Tonight's TV: Appeal for baby's mother and Super Tuesday in Oxford
Victoria Cook
BBC South Today
On South Today this evening: police say they're becoming increasingly concerned after a baby's body was found in Oxford.
Also coming up, today is Super Tuesday and thousands of Americans living here are voting for presidential candidates. We'll be at one of the polling stations.
Didcot power station: RWE npower says it doesn't know what caused collapse
The company that owns Didcot power station says it doesn't know what caused the fatal collapse of a building, which killed one person and left three missing.
RWE npower issued a statement saying: "The health and safety of people is always our priority. We don’t yet know how the collapse happened and nor will we speculate."
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It adds "our thoughts are with the families of those who have died in this terrible tragedy".
One week on from the incident at the power station, emergency services have warned it will take "many weeks" to recover the bodies of three missing people.
Motorbike stolen from back garden in Oxford
Thames Valley Police said a white KSR MOTO Worx 125 motorbike was stolen from Dynham Place, Oxford, overnight on Monday.The motorbike was locked up and covered with a bike cover in the back garden and was dragged across the garden, leaving marks on the ground.
Police appeal for dead baby's mother to come forward
At a news conference, he told reporters the baby still had its umbilical chord attached when it was found and called the incident a "tragic and upsetting situation for all of those involved, including the local community".
Quote Message: We’ve got some real concerns around her health and well-being and she will urgently need to see a doctor. I’d also like to appeal to family, friends, and the local community. If you have any information at all we desperately need to locate the mother of the baby. from Supt Christian Bunt Thames Valley Police
We’ve got some real concerns around her health and well-being and she will urgently need to see a doctor. I’d also like to appeal to family, friends, and the local community. If you have any information at all we desperately need to locate the mother of the baby.
Didcot power station: Demolition firm's 'deep sorrow' over accident
Joe Nimmo
BBC News Online
Demolition company Coleman and Company's managing director Mark Coleman has today issued issued a statement expressing his "deep sorrow" over last week's accident at Didcot power station.
One person died and five were injured in a collapse at the Oxfordshire site on 23 February. Three people are still missing with searches still under way.
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Quote Message: I would like to express our deep sorrow at this heartbreaking time for our colleagues, and their families and friends. Nothing can prepare you for, nor are there words to express, our devastation at the events of the last week. from Mark Coleman Coleman and Company managing director
I would like to express our deep sorrow at this heartbreaking time for our colleagues, and their families and friends. Nothing can prepare you for, nor are there words to express, our devastation at the events of the last week.
Get Involved: Would you buy food thrown away by supermarkets?
BBC Radio Oxford
A supermarket has opened in Denmark which only sells surplus food, at prices up to 50% cheaper than the regular shops.
Sport headlines: Appleton says U's can't be complacent against York
Ross Heaton
BBC Oxford Sport
Oxford United head coach Michael Appleton says a positive result against York this evening at the Kassam Stadium is far from guaranteed
In other League Two matches tonight, Barnet host second-placed Plymouth and Oxford United's James Roberts is available to play after signing for Barnet on a one-month youth loan
And Cambridge will be the heavier crew for the men's Boat Race after this morning's weigh in for the event on the Thames in London on 27 March
Latest headlines: 'Many weeks' to recover bodies from Didcot power station
D-Day veterans honoured with Legion d'honneur medals
Tom Turrell
BBC South Today
Eight D-Day veterans from Oxfordshire have been honoured with the Chevalier Legion d’ honneur medal at a ceremony at Oxford Town Hall.
The French government has been awarding the Légion d’honneur to D-Day veterans from many different countries for several years, as a way of honouring and thanking those who risked their lives to secure France’s liberation during the Second World War.
Nuclear materials might have been flown via RAF Brize Norton in last five years
Though the MoD does not give details, the flights are believed to have carried tritium, plutonium and enriched uranium, all vital ingredients of Trident warheads. They probably started or ended at the RAF base at Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.
Didcot power station: New pictures of recovery work released
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Quote Message: I believe the emergency service teams working on site are the best in the world, and know they are using their experience and expertise to the limits. from Dave Etheridge Chief fire officer
I believe the emergency service teams working on site are the best in the world, and know they are using their experience and expertise to the limits.
Didcot power station: Recovery of bodies could take 'many, many weeks'
One person died and five were injured in the incident at the Oxfordshire site on 23 February.
Quote Message: The recovery of the bodies and site investigation will be a very complex operation and I envisage it will be many, many weeks before it is completed. from Assistant chief constable Scott Chilton
The recovery of the bodies and site investigation will be a very complex operation and I envisage it will be many, many weeks before it is completed.
Oxford University begins testing new prostate cancer vaccine
Alex Regan
South Online
Scientists in Oxford have begun testing an "experimental vaccine" for prostate cancer.
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Four people have already received the vaccination at the Churchill Hospital in Headington.
Quote Message: The vision is that we can develop an approach to treat this common cancer at a very early stage to prevent the disease progressing to a more serious form. from Dr Adrian Hill The Jenner Institute
The vision is that we can develop an approach to treat this common cancer at a very early stage to prevent the disease progressing to a more serious form.
Learner drivers in Oxfordshire wait more than six weeks to take tests
Learner drivers in Oxfordshire have one of the lowest waiting times in England to take their test, new research shows.
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The Driving Instructors Association says Oxfordshire students still have to wait an average of 6.2 weeks to take their tests.
The average wait nationally was 8.6 weeks, and the longest average county wait being 17.5 weeks in Dumfries & Galloway.
Association chief executive Carly Brookfield said the research supports the concerns of its members about continuing delays in getting pupils into test centres.
Firefighters damping down barn fire at Shabbington
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Joe Nimmo
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Get involved
- Oxford's top police officer has issued an appeal for the mother of an infant found dead on a footpath in Oxford to get in touch
- Demolition firm Coleman and Company's managing director expresses "deep sorrow" over last week's fatal collapse of a building at Didcot power station
- Eight D-Day veterans from Oxfordshire have been honoured with the Chevalier Legion d’ honneur medal at a ceremony at Oxford Town Hall
BBCCopyright: BBC Thames Valley PoliceCopyright: Thames Valley Police Thames Valley PoliceCopyright: Thames Valley Police - Oxford United head coach Michael Appleton says a positive result against York this evening at the Kassam Stadium is far from guaranteed
- In other League Two matches tonight, Barnet host second-placed Plymouth and Oxford United's James Roberts is available to play after signing for Barnet on a one-month youth loan
- And Cambridge will be the heavier crew for the men's Boat Race after this morning's weigh in for the event on the Thames in London on 27 March
- One week on from the partial collapse of a building at Didcot A Power Station, emergency services have warned it will take "many weeks" to recover the bodies of three missing people
- Scientists in Oxford have begun testing an "experimental vaccine" for prostate cancer
- Voting has opened for US citizens and members of the Democratic Party living in Oxford in today's “Super Tuesday” primary contest
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Joe Nimmo
BBC News Online
That's all from Oxfordshire Local Live this evening. The service will be back from 08:00 on Wednesday. Many thanks for joining us.
Latest headlines: New police appeal for dead baby's mother to come forward
Joe Nimmo
BBC News Online
This evening's top headlines in Oxfordshire:
Tonight's TV: Appeal for baby's mother and Super Tuesday in Oxford
Victoria Cook
BBC South Today
On South Today this evening: police say they're becoming increasingly concerned after a baby's body was found in Oxford.
Also coming up, today is Super Tuesday and thousands of Americans living here are voting for presidential candidates. We'll be at one of the polling stations.
Join us on BBC One at 18:30.
Weather: A windy evening with chance of sleet
Holly Green
BBC Weather
It'll be windy this evening and overnight, with clear intervals, and also some showers and lows of 3C (37F).
These will largely be rain showers, but there could also be some sleet mixed in over hills later during the night.
See the BBC Oxford weather page for more details.
Didcot power station: RWE npower says it doesn't know what caused collapse
The company that owns Didcot power station says it doesn't know what caused the fatal collapse of a building, which killed one person and left three missing.
RWE npower issued a statement saying: "The health and safety of people is always our priority. We don’t yet know how the collapse happened and nor will we speculate."
It adds "our thoughts are with the families of those who have died in this terrible tragedy".
One week on from the incident at the power station, emergency services have warned it will take "many weeks" to recover the bodies of three missing people.
Motorbike stolen from back garden in Oxford
Thames Valley Police said a white KSR MOTO Worx 125 motorbike was stolen from Dynham Place, Oxford, overnight on Monday.The motorbike was locked up and covered with a bike cover in the back garden and was dragged across the garden, leaving marks on the ground.
Police appeal for dead baby's mother to come forward
Dave Gilyeat
BBC News
Supt Christian Bunt has issued an appeal for the mother of an infant found dead on a footpath in Oxford to hand herself in to police.
At a news conference, he told reporters the baby still had its umbilical chord attached when it was found and called the incident a "tragic and upsetting situation for all of those involved, including the local community".
Didcot power station: Demolition firm's 'deep sorrow' over accident
Joe Nimmo
BBC News Online
Demolition company Coleman and Company's managing director Mark Coleman has today issued issued a statement expressing his "deep sorrow" over last week's accident at Didcot power station.
One person died and five were injured in a collapse at the Oxfordshire site on 23 February. Three people are still missing with searches still under way.
Get Involved: Would you buy food thrown away by supermarkets?
BBC Radio Oxford
A supermarket has opened in Denmark which only sells surplus food, at prices up to 50% cheaper than the regular shops.
UK supermarkets are discarding hundreds of tons of food each year, but would you buy funny looking parsnips, cereals with damaged boxes or almost-out-of-date meat?
Tell us at BBC Radio Oxford's Facebook page.
Teenager who hanged himself 'did not intend to take his own life'
Oxford Mail
A "much-loved" and "talented" teenager who hanged himself in his bedroom did not intend to take his own life, Oxford Coroner's Court has ruled today.
Sport headlines: Appleton says U's can't be complacent against York
Ross Heaton
BBC Oxford Sport
Latest headlines: 'Many weeks' to recover bodies from Didcot power station
Joe Nimmo
BBC News Online
D-Day veterans honoured with Legion d'honneur medals
Tom Turrell
BBC South Today
Eight D-Day veterans from Oxfordshire have been honoured with the Chevalier Legion d’ honneur medal at a ceremony at Oxford Town Hall.
The French government has been awarding the Légion d’honneur to D-Day veterans from many different countries for several years, as a way of honouring and thanking those who risked their lives to secure France’s liberation during the Second World War.
Nuclear materials might have been flown via RAF Brize Norton in last five years
The Guardian
Materials used in nuclear weapons have been flown between the UK and the US 23 times in the last five years, the Ministry of Defence has admitted.
Though the MoD does not give details, the flights are believed to have carried tritium, plutonium and enriched uranium, all vital ingredients of Trident warheads. They probably started or ended at the RAF base at Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.
Didcot power station: New pictures of recovery work released
Joe Nimmo
BBC News Online
New pictures of recovery work at Didcot power station have been published by Thames Valley Police a week after the fatal collapse of part of a building on site.
Didcot power station: Recovery of bodies could take 'many, many weeks'
Joe Nimmo
BBC News Online
One week on from the partial collapse of a building at Didcot A Power Station, emergency services have warned it will take "many weeks" to recover the bodies of three missing people.
One person died and five were injured in the incident at the Oxfordshire site on 23 February.
Oxford University begins testing new prostate cancer vaccine
Alex Regan
South Online
Scientists in Oxford have begun testing an "experimental vaccine" for prostate cancer.
Four people have already received the vaccination at the Churchill Hospital in Headington.
Now at team at The Jenner Institute is looking for 48 new volunteers in both Oxford and Sheffield.
Learner drivers in Oxfordshire wait more than six weeks to take tests
Learner drivers in Oxfordshire have one of the lowest waiting times in England to take their test, new research shows.
The Driving Instructors Association says Oxfordshire students still have to wait an average of 6.2 weeks to take their tests.
The average wait nationally was 8.6 weeks, and the longest average county wait being 17.5 weeks in Dumfries & Galloway.
Association chief executive Carly Brookfield said the research supports the concerns of its members about continuing delays in getting pupils into test centres.
Firefighters damping down barn fire at Shabbington
Witney Gazette
Fire crews have been working through the night following a barn fire at Shabbington near Thame.
Super Tuesday: Larry Sanders casts vote in global US primary
Serena Martin
BBC Radio Oxford
Voting has opened for US citizens and members of the Democratic Party living in Oxford in today's “Super Tuesday” primary contest.
Candidate Bernie Sanders' brother Larry, from Oxford, was the first to cast a ballot at Oxford University’s Rothermere American Institute.
He said: "I'm not just voting for the next president, I'm voting for my brother."
The institute will host a polling station for the Democrat Global Presidential Primary between 12:00 and 19:00.