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Residents urgently relocated after the council pulled out of a deal to

buy a care home. Also, reflecting average wives style and experiences,

why did God has been named the most normal town in England. From the

mid-teens to the high teens, in some places tomorrow, it will feel like

summer. Residents of a care home

in Milton Keynes are being suddenly moved out this week after being told

the home will close on Friday. Five Acres Nursing Home was put up

for sale in November. But late last week decided

the purchase was no longer viable. Uncertain times for residents

at Five Acres Nursing Home Just a few weeks ago,

it looked like the council Now those that live here

are in limbo once again. They have got to be

the first concern. I know the council is working hard

at coming up with a transition plan, making sure there is something safe

and managed for every resident and that is my first

concern is ward councillor. Having said that, I think

the council has worked extremely hard to try to see if there is any

way of keeping this open and I do not think

they can be blamed today. Five Acres was branded inadequate

by inspectors in 2015. The BBC understands

Milton Keynes Council was going to buy the home

for 1.2 million. They wanted to build

into the garden and create They aimed to make

a profit within two years. But ultimately the council decided

it couldn't afford it. The family of one 91-year-old woman

with Alzehimer's told me they thought about taking her out

of the home last year. But didn't because they thought

its future was secure. Now they're worried

she might not survive a move. Age Concern fears the closure

could be the thin end of the wedge. I think we are going to see more

and more crises like this because of the problems

there are in the care There is financial pressure on local

authorities who place about 50% of people into care

to bring their costs down. Care homes are then trying

to recover the costs through residents who are self

funding and really the government The council said it had now found

placements for all 17 residents. A helicopter which took off

from Milton Keynes with five people on board has gone missing over

the Irish Sea. It was believed to be

en route to Dublin, The Coastguard was notified to begin

a search operation at 4:15pm. A 50-year-old man from Swindon,

questioned after a baby boy suffered life threatening injuries,

has been released on bail. The three-month-old was taken

to the Great Western Police are continuing

with their enquiries to find out how A campaign to fix the roof

at Wallingford's Corn Exchange has The historic venue opened

for trade in 1856. Now it's a theatre, hosts art

exhibitions and is the location It's been in the heart

of the town for 160 years, with some famous alumni

running their theatre group. But now the Corn Exchange

in Wallingford has a problem. In heavy rain, blowing

from the south, we find that certain seats get

very, very damp. Clearly, it will be rotting

the wooden supports But for the immediate problem,

it drips on the customers. The leaking roof isn't the only

thing the volunteers want to fix. We're taking the opportunity to put

in new air conditioning and ventilation, and we'll revise

the staging structure to take The seats will come out,

they will be refurbished and the place will be redecorated,

hopefully when people come in they'll see a nice,

new Corn Exchange. It's not the first time work has

been done on the Corn Exchange. The glass roof was covered in 1975

when the venue first became Today's refurbishment will cost half

a million pounds and half of that has already been

raised since January. The Corn Exchange will close

in June for work to begin. It's hoped the lights will come

back up on a refurbished Didcot has been named the most

normal town in England. A lot of number crunching

by researchers found Didcot, and ten streets in particular,

best represent the They'd been looking at people's

lifestyle, opinions and experiences. The research is designed to inform

government and businesses about what the public

wants and needs. Just another day in your

typical English town. Didcot is the best of

the best at being... I could not commit to

that, but it is to us. I come across, in a nice way,

not your average normal people, The company researched census

information and national figures They looked at ethnicity,

whether people are married, their job, if they owned property

and from that they came up Apparently, one of the most normal

roads in the country. 'Getting opinions from the public,

that's a screwy The study was inspired by a 1940s

movie called Magic Town, in which a man finds a small town

which represents the nation's views. 'Big corporations pay a lot to find

out what you and I think.' The company says it wants to help

Westminster-based politicians Let's say they genuinely

want to find out about what life is like in regular Britain,

where should they go? Our work is trying to give them

an insight into that. So we can tell them regions that

represent their constituency. It's an interesting point

for a normal person in a normal Do you think politicians

are in touch with what They don't reach out to the normal

person in the street, not at all. A strong opinion that is rather more

normal than some politicians The funeral of George Michael has

taken place in a small, The singer died of natural causes

at his home in Goring in South Oxfordshire on Christmas

Day. His funeral took place

in Highgate Cemetery in Londo Former England goalkeeper

David Seaman developed a passion for skating when he took part

in the TV show Dancing On Ice, Now he's backing an appeal that

would help Britain's number one figure skating pair

fund their training. Zoe Jones and Chris Boyadji

are from Swindon. They're competing in

the world Championships, Will Glennon met them

practising in Swindon. They are the current British pairs

champions in figure skating. Zoe Jones and Christopher

Boyadji have been a pair We are trying a new element

called a triple twist. So, I throw the girl in the air -

the girl being Zoe! She does three revolutions,

and hopefully I catch her. This is a new element

we will introduce in Helsinki. They have to work full-time

and train as well and there's not enough funding to have a full-time

coach, so when they launched an appeal, former footballer

David Seaman and his ice-skating They met through

the show Dancing On Ice. We know what they were up

to and when we found out they were struggling with the money

side, we thought, It was great to see them

in the Europeans, as well. After a 13-year career

break to have children, I was coaching, but I wasn't doing

anything physical on the ice. It was very hard

to get back into it. I got myself at a certain fitness

level before I started the pairs. They're not expecting a medal

at the World Championships, but they hope the experience

will be invaluable. Overnight tonight, there may be some

outbreaks of rain at times and there will be a good deal

of cloud, but the good news Overnight, there may be some

outbreaks of heavy rain at times. Temperatures will stay in double

figures, lows of 10-11, So, there will be a lot of rain

to start the day tomorrow, quite a damp and grey start,

but an improving picture. The rain moves north and westwards,

following it will be sunny skies, although the sunshine may be quite

hazy at times, with medium and high level cloud feeding

in during the afternoon. Temperatures tomorrow up

to around 18, possibly 19, making it one of the warmest days

of the year so far. And Friday, we will have some rain

first thing from this cold front during the morning,

one or two showers, but brightening Patchy cloud here and there,

but it is an improving picture through Friday,

with the isobars widening, so the winds will fall light

and it will feel pleasant So, as we look ahead

to the rest of the week, a lot of cloud to start the day

tomorrow, some outbreaks of rain during the morning

but brightening up. It may be the warmest

day of the year so far, Friday will be quite cloudy

at first with dampness in the morning, brightening up

through the afternoon, and the chance of thundery

showers on Saturday. far. The outlook for the next few

days, temperatures coming down a bit but staying decent for this time of

year. Here is Darren Bett with the national weather.

The warm air coming up on a southerly breeze all the way from

Iberia and across France into England and Wales. To achieve