21/08/2014 BBC Oxford News

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A man accused of murdering a teenager in Oxford has told a jury

that he'd planned to kill himself and no`one else on the day Connor

Will Blencowe, who's 21, said he'd planned to take a heroin

overdose and had gone to Connor's house in February to buy the drug.

Will Blencowe from Banbury told the court he suffers from paranoia

and anxiety, has a history of self harming and had attempted to

One the morning of 13th February, Mr Blencowe said he planned to kill

He'd told his support worker he was missing

his ex`girlfriend Aimee Harrison who was now dating Connor Tremble.

Mr Blencowe told the jury he took a taxi to Connor's flat in Oxford

to buy the drugs and then leave, but when he got there Connor was

He said the pair struggled, he felt he wasn't in control of his own body

but he remembers stabbing Connor in the back then got up and ran out.

He claims he couldn't tell what was real or false and was

He said he got back in the taxi and went to Witney to see

his mum; then he got a lift to see friends and then

travelled onto Stratford upon Avon where he spent a night in a B

During that time he was given fresh clothes and trainers

and described the series of events as like "being in a fairytale world"

Asked if he meant to kill Connor Tremble he said "No, I never

wanted to fight Connor, I'm sorry about what happened that day."

Will Blencowe denies murder, two other men

on trial deny perverting the course of justice, the case continues.

An investigation's underway after a man died when the light aircraft he

The plane crashed into a field at Hedges Farm yesterday evening.

The pilot, who was in his sixties, was the only person on board.

Air accident officials have spent the day at the site.

Thousands of teenagers across our region have collected

It's been an anxious time ` not just for the pupils but also

for the teachers after the reforms introduced by former

There had been concerns about the changes ` which involve

a shift away from coursework`based assessment to a single exam.

It's been a long wait, but the moment has finally arrived.

GCSE results day at The Grange School in Aylesbury.

And leave. I am ecstatic. I am really happy.

For these 16 year olds their future lies in these brown

envelopes and across our region results are up ` slightly.

In the South East ` just over 70% of entries achieved grades A* to C.

But across the country just over 73% of girls

achieved those top marks, whilst only 64% of boys managed the same.

For the teachers today is the culmination of many hours

of hard work in and out of the classroom ` a day when they too

I am relieved. We always wonder what the students will achieve. Our

estimate expected certain results, I am relieved that they have achieved

more or less what we expected. Whatever the results these young

people must continue in some form of learning until they're 18 years old,

but the message is no matter what They can continue in sixth form, or

do an apprenticeship and learn, go to a college, lots of choices and

options are available. So the long wait is over

and now the fun can begin. Campaigners challenging

an upcoming badger cull in Gloucestershire have taken

their case to the High Court.The Badger Trust says the Government's

failure to appoint an independent panel to oversee

culling is unlawful. It claims that

the panel is needed to judge Last year's pilot scheme, designed

to reduce levels of TB in cattle, failed to meet Government targets in

terms of the number badger's killed. When you see the figures from last

year, then revised, and their own people saying, this isn't working, I

am afraid that trust has gone right out the window.

They have already said they will bring in an independent assessment,

that is a step forward, but they are only halfway to where we want them

to be. Let's get a full report done, it is what MPs and the public want.

A million pounds worth of flowers will be on display

Thousands of people are expected to head to

It's being billed as the biggest contemporary cut flower

From the very beautiful to the rather more unusual.

But something which it's hoped might become

And with some four thousand national and international visitors expected

` it's good news for local businesses...The

So many people are coming, eating meals, buying flowers, terrific

support. It is the best place this could be.

location is equally important for others invited to take part.

It is great that it is so local because we do a lot of wedding work.

So we have a little Saturday shop where we sell the flowers. It is

really great to be here and have local people see what we are doing.

Hopefully they will make their way down to our farm.

Designers have travelled from as far away as Hong Kong and Canada

As well as displays there'll be workshops and competitions.

So if this proves a success, businesses could well be blooming

Alexis is coming up with the weather.

Outbreaks of rain through the course of the night and it will not be as

chilly as it was last night. There could be the odd heavy shower,

temperatures will drop to about you that in Celsius `` 11. The rain will

not stay, it is improving picture with only the slim chance of a

shower in the as in. Cloud in the latter part of the day. Bank holiday

weekend, Saturday, looking fairly good. The risk of showers on Sunday

later on, next is the National forecast.

lots of sunshine. Then more rain pushes in from the west for the Bank

Holiday Monday. Good evening. There's a feel of

autumn about the weather at the moment. It's thanks to the fact we

are pulling our off off the British Isles from the north making for a

cold feel by day and chilly nights. Still some showers to contend with

across England and Wales. Some heavy through the small hours of Friday,

particularly around the Bristol channel and into the south-east

towards the end of the night. Further north, the breeze eases. The

showers fade away and with clear skies, temperatures will fall down

into single figures in northern England, Northern Ireland and

southern and central Scotland. For Friday, he wassier showers hanging

back across the far south-east of England for the