:00:00. > :00:00.Coming up: Missing after a block of flats collapsed -
:00:00. > :00:00.the search for a resident who hasn't been seen since the explosion
:00:07. > :00:11.Also: a man who lost ?1 million through gambling wants
:00:12. > :00:13.a betting machine banned from high street bookies.
:00:14. > :00:16.And, two new mums start a support group after suffering strokes
:00:17. > :00:32.Emergency crews have been searching the debris of flats
:00:33. > :00:35.that collapsed in Oxford for a resident who's missing.
:00:36. > :00:37.An explosion and fire destroyed the three storey building in Osney
:00:38. > :00:42.The BBC understands the person unaccounted for is a man.
:00:43. > :00:45.The cause of the blast is being investigated.
:00:46. > :00:50.More than 24 hours since the explosion
:00:51. > :00:55.Dozens of firefighters, police and paramedics were called
:00:56. > :01:04.This afternoon, we learnt officers had been unable
:01:05. > :01:12.Oxfordshire County Council Fire and Rescue Service conducted a search
:01:13. > :01:15.of the site of the collapsed building, which was still
:01:16. > :01:21.It was determined that the incident around the collapsed site would no
:01:22. > :01:24.longer sustain life, and we moved into a different
:01:25. > :01:30.At this time, one person is unaccounted for,
:01:31. > :01:36.and we are providing ongoing support to that person's family.
:01:37. > :01:38.The blast caused neighbouring homes to shake and windows to smash.
:01:39. > :01:42.One man said the boom sounded like scaffolding falling down.
:01:43. > :01:46.My girlfriend, who was with me at the time, said, "What's that?".
:01:47. > :01:50.I looked out the window, and obviously saw the flats had
:01:51. > :01:53.disappeared at the end, the whole block had gone, and there
:01:54. > :01:58.We heard, like, an explosion, and the whole street was instantly
:01:59. > :02:02.crowded and everybody rushed out to see what it was.
:02:03. > :02:05.I was just watching the telly and all of a sudden something went
:02:06. > :02:10.At least two people have been treated for injuries by paramedics.
:02:11. > :02:16.14 residents had to leave their homes and were given
:02:17. > :02:21.refuge overnight at this nearby business school.
:02:22. > :02:24.As you can see, police are still on the scene this evening.
:02:25. > :02:28.They say that emergency services are going to be here over the next
:02:29. > :02:30.few days while they search the rubble and try and
:02:31. > :02:33.As always, they are asking anyone with any
:02:34. > :02:41.A man from Oxford has been charged with murder
:02:42. > :02:45.35-year old Domingos Romalho was found with stab wounds
:02:46. > :02:47.on Windmill Road in Headington on Monday afternoon.
:02:48. > :02:52.A 27-year old man has appeared before Banbury magistrates,
:02:53. > :03:00.The family of a 10-year-old boy who died after being injured
:03:01. > :03:02.at the Topshop store in Reading have paid tribute to him,
:03:03. > :03:05.saying there'll be a huge hole in the lives of everyone
:03:06. > :03:10.Kaden Reddick was hurt in an incident involving
:03:11. > :03:16.He was a loving, cheeky, energetic boy.
:03:17. > :03:19.In a tribute today, Kaden Reddick's family said his death will leave
:03:20. > :03:22.a huge empty hole in the lives of everyone who knew him.
:03:23. > :03:25.Kaden died from head injuries in an incident involving store
:03:26. > :03:32.Today, as a safety precaution, the company has removed the display
:03:33. > :03:35.units from every one of its 300-plus stores across the country.
:03:36. > :03:39.Inside the closed Reading branch, investigations are still underway
:03:40. > :03:42.by the company, Thames Valley Police and Reading Borough Council.
:03:43. > :03:50.Kaden's family say he loved coming to school, and his headteacher
:03:51. > :03:54.here has issued a statement saying how shocked everyone is by the death
:03:55. > :03:59.of such an energetic young man who enjoyed helping others.
:04:00. > :04:04.His family say that the hardest part of his death is knowing
:04:05. > :04:08.that he will never be able to fulfil his potential.
:04:09. > :04:10.He looked forward to riding his older brother's
:04:11. > :04:14.moped, to travelling, and to becoming a teacher.
:04:15. > :04:17.They said it is impossible to comprehend that he will never be
:04:18. > :04:22.It is half term this week, so no pupils are at school,
:04:23. > :04:24.and when they return on Monday they will be offered
:04:25. > :04:33.Footballer Rohan Ince, who's on loan to Swindon Town,
:04:34. > :04:36.has been found not guilty of attacking a nightclub
:04:37. > :04:40.The footballer was outside a club in Windsor in the early hours
:04:41. > :04:43.of Christmas Day 2015 when the attack happened.
:04:44. > :04:46.He told a jury at Reading Crown Court that it was a case
:04:47. > :04:52.A Buckinghamshire man, who lost his house, his family
:04:53. > :04:54.and more than ?1 million through gambling is campaigning
:04:55. > :04:58.Tony Franklin from Aylesbury wants the Government to restrict betting
:04:59. > :05:03.So far, more than 100,000 people have signed his petition.
:05:04. > :05:11.In the last two decades, Tony here has lost more
:05:12. > :05:15.than ?1 million gambling, but the money is just the start.
:05:16. > :05:19.At times I've gambled an entire month's wages in literally
:05:20. > :05:25.So, obviously, you know, that makes it difficult, you know,
:05:26. > :05:28.to feed, to pay the rent, to pay the mortgage.
:05:29. > :05:30.I've been homeless because of gambling.
:05:31. > :05:35.I'm estranged from my wife, which is a result of
:05:36. > :05:39.There isn't a lot of good that comes from gambling.
:05:40. > :05:41.Tony says these machines, fixed-odds betting terminals,
:05:42. > :05:44.are largely to blame, but also believes we need
:05:45. > :05:47.a cultural shift in the way we think about gambling.
:05:48. > :05:50.Gambling in the UK today has become so normalised and,
:05:51. > :05:52.you know, to the extent that we are allowing our children
:05:53. > :06:01.These have ?5 jackpots and you see them at the seaside
:06:02. > :06:04.The Association of British Bookmakers say there is no evidence
:06:05. > :06:07.that cutting the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals
:06:08. > :06:18.If the stake is reduced, I am asking for ?2 because that is the level
:06:19. > :06:26.we see which would reduce the amount of harm that these machines can do.
:06:27. > :06:28.Tony's petition to MPs has gained more than 100,000 signatures.
:06:29. > :06:30.The Government is already undertaking a review into gambling
:06:31. > :06:33.and we should find out those results later this year.
:06:34. > :06:42.Two women from Swindon who had strokes just
:06:43. > :06:44.days after giving birth, are warning others about their
:06:45. > :06:48.Jo Wallace and Stevi Marshall have set up a support group after finding
:06:49. > :06:58.Jo Wallace and Stevi Marshall each had their first child last year,
:06:59. > :07:00.but, just days after the birth, Stevi started getting bad headaches,
:07:01. > :07:13.It was like I just wanted to scratch that part of my face
:07:14. > :07:24.So I would look at words and I just couldn't even
:07:25. > :07:29.It go to a point where I actually couldn't cope.
:07:30. > :07:33.It was in the back of my head and it was throbbing, so, you know,
:07:34. > :07:35.even to move my head was just hurting.
:07:36. > :07:38.Basically, I lost my eyesight and my word-finding and memory...
:07:39. > :07:43.It's all coming back, but those sort of things have all been
:07:44. > :07:50.The Stroke Association says more women than men have strokes,
:07:51. > :07:56.This may be because more women are living longer and having
:07:57. > :07:59.strokes when they're older, but it's still highly
:08:00. > :08:02.unusual for young women to have a stroke after giving birth.
:08:03. > :08:07.So, stroke during pregnancy and following childbirth
:08:08. > :08:10.is actually quite rare, but it does happen.
:08:11. > :08:14.Having a stroke can have all sorts of different effects.
:08:15. > :08:16.Every single stroke is different and people do recover.
:08:17. > :08:22.The future for people can be very bright after a stroke.
:08:23. > :08:24.Jo and Stevi feel very fortunate to have survived
:08:25. > :08:31.They're now part of a support group for mums in Swindon
:08:32. > :08:37.None of us really want to dwell on it, and we just
:08:38. > :08:39.want to accept that, yes, we have had what happened
:08:40. > :08:44.You know, we've all got issues but, you know, it's not life-threatening.
:08:45. > :08:46.We've all got our babies and they are all gorgeous
:08:47. > :08:49.and lovely, and we will hopefully get to see them grow.
:08:50. > :08:53.Both women are recovering well, and warning other mums to watch
:08:54. > :09:05.Will Glennon, BBC South Today, Swindon.
:09:06. > :09:08.The Oxford based author Philip Pullman has announced he's
:09:09. > :09:10.bringing back his much loved character Lyra Belacqua.
:09:11. > :09:12.He says the long awaited follow-up to his best-selling
:09:13. > :09:15.His Dark Materials is not a sequel or a prequel, it's an equal.
:09:16. > :09:17.The new trilogy is called The Book of Dust.
:09:18. > :09:20.The first novel will come out in October.
:09:21. > :09:25.We're back in BBC Breakfast tomorrow morning, but for now good night,
:09:26. > :09:30.and with the weather, here's Alexis Green.
:09:31. > :09:36.Good evening. We saw some rain this evening, but that is eventually
:09:37. > :09:40.clearing northwards, and following it will be some low cloud, missed
:09:41. > :09:44.through the course of the night and through the course of the night and
:09:45. > :09:48.tomorrow morning. There will be a view clear spells here and there
:09:49. > :09:52.which will allow the fog to form. Temperatures around five or six
:09:53. > :09:56.Celsius with a light southerly wind. The wind changes direction tomorrow
:09:57. > :10:00.to a more south-westerly airflow, and we will have some cloud first
:10:01. > :10:06.thing. Once the fog clears, Google have lots of sunshine on offer.
:10:07. > :10:09.Patchy cloud to the afternoon, and tempted into double figures with
:10:10. > :10:14.highs of possibly 11 Celsius in any prolonged periods of sunshine.
:10:15. > :10:21.Through the course of tomorrow night, a very similar 90s tonight
:10:22. > :10:26.with a lot of cloud in places, and a chance of fog to start the day on
:10:27. > :10:29.Friday. A tidy start to Friday, brightening up through the course of
:10:30. > :10:33.the day, and clouding over to the evening with the arrival of a
:10:34. > :10:38.fragmented weather front in the Atlantic, which will push eastward
:10:39. > :10:41.through Friday night into Saturday morning, producing the spots of
:10:42. > :10:46.rain. It won't amount to too much. We will have a fair amount of cloud
:10:47. > :10:51.to start each day this week, but that will clear, as will the fog, to
:10:52. > :10:55.allow for some sunny spells tomorrow afternoon, and also on Friday
:10:56. > :10:56.afternoon. More cloud on Saturday, some brightness through the course
:10:57. > :11:02.of the afternoon. the weekend. Wouldn't promise you
:11:03. > :11:04.two dry days but you never know, here is Nick with the national
:11:05. > :11:09.picture. Hello. We put that cold weekend well
:11:10. > :11:13.behind us now. Temperatures edging upwards and our weather watchers are
:11:14. > :11:16.seeing plenty of signs of spring. Spending more time looking down than
:11:17. > :11:20.looking up at the skies, we see these early blooms. They are set to
:11:21. > :11:23.continue as we are set to stay mild for several more days to come.
:11:24. > :11:24.Average daytime temperature