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A former doctor is given a new four year jail term after being found

guilty of further assaults. Comfort at Christmas for children who

suffered a bereavement. We will have rain or drizzle, but the chance of

very strong winds by the weekend. A former paediatrician,

convicted of sexually abusing vunerable patients

at Stoke Mandeville hospital in the 1970s and 1980s,

has been sentenced to four Michael Salmon committed his crimes

against girls aged between eight and 16 at the same time Jimmy Savile

abused patients Police don't believe the two men's

offences were linked. Peter Cooke reports

from Reading Crown Court. Objects he used for his own

sexual gratification. Michael Salmon was sentenced

to four years in prison after being convicted of 14 indecent

assaults against ten children The youngest victim

was just eight years old. Last year, the former doctor

was found guilty of similar offences Today's four-year sentence will be

added to that total. During both cases, he denied

the charges and called She's alleged that

you felt her breasts I'm sorry, this is

getting beyond a farce. These are all completely unrelated

girls that have come forward. I'm sorry but I have never offered

money to patients whatsoever. Most of the assaults took place

behind a screen in his consulting He told the children

the intimate examinations were part of their treatment

and occasionally their parents were His abuse at the hospital took place

during the same period Jimmy Savile abused patients at the site,

but it's not believed any of their Some of Michael Salmon's victims

were in court today. Many went to the police after seeing

media reports of his 2015 trial. The judge said the former

paediatrician had been An esteem that was

utterly misplaced. The judge said Michael Salmon had

shown conceited arrogance She added he considered himself

bomb-proof and had never expressed any remorse or contrition

for his crimes. In fact, during sentencing

he repeatedly shook his head. He will be 93-years-old before

he is considered for parole. Another prisoner has

died at high security An inquest will open tomorrow

into the cause of death last Sunday. Six prisoners have already taken

their lives at Woodhill this year. Two years ago an inspector's report

described the number of incidents as "very high" and said the prison

response to the deaths A 78-year-old coach driver

who crashed into a stationary car on the M1 killing three people,

two from Buckinghamshire, Alan Peters was driving his

double-decker coach on the hard shoulder of the motorway

despite overhead signs telling motorists not to use it

when he hit the Audi. Two of the three men who died

were from Newport Pagnell. The judge said Peters was in "state

of semi-consciousness" at the time. Police are investigating

how a bus ploughed into It happened on Saturday afternoon

while a woman was putting She was treated for a graze

on her eye at hospital. The woman and her husband

have been told the house in Holmer Green is now unsafe

and they are staying with friends. Three passengers on the bus

were also injured. A youngster who found his father

dead on a sofa after returning home from school has spoken of how he's

been helped by the work Aidan Neale, from Aylesbury,

was just nine years old when his dad suffered

the unexpected heart failure. He's been supported

by Child Bereavement UK. Weekly calls to its helpline have

doubled in the past few weeks. Would often come home and say,

right, let's go and do so-and-so for the weekend,

and off we'd go. March 2008, Aidan and I came home

from picking him up from school and we found Paul unconscious

on the sofa. I couldn't really

concentrate with anything. Child Bereavement UK runs group

sessions for youngsters who've had to deal with similar tragedies,

and Aidan, now 17, thinks it's This is such a calm environment,

so it's just somewhere I can My anger would have got much worse

and I probably would have Way more if I wouldn't

have come here. Good afternoon, Child Bereavement

UK, Anita speaking. Calls to the charity's

national support line Normally they'd get 55 a week,

but at this time of year It's an extremely

busy period for us. Particularly in the

build-up to Christmas. Families find that in some ways more

challenging than the actual day. It's the build-up, the hype,

the excitement, the anxiety of how Despite the support they've had,

Aidan and his mother say their grief He only knew them

when they were tiny. Aidan's a young man now and I know

he'd be so proud of him. And it just makes you really sad

that he's not here to see it all. Thames Valley Police

is defending its use of unmarked lorries to crack down on drivers

using their phones behind the wheel. 12 people were caught

using their phones on the M40 by the covert lorry

in a five hour period. The crackdown comes

after 30-year-old lorry driver Tomasz Kroker was jailed for killing

four people while changing the music Police have released the picture

of a man they want to speak to in connection with an incident

where a pensioner was knocked to the floor, suffering

a broken hip in Witney. A 34-year-old Chipping Norton man's

been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm

and bailed until January. A community-run village store

in Buckinghamshire has won The Shop, in North Marston,

sells local produce The manager, Eddie Parsley,

received a personal award. Eddie Parsley prides himself

on giving customers a warm welcome. He's been running The Shop

in North Marston for five years. Customers say they prefer the shop

to the big supermarkets. It's a local shop, which obviously

I support, but also it's only just up the road and parking's good

as well, so anything that you run out of or you feel that

you need, I just pop over. It gives people a chance

for somewhere to meet and have a chat that perhaps

they don't always get a chance to see each other and you can spend

time talking to people. He's an amazing find for the shop

and he looks after it. He's fun, good to talk

to and he keeps a very tight ship. An important part of the business

model here is that profits Eddie and The Shop's successes have

now been recognised nationally. The Shop won a prize in the Rural

Community Ownership awards. Eddie picked up the People's Choice

Award, with the judges recognising his caring,

kind and efficient approach. I never thought I was

going to get any award. So to be crowned with two big

achievements is amazing. It's just the hub of the community,

really, and we're served by local An important part of the business

here is that profits After a successful 12 months,

Eddie and his team have even Let's look at the weather

for the week ahead. Quite a cold day today and in some

places, a high of five Celsius. A cold start to the week with rain

or drizzle at times. Some sunny spells tomorrow

and midweek, but stronger winds later in time

for the Christmas weekend. Overnight tonight, there will be

one or two clear spells A lot of dry weather with lows

of three to four Celsius. Tomorrow morning there will be

a good deal of cloud, but we are hopeful that will thin

and break and it is a dry afternoon. A lot of sunshine and a highs

tomorrow of five to seven Celsius. A chilly feeling day,

but the winds will be light. Overnight tomorrow night,

a dry start with clear skies. But then the rain will push in

during the early hours of Wednesday. So with the rain, we will have

chilly temperatures. A chilly and damp start

to the day on Wednesday. In between the weather fronts,

one in the morning and one in the afternoon, we will have drier

weather with sunshine before the next weather front arrives

during the latter part of Wednesday with a high of eight

or nine Celsius. On Thursday, a ridge

of high pressure builds in, but we will have wet conditions

through the day. The ridge builds in during

the afternoon and into the evening. This weather front waiting out

in the Atlantic will head towards us through Friday evening and overnight

into Saturday morning. A lot of dry weather during the day,

but where the cloud builds, we could have the odd spot of rain

or drizzle before the weather front Highs on Friday of

eight or nine Celsius. Rain will push in Friday evening

and overnight into Saturday morning The rain will clear

during Saturday, but further rain Strong winds at times and there

will be some heavy rainfall. The rest of the weekend, some rain

around, windy, but with dry and bright spells.

Heavy weather is brewing, it will not reach us just yet. It will take

a good few days before the stormy weather reaches us. At the moment,

it's just potential, nothing is certain, but it will be different to

what we've had over the last few weeks, it's been so calm. We have a

jet stream raging out of North America making a beeline for the UK.

It