:00:00. > :00:12.A life sentence for a rapist who was caught thanks to in part
:00:13. > :00:15.On the election trail with the Chancellor,
:00:16. > :00:21.but his staff aren't impressed by our reporter's questioning.
:00:22. > :00:25.We work very closely together on these things. I am afraid the media
:00:26. > :00:34.I am afraid the media is making up stories.
:00:35. > :00:38.A rapist, who attacked a woman at knife-point in Oxford,
:00:39. > :00:42.The victim was approached as she walked Harcourt Hill.
:00:43. > :00:45.Mark Pearton pleaded guilty to rape, assault and possession
:00:46. > :00:48.He'd previously been jailed for raping a 13-year-old.
:00:49. > :01:06.This is Mark Pearton's car captured on CCTV.
:01:07. > :01:09.He used the vehicle to watch and stalk a lone female jogger
:01:10. > :01:11.in Harcourt Hill in Oxford last January.
:01:12. > :01:13.Wearing a balaclava and carrying a knife, he attacked and then
:01:14. > :01:17.This type of offence is rare on a national scale.
:01:18. > :01:19.Normally, there's a link between the victim,
:01:20. > :01:28.But we can't find a link to anything for Mark Pearton at all.
:01:29. > :01:30.DNA evidence helped identify him within 36 hours.
:01:31. > :01:33.He denied the offence and said the pair had had consensual sex
:01:34. > :01:36.But overwhelming evidence saw him plead guilty to rape,
:01:37. > :01:47.We've got two witnesses that drove past and they recall seeing a female
:01:48. > :01:49.fitting the victim's description and seeing a male
:01:50. > :02:10.44-year-old Mark Pearton from Eastbourne in Sussex
:02:11. > :02:15.He was jailed for five years in 1994 for armed robbery and then given
:02:16. > :02:18.a life term in 1999 for the rape of a 13-year-old girl.
:02:19. > :02:20.He was only released from prison two years ago.
:02:21. > :02:22.The officer in this case hopes today's sentence will help
:02:23. > :02:26.I really hope that she doesn't let this event define her life.
:02:27. > :02:29.That she finds a way of putting this, keeping this as what it was.
:02:30. > :02:32.Which is a horrendous, significant event in her life,
:02:33. > :02:46.but not making it become what she becomes.
:02:47. > :02:49.Sentencing Mark Pearton to a life sentence with a minimum term
:02:50. > :02:51.of 7.5 years, Judge Ian Pringle QC said that
:02:52. > :02:53.Pearton's victim had been permanently scarred by what he'd
:02:54. > :02:56.done, that Mark Pearton remained a danger to the public
:02:57. > :02:58.and that he may never be released until he could prove
:02:59. > :03:07.A court has heard how a man beat his former partner with an iron
:03:08. > :03:09.before setting her alight in her own home in Swindon.
:03:10. > :03:11.32-year-old Anthony Porter has been jailed for life -
:03:12. > :03:13.after admitting murdering Andraya Lyons in December.
:03:14. > :03:21.A fun-loving and bubbly mother, someone who saw the good
:03:22. > :03:23.Andraya Lyons was a mother of two sons.
:03:24. > :03:27.The only good fortune is - they were not at home in Rodbourne
:03:28. > :03:31.in everyone, so say the family of Andraya Lyons.
:03:32. > :03:33.They expressed their grief outside court today.
:03:34. > :03:36.We miss her so much and our lives have been completely devastated
:03:37. > :03:38.by the act of one evil, vicious, selfish, manipulative
:03:39. > :03:44.Her partner, Anthony Porter, had a problem with drink and drugs
:03:45. > :03:47.and a history of violence towards women, including Andraya.
:03:48. > :03:51.The court heard that on the 9th of December the two went
:03:52. > :03:53.to her work's Christmas party at a hotel in Swindon.
:03:54. > :03:55.Porter became aggressive and Andraya left with friends,
:03:56. > :03:59.But Porter returned to her house in the early hours -
:04:00. > :04:06.He beat Andraya with an iron, broke her nose, stamped on her,
:04:07. > :04:08.before dousing her with white spirit, setting the house
:04:09. > :04:11.Postmortem examinations show Andraya was unconscious but still breathing
:04:12. > :04:14.Porter gave himself up to the police, saying
:04:15. > :04:18.But the judge didn't accept that, saying Porter clearly
:04:19. > :04:20.intended to kill Andraya, and jailed him for life.
:04:21. > :04:23.Andraya had tried to separate from Porter but he was still living
:04:24. > :04:41.with her because she didn't want him to become homeless.
:04:42. > :04:43.I recognise the difficulties in terms of reporting domestic abuse
:04:44. > :04:46.but I would simply say to people they can come forward and speak
:04:47. > :04:49.to the police with the confidence that they will be treated
:04:50. > :04:51.sensitively and if they can't speak to the police,
:04:52. > :04:53.alternatively there are other agencies, such as Swindon Women's
:04:54. > :05:03.Aid, who will provide the help and support they require.
:05:04. > :05:05.Porter is to serve 17.5 years in jail before being considered
:05:06. > :05:12.for parole and will remain under licence for life after release.
:05:13. > :05:18.It's believed a cyclist who died on Botley Road in Oxford on Tuesday
:05:19. > :05:21.fell from her bike moments before she was involved in a collision
:05:22. > :05:27.Investigations are continuing but police don't
:05:28. > :05:29.think it was as a result of any interaction with
:05:30. > :05:32.The 31-year-old woman, named locally as Claudia Comberti,
:05:33. > :05:37.The force say her family's being supported by specialist officers.
:05:38. > :05:40.An inquest into the death of a nine-year-old Oxfordshire girl,
:05:41. > :05:43.who died when she was kicked by a horse during a hunt meeting,
:05:44. > :05:46.has heard how she was on a simulated fox hunt when the accident happened.
:05:47. > :05:48.Bonnie Armitage, a pupil at St Hughs prep
:05:49. > :05:51.school in Faringdon, died from a kick to the chest.
:05:52. > :05:53.A health and safety expert told the hearing the level
:05:54. > :05:55.of supervision was, "far short of what could be
:05:56. > :06:05.Bonnie died last April at the event near Stroud.
:06:06. > :06:09.and the Conservatives have been out in force in Abingdon today.
:06:10. > :06:12.Tory candidate Nicola Blackwood has been discussing transport issues
:06:13. > :06:14.and has been accompanied by the Chancellor Philip Hammond,
:06:15. > :06:16.who's denied national newspaper reports of a "growing rift"
:06:17. > :06:32.Side by side, showing his support for the local
:06:33. > :06:34.Conservative candidate, the Chancellor Philip Hammond spent
:06:35. > :06:38.One of the issues high on their agenda was transport,
:06:39. > :06:40.particularly one of Oxfordshire's busiest roads - the A34.
:06:41. > :06:43.What we need is a long-term solution would put a stop to this problem
:06:44. > :06:46.once and for all and that's why I was really pleased to hear
:06:47. > :06:48.the Chancellor announced in his Autumn Statement 27 million
:06:49. > :06:50.for a feasibility study for the Oxford-Cambridge Expressway,
:06:51. > :06:53.which will either divert the A34, put three lanes in or something
:06:54. > :06:57.which will mean we put an end to the misery of residents once
:06:58. > :07:07.The A34 is one of the main routes across the south,
:07:08. > :07:08.linking Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Hampshire.
:07:09. > :07:10.But congestion is an ongoing problem.
:07:11. > :07:17.I think opening up the north exit is a big priority for most
:07:18. > :07:23.There is a big building development going on the south side of the town
:07:24. > :07:26.and the roundabout at the top there, Tesco's end, it's just
:07:27. > :07:30.The Government promised ?50 million for improvements
:07:31. > :07:37.to the A34 in 2014 - something the Lib Dems claim hasn't
:07:38. > :07:42.The Conservatives broke that promise, they said that money had
:07:43. > :07:45.been secured and what we now know is that it has not.
:07:46. > :07:50.In north Abingdon, we've got a development of 600 houses
:07:51. > :07:53.that was meant to have not been built unless that
:07:54. > :07:57.The houses are now about to be built and there's still no money.
:07:58. > :07:59.As a campaign, that is my top priority for the area.
:08:00. > :08:01.Without it, we can't solve the congestion
:08:02. > :08:07.And Labour has also voiced its concerns.
:08:08. > :08:10.The A34 really needs to be upgraded and redesigned in order to fit
:08:11. > :08:13.local needs and purpose, particularly around
:08:14. > :08:25.As a Labour Party, we have committed to invest in long-term
:08:26. > :08:27.infrastructure, spending on our roads, essential for the A34.
:08:28. > :08:30.Away from local politics, the Chancellor today made front-page
:08:31. > :08:32.news in one of the national papers, which claims his relationship
:08:33. > :08:34.with the Prime Minister is growing more and more tense.
:08:35. > :08:37.We were initially invited to join the Chancellor and Nicola Blackwood
:08:38. > :08:42.By bringing one of the Conservative Party's most senior figures
:08:43. > :08:44.to the heart of the constituency, Nicola Blackwood is hoping
:08:45. > :08:49.But because of one of the questions I asked earlier, this was as far
:08:50. > :08:53.A national newspaper is claiming that the relationship between you
:08:54. > :08:58.We are in complete agreement on policies around energy
:08:59. > :09:01.We work very closely together on these things.
:09:02. > :09:03.I'm afraid the media is making up stories.
:09:04. > :09:06.He answered but his staff are not happy.
:09:07. > :09:08.We were stopped from joining the walkabout that we were initially
:09:09. > :09:11.Oxford West and Abingdon has been in the hands
:09:12. > :09:16.But before that, it'd been under Lib Dem rule for more than a decade.
:09:17. > :09:18.And with Labour also contesting this seat,
:09:19. > :09:36.The weather's next starting with the regional forecast from Alexis.
:09:37. > :09:42.For many of us today, it was a lovely warm day, with lots
:09:43. > :09:44.of sunshine and a high of 21 Celsius.
:09:45. > :09:46.But for others, we saw some heavy thundery downpours.
:09:47. > :09:49.And there is still the risk of one or two
:09:50. > :09:54.Maybe some misty patches during the early hours of
:09:55. > :09:57.the morning, and temperatures will fall away to a mild
:09:58. > :10:00.Quite a muggy night to come with light winds.
:10:01. > :10:03.Tomorrow is quite a cloudy day in general, but the cloud
:10:04. > :10:05.At times, to allow for some sunny spells.
:10:06. > :10:08.But there is that risk with the cloud is thickest
:10:09. > :10:11.we could have the odd heavy, even thundery shower, with hail.
:10:12. > :10:12.Temperatures tomorrow will be up to around 17,
:10:13. > :10:15.maybe 18 or 19 Celsius where we have prolonged periods of
:10:16. > :10:18.Now the showers will eventually clear tomorrow evening
:10:19. > :10:20.and Saturday should be a mainly dry day.
:10:21. > :10:23.Although there is still the risk of the odd scattered shower in
:10:24. > :10:26.Ahead of this weather front, which will start
:10:27. > :10:28.moving into Saturday evening and overnight into Sunday.
:10:29. > :10:30.Now, the air ahead of the weather front is fairly
:10:31. > :10:32.mild, but the behind it will be slightly fresher.
:10:33. > :10:34.So, Sunday will feel fresher than Saturday.
:10:35. > :10:35.And Saturday will have that brisk wind
:10:36. > :10:37.moving through with the rain from the south-west.
:10:38. > :10:39.So, mild conditions tomorrow and mild conditions to
:10:40. > :10:45.There may be the odd isolated thunder storm here and there.
:10:46. > :10:46.There will also be some brighter spells.
:10:47. > :10:48.Over the weekend, Saturday is the driest day.
:10:49. > :10:50.Still the risk of a shower here and there.
:10:51. > :10:53.Sunday, the chance of a thunderstorm, but now here's
:10:54. > :11:06.We want to see the economy work for everybody, not
:11:07. > :11:09.Now the weather. , yes a humid dead. We have had
:11:10. > :11:42.photographs of the Now, humid air is coming in hyped.
:11:43. > :11:44.This cloud will be spreading