:00:14. > :00:16.In tonight's programme: Married but forced to live apart.
:00:17. > :00:19.Their partners have been denied visas to live here -
:00:20. > :00:21.now they say they've had to resort to extreme measures.
:00:22. > :00:23.Also: a protest about the President -
:00:24. > :00:25.campaigners in Oxford express their opposition to Donald Trump.
:00:26. > :00:28.And later on - five generations of family recipes from India -
:00:29. > :00:33.the chef who is now sharing them with others.
:00:34. > :00:45.You cannot lose a book like this, it must be cherished and loved.
:00:46. > :00:52.Two couples from South Oxfordshire - who've have been separated
:00:53. > :00:55.from their partners because of visa problems - say they've been forced
:00:56. > :00:58.Steve Bearns has a three year old British born son
:00:59. > :01:02.He's now left him in China - after flying out there
:01:03. > :01:05.Meanwhile Julie Bolitho has decided to move to Sweden
:01:06. > :01:14.Steve Bearns from Wallingford has no idea when he'll
:01:15. > :01:18.They're flying out to China where they'll be reunited
:01:19. > :01:24.He can't stay away from his mum any longer, it's not fair on her.
:01:25. > :01:27.So, I've got no choice now but to take
:01:28. > :01:32.Then they'll split - Steve is due back here
:01:33. > :01:35.for work next week. But Ryan will stay in China.
:01:36. > :01:38.What do you think will happen to Ryan when he's in China?
:01:39. > :01:43.He can't speak Chinese, so he can't go to preschool or anything, so he's
:01:44. > :01:47.going to miss his preschool that he's been getting here.
:01:48. > :01:53.So, I think it will affect his education development.
:01:54. > :01:56.Steve's wife - Mary Zu - has been living near Hong Kong
:01:57. > :01:59.for 12 months after her spouse visa was rejected by the Home Office.
:02:00. > :02:02.But last year, she won her case to overturn that
:02:03. > :02:08.The Government, though, still hasn't authorised the visa.
:02:09. > :02:16.We did exactly what they wanted. We sent everything they wanted.
:02:17. > :02:19.Her husband, Steve, now has an appeal hearing scheduled in March -
:02:20. > :02:22.which they tried to expedite before Christmas - but were refused.
:02:23. > :02:43.In a statement, the HM Courts and Tribunal Service told us...
:02:44. > :02:46.20 miles away in Southmoor - Julie Bolitho is going through a similar
:02:47. > :02:49.She married her husband, Vikram, three months ago.
:02:50. > :02:56.But he was refused a visa to come back to the UK from India.
:02:57. > :02:59.We've been together for a few years now anyway.
:03:00. > :03:03.We lived in this home, Vikram lived in the UK for 8 years.
:03:04. > :03:06.Julie has now decided to leave the UK and move to Sweden
:03:07. > :03:09.Current reports seem to indicate that EU
:03:10. > :03:12.citizens who are resident, so if you are a British citizen
:03:13. > :03:16.and resident in another EU country, before Article 50 is triggered, it's
:03:17. > :03:18.highly likely that you'll be able to stay.
:03:19. > :03:28.But when we contacted the Home Office it sent us this...
:03:29. > :03:32.Even though Julie is going through the appeal process she says
:03:33. > :03:35.she isn't prepared to wait months for a decision.
:03:36. > :03:38.And over in Wallingford - it may be months before
:03:39. > :03:44.Steve sees his son again. Adina Campbell, BBC South Today.
:03:45. > :03:47.Part of East Oxford was brought to a stand-still this morning -
:03:48. > :03:50.following what police have described as a "fear for welfare incident"
:03:51. > :03:52.Magdalen Road was closed - just off the Iffley Road.
:03:53. > :03:54.Police, fire and ambulance crews have spent much
:03:55. > :03:57.of the day at a house there - and emergency workers
:03:58. > :04:02.wearing chemical suits were sent to the scene.
:04:03. > :04:04.A woman was found dead inside the property.
:04:05. > :04:08.Police are not treating her death as suspicious.
:04:09. > :04:11.The search for a company to design, build and maintain high speed trains
:04:12. > :04:14.The line is due to pass through Buckinghamshire,
:04:15. > :04:18.Northamptonshire and North Oxfordshire.
:04:19. > :04:22.Up to 60 trains will be needed to transport passengers -
:04:23. > :04:26.at around 225 miles per hour. The contract, which is worth
:04:27. > :04:34.?2.75 billion, will be awarded in 2019.
:04:35. > :04:37.There have been protests in Oxfordshire - as Donald Trump
:04:38. > :04:39.was sworn in as President of the United States.
:04:40. > :04:41.His election campaign was dogged by controversy.
:04:42. > :04:43.So what are the expectations for the coming four
:04:44. > :04:48.Jeremy Stern has been gauging opinions across our region.
:04:49. > :04:51.Donald Trump's rise has reignited interest in politics both
:04:52. > :05:00.Oxfordshire has a strong connection to the White House.
:05:01. > :05:06.In 2011, the former first lady Michelle Obama visited.
:05:07. > :05:09.You have everything that you need to succeed
:05:10. > :05:14.in a place like this, you just have to work hard.
:05:15. > :05:16.Pupils from Didcot Sixth Form College were in
:05:17. > :05:21.Current students have differing views about
:05:22. > :05:28.I think he's very straightforward, although he is
:05:29. > :05:30.quite different to the people of America.
:05:31. > :05:32.I think the way he doesn't worry about political correctness
:05:33. > :05:36.and he speaks his mind. It comes across as quite genuine.
:05:37. > :05:40.I think the world needs to keep an eye on Trump.
:05:41. > :05:43.To make sure the values of democracy are upheld.
:05:44. > :05:49.But we can't judge too much on what he has said on Twitter.
:05:50. > :05:51.The way he has treated the media and his campaign strategies
:05:52. > :05:56.will have a big impact on young people today.
:05:57. > :05:58.Decisions made by Trump could directly affect UK business.
:05:59. > :06:00.Buckinghamshire entrepreneur Alex Pratt founded a company
:06:01. > :06:09.The US is one of the biggest markets.
:06:10. > :06:13.Politics has got unaware of what businesses are like.
:06:14. > :06:15.And business, in the end, pays for everything.
:06:16. > :06:18.So, having a business manager, it's certainly a new dimension.
:06:19. > :06:19.And let's hope his rhetoric was just rhetoric
:06:20. > :06:29.and he's got some good solid sense behind his decisions.
:06:30. > :06:31.Fifteen years ago, Bill Clinton, who studied at Oxford University,
:06:32. > :06:33.opened the Rothermere American Institute in the city.
:06:34. > :06:35.This morning academics gathered to discuss politics of the past
:06:36. > :06:37.and how Donald Trump's appointment could change Anglo-American
:06:38. > :06:56.For better or worse, what goes on in America affects the rest of the
:06:57. > :07:02.world. People in the UK feel that especially strongly because of the
:07:03. > :07:05.long-standing special bond we have with the UK. Winston Churchill is
:07:06. > :07:18.just worshipped in the United States. I find it... Will they get
:07:19. > :07:22.the chance to see Donald Trump at the Institute? He has not shown a
:07:23. > :07:28.great interest in forging close ties with the academic community. If he
:07:29. > :07:34.were to plan a state visit to the UK and wish to come to Oxford, we would
:07:35. > :07:40.certainly love to have him here. That he would not be welcome
:07:41. > :07:46.everywhere. This group protested in Oxford earlier today. Members of the
:07:47. > :07:53.nose to come out racism group have made their feelings clear in Oxford.
:07:54. > :07:55.Refugees welcome here, they say. No to Trump, they say, whether they
:07:56. > :08:01.like it or not, America said yes. A group of homeless people -
:08:02. > :08:04.squatting in a former car show room in Oxford -
:08:05. > :08:06.have been told they can stay Around 20 people have been living
:08:07. > :08:12.in the premises on the Iffley Road. The site's owned by the university,
:08:13. > :08:15.which has let the ground floor A court order - imposed today -
:08:16. > :08:19.has allowed the squatters to remain, provided they do not commit acts
:08:20. > :08:24.of anti-social behaviour. A campaign's been launched
:08:25. > :08:26.in Oxfordshire urging the Government The Association of Convenience
:08:27. > :08:31.Stores wants the law changed so more It also wants improved internet
:08:32. > :08:34.access in certain areas. David Lumb's been to
:08:35. > :08:40.Hook Norton to find out more. Morning!
:08:41. > :08:46.Morning! Every day June Smith makes this
:08:47. > :08:51.visit to collect her newspaper. The grandmother of six has lived
:08:52. > :08:54.in Hook Norton for two years and says everyone relies
:08:55. > :08:57.on the village shop. I think it's very important,
:08:58. > :09:01.particularly as you get older. One of the reasons
:09:02. > :09:05.we moved into this village is because it had a village
:09:06. > :09:08.shop and we realised that someday we would stop driving and so you need
:09:09. > :09:11.something local with everything you Jo Williams' family has run the shop
:09:12. > :09:19.for the past 27 years. Traditional opening times no
:09:20. > :09:23.longer satisfy everyone. And with higher wage
:09:24. > :09:25.rates on the horizon, The biggest thing we are worried
:09:26. > :09:33.about is obviously we're going to have an
:09:34. > :09:37.increase in the bill. We won't be able to employ any
:09:38. > :09:40.more members of staff. And we'll possibly have
:09:41. > :09:42.to cut staff if we The Association of Convenience
:09:43. > :09:46.Stores has visited to share It wants improved internet access
:09:47. > :09:50.and the rules changed so more There are pressures on stores,
:09:51. > :10:00.the cost of employing people, of business rates and the challenges of
:10:01. > :10:03.providing services in a profitable Real challenges for convenience
:10:04. > :10:10.stores in rural areas. The Government says its championing
:10:11. > :10:12.the needs of rural communities and is committed
:10:13. > :10:15.?2 billion to maintain and modernise This shop in Hook Norton
:10:16. > :10:18.is hoping it will Property prices in Oxford have been
:10:19. > :10:29.increasing faster than almost anywhere else in the country
:10:30. > :10:32.according to a new report. The Hometrack UK Cities Price Index
:10:33. > :10:35.recorded an eight point 1% rise - with an average house costing
:10:36. > :10:43.more than ?420,000. Oxford was third - behind Bristol
:10:44. > :10:50.and Manchester. London was sixth. A folder containing the ceremonial
:10:51. > :10:52.details and route map of Sir Winston Churchill's funeral
:10:53. > :10:55.is to go up for auction next month. The plans for the wartime
:10:56. > :10:58.Prime Minister - who was born at Blenheim Palace and is buried
:10:59. > :11:01.in Bladon - were given the codename The folder was discovered
:11:02. > :11:08.by the family of an unnamed man, who was involved
:11:09. > :11:10.with the arrangements The documents are expected
:11:11. > :11:17.to sell for ?600. Headlines at 8pm and a full bulletin
:11:18. > :11:29.at 10:30pm. Here's Sally Taylor. modelling, all kinds of things to
:11:30. > :11:33.try and understand processes. Good luck with the whole thing. Thank you
:11:34. > :11:37.so much. Thank you. Later tonight putting
:11:38. > :11:39.it all into the mix. The taste of India from family
:11:40. > :11:50.recipes going back five generations. A man has appeared in court
:11:51. > :11:53.charged with killing two Robert Trigg, who's 52,
:11:54. > :11:56.is accused of murdering his girlfriend, Susan Nicholson,
:11:57. > :11:57.in Worthing in 2011. He has also been charged
:11:58. > :11:59.with the manslaughter of Caroline Devlin, who was found
:12:00. > :12:02.dead, five years earlier. Trigg, of Park Road, Worthing,
:12:03. > :12:19.has been remanded in custody. It's estimated that a fall
:12:20. > :12:21.in foreign students coming to study in Bournemouth and Poole
:12:22. > :12:24.has cost the local