:00:00. > :00:08.Don't forget Newsnight's starting over on BBC Two in a moment.
:00:09. > :00:11.Britain's biggest cycle racd has powered through our reghon.
:00:12. > :00:14.Some of the sport's best known names are taking part in the
:00:15. > :00:16.Tour of Britain, among them the reigning champion,
:00:17. > :00:20.It's the first time that Oxfordshire has been on the route.
:00:21. > :00:24.Tens of thousands of pounds has been spent locally to host the r`ce in
:00:25. > :00:26.the hope it will bring signhficant economic benefits to the arda.
:00:27. > :00:35.But the speed didn't stop thousands of people
:00:36. > :00:38.across our region lining thd streets of Oxfordshire and Buckingh`mshire.
:00:39. > :00:45.On first impressions, local businesses were benefiting too.
:00:46. > :00:48.This morning, since the guys have come in, it's just gone madness
:00:49. > :00:50.Yeah, we're a lot busier. That's good.
:00:51. > :00:53.Hopefully everybody else is getting the same in their trades.
:00:54. > :00:57.Having the Tour of Britain coming through your town is fantastic.
:00:58. > :01:01.I think, from a business perspective, having a bike shop
:01:02. > :01:08.COMMENTATOR: Fair play, he's doing the ride of his life
:01:09. > :01:10.to stay with those superb thme triallists.
:01:11. > :01:12.Councils have contributed thousands of pounds to promote
:01:13. > :01:16.And, with it, hoping to boost tourist attractions
:01:17. > :01:22.The Tour of Britain is a grdat opportunity to
:01:23. > :01:26.put Buckinghamshire on the lap and showcase our beautiful county.
:01:27. > :01:29.The fact that it is coming through on Friday, the economic
:01:30. > :01:33.There's lots of activities planned for the
:01:34. > :01:39.weekend to entice visitors to stay and to bring the residents out.
:01:40. > :01:43.But a rolling roadblock brotght travel disruption to thousands
:01:44. > :01:47.of motorists. For many it was worth it.
:01:48. > :01:50.There's not many people get to see the bikes go past and it is
:01:51. > :01:56.We've never had anything like this come through the town beford.
:01:57. > :01:58.It was a good thing to come and watch.
:01:59. > :02:00.This racing car threw this bag out of the window.
:02:01. > :02:06.The Tour winds up in London on Sunday and many here will bd hoping
:02:07. > :02:15.Two men in their 20s have been charged after
:02:16. > :02:19.The 22`year`old man was stabbed in the stomach
:02:20. > :02:25.The men are charged with catsing grievous bodily harm with intent
:02:26. > :02:30.Both men appeared at Banburx Magistrates' Court this morning
:02:31. > :02:33.Two homeless men have been jailed for a total of six years
:02:34. > :02:37.Daniel Brice and Patrick Allen attacking a man
:02:38. > :02:45.They punched and kicked him before stealing money and his bank card.
:02:46. > :02:47.Organisers of one of the biggest agricultural shows in
:02:48. > :02:49.our region are hoping to sed visitor numbers go back up,
:02:50. > :02:55.The Thame Show was cancelled two years ago and last year a shift
:02:56. > :02:57.from the regular date damagdd visitor numbers.
:02:58. > :03:01.Now organisers have made a plea to local schools to allow children to
:03:02. > :03:03.attend during class time, to support the event.
:03:04. > :03:09.Drawing in the crowds had ndver been a problem for the Thamd Show,
:03:10. > :03:16.But now preparations are well under way for a return to the traditional
:03:17. > :03:23.After a campaign by organisdrs, a return of another tradition `
:03:24. > :03:30.They should appreciate what is going on in our town and who's dohng it
:03:31. > :03:33.and what the farmers are dohng. We really do.
:03:34. > :03:37.It is great for the children to come to a show like this and see what
:03:38. > :03:39.happens in the countryside, agriculture,
:03:40. > :03:44.At the end of the day, the children are the future of the show `nd we
:03:45. > :03:50.Children will only be allowdd the day off school if their parents
:03:51. > :03:55.For those wanting to go in, though, schools will be open.
:03:56. > :03:59.What the local authority saxs though, if schools are going to give
:04:00. > :04:02.children a day off for anything it should be for something
:04:03. > :04:07.I have children and I think they should educate themselves even
:04:08. > :04:11.It depends what they do at the Thame Show.
:04:12. > :04:14.If they are just eating ice cream it's probably not much use
:04:15. > :04:18.It's quite informative, I don't see why it wouldn't do them some
:04:19. > :04:23.The Oxfordshire County and Thame Show will take place next Thursday.
:04:24. > :04:27.It's hoped the support by local schools and a return to
:04:28. > :04:30.the traditional September d`te will see lots of people coming along
:04:31. > :04:40.A Roman settlement and Iron Age remains have been unearthed
:04:41. > :04:43.at the site of a planned housing development
:04:44. > :04:47.The discoveries have been m`de the same team that found thd remains
:04:48. > :04:54.of Richard III under a car park Sinead Carroll reports.
:04:55. > :04:57.Uncovering the past and preparing for the futurd.
:04:58. > :05:01.48 homes will soon be built here in Aston Clinton near Aylesbury
:05:02. > :05:06.but, before the diggers could begin, the archaeologists moved in.
:05:07. > :05:10.We have actually got a Roman track way.
:05:11. > :05:13.Its course was unclear throtgh the county and it looks as
:05:14. > :05:18.We've got it coming through the site which is the first time
:05:19. > :05:22.These are the same archaeologists who discovered the remains of
:05:23. > :05:24.King Richard III under a Leicester car park.
:05:25. > :05:28.Two skeletons were found in Buckinghamshire, not roy`l
:05:29. > :05:34.Today, the site was open to the public.
:05:35. > :05:39.It is just completely amazing, out of this world.
:05:40. > :05:45.They used flint for their old houses and to eat
:05:46. > :05:53.I saw a bone. It was down there by those big holes.
:05:54. > :05:55.The artefacts found here will be displayed locally too.
:05:56. > :05:59.So even when houses are built here, people can still learn what lies
:06:00. > :06:09.Milton Keynes is preparing htself for the Rugby World Cup next year.
:06:10. > :06:11.Stadium MK, home to the MK Dons football team,
:06:12. > :06:14.will host three internation`l matches during the tournament.
:06:15. > :06:24.Tickets went on sale today, a year ahead of the opening ceremony.
:06:25. > :06:32.Firstly I want to make sure everybody gets a ticket, register
:06:33. > :06:39.for a ticket. The real legacy will be about young people and sport It
:06:40. > :06:41.will be about the spotlight of Milton Keynes said we are a global
:06:42. > :06:43.city. Hope you have a very good wdekend,
:06:44. > :06:46.whatever you're doing. Goodnight. Hello, good evening, there will
:06:47. > :06:49.be clear skies initially tonight but we will see increasing cloud,
:06:50. > :06:52.bringing the chance of some mist and fog through the early hours of
:06:53. > :06:55.the morning and low cloud in places. Temperatures in our towns
:06:56. > :06:56.and cities, In the countryside 8/9
:06:57. > :07:02.degrees but it will be Tomorrow, will be very like today,
:07:03. > :07:07.mist and murk, low cloud first of all but sunny spells will start
:07:08. > :07:11.to develop through the afternoon and, in the sunshine, pleas`ntly
:07:12. > :07:16.warm with a high of 19/20 Cdlsius. A slim chance of a shower
:07:17. > :07:19.but most places being dry. Looking ahead to the rest
:07:20. > :07:22.of the weekend, and into next week, sunny spells tomorrow, more cloud
:07:23. > :07:25.on Sunday with a chance of drizzle and rain at times on Monday.
:07:26. > :07:32.Up next is the national fordcast. an outlook now for the next few
:07:33. > :07:47.days. We are in good shape. Most will stay
:07:48. > :07:51.dry. Hopefully you will see good spells of sunshine. It will be
:07:52. > :07:57.breezy as we go through southern areas. But not much, if any rain.
:07:58. > :08:02.Spare a thought for friends across south-Eastern Europe. We have had
:08:03. > :08:06.torrential downpours over Italy into the Balkans, parts of Greece and
:08:07. > :08:11.further heavy thundery downpours expected could cause further issues.
:08:12. > :08:15.You can see the extent of the cloud here. Back home we've had
:08:16. > :08:20.well-broken cloud. If you look to the north, there is a greater than
:08:21. > :08:23.average chance of seeing the northern lights, would you believe -
:08:24. > :08:27.that is because we have high solar activity. Good luck with that.
:08:28. > :08:32.Weather wise, not a lot going on. Dry, murky out there. We have got
:08:33. > :08:37.some fog across parts of eastern Scotland, through central areas as
:08:38. > :08:40.well. Fog patches over north-east England too. A fair bit of cloud.