:00:00. > 3:59:59And we will ask why so many more people over the age of 65 are
:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to South Today. getting married these days.
:00:00. > :00:00.Coming up: A murder investigation is underway
:00:07. > :00:10.His body was found at a house in Faringdon.
:00:11. > :00:12.A 40-year-old woman has been arrested.
:00:13. > :00:15.Also, how doctors in Oxford are using virtual reality to help
:00:16. > :00:30.Ladies day at the Cheltenham Festival.
:00:31. > :00:35.Police have launched a murder investigation after a boy's body
:00:36. > :00:41.Officers were called to a cottage near the centre of the town
:00:42. > :00:47.A post-mortem examination was due to be carried out today.
:00:48. > :00:49.The cottage cordoned off by police after finding
:00:50. > :00:53.Officers were called to this main road in Faringdon
:00:54. > :00:55.yesterday afternoon, just a short walk away
:00:56. > :01:00.A forensic tent is now in place while detectives continue
:01:01. > :01:14.Yesterday afternoon police officers were called to an address in
:01:15. > :01:19.Farringdon where they discovered that a boy of Premier school age
:01:20. > :01:25.tragically died. This came as a shock to everyone. Next of kin have
:01:26. > :01:29.been informed and are being supported by specially trained
:01:30. > :01:32.police officers. People here have been paying their respects by
:01:33. > :01:38.leaving flowers and cuddly toys. One message says rest in peace young
:01:39. > :01:42.man. Farringdon is a small town in the cottage is just off the main
:01:43. > :01:46.road and people nearby have been telling me they are completely
:01:47. > :01:50.saddened and shocked by the news. Totally astonished. Complete shock.
:01:51. > :01:54.Never thought anything like that would happen here. You don't think
:01:55. > :02:01.of that happening in a small town like this. But it's the world. It's
:02:02. > :02:08.shocking. You don't expect these things to happen in a small market
:02:09. > :02:14.town. People on Facebook are rallying around and looking after
:02:15. > :02:18.each other. But hopefully it's an isolated incident.
:02:19. > :02:20.A 40-year-old woman from Faringdon has been arrested
:02:21. > :02:27.Police have released CCTV images of two men they'd like to speak
:02:28. > :02:29.to following disorder at the football match between
:02:30. > :02:34.Fans invaded the pitch at the County Ground
:02:35. > :02:39.Three men have already been charged and this week police have made
:02:40. > :02:43.Workers at BMW's Mini plant in Oxford have staged a protest over
:02:44. > :02:44.plans to close the final salary pension scheme.
:02:45. > :02:47.The UNITE union claims workers could be thousands of pounds
:02:48. > :02:51.The protest comes ahead of a vote to strike.
:02:52. > :02:54.The ballot for industrial action closes at the end of the month.
:02:55. > :02:56.BMW says it prides itself on offering staff excellent pensions
:02:57. > :03:02.Swindon's largest country park will be run by a new local charity
:03:03. > :03:07.The town's Conservative administration had been looking
:03:08. > :03:09.for bidders to take over the maintenance of Lydiard Park,
:03:10. > :03:11.saying it could no longer afford the running costs.
:03:12. > :03:15.Tonight councillors have agreed they want the community-run
:03:16. > :03:19.Lydiard Park Heritage Trust to take over next year.
:03:20. > :03:21.Doctors at the University of Oxford are using virtual reality
:03:22. > :03:25.The technology is a low cost way of providing training overseas
:03:26. > :03:27.that should lead to more lives being saved.
:03:28. > :03:34.The virtual world this headset transports you to is a reality for
:03:35. > :03:57.In this scenario, a baby's unconscious.
:03:58. > :04:04.It's so difficult to give high quality training in places like
:04:05. > :04:11.Kenny were training centres are disbursed. With this technology you
:04:12. > :04:20.can put the expert in the room with people at a relatively low cost.
:04:21. > :04:22.Child mortality is a major problem in Africa.
:04:23. > :04:24.One in ten dies before their fifth birthday.
:04:25. > :04:26.It's hoped the headset can drastically reduce this.
:04:27. > :04:28.If we can improve life-saving skills there's huge
:04:29. > :04:33.And for staff without access, there's a mobile phone
:04:34. > :04:40.The first app we're doing is to resuscitate a new-born baby
:04:41. > :04:44.so the key steps you need to do we've tried to put in
:04:45. > :04:51.There will be multiple choices and a 3D hospital
:04:52. > :04:58.The technology's still being tested but it's hoped it could soon be used
:04:59. > :05:08.Developers are appealing against the refusal of planning
:05:09. > :05:10.permission in Aston Clinton near Aylesbury after being told more
:05:11. > :05:14.homes would harm the character and appearance of the village.
:05:15. > :05:16.A public inquiry has opened into plans for 85
:05:17. > :05:21.A separate planning application to build 400 new homes has also
:05:22. > :05:27.Campaigners say the area isn't ready for that level of growth.
:05:28. > :05:30.Most of the development is taking place on greenfield sites and most
:05:31. > :05:33.of those greenfield sites surround the old part of Aston Clinton.
:05:34. > :05:37.The roads therefore are country lanes and in certain places
:05:38. > :05:43.we are being asked to accommodate hundreds and hundreds of more
:05:44. > :05:51.We are completely sick to death with applications that
:05:52. > :05:53.are in and also the approvals that have been done.
:05:54. > :05:59.We are going to be completely under siege.
:06:00. > :06:01.Reading's Caribbean community will host a carnival for the first
:06:02. > :06:06.The once annual event began forty years ago,
:06:07. > :06:09.but it hasn't been run since 2014 due to a lack of money
:06:10. > :06:16.The unmistakable colour and sound of Carnival.
:06:17. > :06:20.This was until a few years ago a popular annual event in Reading.
:06:21. > :06:23.It's not been held for the past two years, a lack of organisation
:06:24. > :06:26.and money to blame, but it's back this year with new organisers hoping
:06:27. > :06:32.to draw on the event's past as they shape its future.
:06:33. > :06:35.There is a lot of history in Reading and a lot of passion and feeling
:06:36. > :06:43.It's something that belongs to all the community
:06:44. > :06:48.We are really proud to be hosting it.
:06:49. > :06:50.Artist Philbert Herman will help children make costumes this year.
:06:51. > :06:53.He organised the carnivals in the early days and has fond
:06:54. > :06:59.memories of the very first one in 1977.
:07:00. > :07:04.It rained and the people still came out because there were a lot
:07:05. > :07:10.of street parties to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee.
:07:11. > :07:15.The West Indians were out there dancing with bin liners
:07:16. > :07:21.and brollies regardless of the weather.
:07:22. > :07:25.They just came out and celebrated with all the community.
:07:26. > :07:30.?10,000 of lottery money has been awarded this year.
:07:31. > :07:33.Organisers say they still need more but crucially they want support.
:07:34. > :07:46.Keep the last bank holiday Monday in May free, it's carnival day.
:07:47. > :07:48.Ladies Day at the Cheltenham Festival brought fascinators,
:07:49. > :07:51.feathers and fashionistas to the racecourse.
:07:52. > :07:54.The weather was on their side for showing off their clothing
:07:55. > :08:13.All the Irish women wear green to represent their country
:08:14. > :08:16.so I thought this year I would go for red, representing England.
:08:17. > :08:20.Obviously it goes with my brunette hair and brown eyes.
:08:21. > :08:23.It took me about six days to do in total
:08:24. > :08:47.I think it's time for us to step up to the plate now,
:08:48. > :08:50.hence why I've gone all out because why has it just
:08:51. > :08:54.got to be ladies day, why can't the gentlemen dress up?
:08:55. > :08:58.I think the time is changing and I've seen a few blokes today
:08:59. > :09:02.who are looking on point so maybe in a few years' time you'll see
:09:03. > :09:06.But I do like seeing the ladies dress up,
:09:07. > :09:14.You can dress up on any of the days but this is particularly a good
:09:15. > :09:16.opportunity to do it and showcase your race fashion
:09:17. > :09:27.Andy Howard, BBC South Today, at Cheltenham.
:09:28. > :09:32.After a lovely spring day today, Alexis has the outlook
:09:33. > :09:44.It was a globally stay with a high of 15 Celsius but tomorrow will be
:09:45. > :09:50.different. A lot of cloud and mist and fog. A chance of mist and fog
:09:51. > :09:55.overnight and it will be cloudy but clear spells initially following the
:09:56. > :09:59.lovely clear spells we had today. The cloud will filter in during the
:10:00. > :10:12.early hours of the morning. Publishers will fall away to six or
:10:13. > :10:15.seven Celsius. Quite a mild night. Quite a misty and murky start to the
:10:16. > :10:18.day tomorrow and a lot of cloud through the course of the day. It
:10:19. > :10:21.will stay like that and they will be limited brightness with chants of
:10:22. > :10:29.outbreaks of rain in the afternoon. Temperatures were reached double
:10:30. > :10:31.figures. Through Friday we start on a fairly bright note but clouding
:10:32. > :10:36.over during the course of the afternoon and a band of rain will
:10:37. > :10:40.arrive and the wind will be brisk as well from the West. The change in
:10:41. > :10:46.the weather comes about through Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Looking
:10:47. > :10:50.ahead to the weekend, a lot of cloud tomorrow and mist and fog patches
:10:51. > :10:55.first thing. The cloud will break to allow forward to brighter spells.
:10:56. > :10:58.Cloudy on Friday a bright start. Rain is expected during the
:10:59. > :11:02.afternoon and into the evening. It will feel fresh on Friday. Over the
:11:03. > :11:06.weekend, it stays dry I will be surprised.
:11:07. > :11:22.Here is Nick with the national headlines.
:11:23. > :11:24.For large parts of Wales and England there was blue