:00:00. > :00:10.in a moment, but now on BBC1, it's time for the news where you are.
:00:11. > :00:15.A man accused of murdering a teenager in Oxford has told a jury
:00:16. > :00:18.that he'd planned to kill himself and no`one else on the day Connor
:00:19. > :00:24.Will Blencowe, who's 21, said he'd planned to take a heroin
:00:25. > :00:27.overdose and had gone to Connor's house in February to buy the drug.
:00:28. > :00:39.Will Blencowe from Banbury told the court he suffers from paranoia
:00:40. > :00:42.and anxiety, has a history of self harming and had attempted to
:00:43. > :00:47.One the morning of 13th February, Mr Blencowe said he planned to kill
:00:48. > :00:50.He'd told his support worker he was missing
:00:51. > :00:52.his ex`girlfriend Aimee Harrison who was now dating Connor Tremble.
:00:53. > :00:55.Mr Blencowe told the jury he took a taxi to Connor's flat in Oxford
:00:56. > :00:59.to buy the drugs and then leave, but when he got there Connor was
:01:00. > :01:06.He said the pair struggled, he felt he wasn't in control of his own body
:01:07. > :01:12.but he remembers stabbing Connor in the back then got up and ran out.
:01:13. > :01:17.He claims he couldn't tell what was real or false and was
:01:18. > :01:23.He said he got back in the taxi and went to Witney to see
:01:24. > :01:26.his mum; then he got a lift to see friends and then
:01:27. > :01:29.travelled onto Stratford upon Avon where he spent a night in a B
:01:30. > :01:31.During that time he was given fresh clothes and trainers
:01:32. > :01:35.and described the series of events as like "being in a fairytale world"
:01:36. > :01:40.Asked if he meant to kill Connor Tremble he said "No, I never
:01:41. > :01:45.wanted to fight Connor, I'm sorry about what happened that day."
:01:46. > :01:49.Will Blencowe denies murder, two other men
:01:50. > :01:57.on trial deny perverting the course of justice, the case continues.
:01:58. > :02:00.An investigation's underway after a man died when the light aircraft he
:02:01. > :02:05.The plane crashed into a field at Hedges Farm yesterday evening.
:02:06. > :02:08.The pilot, who was in his sixties, was the only person on board.
:02:09. > :02:14.Air accident officials have spent the day at the site.
:02:15. > :02:16.Thousands of teenagers across our region have collected
:02:17. > :02:23.It's been an anxious time ` not just for the pupils but also
:02:24. > :02:25.for the teachers after the reforms introduced by former
:02:26. > :02:30.There had been concerns about the changes ` which involve
:02:31. > :02:33.a shift away from coursework`based assessment to a single exam.
:02:34. > :02:37.It's been a long wait, but the moment has finally arrived.
:02:38. > :02:52.GCSE results day at The Grange School in Aylesbury.
:02:53. > :02:59.And leave. I am ecstatic. I am really happy.
:03:00. > :03:02.For these 16 year olds their future lies in these brown
:03:03. > :03:04.envelopes and across our region results are up ` slightly.
:03:05. > :03:08.In the South East ` just over 70% of entries achieved grades A* to C.
:03:09. > :03:10.But across the country just over 73% of girls
:03:11. > :03:13.achieved those top marks, whilst only 64% of boys managed the same.
:03:14. > :03:17.For the teachers today is the culmination of many hours
:03:18. > :03:24.of hard work in and out of the classroom ` a day when they too
:03:25. > :03:42.I am relieved. We always wonder what the students will achieve. Our
:03:43. > :03:46.estimate expected certain results, I am relieved that they have achieved
:03:47. > :03:49.more or less what we expected. Whatever the results these young
:03:50. > :03:51.people must continue in some form of learning until they're 18 years old,
:03:52. > :04:08.but the message is no matter what They can continue in sixth form, or
:04:09. > :04:10.do an apprenticeship and learn, go to a college, lots of choices and
:04:11. > :04:12.options are available. So the long wait is over
:04:13. > :04:15.and now the fun can begin. Campaigners challenging
:04:16. > :04:17.an upcoming badger cull in Gloucestershire have taken
:04:18. > :04:21.their case to the High Court.The Badger Trust says the Government's
:04:22. > :04:23.failure to appoint an independent panel to oversee
:04:24. > :04:27.culling is unlawful. It claims that
:04:28. > :04:30.the panel is needed to judge Last year's pilot scheme, designed
:04:31. > :04:37.to reduce levels of TB in cattle, failed to meet Government targets in
:04:38. > :04:52.terms of the number badger's killed. When you see the figures from last
:04:53. > :04:58.year, then revised, and their own people saying, this isn't working, I
:04:59. > :05:03.am afraid that trust has gone right out the window.
:05:04. > :05:07.They have already said they will bring in an independent assessment,
:05:08. > :05:12.that is a step forward, but they are only halfway to where we want them
:05:13. > :05:15.to be. Let's get a full report done, it is what MPs and the public want.
:05:16. > :05:18.A million pounds worth of flowers will be on display
:05:19. > :05:22.Thousands of people are expected to head to
:05:23. > :05:26.It's being billed as the biggest contemporary cut flower
:05:27. > :05:30.From the very beautiful to the rather more unusual.
:05:31. > :05:34.But something which it's hoped might become
:05:35. > :05:40.And with some four thousand national and international visitors expected
:05:41. > :05:49.` it's good news for local businesses...The
:05:50. > :05:59.So many people are coming, eating meals, buying flowers, terrific
:06:00. > :06:01.support. It is the best place this could be.
:06:02. > :06:07.location is equally important for others invited to take part.
:06:08. > :06:17.It is great that it is so local because we do a lot of wedding work.
:06:18. > :06:22.So we have a little Saturday shop where we sell the flowers. It is
:06:23. > :06:27.really great to be here and have local people see what we are doing.
:06:28. > :06:29.Hopefully they will make their way down to our farm.
:06:30. > :06:32.Designers have travelled from as far away as Hong Kong and Canada
:06:33. > :06:35.As well as displays there'll be workshops and competitions.
:06:36. > :06:38.So if this proves a success, businesses could well be blooming
:06:39. > :06:43.Alexis is coming up with the weather.
:06:44. > :07:02.Outbreaks of rain through the course of the night and it will not be as
:07:03. > :07:05.chilly as it was last night. There could be the odd heavy shower,
:07:06. > :07:16.temperatures will drop to about you that in Celsius `` 11. The rain will
:07:17. > :07:21.not stay, it is improving picture with only the slim chance of a
:07:22. > :07:26.shower in the as in. Cloud in the latter part of the day. Bank holiday
:07:27. > :07:34.weekend, Saturday, looking fairly good. The risk of showers on Sunday
:07:35. > :07:35.later on, next is the National forecast.
:07:36. > :07:38.lots of sunshine. Then more rain pushes in from the west for the Bank
:07:39. > :07:47.Holiday Monday. Good evening. There's a feel of
:07:48. > :07:50.autumn about the weather at the moment. It's thanks to the fact we
:07:51. > :07:56.are pulling our off off the British Isles from the north making for a
:07:57. > :08:00.cold feel by day and chilly nights. Still some showers to contend with
:08:01. > :08:04.across England and Wales. Some heavy through the small hours of Friday,
:08:05. > :08:07.particularly around the Bristol channel and into the south-east
:08:08. > :08:13.towards the end of the night. Further north, the breeze eases. The
:08:14. > :08:17.showers fade away and with clear skies, temperatures will fall down
:08:18. > :08:19.into single figures in northern England, Northern Ireland and
:08:20. > :08:24.southern and central Scotland. For Friday, he wassier showers hanging
:08:25. > :08:25.back across the far south-east of England for the