:00:00. > :00:21.Rush to the thrush - twitchers flock to the region
:00:22. > :00:36.as a rare visitor brings a windfall to a local charity.
:00:37. > :00:40.The Manor Formula One team, based in Banbury,
:00:41. > :00:43.is on the brink of collapse after being put into administration.
:00:44. > :00:45.More than 200 staff work at its headquarters.
:00:46. > :00:48.But the team now need to find new investors before the 2017
:00:49. > :00:56.Just like the weather, staff here at the Manor Racing
:00:57. > :00:59.headquarters in Banbury are likely to be feeling cold and dreary.
:01:00. > :01:01.The team are officially in administration after failing
:01:02. > :01:16.It means 212 members of staff are now facing an uncertain future.
:01:17. > :01:19.Putting a Formula One team into administration is the last
:01:20. > :01:21.resort anybody would want to do becuase when you put a team
:01:22. > :01:23.into administration, you essentially void its entry.
:01:24. > :01:25.What's fasincating today from a legal perspective is that
:01:26. > :01:28.while the team itself has been put into administration,
:01:29. > :01:33.the company that owns the entry, we found out, is a separate entry.
:01:34. > :01:38.It's not the first time this has happened.
:01:39. > :01:43.Back in 2015 when the team were known as Marussia,
:01:44. > :01:45.administrators were brought in because of debts
:01:46. > :01:50.But a new investor was found at the last minute -
:01:51. > :01:53.that being the current owner Stephen Fitzpatrick -
:01:54. > :01:56.and the team rebranded under their original name Manor.
:01:57. > :01:59.The team have been in talks with new investors but so far no
:02:00. > :02:04.It's a big blow for all those involved, with high hopes
:02:05. > :02:07.for the year ahead after finishing bottom of the championship
:02:08. > :02:14.In a statement by the administrators, it said no
:02:15. > :02:18.redundancies have been made so far and all staff were paid in full up
:02:19. > :02:26.But of course the ongoing staff situation depends
:02:27. > :02:29.on if a new investor can be found in the limited time available.
:02:30. > :02:32.The new F1 season starts in March, but we'll just have to wait and see
:02:33. > :02:43.A newspaper claim that a major crime unit was investigating the death
:02:44. > :02:48.of George Michael is false, according to Thames Valley Police.
:02:49. > :02:50.Tributes have been placed outside the Goring home of the 53-year-old
:02:51. > :02:54.The Sun newspaper claimed that major crime officers
:02:55. > :02:58.Thames Valley Police say it's not a force investigation,
:02:59. > :03:03.but detectives were working on behalf of the county's coroner.
:03:04. > :03:09.Oxfordshire's secondary schools are seeing some of the highest rates
:03:10. > :03:13.Some pupils are missing more than a tenth of all
:03:14. > :03:18.There are now calls for a review of why the problem's
:03:19. > :03:24.Our political reporter Bethan Phillips has the story.
:03:25. > :03:27.If your child misses more than 10% of their lessons during a year,
:03:28. > :03:31.then they're classed as being "persistently absent".
:03:32. > :03:34.And that's a big problem in Oxfordshire.
:03:35. > :03:38.Last year, more than 4,300 students were repeatedly skipping school.
:03:39. > :03:44.That's nearly 14% of secondary school students in the county,
:03:45. > :03:47.and it's well above the national average of just over 12%.
:03:48. > :03:54.In fact, these figures mean Oxfordshire is one of the worst
:03:55. > :04:01.counties in the country for young people repeatedly skipping school.
:04:02. > :04:05.John Howson is the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for education
:04:06. > :04:08.He says he believes some teenagers are being put off school
:04:09. > :04:10.because of the emphasis on academic subjects.
:04:11. > :04:12.The concern is that, in that crucial 14-16 age range,
:04:13. > :04:14.if they lose the desire for education, it can
:04:15. > :04:16.affect their adult life, their working potential,
:04:17. > :04:18.their earning potential, and because we want them to stay
:04:19. > :04:21.in learning until they're 18 now, they won't be able to do
:04:22. > :04:27.the right sort of courses in the further education sector.
:04:28. > :04:30.Oxfordshire County Council has pointed out that almost
:04:31. > :04:32.all of our secondaries are now academies - they're
:04:33. > :04:36.independent from the council, and so responsibility for truancy
:04:37. > :04:41.But it has said it's written to schools offering to work
:04:42. > :04:44.with them to address the underlying causes of the problem.
:04:45. > :04:46.It says if there's not an improvement, then there may be
:04:47. > :04:48.a case for the Government's regional schools commissioner,
:04:49. > :04:54.who oversees academies in our area, to step in.
:04:55. > :04:56.A charity in Buckinghamshire is trying to raise ?15,000
:04:57. > :04:59.to continue helping the county's young carers.
:05:00. > :05:05.Last year Carers Bucks launched The Own Zone,
:05:06. > :05:07.a space where young people, who look after a parents
:05:08. > :05:11.However, the project is now in danger of closing
:05:12. > :05:18.This may look like a normal classroom,
:05:19. > :05:23.This is an Own Zone, run by the charity Carers Bucks,
:05:24. > :05:27.it gives young people the ability to be themselves.
:05:28. > :05:32.Grace is 12, her brother Callum is 11, and their
:05:33. > :05:41.We like coming here because it's easier than being at home,
:05:42. > :05:44.where we have to do a lot of stuff to look after our mum cos
:05:45. > :05:53.I usually have to make mum a sandwich and in the weekends
:05:54. > :06:09.when we need to tidy, we need to help our tidy.
:06:10. > :06:12.But these facilities don't come for free and children
:06:13. > :06:18.are to keep using them, the charity must now raise ?15,000.
:06:19. > :06:21.We're funded by the county council for most of our
:06:22. > :06:25.of young carers we work with has doubled in the past few years,
:06:26. > :06:28.there are 800, so we need to find money from the community,
:06:29. > :06:31.from local businesses church groups to help fund the ongoing work
:06:32. > :06:36.It's nice to have other people to talk to who are in
:06:37. > :06:44.Having siblings with needs or people you have to care for,
:06:45. > :06:47.it's just kind of nice to have them talk to you and you
:06:48. > :06:54.The former Henley MP, Lord Heseltine, has been fined
:06:55. > :06:56.after admitting knocking a cyclist over near his Northamptonshire home.
:06:57. > :06:58.He appeared at Northampton Magistrates and pleaded guilty
:06:59. > :07:04.The cyclist suffered shattered knees and a broken in arm in the incident
:07:05. > :07:06.at Thenford near Banbury in June last year.
:07:07. > :07:09.The 83-year-old former deputy prime minister was fined ?5,000 and handed
:07:10. > :07:17.A Reading landmark that was left derelict for decades,
:07:18. > :07:20.is on track to re-open as a spa and restaurant.
:07:21. > :07:22.The Edwardian swimming baths at Kings Meadow
:07:23. > :07:23.are being painstakingly restored and transformed as
:07:24. > :07:30.We're leaving the restaurant and we shall be heading
:07:31. > :07:36.Far from finished, but the man in charge says his vision for this
:07:37. > :07:39.That piece of glass I just slid sideways, it weighs
:07:40. > :07:45.The Kings Meadow pool opened in 1902.
:07:46. > :07:50.It was ladies only, fed by the nearby River Thames,
:07:51. > :07:53.but it has been boarded up since the early '70s and gradually
:07:54. > :08:00.fell into such poor repair that Reading Council announced plans
:08:01. > :08:03.to pull it down and sell the land to developers.
:08:04. > :08:05.It sparked a campaign to have the building listed
:08:06. > :08:07.and a decade later it was sold to someone determined
:08:08. > :08:14.It's totally preserved as it was, but now it is protected
:08:15. > :08:17.by all this surrounding glass, so behind the glass wall
:08:18. > :08:21.It's hoped the newly renamed Thames Lido,
:08:22. > :08:24.with its restaurant, spa and open-air pool,
:08:25. > :08:36.The Blue Rock thrush hasn't been seen in the UK for ten years.
:08:37. > :08:38.But in recent weeks it's taken up residence in Stow
:08:39. > :08:41.on the Wold in Gloucestershire, attracting hundreds
:08:42. > :08:45.And a charity that allows older people to stay in their homes says
:08:46. > :08:48.a rare bird has helped them raise much needed funds.
:08:49. > :08:59.Trying to catch a glimpse of history in the making -
:09:00. > :09:04.these bird-watchers have come from across the country,
:09:05. > :09:07.all in a bid to see something rarely seen -
:09:08. > :09:16.It's a big adrenaline rush and it's an even bigger rush
:09:17. > :09:30.The guy who found this must have been, like, "Yes!"
:09:31. > :09:33.It's just the seventh confirmed siting of this bird since 1985.
:09:34. > :09:36.Bridget Jennings spotted it in her garden just before Christmas,
:09:37. > :09:44.but didn't initially realise its importance.
:09:45. > :09:48.It looked like a cross between a blackbird and a starling,
:09:49. > :09:51.but in the light it was a bluey colour and we weren't
:09:52. > :09:54.A picture was posted online and since then,
:09:55. > :09:56.enthusiasts have been flocking to the area from
:09:57. > :10:01.We didn't realise what a furore it was going to cause,
:10:02. > :10:08.but with all the people coming, it was quite a surprise.
:10:09. > :10:10.The appearance has even boosted a charity that
:10:11. > :10:14.These volunteers have been keeping the bird watchers fuelled
:10:15. > :10:20.with teas and coffees, raising ?2,000 in donations.
:10:21. > :10:25.This little bird has done so much, cos it's going to help people.
:10:26. > :10:30.This bit of money he's raised is just incredible.
:10:31. > :10:32.No-one knows exactly how long the blue rock
:10:33. > :10:36.Experts believe it could stay until the spring.
:10:37. > :10:38.For now it's proving a popular attraction in this
:10:39. > :10:51.Oxford United have announced the death of their all-time
:10:52. > :10:55.Graham Atkinson passed way yesterday morning aged 73,
:10:56. > :11:02.He joined United in 1959 alongside his brother Ron,
:11:03. > :11:04.before going on to make 394 appearances for the club,
:11:05. > :11:11.I'll have the headlines at 8 and a full bulletin at 10:30.
:11:12. > :11:14.Now more of today's stories with Sally Taylor.
:11:15. > :11:17.a thriller of the sort delivered in 2007. Sadly, this five goal
:11:18. > :11:20.nailbiter ended in defeat for the Royals.
:11:21. > :11:22.Still to come: Meet the man of many millions.
:11:23. > :11:33.The Gosport man honoured for his charity fundraising.
:11:34. > :11:36.Residents in a village near Basingstoke are fighting plans
:11:37. > :11:38.for new homes on a field which they say regularly floods.
:11:39. > :11:41.It once again highlights the dilemma of where to put new homes that
:11:42. > :11:45.On the other side of Basingstoke, there are plans for 10,000 new homes
:11:46. > :11:48.built as a garden town, which the Government hopes is one
:11:49. > :11:50.way to get local people on board with new developments.
:11:51. > :11:59.Ena Miller starts her report in Cliddesden.
:12:00. > :12:13.This community is worried about the future of their village. An
:12:14. > :12:15.application has been applied to build 40 homes. Locals oppose this.
:12:16. > :12:18.The filter has already been considered by Basingstoke and Deane
:12:19. > :12:26.council and was refused because they said it would be overdeveloped in
:12:27. > :12:29.the village and affect the conservation area. The other thing
:12:30. > :12:35.is about drainage. The village pond overflows and empties into the
:12:36. > :12:36.field. Campaigners handed in a petition to Basingstoke Council. In
:12:37. > :12:52.a statement, the say... . This is not the only field that has
:12:53. > :12:57.been considered in the area. 15 minutes down the road in that
:12:58. > :13:05.direction, thousands of homes there are being proposed. After an 18
:13:06. > :13:08.month public consultation, a revised application for the first phase of
:13:09. > :13:16.3200 homes will be resubmitted. We need to work through what the right
:13:17. > :13:22.type of infrastructure, schools and roads, and what is the right type of
:13:23. > :13:28.community infrastructure. The bigger plans for 10,000 homes as part of
:13:29. > :13:34.what has been called Basingstoke's garden town. It has already received
:13:35. > :13:42.?850,000 of government money. You can build primary schools. It is a
:13:43. > :13:44.cheap thing to do. But where are the surgeries? Hospitals? They are
:13:45. > :13:48.talking about children and young people. As people get older, what
:13:49. > :13:52.happens when they get older? There is no planning will fall for the
:13:53. > :13:57.about what that mixed population will do on that site. There is a
:13:58. > :14:04.determination to fight for what is best for the future. Open fields or
:14:05. > :14:06.more housing? In this corner of the world, villagers feel it is the view
:14:07. > :14:08.that matters. A former senior NHS official has
:14:09. > :14:11.been jailed for three and a half years at Guildford Crown Court
:14:12. > :14:14.for accepting ?80,000 in bribes. 57-year-old Peter Lewis
:14:15. > :14:15.from Windlesham worked He admitted receiving the payments
:14:16. > :14:19.in return for awarding a computer contract worth ?950,000
:14:20. > :14:24.in the first year. Surrey Police say they're now
:14:25. > :14:27.focusing on recovering the money Mr Lewis made from his crime
:14:28. > :14:32.and returning it to the NHS. Plans to build a 25 megawatt solar
:14:33. > :14:38.farm in Dorset have been scrapped. Wildlife charities opposed
:14:39. > :14:40.the development at Rampisham Down near Dorchester, which is a Site
:14:41. > :14:44.of Special Scientific Interest. The developer, British Solar
:14:45. > :14:47.Renewables, has decided to shelve the application,
:14:48. > :14:50.which was approved two years ago but was then subject
:14:51. > :14:53.to a public inquiry. A smaller farm will be built
:14:54. > :15:05.on an alternative site nearby. A 108-year-old man living in Alton
:15:06. > :15:08.is now Britain's oldest man. Bob Weighton inherited
:15:09. > :15:10.the title when a man He lived in Japan in the run-up
:15:11. > :15:15.to the Second World War. When Roger Finn went
:15:16. > :15:18.to see him at his care home, Bob told him what it meant to be
:15:19. > :15:35.Britain's oldest man. I do not seem to feel any different.
:15:36. > :15:42.In myself. The everybody else I need to will remind me of the fact. Bob
:15:43. > :15:54.was born in 1908. He spent his childhood in Hull and was part of a
:15:55. > :15:57.large family. In the 1930s, he travelled to Taiwan and Japan where
:15:58. > :15:59.he worked as an English teacher. He married his British sweetheart but
:16:00. > :16:01.the couple were forced to leave as the political situation worsened.
:16:02. > :16:05.They and their three young children felt spent the war in Canada where
:16:06. > :16:10.Bob broadcast propaganda to the Japanese. Throughout his long life,
:16:11. > :16:17.Bob has held Christian and left-wing principles. The most important thing
:16:18. > :16:24.I have learnt is that it is far better to make a friend out of the
:16:25. > :16:30.possible enemy than it is to make an enemy out of a possible friend. What
:16:31. > :16:39.would you say is the key to finding happiness? I do not think you find
:16:40. > :16:46.happiness by looking for it. I think happiness comes when you do certain
:16:47. > :16:56.things. And happiness comes as a surprise. Bob moved to alter and in
:16:57. > :17:00.1969. His wife died 20 years ago. I have got to ask the cliched
:17:01. > :17:07.question, what is your secret for having such a long life? I am just
:17:08. > :17:17.very fortunate. It is nothing I have actually done or a regime I have
:17:18. > :17:25.followed at all because I have had such a varied from existence. I have
:17:26. > :17:28.eaten all sorts of things I never thought I would eat and been to
:17:29. > :17:31.places I never thought I would visit. I have no clear answer to
:17:32. > :17:37.that question at all. Onto sport and it's FA Cup
:17:38. > :17:40.third round weekend, which kicks off tonight live
:17:41. > :17:41.on BBC One. Tony is here to look ahead
:17:42. > :17:44.to the ties involving our clubs, starting with that date
:17:45. > :17:48.at Old Trafford. Jaap Stam won three Premier league
:17:49. > :17:51.titles and an FA Cup during a three-year spell
:17:52. > :17:53.at Old Trafford. They still sing his name
:17:54. > :17:57.there on occasion. Tomorrow, the Royals
:17:58. > :17:59.put their promising league campaign to one side as they attempt to cause
:18:00. > :18:02.one of the upsets of this year's competition against Jose Mourinho's
:18:03. > :18:20.in-form United, who have It will make some changes. But our
:18:21. > :18:28.players are all good players. I trust them all. We played against
:18:29. > :18:35.very good opponents, I repeat, very good, but I trust my players and, if
:18:36. > :18:46.we earn the right frame of mind, it will be difficult
:18:47. > :18:50.but I think we can do it. A chance to contest ourselves and we can play
:18:51. > :18:53.well in the league this season. It will be an opportunity to go there
:18:54. > :18:54.and see what stage we are at ourselves.
:18:55. > :18:55.And Reading's trip to Manchester United features
:18:56. > :19:02.in a special edition of BBC Radio Berkshire Sport.
:19:03. > :19:07.Southampton have insisted defender Virgil Van Dijk is not for sale
:19:08. > :19:09.ahead of their trip to Norwich of the championship.
:19:10. > :19:12.Bournemouth also face second tier opposition as do Oxford United,
:19:13. > :19:16.Once again, it's Eastleigh who fly the flag for the non league teams.
:19:17. > :19:18.They've come through replays at both Swindon and Halifax
:19:19. > :19:20.to reach round three for the second consecutive season.
:19:21. > :19:22.Tomorrow boss Martin Allen revisits former club Brentford
:19:23. > :19:25.The Spitfires are taking their largest away following ever
:19:26. > :19:31.to a game with 1500 fans travelling to West London.
:19:32. > :19:40.Going back first time with the team to walk out there in that tunnel
:19:41. > :19:46.will be special to me but my job is to look after my players and put a
:19:47. > :19:51.good performance on for our supporters and of course my boss,
:19:52. > :19:54.good account of ourselves on the pitch. I am not worried about the
:19:55. > :19:57.reception I will get from the Brentford supporters.
:19:58. > :19:59.Brighton and Hove Albion's main target is promotion
:20:00. > :20:03.They're top of the championship so the FA Cup is likely to take
:20:04. > :20:23.It is quite difficult to sit here and speak about the values of the FA
:20:24. > :20:25.Cup and your feelings on it. Perhaps, some people might feel, why
:20:26. > :20:27.are you making changes? Our main focus is the league.
:20:28. > :20:30.All the goals from the FA Cup will go online shortly after 5
:20:31. > :20:32.o'clock tomorrow on the BBC Sport website.
:20:33. > :20:34.Portsmouth missed out on the chance to close the gap
:20:35. > :20:40.They lost 3-1 on a freezing night at top of the table Doncaster.
:20:41. > :20:42.Former Pompey striker John Marquis opened the scoring before
:20:43. > :20:48.But the home side restored the advantage when Tommy Rowe
:20:49. > :20:50.blasted in a second approaching the hour.
:20:51. > :20:52.Then Marquis pounced to settle the game.
:20:53. > :21:05.Double Olympic rowing champion Alex Gregory has
:21:06. > :21:07.announced his retirement from the sport.
:21:08. > :21:10.The 32-year-old, seen here in the bow of the boat,
:21:11. > :21:13.rowed to gold alongside Pete Reed in the coxless fours in 2012.
:21:14. > :21:16.Yesterday Reed announced he was returning for Tokyo 2020.
:21:17. > :21:19.Gregory then took gold last summer in Rio.
:21:20. > :21:22.British rowing describe him as one of the greatest the sport has
:21:23. > :21:33.Last week, the New Years Honours list recognised the achievement
:21:34. > :21:36.of sports people, celebrities and those from other walks of life.
:21:37. > :21:39.But there's another honour which is also announced this time
:21:40. > :21:41.of year that you might not have heard of.
:21:42. > :21:43.The British Citizen Awards recognise ordinary people who work
:21:44. > :21:47.tirelessly to make a positive impact on society.
:21:48. > :21:49.60-year-old Les Heyhoe from Gosport is getting one
:21:50. > :21:58.He's raised almost ?12 million helping dozens of charities.
:21:59. > :22:01.Earlier he joined me on the sofa to explain his first big fundraising
:22:02. > :22:09.idea as a sixteen year old Navy recruit.
:22:10. > :22:17.It was collecting aluminium from tin cans because in those days, they
:22:18. > :22:23.were ten counts. Aluminium at that time was expensive so I expend to
:22:24. > :22:30.the wrinkles and came up with the idea to give less a ring. How many
:22:31. > :22:36.did you collect? 380 million. How much did that raise? ?1.2 million.
:22:37. > :22:50.So you got a love for it from their? It was a nice feeling. I started
:22:51. > :22:55.fundraising from then on. Why do you do this? Over the years, you have
:22:56. > :23:08.raised ?12 million for so many different charities. It is the
:23:09. > :23:11.sincere thank you. If I receive a sincere thank you, that means
:23:12. > :23:13.everything. Give me a flavour of the things you have done. I have become
:23:14. > :23:22.the Tango man, abseiled down the Norwich house. I organised that.
:23:23. > :23:25.Cycled from Buckingham Palace to Cardiff Castle with a good friend
:23:26. > :23:32.who was a blind veteran. Close race evenings. So you arrange and
:23:33. > :23:43.organise events as well? I am the man they call the man who can! Do
:23:44. > :23:54.you think over the years, the wave fundraising is change? Yes, it
:23:55. > :23:58.certainly has. In my days, it was a case of doing it because you want to
:23:59. > :24:02.do it and be part of the community. Now, fundraising is a business. Is
:24:03. > :24:07.that a business? It is good in some instances but bad in others. When I
:24:08. > :24:14.say good, everyone gets noticed is out there the community. But it is a
:24:15. > :24:19.business so some people will say, what is in it for them? The money is
:24:20. > :24:27.then is persuading people to donate. You clearly have got a knack. What
:24:28. > :24:31.is the secret? I am a great believing fundraising, so it is the
:24:32. > :24:38.fun. I am blowing my own trumpet here. But they know they will have
:24:39. > :24:43.fun first and the money will follow. I think you should blow your own
:24:44. > :24:50.trumpet because you deserve it. Congratulations on your British
:24:51. > :25:12.citizens award. You must feel proud. It is a delight to meet you.
:25:13. > :25:14.Raymond Slack caught some blue skies on camera,
:25:15. > :25:19.And Robert Bigwood sent us this photo of a deer in the rain
:25:20. > :25:30.Those outbreaks of rain are still with us. The band of rain is pushing
:25:31. > :25:37.its way out across the south coast. We will start to see them clearing.
:25:38. > :25:40.Gloomy conditions the round of the night. That band of rain will come
:25:41. > :25:45.and go and be patchy in nature and there will be one or two hefty
:25:46. > :25:52.bursts in the mix. Clearing through as we enter into those early hours
:25:53. > :25:58.but drizzly spells and hill fog. Temperatures, a stark change. Loads
:25:59. > :26:09.of three or 4 degrees. A grey and gloomy start. Still some of that
:26:10. > :26:11.hill fog lingering and patchy outbreaks and is the first thing.
:26:12. > :26:15.But as the day draws on, things dry out. That cloud could be big enough
:26:16. > :26:21.to produce rain at times. There may be one or two brighter breaks and
:26:22. > :26:26.that will be limited. Temperatures ten or 11 degrees. As we take a look
:26:27. > :26:32.ahead to tomorrow night, a quiet night to come. We will stick with a
:26:33. > :26:36.fair amount of cloud. Some hill fog and patchy drizzle as possible as
:26:37. > :26:45.well. Temperatures holding at five or 6 degrees. To round up the
:26:46. > :26:53.weekend, for Sunday, another quiet day. Staying predominantly dry. We
:26:54. > :26:55.are still with a fair amount of cloud. Murky conditions at times but
:26:56. > :26:59.there may just be one or two brighter breaks here and there.
:27:00. > :27:07.Let's take a look at the summary. Through the weekend, we stay with
:27:08. > :27:10.cloud. Breaks are possible. Hill fog murkiness at times. But as we go
:27:11. > :27:17.through the new working week, a breezy affair and a band of rain
:27:18. > :27:20.arriving. Tuesday, we will finally see more in the way of brightness
:27:21. > :27:28.before we return to the unsettled theme head into the middle part of
:27:29. > :27:31.this week. Have a good weekend. Enjoy the FA Cup. Very good luck to
:27:32. > :27:36.the Royals.