:00:09. > :00:11.There's been a dramatic risd in the number of young people being
:00:12. > :00:14.admitted to hospital in Oxfordshire for self`harming.
:00:15. > :00:16.In the past four years the number who've intention`lly
:00:17. > :00:19.taken an overdose or physic`lly hurt themselves has risen
:00:20. > :00:29.Niina Tamura has just moved into a new house in Banbury
:00:30. > :00:36.at Oxford University, but for a decade her life w`s
:00:37. > :00:40.If you have to resort to such methods to get some attention then
:00:41. > :00:45.that is a dysfunctional pattern and you should not be doing that
:00:46. > :00:48.and that is something that needs to be taken seriously.
:00:49. > :00:52.So I think never to brush it off because it takes some...
:00:53. > :01:03.So I think it should always be taken seriously.
:01:04. > :01:06.Using Freedom of Information laws BBC South has found that in 200 ,
:01:07. > :01:09.111 children under the age of 18 were admitted for overdoses.
:01:10. > :01:17.That increased to 132 in 2001 and peaked at 173 last year.
:01:18. > :01:22.Some of those patients were children as young as eight years old.
:01:23. > :01:24.Self harm is never completely safe but there are ways
:01:25. > :01:27.of trying to look after yourself and I think that is something that
:01:28. > :01:31.is really important for young people to know about while they trx to
:01:32. > :01:39.I don't think the risk of somebody working out how to self
:01:40. > :01:42.harm is a big enough reason for us not to talk about it.
:01:43. > :01:44.Oxfordshire offers tailored support to young people who frequently self
:01:45. > :01:46.harm including home visits and telephone support.
:01:47. > :01:48.Also the John Radcliffe Hospital has employed a child psychologist
:01:49. > :01:51.so mental health assessments can take place more quickly.
:01:52. > :01:56.It is incredible to me to think that I thought it was never to h`ppen `
:01:57. > :02:06.I was never going to recover ` but you can recover from these things.
:02:07. > :02:08.Seven childrens' centres in Swindon are threatened with closure as the
:02:09. > :02:13.Campaigners are opposing the plans which would see ftnding
:02:14. > :02:15.cut for around half of the town's children's centres.
:02:16. > :02:18.Two new facilities would also be built.
:02:19. > :02:23.A consultation is currently underway.
:02:24. > :02:25.The long`serving leader of South Oxfordshire District Council,
:02:26. > :02:27.Ann Ducker, has died following a short hllness.
:02:28. > :02:31.Ann was first elected as cotncillor for Goring back in 1983.
:02:32. > :02:33.She went on to serve as leader of the Conservative group,
:02:34. > :02:36.and also council chairman ` during an unbroken 32 year run.
:02:37. > :02:38.She was awarded an MBE in recognition of her public
:02:39. > :02:44.Disabled children from all over the country are taking
:02:45. > :02:47.part in the National Junior Games this week near Aylesbury.
:02:48. > :02:49.The competition, at the Stoke Mandeville Stadium, is seen as a big
:02:50. > :02:52.Adina Campbell has been finding out more.
:02:53. > :02:55.It is fast, fierce, but more than anything good fun
:02:56. > :02:59.Zone hockey is just one of many sports on offer herd
:03:00. > :03:08.Over next four days, 250 chhldren will be competing for medals as
:03:09. > :03:12.My favourite sport is probably the table tennis.
:03:13. > :03:16.I'm not very good at it but I enjoy it.
:03:17. > :03:19.You can get lost in it for hours, it is really fun.
:03:20. > :03:21.This competition has been running for more than 25 ye`rs.
:03:22. > :03:23.And the tracks scores from across the country.
:03:24. > :03:26.But this year there are no competitors from Oxfordshird
:03:27. > :03:33.Yes it is disappointing that there probably aren't any children
:03:34. > :03:40.from Oxfordshire or Buckinghamshire going there but there is
:03:41. > :03:42.an offer there now so that is something to build on.
:03:43. > :03:44.But these kinds of sports are becoming more accessible.
:03:45. > :03:47.More than ?300,000 of government funding was put towards helping
:03:48. > :03:49.young disabled people get involved in sports earlier this year.
:03:50. > :03:52.There are a lot of opportunhties out there especially within the school
:03:53. > :03:55.and local community, but also a lot of training opportunities as well to
:03:56. > :03:58.educate the school sports sdctor more about disability sport and how
:03:59. > :04:02.to make their sessions more inclusive.
:04:03. > :04:04.After huge events like the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics
:04:05. > :04:08.and more recently the Invictus Games it is hard not to feel insphred
:04:09. > :04:11.The challenge now is to keep encouraging more young people
:04:12. > :04:24.After more seven years in office, The Bishop of Oxford is to retire
:04:25. > :04:29.As a way of saying goodbye to his diocese, the Right Reverend
:04:30. > :04:32.John Pritchard is leading a 10 day pilgrimage along the Thames.
:04:33. > :04:43.For the Bishop of Oxford this pilgrimage draws
:04:44. > :04:48.his seven years at the helm of the Oxford diocese towards an
:04:49. > :04:54.Three miles an hour is kind of the speed of the love of God
:04:55. > :04:58.It is not rushing, it is a human speed, so you have
:04:59. > :05:00.lots of good conversations and time to think, and time to
:05:01. > :05:03.engage with the reality of the world around you ` the landscape.
:05:04. > :05:07.And also the inscape ` the kind of stuff that is going on inside you.
:05:08. > :05:09.The route along the Thames Path through Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire
:05:10. > :05:17.The Right Reverend John Pritchard ` a seasoned walker has journdyed
:05:18. > :05:20.Himalayas and Sinai desert and all sorts of things.
:05:21. > :05:23.I'm very much at home getting down and walking.
:05:24. > :05:26.Quite a long afternoon but we will stop somewhere en route as well
:05:27. > :05:29.But it has been nice to stop here and just make use
:05:30. > :05:35.A core of 12 pilgrims are with him on every
:05:36. > :05:41.Many more joining for just ` day, each with their own reasons to come,
:05:42. > :05:46.each wanting to share a few moments before the bishop's retiremdnt.
:05:47. > :05:48.When I saw this pilgrimage advertised it was something I really
:05:49. > :05:51.wanted to do and I would have liked to h`ve been
:05:52. > :05:56.It is a time when you can mdet people, fellowship,
:05:57. > :06:00.He has been a great pastor H think to the whole diocese
:06:01. > :06:06.and a great leader in prayer and living the way we ought to live
:06:07. > :06:09.The bishop had heart surgerx just days ago so is spitting
:06:10. > :06:20.Each mile through his diocese getting closer to a new lifd.
:06:21. > :06:24.Life as bishop or as a clergy person doesn't stop, as it were, when you
:06:25. > :06:28.So I shall be doing lots of things, teaching and writing and tr`velling
:06:29. > :06:30.and being honorary assistant bishop in the North of England.
:06:31. > :06:37.This has been a great journdy for seven years here in Oxford diocese.
:06:38. > :06:41.We're back in BBC Breakfast tomorrow morning,
:06:42. > :06:44.but for now, goodnight, and with the weather here's Sarah Farmer
:06:45. > :06:49.Hello and a very good evening to xou.
:06:50. > :06:53.We have a chilly night ahead of us, clear spells overhead too.
:06:54. > :06:56.And where we have the light winds we will see one or
:06:57. > :06:59.two patches of mist and fog forming particularly in those rural spots.
:07:00. > :07:03.Temperatures in our towns and cities down to about eight or nine degrees
:07:04. > :07:06.but out in the countryside perhaps a touch lower, so we could well see
:07:07. > :07:11.A nippy start to the day first thing tomorrow morning.
:07:12. > :07:13.Any mist and fog lingering should ease away
:07:14. > :07:16.and we are set fine for much of the day with some good sunnx spells
:07:17. > :07:19.and the cloud beginning to thicken up as we head into the afternoon.
:07:20. > :07:23.Still pleasant sunshine with highs of 18.
:07:24. > :07:25.Taking a look ahead and with Wednesday we start perhaps
:07:26. > :07:27.with some outbreaks of rain but brightening later.
:07:28. > :07:32.Time to take a look now at your national forecast.
:07:33. > :07:44.Temperatures are not bad for the time of year.
:07:45. > :07:51.For much of the UK, this week will stay drier than average and warmer
:07:52. > :07:54.than average. We normally expect temperatures of around 22 degrees,
:07:55. > :07:58.but by the end of the week we could get into the low 20s. With clear
:07:59. > :08:04.skies at this time of year, it does turn chilly through the evening
:08:05. > :08:14.More cloud in the north, with a weak weather front producing patchy and
:08:15. > :08:18.light rain. Temperatures should stay in double figures underneath that
:08:19. > :08:23.area of cloud. To the north and south, we are getting fairly close
:08:24. > :08:26.to freezing in the countryside, so a chilly start tomorrow morning. Also
:08:27. > :08:29.the risk of patchy mist and fog especially down to the south-west,
:08:30. > :08:33.but that should clear by mid-morning.