19/08/2014

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:00:00. > :00:08.Carrie Gracie, BBC News, Beijing. That's all from us.

:00:09. > :00:12.The family of a robber who was held down by a group of people as he

:00:13. > :00:15.tried to escape from a jewellers shop in Oxford, have challenged

:00:16. > :00:19.Doctors have told an inquest that Clint Townsend had a heart condition

:00:20. > :00:24.His family maintain didn't recover because people sat on him,

:00:25. > :00:30.Arriving at Oxford Coroner's Court this morning, Clint Townsend?s

:00:31. > :00:37.They wanted to find out exactly how Clint died and whether the `ctions

:00:38. > :00:45.The family had been posing puestions throughout this inquest

:00:46. > :00:48.They asked questions directly to police officers who attended

:00:49. > :00:52.Firstly, they said, why did it take you so long to try

:00:53. > :00:56.And later, why, when you thought he was

:00:57. > :00:59.unresponsive, didn't you thhnk he needed immediate medical attention?

:01:00. > :01:02.Giving evidence, police officers described

:01:03. > :01:05.the difficulty in trying to assess whether or not Clint was brdathing.

:01:06. > :01:09.Today we saw some of the objects that were fotnd

:01:10. > :01:17.That's the John Gowing Jewellers in the covered market.

:01:18. > :01:19.We saw the large sledgehammer that was used

:01:20. > :01:25.We also saw pictures and heard descriptions

:01:26. > :01:28.of the gas canisters that wdren t activated but, again, were found

:01:29. > :01:31.Today the inquest also heard crucial evidence from the pathologist.

:01:32. > :01:34.The post`mortem revealed th`t Clint was obese and he had an abnormally

:01:35. > :01:37.large heart and arteries th`t were just one millimetre wide.

:01:38. > :01:39.The pathologist concluded that although restraint, that is to say

:01:40. > :01:42.people sitting, leaning, pinning Clint down in the covered m`rket,

:01:43. > :01:44.undoubtedly was one cause of death, his heart condition was so severe

:01:45. > :01:48.The coroner will deliver her verdict tomorrow morning.

:01:49. > :01:51.She's gone home this evening with a whole host of papers

:01:52. > :01:58.They've highlighted some of the inconsistencies in some

:01:59. > :02:05.They believe that the amount of force placed

:02:06. > :02:13.They still believe that was the main cause of his death.

:02:14. > :02:16.There's been a big rise in number of electronic devices lost

:02:17. > :02:19.by Thames Valley Police in the past three years.

:02:20. > :02:21.The items most frequently lost are mobile phones `

:02:22. > :02:27.more than 150 went missing hn 2 13, compared to just two in 2010.

:02:28. > :02:33.The force says security hasn't been breached

:02:34. > :02:35.The ongoing saga involving tonnes of smouldering waste

:02:36. > :02:39.at a recycling centre in Swhndon could soon be over ` but thd smoke

:02:40. > :02:42.that's been blighting peopld's lives could get temporarily worse.

:02:43. > :02:45.A month after the fire started, rubbish is now being moved

:02:46. > :02:55.It's been searing, smoulderhng and smoking for four whole weeks.

:02:56. > :02:58.It's forced businesses to shut and imprisoned people in their homes.

:02:59. > :03:01.But finally ` bit by bit ` around a third of this commdrcial

:03:02. > :03:07.rubbish at the Averies wastd site in Swindon is being removed `

:03:08. > :03:10.enabling firefighters to tackle what lies beneath.

:03:11. > :03:14.We want to put the fire out, to limit the smoke going ovdr

:03:15. > :03:20.We know that it has taken some time to get to this phase and now we are

:03:21. > :03:23.here, we want to get the fire out as quickly as possible and get all

:03:24. > :03:29.The waste needs to be separ`ted so it can be extinguished.

:03:30. > :03:32.But the authorities couldn't decide where to take it.

:03:33. > :03:35.Now though, a destination has finally been agreed:

:03:36. > :03:38.a landfill site in Blunsdon on the edge of town.

:03:39. > :03:40.But after a month of watching taxpayers? monex go up

:03:41. > :03:48.I'm really pleased that we `re getting the waste of the site.

:03:49. > :03:53.It shows that we were right to call for action but it's really hmportant

:03:54. > :03:56.now that we understand why this was allowed to happen in the first

:03:57. > :04:00.place, why the agencies didn't act earlier to sort this out and we got

:04:01. > :04:03.to make sure it can never happen again in Swindon.

:04:04. > :04:05.As for people living and working nearby `

:04:06. > :04:10.well they're just glad to sde the lorries arrive and the wastd leave.

:04:11. > :04:12.But today's news comes with a health warning.

:04:13. > :04:15.The authorities say there's a danger that as they move

:04:16. > :04:23.the rubbish the smoke could get worse before it gets better.

:04:24. > :04:25.Rail services on the line that runs Swindon and Gloucester

:04:26. > :04:30.It?s for work on the track between Swindon and Kemble.

:04:31. > :04:32.Signalling in the area is also being ilproved.

:04:33. > :04:38.Silverstone say they're hopdful that this year's Moto GP race won't

:04:39. > :04:44.Last week, it was announced that the event's promoters had signed a five

:04:45. > :04:48.But the circuit won't be buhlt in time.

:04:49. > :04:56.Britain's fastest on two whdels at Silverstone today to prolote

:04:57. > :05:02.It?s claimed this year's Moto GP race might be the last

:05:03. > :05:10.Britain?s top riders aren?t convinced.

:05:11. > :05:12.It's a great project going on inside of Wales right now

:05:13. > :05:16.but we have to be patient and see if everything goes `head.

:05:17. > :05:20.We have a great facility here, and I have some great memorhes from

:05:21. > :05:25.the last four years and I'm looking to make another one this ye`r.

:05:26. > :05:28.The circuit in Wales might have won the right to host Moto GP r`ces

:05:29. > :05:31.for next year, but it's still only a computer`generated image.

:05:32. > :05:36.No financial backers have bden found for the ?280 million project.

:05:37. > :05:39.Its developers are asking for government financial support.

:05:40. > :05:42.Today its representatives wdre at Silverstone to discuss

:05:43. > :05:46.the race remaining in Northamptonshire till it's built.

:05:47. > :05:49.We are the only ones actually qualified to run the race.

:05:50. > :05:52.Donnington could, with a bit of investment, bdcome

:05:53. > :05:58.If the race cannot be run in 2017 or 16, in Wales,

:05:59. > :06:03.Silverstone has today reiterated it?s unhappy

:06:04. > :06:05.about any possible state aid the circuit at Wales would get.

:06:06. > :06:09.It says it will try to get government support to keep

:06:10. > :06:15.The government rejected thehr attempts ` they said at the time it

:06:16. > :06:20.The riders are excited about a new purpose`built chrcuit,

:06:21. > :06:23.but realistic enough to expdct to be riding around Silverstond's .6

:06:24. > :06:32.Tickets for the MK Dons League Cup match against Manchester Unhted next

:06:33. > :06:35.week sold out within hours of going on sale this morning.

:06:36. > :06:44.Oxford also lost, 1`nil to Morecambe.

:06:45. > :06:47.Alexis has the regional weather forecast.

:06:48. > :06:53.It will stay dry and we're looking at chilly temperatures.

:06:54. > :06:55.In the countryside, we could see lows of four ddgrees.

:06:56. > :07:01.A cold start tomorrow but a lot of sunshine first thing.

:07:02. > :07:07.The showers tomorrow won't be as frequent as today, but if you

:07:08. > :07:13.Clouds bubbling up during the afternoon.

:07:14. > :07:17.In between showers, some sunny spells and a high of 17 degrees

:07:18. > :07:24.The rest of the week, temperatures will gradually rise

:07:25. > :07:34.Coming up next is the national forecast.

:07:35. > :07:42.looking at the risk of showers for Friday though.

:07:43. > :07:49.Good evening. Autumn, August. It's an easy slip of the tongue to make,

:07:50. > :07:52.but the two do seem mixed up at the moment. Tomorrow morning, you could

:07:53. > :07:59.be forgiven for thinking it's October, as you step out the door.

:08:00. > :08:03.It's going to be cold. Why so chilly, well, because we are drawing

:08:04. > :08:07.the air down from the north and the brisk breeze dies down. The showers

:08:08. > :08:13.disappear and the temperatures tumble. Towns and cities nine or

:08:14. > :08:19.ten. In rural areas widely down to four or five degrees and some places

:08:20. > :08:23.just two or three above freezing. A cold start in the morning. Don't be

:08:24. > :08:24.fooled by the sun. It will be chilly,