17/09/2014 BBC Oxford News

A woman from Oxford has become the first person in the UK to be

Ruth Atkins is one of 60 volunteers who'll test the vaccine

Scientists at the Jenner Institute at the University

of Oxford are working to prdvent further outbreaks of the virus which

has killed more than 2,000 people in West Africa in the last six months.

I was driving home from work and heard Adrian, the professor on BBC

Radio Scotland, saying how they process had been escalated `nd it

made me think how sad it is in South Africa, and it made me think what

can I do. I can't go out thdre to work so I thought I could hdlp with

Professor Adrian Hill is le`ding the trial in Oxford.

I asked him what the risks are to the voluntders

We think they're going to bd very low indeed. This technology has been

used for TB and malaria vaccines. We're just changing one of the

components. We think it will be safe but we have to show that and we are

hoping that it will be reassuring. So you try one person at a time

That's right. When today, two in today's time and then we move on a

little more quickly and hopdfully we'll be able to start vacchnating

with our collaborators in Wdst Africa in just a few weeks. This

vaccine is designed for West Africa. It's happened quickly. We wdre only

about this over of few weeks ago. How soon could you have a v`ccine

that could be used? If everxthing went really well, the hope hs that

by December we'd have enough safety data on maybe 150 people, evidence

that the immune response produced was strong and protective and at the

same time, in Italy there are people manufacturing this vaccine, so we

hope to have about 10,000 bx the end of the year and that would be enough

to vaccinate health`care workers in the infected countries.

There are claims motorists hgnoring road closure signs are putthng lives

Some villagers are having to retrieve signs thrown into hedges

by motorists who don't want to follow the diversion.

Part of the A417 is closed for work to demolish and rebuild

Trudie Ball uses this narrow country lane to take her horses

from their stables in Goosex near Wantage to their field twicd a day.

But since the A417 was closdd for engineering works, this single

track road's become a rat rtn, which she says is putting lives at risk.

This terrifying and the cars are giving you no space at all so you're

stuck between a large horse which could land on you any minutd and a

car the other side who are sometimes passing within inches. And people

continue to drive at speed, they are not going to be able to control its

The railway bridge at Challow will be closed

for three months for reconstruction work as part of the electrification

Network Rail says it has a diversion route in place directing vehicles

away from the area, as well as access`only signs along Cow Lane.

But those who live and work along the route say drivers are

completely ignoring the signs and sometimes remove them delibdrately.

This morning we found this sign had been leant against a hedge.

Oxfordshire County Council's conducting a traffic count to

establish just how many people are misusing the road.

Network Rail has apologised for the inconvenience and s`ys it'll

provide signs which are mord difficult to move as well as

The company says it's working closely with the Council

and the police to explore w`ys of enforcing the road closures

and take action against those who continue to cut through.

Train companies in our region say passengers are

facing fewer delays because of a fall in the number of metal cables

Chiltern Railways had twelvd thefts in 2010,

Across the UK cable theft has gone down by 80%.

New legislation means scrap dealers now have to be licensed,

making it harder for thieves to sell`on the letal.

A film inspired by an infamous student dining society at Oxford

The Riot Club is based on The Bullingdon Club,

to which David Cameron and Boris Johnson once belonged.

The film focuses on 10 ficthonal students from very wealthy

Could it scare some people off applying to study at the Unhversity?

It shows a world of privilege and bad behaviour.

The Riot Club is fictional but some say it's not far removed from a real

life society at Oxford Univdrsity ` The Bullingdon Club.

A lot of it shocks me. We spoke to a couple of the boys who confhrmed

that what you see in the film is very close to the truth. Tr`shing

There are hundreds of clubs and societies at Oxford University.

But the Bullingdon isn't ond you'd be able to sign up for

Most students would never bd aware of its existence

if it hadn't been for what some of its past members went on to become.

David Cameron, George Osborne and Boris Johnson were all lembers

They've all since distanced themselves from the club.

But they're unlikely to welcome a big`screen reminder

of its reputation ahead of next year's general election

And what will it mean for the university?

Could images of "posh boys behaving badly" put students off applying?

I don't think it can be helpful But you can't control cinema. What we

can control is the energy and time that we put into bringing otr

message into this. The only thing that matters into this is that

you're right. Your background 's and matter to us. `` bright.

The university itself told ts it thought film`goers would recognise

It told us "it no more refldcts real student life at Oxford any lore than

Morse and Lewis reflect the city's crime rate."

Alexis has the regional weather forecast.

We're back in BBC Breakfast tomorrow morning. Good night.

The winds will gradually ease through the night meaning there may

be some mist and fog patches and low cloud during the early hours. But as

dancers last night but tempdratures will stay miles. Mainly dry starts

today with low cloud first thing. That should clear to allow for sunny

spells to breakthrough during the afternoon. Towards the lattdr part

of the evening, we may see one or two heavy showers. The risk of

thunder with those showers `nd a high of 23 Celsius. A logger heads

to the rest of the week, sunny spells tomorrow, the odd shower for

the afternoon, very much hit or the afternoon, very much hit or

Hello there. West was best today with the cloud break up more

readily. Readily. Tomorrow is almost a e. West was best today with the

cloud break up more readily. Tomorrow is almost a repeat

performance - dull, grey misty start for many of us. Into the afternoon

in particular we should see a bit more warm sunshine. That low cloud

that was glued to the North Sea coasts today is pushing inland.

Becoming much more extensive. Extensive. More mist and fog in

eastern Scotland and England. Coasts and hills. Damp and drizzle. A warm

night. We could catch a shower in the far South West. Many places will

start tomorrow dry but grey and cloudy. The mist and fog will tend

to lift and we'll see the sunshine breaking through in more sheltered

western areas, the Midlands and East Anglia and the south-east of

England. Lit warm up nicely. It will warm up in Northern Ireland in the

afternoon. It should be dry here. A little sunshine for Scotland. Mainly

in the