20/08/2014 BBC Oxford News

over on BBC Two in a moment. Now, on BBC One, it's time

for the Four people have been arrested after

letter bombs were sent to an army careers office in Oxford ` and other

parts of the country in February. Two men and two women are being

questioned in Northern Ireland. This was scene six months ago

when police cordoned off the St Giles area in Oxford

after a letter bomb had been sent to Shops, restaurants and other

businesses had to be evacuated. But the parcel was diffused

by bomb disposal experts and people Just days before the package had

been sent here, six similar parcels were also posted to other army

centres across the south of England At the time, the government believed

they could be linked to terrorism Four people are now being questioned

by the Serious Crime Unit Two men, aged 35 and 46,

and two women, who are 21 and 44, were arrested

in Londonderry this morning. Officers are trying to find out

if they may be part of A mother's spoken of her anger after

the man who killed her teenage son in a car crash near Thame avoided

being sent back to prison today. Sam Edwards was jailed

for five years in 2010 for causing But earlier this year he was caught

behind the wheel ` Sam Edwards leaving court today,

guilty but unapologetic. I haven?t breach a family?s licence,

I?ve breached my licence. There?s nothing to say to

the family, is there? In 2010, the 30 year old from Marsh

near Aylesbury, was sentenced to five years for causing the death

of 18 year old Greg Stiles. But by law he was only required to

serve half that term The former racing driver tried to

overtake a car on this road between Princes Risborough and Thame,

putting himself directly in the Greg lost control,

hitting another car. He died instantly and his girlfriend

and passenger, Abigail Dowdy, Sam Edwards was also banned

from driving for eight years. Despite that he was caught

behind the wheel on the A41 Something which came as no

surprise to Greg Stiles? family. He?s proved that he can?t live

by the terms of his licence. If that?s the case, why did they not

insist on a recall to prison today? She also believes people should

have to serve their full sentence. The whole two

and a half years out of five, on licence for two and a half years,

actually is meaningless, totally and utterly meaningless, if you end up

with a result like we?ve got today. Sam Edwards was ordered to do 100

hours of community service He'll remain on licence

until next year. A coroner has ruled that

the death of a robber who was held down by several people in Oxford

was misadventure. Clint Townsend was attempting to

rob a jewellery shop in the His family believe the restraint `

where several people sat on him ` But an inquest heard that he had

an underlying heart condition There's been a rise in the number

of prostitutes known to be working Wiltshire Police say there are now

38 sex workers in the town compared The force says the increase may be

because it's become more aware of the women since increasing

its efforts to protect them. Residents living in some blocks of

flat in Oxford could find themselves picking up a bill for additional

refuse collections, unless they The City Council is threatening to

leave bins behind Residents could end up paying

for private firms to take away Our Political Reporter Helen Catt

explains. Its plan is simple ` for every bin

of recycling a block creates it Anything extra will have to be

taken to the tip by private firms. For this block in North Oxford,

it?s estimated that would cost This will not affect landlords,

but tenants, and ultimately private Effectively, everyone

in the block will have to pay for The council says it has given block

owners more than a year to improve rates and it?s helped to educate

tenants although with a quarter of the city's population moving

ever year, that's an ongoing job. We don?t want to see anybody

bringing in private collectors of rubbish ?

the council does that very well. Yes,

we do all pay for it ? if we don?t recycle it, we pay more in landfill

charges, it goes onto the council tax, so it?s cheaper and better

for the environment to recycle. And it?s not just Oxford trying to

get us to recycle as much as we throw away ? the EU has set

a target for half of all waste to Police say they'll be seizing

"legal highs" from festival goers in Reading this weekend to check

they haven't been mixed with Legal highs which include chemicals

intended as plant food and laughing Anyone arrested carrying them could

face problems with the authorities who for the first

time are using sophisticated equipment to check they've not been

mixed with outlawed drugs. Police officers

from Wiltshire will be helping to They'll be

among 9,500 officers being drafted in to provide security for 67 heads

of state and their 10,000 staff It's the largest gathering

of international leaders ever to The regional weather

forecast is coming up next. A lot

of dry weather overnight tonight. Clear skies allowing temperatures

to fall away rapidly. A chilly night to come

into towns and cities. In the countryside,

we could see a low A dry start with lots

of sunshine first thing. During the afternoon that sunshine

will turn hazy and there are may be the odd shower brought

in with the increasing cloud. The showers are hit and miss ` some

areas could stay dry altogether. some sunny spells,

the odd shower here and there. The best day

of the weekend is Saturday. Good evening. For many of us a bank

holiday looms large and so does a change in the weather patterns. Is

the that good or bad news? Only you can decide that. For the time being

we've got similar weather patterns. Another chilly day tomorrow, with

some sunshine but probably more showers. Today's showers are fading

from the east but we are seeing outbreaks of rain in parts of

Scotland, parts of Northern Ireland and later in the night northern

England. You won't be as cold here tonight.