17/01/2017 South Today - Oxford

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Coming up: The fatal crash on the A34 caused by a lorry driver

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

Also: Claiming it's putting the right care in the right places -

the group planning controversial changes to care in Oxfordshire.

And, how the rebirth of Aston Martin marks the rebirth

Officers from Thames Valley Police who dealt with the aftermath

of a crash in which four people died on the A34 have been

given commendations by the Chief Constable.

The crash happened in August on the Oxfordshire/Berkshire border.

It was caused by a lorry driver who was using his mobile phone.

With permission from the victims families come of this footage was

released three months ago. Scrolling through his music playlist

which, seconds later, This was the moment Tomas Kroker,

distracted by his mobile phone, caused the multi-car pile-up

on the A34 in August 2016. Tracy Houghton died instantly,

along with her sons, 13-year-old Ethan and

11-year-old Joshua. Her partner's daughter, 11-year-old

Aimee Goldsmith, 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 their 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 He honoured some members of his team

for what he called outstanding work, I think the fact that three children

were involved in this crash made it stand out

for all the wrong reasons. The officers were very

proud to be recognised, but ultimately they think

they were just doing their job. The lorry driver, Tomas Kroker,

is now serving a 10-year jail sentence for causing death

by dangerous driving. Police hope that this dash cam

footage will continue to be of using a mobile phone

while behind the wheel. Police in Aylesbury have

arrested an 18-year-old man It follows the death

of a 26-year-old man, Police had been called to reports

of a man being stabbed at a property Controversial plans to save ?200

million from NHS services in Oxfordshire will lead to the care

in the right places, according to the decision makers

behind the proposals. They say they'll lead to a more

sustainable health service. Among the criticisms

is that the plans are too confusing. The NHS is struggling

to cope with growing demand In Oxfordshire, managers say

they need to save ?200m 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 of getting access

to diagnostics, to be able to do more day assessment and put more

care in place for people to be able to be managed at home,

either before or after hospital. Over in Banbury, despite protests,

some changes have already been made, such as the controversial downgrade

of maternity services with Managers also want to send

all stroke and critically ill patients to specialist units

at the John Radcliffe. Campaigners say downgrading services

at the Horton means those in the north of the county

will lose out. It appears that the north of

Oxfordshire is suffering at the cost They need to invest in the Horton

and not just invest in making They need to invest and make it

a fairly acute General Hospital But the clinical commissioning group

says it is investing in the Horton, with plans for more tests,

scans and outpatient clinics, allowing people to be diagnosed

and treated closer to home. I am really worried

about the consultation. I think there are problems with it

and I think it is difficult for people to understand

at the moment. For example, it is not

clear to us whether, if we accept and are positive

about getting, for example, dialysis and chemotherapy at the Horton,

whether in phase two of the consultation,

which has not been published yet, we will then find things like A

and paediatrics are This first phase runs for 12 weeks -

the second phase starting in May will look at GPs,

A, children's services and community hospitals -

clearly 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. Businesses at a Government event

promoting exports have been talking about resilience and the need

for reassurance as Britain moves 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 want to export our goods

worldwide and will have to cope with whatever changes

are ahead of us. 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, actually I think uncertainty

is the new norm, and that has been the message at events like the auto

sports show and with the expo 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 The chances of IVF working could be

improved by playing loud techno music while the eggs

are in the laboratory. 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 Imagine spending ?1.5

million on a car. 25 people already have,

and will be the owners of a limited The rebirth of the car made in 1959

marks the rebirth of production at the firm's factory in Newport

Pagnell. Rolling, shaping,

snipping, crimping. Skills in recent years used

to refurbish old Aston Martins. Now, once more, they're

going to make new ones here. And this is what they're

going to build. The Aston Martin DB4, one

of the first ever cars built here. They're going to build 25 of them,

each one costing ?1.5 million. It's an awesome thing -

to bring vehicle production back here, ten years after the last

Vanquish left production, I know, when we closed

production down ten years ago, nobody ever thought we would build

complete cars here again. And to start with the DB4 GT,

one of the first cars we ever manufactured

here in Newport Pagnell, Charlie has worked

his since the 80s. I've been here quite a long time

now, and to see production come back For the panel shop and all

the rest of the guys here, to have the opportunity to work

on these cars is brilliant. First to roll off the production

line in October, car manufacturing Good evening. For some of us

overnight night there will be a frost, and for others a fair amount

of cloud. It really is a Northwest south-east divide. The further south

and east you are, the colder the temperatures. Some light rain and

drizzle during the early hours of the morning, and temperatures will

hover around freezing. A frost is possible first thing tomorrow, as

well as some missed and the odd spot of drizzle. Through the day, more in

the way of bright sunny spells, and the best of sunshine down towards

the south-east with reaching for - five Celsius, so a cold feeling date

with all the cloud, but there will be one or two bright spells and the

winds will remain light. High pressure stays in charge through

Thursday. A good deal of cloud, one of two breaks, the chance of patchy

drizzle, but it should stay dry during daylight hours. Friday is a

similar dated Thursday with a lot of cloud and the chance of some light

rain. The King to the rest of the week, some brightness to my, cloud

Thursday and Friday, patchy rain on Friday.

from time to time. Staying settled still. Nick has the national

forecast this evening. Hello. If you are watching the

football earlier it turned out to be an evening for football fans in

Lincolnshire. This is how it looked at the start of the day. No idea

whether this weather watcher is a football fan, it's a fan of weather

that matters here. All sorts of weather, from 13 in Aberdeenshire to

two, despite the sunshine in Kent. I wonder if this six in the cloud

across the Midlands into northern England and parts of Wales felt

colder, particularly in these misty and foggy conditions in this weather

watcher view. Some drizzly rain around at times still from the

thicker cloud into parts of England and Wales overnight, hill fog too.

Cloud for Scotland and Northern Ireland, although a few breaks in

eastern Scotland and close to freezing, but the coldest