17/01/2017 South Today - Oxford

In tonight's programme: The fatal crash on the A34 caused by a lorry

Police are praised for the way they dealt with the aftermath.

Also: from fewer hospital beds - to more care at home -

how the group planning cuts to the NHS in Oxfordshire

Chilly encounters for the ice maidens - the soldiers

in training for a record trek across the south pole.

And later on. I just want to see what I'm capable of and what I can

do. And what I cannot do. Officers from Thames Valley Police

who dealt with the aftermath of a fatal crash on the A34 have

been given commendations The awards from the force's

Chief Constable recognise Four people died in

the crash near East Ilsley It was caused by a lorry driver

who was using his mobile Strolling through his music

playlist, which seconds later with cost four people their lives. This

was the moment Thomas Croker, distracted by his mobile phone,

caused the multicar pile-up on the A34 in August 20 16. Her partner's.

Was also killed. The family were integral to the video, because we

couldn't have made it without them, but also they were integral to the

fact it was made in the first place. It was great idea and they wanted to

make a positive change. Something so horrific had happened and they saw

it as an opportunity to make a change and save people's lives. A

police Sergeant, Detective Sergeant, three police officers and two

communications officers have all been commended for their work in

response to the crash. This afternoon's ceremony was led by the

Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police. He honoured some members of

his team for what he called outstanding work, bravery and

dedication. I think the fact that three children were involved in this

crash made it stand that for all the wrong reasons. The officers were

very proud to be recognised but ultimately they think they are just

doing their job. The lorry driver Thomas Croker is now serving a

10-year jail sentence for causing death by dangerous driving. Hope

this as cam footage will continue to be a warning exposing the

consequences of using a mobile phone while behind the wheel.

Police in Aylesbury have arrested an 18 year old man

to Stoke Mandeville Hospital following reports of

Police had been called to a property in Brompton Close in Meadowcroft.

The man died in the early hours of this morning.

Police are continuing house to house inquiries in the area.

The 36 you wrote so the products from her shop and was today given a

six-month suspended prison sentence. They were ordered to forfeit all

illegal products and together pay ?127,000 in costs and fines.

A lorry driver has appeared in court charged with dangerous

Thomas Hunter from Mansfield was charged after the crash

in August last year involving a lorry and seven cars.

Three-year-old Isla Wiggins died and her unborn brother was also lost

Today, the 58-year-old driver appeared was bailed to appear

Health bosses in Oxfordshire say a major consultation into the future

of health services in Oxfordshire's will lead to a more sustainable NHS.

Opponents say it will create a north-south divide.

The chairman of Keep the Horton General's criticised

proposals to move some acute services from Banbury to Oxford

saying lives will be put at risk by having to travel further

The NHS is struggling to cope with growing demand and over

In Oxfordshire, managers say they need to save ?200m over

The first phase of this consultation sets out 'substantial changes'

to tackle staff shortages and re-organise how and where

A key idea is to keep people out of hospital for as long as possible

and treat them at home or in the community -

nearly 150 hospital beds have already been closed in the county.

A lot of the proposals are about trying to increase the speed to get

access to diagnostics and to be able to do more the assessment and put

more caring place of people to be able to be managed at home, either

before or after hospital. Over in Banbury, the proposals

include creating a centre for diagnostics and outpatient

appointments at the Horton so that patients can be seen

and treated closer to home. That could become a permanent move.

Managers also want to send or stroke and critically ill patients to

specialist units at the John Radcliffe. Campaigners say

downgrading services means those in the north of the county will lose

out. It appears the north of Oxfordshire is suffering at the cost

of the South of Oxfordshire. They need to invest in the Horton and not

just invest into making it a daycare centre. They need to invest and make

it a fairly acute General Hospital like it used to be. But the clinical

commissioning group says it is investing in the Horton with plans

for more tests, scans and outpatient clinics allowing patients to be

diagnosed and treated closer to home.

This first phase runs for 12 weeks - the second phase starting

in May will look at Gps, A, children's services

and community hospitals - it's clear there's still a lot more

Some fear it's too complex and may put people off engaging

with the consultation in the first place.

George Michael's cousin has said he suspects the star died

The 53-year-old singer and songwriter was found dead

at his house in Goring in South Oxfordshire

Since then, thousands of tributes have been placed outside his house.

Androus Georgiou told the BBC George had resumed taking "hard drugs"

toward the end of his life, but denied his death was suicide.

More than a dozen homeless people - squatting in a former car

show room in Oxford - are likely to be able to use

They've been living in the building on Iffley road since News Years Eve.

It's owned by Oxford University who let the ground floor

A court hearing to evict the people was adjourned last week but now

the Co-op says it's hoping to come to an agreement, so they can carry

Businesses at a Government event promoting exports at Silverstone

have said they're concerned about the future after Britain

The Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that Britain cannot remain

within the single market - but says that any agreement should

allow for the freest possible trade between Britain and countries

In uncertain times an opportunity to support the UK Economy

by exploring new ways to expand businesses.

The Export Hub is a Department for International Trade initiative

It offers advice and support for companies about access

But how much should today's Brexit announcement about leaving

the European Single Market concern them?

We still are a trading nation. We still want to export our goods

worldwide and will have to cope with whatever changes are ahead of us.

And our objective is to make sure that our businesses are prepared for

whatever changes are ahead of us, to cope and adapt

Silverstone Park provides space and other facilities for businesses.

And here there's some confidence moving forward.

When people talk about things like Brexit and uncertainty, I think

uncertainty is the new norm and that has been the message on events like

the auto sports shorts and with the export event today here, companies

will have to get used to uncertainty and still for John and focus on the

high-tech activity and there are some cutting-edge companies in this

area. One local company, which exports up

to 70% of its products, They had in mind the needs of

businesses in the UK to be able to export things like administration

and keeping up with rules and regulations, tariffs, those sorts of

things will be what determines whether we can successfully

transition into the new status quo that we have in the future.

Two of the Prime Minister's priorities include tariff-free trade

But how many concessions she gets for these during the Brexit

Every MP has been given a Brexit guidebook, by a man

from Oxfordshire who raised the money through crowdfunding.

After reading "Brexit: What the Hell Happens Now?",

Justen Hyde, from Bladon, raised ?6,000.

That was enough to buy a copy for every member of parliament,

and for every member of the devolved parliaments in Wales,

I think it's important that this is from the public, not from me, the

authority publishing house. This is a bunch of concerned citizens, and

we're not even saying, you are wrong. We are saying if you are

moving ahead with this we need to be careful. With any change of this

scale there are huge risks and to pretend they're not is foolish.

Two museums in Oxford are to share nearly 200 thousand pounds

grant to open a new permanent gallery, to describe how and why

The 'Out of the Deep' exhibition at Oxford's Museum

of Natural History, featuring this plesiosaur, will get more

The money comes from a 4 million pound pot from the Government

and the charity, the Wolfson Foundation.

Police in Aylesbury have arrested an 18 year old man

A decade ago, production of Aston Martin cars

But now it's re-starting with a special model - the DB4.

The brand, named after a hill in Buckinghamshire, is still proving

All crafted by hand, how cars were always built here. Recently used to

refurbish old Aston Martins. Now, they are making more new ones here.

And this is what they are going to build, the Aston Martin DB4. They

will build 25 of them, each costing 1.5 million. This is one of the

originals. Racing at Lamont. In all, only 75 were made. This is the DB4

series one, built in 1959. All 25 are already sold. To bring vehicle

production back here ten years after the last left production is quite an

achievement. I know when we cloud production down that we never

thought we would build car here again, and to start with the DB4,

one of the first we are manufactured here, completely reset the clock.

Charlie has worked here since the 1980s. Very proud. I have been here

quite a long time and to see production comeback is fantastic.

All of the guys here have the opportunity to work on these cars

and it is brilliant. We have amalgamated old world skills and

craftsmanship with modern, digital techniques. That combined with the

450 technical drawings we had for the car enable us to recreate the

DB4 GT back he had at Newport Pagnell some 60 years after it was

first manufactured. The first ball roll off the production line in

October, car manufacturing back where Aston Martin began.

Playing loud techno music while human eggs are in laboratory

conditions could improve the chances of successful IVF.

Scientists in Oxford found that playing the music at 80 decibels

It's believed the vibrations improved the movement of fluid

around the egg leading to better distribution of nutrients.

Stay with South Today - there's plenty more coming

A special forecast from Alexis. I will have the were rest of the

week's weather and what conditions to expect sailing in the Western

France over the next 24 hours. A British soldier killed in a

friendly fire shooting was not unlawfully killed. He died when

another soldier fired in the wrong direction, hitting him in the face

and neck. The inquest heard Kelly was in disorientating when he fired.

Outside court, his family said they were disappointed that no charges

were brought or blame acknowledged. It has was been our opinion that

Kenny knew what he had done. Rather than acknowledging he did wrong, he

instead chose to step back. His errors led directly to our son's

death. A Dorset charity which provides

support for very young children with special needs is facing closure

after 25 years. The Dorchester Opportunity Group

helps 11 two to four-year-olds who have been referred by health

professionals but a vital Lottery grant is coming to an end

and won t be renewed. Edward Sault has spent the day

talking to parents and staff. We have to go to a mainstream

preschool. Sunny loves coming here and playing with his friends.

Doctors think he has autism but because of his age cannot be sure.

He has also been diagnosed with communication problems. He gets

speech and language therapy here, he gets monitored every week, we can

work with him and make sure he progresses in the right way. But the

future of the group is in question after a national lottery grant came

to an end. The group here has got over ?280,000 from the National

Lottery's big lottery fund but the national lottery say it is high and

those crimes cannot be relied on as a continuous source of income for

any organisation or charity. The group is not solely dependent on its

lottery grant. It also receives ?70,000 which comes from the county

council under charity donations. Losing ?40,000 a year that could be

catastrophic. The worst cases we will close because it is hard to

find ?40,000 from small charitable fetes, car-boot sales. That does not

generate enough to bridge that gap. The group here has been rated as

outstanding by Ofsted and if many of the children referred to by the NHS,

the charity applied to the health service for extra funding but money

is tight. It is difficult for them. Everyone has financial constraints.

It is tough on them as well and we understand that but we do not want

to stop what we're doing. If the charity does not get the funds it

needs, it could close within the year, meaning this would be the last

singsong for these children. A search is continuing

in West Sussex for a European eagle owl who escaped from her aviary last

Friday. Luna is part of a group of birds

based at the Aldingbourne Country But the birds haven't been allowed

out, for about a month, because of the current

bird flu restrictions. Let's join Sean Killick

who's at the aviary. Sad times here. Luna is one of the

stars of the show here and she is gone missing. She looks very similar

to Nova here. How did this happen? Due to the bird flu outbreaks, we

have been advised to keep our birds in close quarters. That means we did

not fly the birds. The birds are a top weight. She decided to fly off

and come back. How will she be coping out there in the wild? She

has been handwritten. She escaped after 20 minutes. I am hoping she

has caught a rabbit but she will be feeding herself and will not be

hungry enough to come back to us. She looks very similar to Nova here.

If they see her, what should they do. You can call them by name, she

might reply, she knows Luna is the name. Give us a call. Try not to

feed her because her diet is all raw meat. They are hopeful of getting

Luna back very soon because the new display season starts in March.

Sorry about the break-up there. I am even more excited to my! More

and more people are getting up every morning and asked straight onto the

website. How much is Alex Thomson close the gap? 66 miles in layman's

terms. He is continuing to close the gap on the leader in the single

handed nonstop round the world challenge. Nevertheless, another

Briton's sailing greats believes it is not over yet. The 73rd day of

racing and that Alex Thomson, it could be barely two more to go. The

pair are heading for the finish line on the French coast. Thompson is

currently moving more quickly at 15 knots. He is gaining on the prerace

favourite with every update. The lead now, 57 nautical miles. A week

ago, it was more than 200. It has been predicted finish will be very

close. A view shared by the man the first to sail around the globe

nonstop single-handed. His performance so far has been

incredible. The speeds he has been achieving has been phenomenal. He is

going five-time faster than I did 48 years ago. It is just remarkable,

the way he is kept up pressure. Taking the right course, judging

weather patterns, this race for the line could still be at the mercy of

mother nature. The two leaders will have a say in weather conditions.

10-15 knots and the south-east and with this area of high pressure, the

wins will become light. The winds will switch direction to the north

westerly airflow, dragging in bitterly cold air, and the air will

become very unstable. Irregular wind directions and speeds. If he hangs

on like this, a good chance that he can pull it off, which would be

phenomenal. Organisers now believe the first boat will arrive on

Thursday morning. If previous finishes to be repeated, the scenes

could be special, but will it be the British flag flying high in France?

Reading's accounts showed they lost 15 million pounds

in the year 2015-16, mainly due to reduced premier

league parachute payments, but that hasn't stopped them

keeping their squad strong for a promotion push.

They're agreed a new contract with Gareth McLeary.

He's signed a three and half year deal through to 2020.

The 29 year old has been one of the most consistent players this

season under Jaap Stam and has had a fine spell at the club including

scoring in the FA cup semi final at Wembley two years ago.

Hampshire batsman Michael Carberry has trained with his team-mates

for the first time since having surgery on a cancerous tumour.

The 36-year-old was diagnosed last July.

He's now targeting a return to the sport

He was able to join in a session in the indoor nets

On this day back in 1912, Captain Scott reached the South Pole only to

discover a Norwegian had beaten him to it. A group of elite soldiers is

hoping to be the first all-female team to cross of the South Pole

later this year. They will be undergoing psychological and

physical tests. These are the ice maidens,

testing themselves against Pulling heavy loads,

jumping into ice holes, digging out and sleeping

in the snow. All preparation for a 1,100 mile

expedition across the South Pole. There's that almost sadistic side

of me that just wants to see what I'm capable of and what I can

do, and equally, what I can't do. The journey is expected

to take three months. With just two refuelling

points along the way, they will have to drag food

and supplies as they ski cross-country through

hazardous conditions. I would be silly if I said I was not

scared of gaps in the glazier. They can be a metre long, ten metres

long, a mile long. 250 soldiers applied to become ice maidens after

facing a series of challenges, the team is now down to just seven

members. They have already shown what they have got what it takes

physically in Norway. They are finding the best ways to work

together. Overseen by psychologists, they have been telling each other a

few home truths. The idea, by identifying the strengths and

weaknesses, they face fewer surprises in an extreme environment.

You need to be more open. As a team, we need to work on our conflict

resolution. We are all quite conflict averse

and we all like to get on with each other, so we need to make sure we've

got a plan in place for when it does go wrong and we do end up

having a bit of a clash. After all these physical and

psychological tests have ended, five of the remaining seven ice maidens

will be selected. They will set off in October to conquer the South

Pole. Stefan Olech photographed the very

still conditions during the early hours of the morning at Southampton

Docks. Roy Venkatesh took this

picture of Old Man's Beard This picture was sent

in by Gill Richards. Will cloud for western parts.

Sunshine for the East earlier on today. That sets the theme for the

next few days. A lot of cloud for northern and western areas overnight

tonight. The southern and eastern areas, a chance of frost first thing

tomorrow morning. Frost for some cloudy for others. Clear skies,

temperatures down to minus one Celsius. With all the cloud cover,

slightly milder conditions. A chilly start the day tomorrow. When we do

have clear spells, the chance of a frost. Frosty conditions, mist and

fog patches first thing tomorrow morning. The booklet and we hold on

to the cloud for northern and western areas. The best of the

sunshine down towards the south-east. Temperatures tomorrow

will struggle in some areas, up to 2-6 C. A cold feeling day and the

winds feeling light. Through the course of tomorrow night, the cloud

will sink further southwards. Mist and fog patches which could become

widespread impresses. Mainly dry night with lows of one or two

Celsius. The chance of a frost first thing on Thursday morning. Thursday,

high pressure will stay with us. But despite that, a good deal of cloud.

Mist and fog to start Thursday morning. That will clear. We will

see some bright spells. We will draw in that clearer air from the net

continent. Through Thursday afternoon into Friday, the risk of a

frost overnight into Friday morning. Let's take a look at the outlook

because tomorrow, we will have an east-west split. The further south

and east, the chillier the temperatures and the Sunni dispels.

Fairly light winds. Some brightness will be seen and on Friday, we are

expecting the chance of light and patchy rain. More at 10:30pm. We

will be back tomorrow at 6:30pm. That I will faithfully execute

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