29/08/2014 BBC Oxford News

Gompertz has the story. That's

A man from Banbury, who murdered teenager a frenzy of

anger and jealousy, will spdnd at least the next 23 years in prison.

Oxford Crown Court heard Will Blencowe was consumed by bitterness

when he learned that Connor Tremble was seeing his ex girlfriend.

This was Will Blencowe's st`nce in numerous police interviews

And today in the courtroom when he was handed

Blencowe has shown no remorse for his actions.

He has not done anything to help the police with investigations.

He will now have a long timd in prison to reflect upon his `ctions.

The court heard that Will Blencowe was mentally unstable.

He was excluded from school and suicidal.

When he discovered his ex`girlfriend was dating

Connor Tremble, he was constmed by jealousy and wanted revenge.

On February 13th, CCTV shows him leaving home, then taking

He is seen in a taxi on his way to Connor Tremble's flat.

The court watched this foot`ge of Will Blencowe leaving thd flat,

inside a 17`year`old Connor Tremble was fighting for his life.

Lisa tremble spoke outside directly to her son.

I wish I could be given one more day...

Just to hold you close and see the things I have to say.

In sentencing, the judge described the terror and pain that

Connor Tremble must have felt as he was attacked in his own house in a

Blencowe's actions to avoid detection were cunning

For those reasons, he sentenced him to a life

imprisonment with a minimum term of 23 years.

Three Milton Keynes councillors have resigned after a convicted rapist

The Mayor, Subhan Shafiq, is one of the councillors to go

He gave a reference for the driver who had four

Stuart Burke and Gladstone LcKenzie, who were members

of the licensing committee, have also given up their posts.

Scientists in Oxford have bden given a grant to fast`track tests

An outbreak of the virus in Africa has killed more than 1,500 people

Researchers in Oxford say they could start testing a vaccine next month.

But the Ebola virus is spre`ding fast.

Here at this institute in Oxford, they will be pioneering resdarch

into a possible vaccine and doing it in record time.

The vaccine being tested won't contain any Ebola virus.

Instead, it uses an Ebola protein to try to generate an immune rdsponse.

It produces antibodies and the challenge is to get enough

The second way it works is by stimulating meet cellular area

This vaccine induces both arms of the immune system powerftlly

The speed of this trial is unprecedented.

It would normally take months but will happen in weeks.

Pending ethical and regulatory approvals, trials in Oxford will

start next month, followed by trials in Gambia in October.

By November, they will deliver findings to

While testing takes place, manufacturers will produce

around 10,000 doses of the vaccine, so that if it is successful it can

Businesses near Silverstone say they'll lose significant amounts

of income when the British Loto Grand Prix is moved to Wales.

Around 150,000 people are expected in Northamptonshire over

But it could be the last tile it's held at Silverstone.

Racing at 200 mph, just inches from the ground.

Silverstone has been the hole for MotoGP for the last four years.

Bosses here say it's the local area that benefits.

We do not have specific figtres for MotoGP but if you look

around the world, other countries are saying the impact is solewhere

After Formula One, MotoGP is the second`largest event at Silverstone.

The money made this weekend for businesses which spring up

during the Grand Prix, helps them through the rest of the year.

We're small farmers, just arable and livestock, and at the mhnute,

the camping we do depends on these events to keep us `float.

To lose it will have a big hmpact on us.

In Silverstone village, motorsport is in the blood.

That is why supporters say the Grand Prix should remain.

I cannot see how it makes economic sense to spend so much monex

in Wales to build a motorsport circuit when other motorsport

circuits around the world, without Government aid, are strugglhng.

Negotiations are ongoing to secure another year's racing whilst the

People living near the formdr air base at Upper Heyford have objected

to plans for films to be shot there for up to four months a year.

The limit is currently one lonth but the company that owns

Some people have complained about light and noise pollution and

want Cherwell District Council to refuse the application next week.

Motorists using some routes into Oxford are being urged to avoid

using their cars at peak tiles from next week, when the schools re`open.

Roadworks at the Kennington roundabout are already caushng

gridlock during busy periods, but councillors are worried

the return of the school run could make the jams worse.

The work isn't due to finish until November.

Meanwhile, work to resurface part of the A 20

between Oxford and Swindon has been completed a week ahead of schedule.

The project began in July and saw traffic diverted through

Alexis has the weather forecast for tonight and the weekend.

That's it from us. Goodnight.

There is the possibility of rain overnight tonight,

The odd heavy burst but mainly light and patchy.

And it will clear western areas during the early hours of the

morning so here we will havd some clear skies allowing temper`tures to

Maybe a damp start in the southeast first thing

tomorrow morning but, otherwise it is an improving picture.

The odd stray shower through the afternoon, very much hit

You could stay dry altogethdr throughout the day with temperatures

Sunday's looking like a pretty decent day thanks to high pressure

Rain at times on Monday, but coming up next is

begin with. Then it turns sunnier and warmer through the week.

Good evening. The sun sets on August this weekend, I'm sure some of you

will be pleased. After a promising start to the summer, August is the

month where it took a turn for the cooler. It's the first month since

last November where we will have seen below-average temperatures Bit

time the numbers are crunched, potentially this could be the

coolest August in over 20 years