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Calls for police protection after a gang attacked a woman in Milton

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Keynes. There were many incidents that happen and we are only left

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with a crime number. The dangers of trespassing, the paralympian that

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lost his leg on railway line in Milton Keynes. Good evening. The

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Chinese community in Milton Keynes are demanding police do more to

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protect them after woman was in her own home. She died in hospital after

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a gang attack in January. Thames Valley Police say there is no

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evidence the Chinese community is being targeted.

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It is now two months since Keith Leung's mother Hang-Yin

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died following a burglary here at her home in Milton Keynes.

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Dad has lost one of his closest friends, actually.

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The home is now empty and there is no-one for Dad

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The six men forced their way in, knocking Mrs Leung, a retired

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Hong Kong police officer, to the ground.

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No-one has yet been charged with her murder.

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The fact that these people are still at large,

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I really hope no-one has to go through the trauma that we have had

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to go through or have their homes or houses ransacked.

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and there is concern within the Chinese community that

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criminals are targeting them, hoping to find cash.

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Now, three Chinese churches in the area have written

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to the Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police,

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A lot of them, if they are in the catering trade,

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the perception is that they are a cash community.

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They have a lot of cash at home or in the business.

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Do you feel that the police and the council are doing

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No, we don't feel that, because we feel let down

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by the authorities and, a lot of the time, when incidents happen,

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it seems we are only left with a crime number.

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This is the letter outlining the community's concerns.

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I have also got here the reply from Thames Valley Police.

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They say only 4% of burglaries committed in Milton Keynes affect

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Both the council leader here and also police officers have

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The force says it is doing everything it can to find

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A woman arrested after a boy was found dead at a house

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in Faringdon has been detained under the Mental Health Act.

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Five-year-old Tyler Warmington was discovered at Bromsgrove

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He'd suffered stab wounds to his chest.

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Police say their murder investigation is ongoing.

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A police detective who allegedly placed a toy monkey

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on a black colleague's desk has been accused

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Detective Sergeant Andrew Mottow is accused of making racist remarks

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and telling the woman to make him cups of tea when the black

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A four-day misconduct hearing will start in Oxford, later this month.

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A Paralympian who lost his leg while trespassing on a railway line

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near Milton Keynes is warning young people to not

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Figures from British Transport Police show 127 young people

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were caught last year in the Reading area and 119 around Milton Keynes.

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John Maguire has been to meet Simon Munn

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It would just have been a field, leading up to a fence.

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Like I say, even walklng towards it, I knew what was going to be here.

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I knew what my decision was going to be and that was to come here,

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jump the fence and take a shortcut home.

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The passing train serves as a timely reminder to the

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dangers of Simon Munn's fateful decision that night 27 years ago.

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I couldn't get my foot out and was, literally, waiting for a train

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to come along and take my leg off, as it were.

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It seemed like it was a fortnight, but it was only a few minutes.

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Having lost his leg, Simon, always a keen sportsman,

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It has been a major part of his life ever since.

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He has represented Britain in seven Paralympic Games,

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travelled the world and won a whole host of medals.

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But still, he wishes he had gone nowhere near the railway line.

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My life since then has been, you know, pretty good,

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But right now, yeah, I'd have my leg back, 100%.

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Simon realises that he was both lucky and unlucky that night.

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Unfortunate to get hit by the train in the first place,

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but incredibly fortunate to escape with his life.

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There's been a rise in the number of horses involved in accidents

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on roads across our region The British Horse Society says

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there were 31 last year and two horses are now known to have died.

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Drivers are now being warned to reduce their speed.

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We are running a campaign which is raising awareness and encouraging

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people to report when they've had a near miss or an incident on the road

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with a call or another road user. We're getting a lot more reports

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coming in. Hundreds of mental health patients

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in Oxfordshire are being left to cope alone after leaving hospital.

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That's according to the mental health charity Mind.

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Earlier I spoke to Vicki Nash from the charity:

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When you leave hospital following a mental author traces,

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you could've been in hospital for a few days or

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for a few months that is very important that you the rate support

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At your most vulnerable when people are most likely

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to take the time when people are most likely

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In some places it is, in another it is not.

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One in ten people in England were not been followed up

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It is a patient safety matter for the hospital

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We want people to be seen 48 hours after being

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discharged following a

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More than 20 million cars are expected to be on the roads this

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weekend as part of the Easter getaway.The A34 and M4 could be

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Traffic here on the A34's been building steadily this afternoon,

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with cars and campervans fully loaded ready for the long weekend,

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the stretch between Abingdon up to the M40's predicted to be one

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of the busiest roads in the country - it's a major route connecting

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And the M4 westbound from London to Newbury could see queues

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of around 90 minutes as plenty of Londoners head out

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The RAC says it expects traffic to peak on Easter Sunday

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but shouldn't be as heavy as in previous years.

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Some people are are having time off. The volume could be lower as there

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are less schools on the road. It will bring accident is round. If you

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want a motorist can expect some delays but it is not as it has been

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through previous years. As for the trains, the good news

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is Network Rail says 95% of services will be running as normal

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but there are a few engineering projects to tell

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you about in the South. On GWR formally

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First Great Western - there'll be a reduced service

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in and out of Bath Spa there'll be a reduced service

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between Aylesbury Vale Parkway and London Marylebone on Good Friday

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and Easter Monday. And on South West Trains -

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from Reading station there'll be fewer services to and from Waterloo

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from Friday to Sunday because of new signalling

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and track replacement work. If you're heading to the airports

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it's worth noting there's a reduced service to Heathrow from Paddington

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on Saturday, while there's no Gatwick Express service

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from Victoria on Easter Sunday. As always the general advice

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is to check before you travel and allow plenty of extra time

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for your journey. That is it from us, now, the

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weather. The sunshine came and went today in

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places. Tonight, we have clear spells and it should be mainly dry.

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The club will increase during the early hours of the morning. Most

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places will stay dry with temperatures falling away to seven

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Celsius. A cloudy day tomorrow in general. Brighter spells more likely

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during the morning. Through the afternoon, the cloud will thicken

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and we will see an increasing breeze. Outbreaks of rain possible

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through the afternoon. The rain could be heavy at times tomorrow.

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Temperatures up to 14 Celsius. There may be some heavy rain for a time

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tomorrow evening and tomorrow night. That will clear away and on Saturday

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it may be a damp start but brightening up through the course of

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the day. Wheels are coming in from the north-west. I pressure is down

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below and not far away. Saturday is a settled day and one of the better

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days of the bank holiday. Tomorrow, we are expecting the unsettled

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conditions with outbreaks of rain at times. Tomorrow, Good Friday,

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outbreaks of rain from the course of the day. Temperatures will reach 13

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Celsius. Saturday, a better day with sunny spells. Easter Sunday, the

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We will keep you updated. Now with the National Outlook, Tomasz

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Schafernaker. Good evening. It's not

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