipment managed to get

:03:28. > :03:33.the family up the steep emb`nkment to safety and recover the c`r.

:03:34. > :03:36.The shock and horror for thdse people as they are falling.

:03:37. > :03:41.But they managed to get out and despite the shock in thd cold,

:03:42. > :03:46.it is amazing that they sustained such minor injuries and that is

:03:47. > :03:49.down to the reliability and the safety of the car and the fact

:03:50. > :03:52.that they were wearing seat belts. They were very fortunate.

:03:53. > :04:00.It seems impossible that thdy got away without more serious injuries.

:04:01. > :04:02.This was a particularly difficult rescue

:04:03. > :04:06.operation, with challenging access issues, waist`deep water and fuel

:04:07. > :04:11.leaking from the vehicle. You can still smell the petrol todax.

:04:12. > :04:15.The Environment Agency and the Fire Service used water filled booms

:04:16. > :04:19.to stop the pollution spreading downstream.

:04:20. > :04:22.Police are continuing their investigations into what catsed

:04:23. > :04:31.the crash but say it's remarkable no one was seriously injured.

:04:32. > :04:34.The Environment Agency says its own contractors will now take over

:04:35. > :04:37.the operation to shift thousands of tonnes of rubbish from a recycling

:04:38. > :04:41.site in Swindon, where a fire has been burning for nearly a month

:04:42. > :04:44.The company which owns the business, Averies, had been ordered to start

:04:45. > :04:48.clearing the area over the weekend, but missed the deadline.

:04:49. > :04:51.The waste needs to be moved so fire`fighters can reach

:04:52. > :04:56.It's expected to take sever`l days to transfer the non`burning

:04:57. > :05:02.Guests may not notice the difference, but the people

:05:03. > :05:05.running a West Oxfordshire hotel should see their energy bills fall

:05:06. > :05:11.The Old Swan and Minster Mill near Witney is

:05:12. > :05:13.the latest riverside business to take advantage of the free power

:05:14. > :05:20.They're installing an Archiledes Screw, as Adina Campbell explains.

:05:21. > :05:23.The gardens here are a tranquil beauty spot but

:05:24. > :05:28.in a few weeks' time part of this area will become even greendr.

:05:29. > :05:32.All 44 rooms will be powered by the River Windrush

:05:33. > :05:38.A similar Archimedes Screw hs already in place at Mapledurham

:05:39. > :05:45.Flowing river water turns the turbine inside, generating dnergy.

:05:46. > :05:50.It is costing significantly over ?200,000 to install the scrdw

:05:51. > :05:55.but according to the experts, the investment should be recoupdd within

:05:56. > :06:02.seven years and the life of the screw is probably 25 to 30 xears and

:06:03. > :06:05.as electricity will continud to go up in price,

:06:06. > :06:10.It's not the only recent green installation.

:06:11. > :06:14.Earlier this year, Blenheim Palace put in a similar device.

:06:15. > :06:17.It's become one of the first stately homes in the UK to use an

:06:18. > :06:25.And it's hoped it will save ?5,500 from its energy bills.

:06:26. > :06:29.Ground work has now started to install the six`metre long screw.

:06:30. > :06:40.It's expected to be up and running from September.

:06:41. > :06:44.The weather is coming up. Wd will be back in BBC breakfast tomorrow

:06:45. > :06:59.morning at 6:25 a.m.. Good night. The risk of the odd shower tonight

:07:00. > :07:09.but it should stay mainly dry. With light winds temperatures should fall

:07:10. > :07:13.away. In the towns and citids, a bit warmer. A chilly start to the day

:07:14. > :07:18.tomorrow. Some showers throtghout the day but they will be hit and

:07:19. > :07:25.miss. Some areas could stay dry altogether. Showers may be on the

:07:26. > :07:29.heavy side. The rest of the week, things are going to be fairly

:07:30. > :07:31.settled on Wednesday. The rhsk of a shower throughout the day. @lso the

:07:32. > :07:34.case on Thursday. and Thursday as well. A bit of rain

:07:35. > :07:36.around on Friday. And with more on all of that, of course, here is

:07:37. > :07:42.Alex. Good evening. There's no sign of

:07:43. > :07:47.things warming up any time soon It will stay on the fresh side, despite

:07:48. > :07:51.there being some decent spells of August sunshine. A sprinkling of