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Andrew Humphrey

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  1. Our news coverage through the day

    That's all for today's BBC Local Live.

    We'll be back on Friday from 08:00 to bring you all the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates for Oxfordshire.

  2. Latest headlines: Tribunal considers penalty for Oxford doctor

    Andrew Humphrey

    BBC Local Live

    This evening's top stories in our county:

  3. Weather: A cold night with mist forming

    Dan Downs, Weather Forecaster

    The evening's clear skies will see temperatures fall rapidly after dark.

    Dan Downs

    We could see some fog and mist overnight, and a frost in rural spots with lows of 1C (34F).

    You can get a full 10-day forecast on the BBC Weather site.

  4. Sport headlines: Appleton eyes United stay as new MD is named

    Jerome Sale

    Sport editor, BBC Radio Oxford

    The top sport stories this evening:

    • F1 rookie Manor F1 driver Rio Haryanto says the Banbury-based team can be competitive this season
  5. Tonight's TV: How Brexit would affect builders

    Geraldine Peers

    Presenter, BBC South Today

    On South Today this evening: With many construction workers coming from Eastern Europe, what would leaving the EU mean for Britain's building trade?

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    Video caption: Geraldine Peers brings you the stories coming up at 18:30

    Also, the doctor from Oxford facing sanctions after she gave misleading evidence about shaken baby syndrome in several trials.

    And more than a year after the Bishop of Oxford resigned, concerns are raised in parliament about why the post hasn't been permanently filled.

    Join Geraldine Peers for all the region's news at 18:30.

  6. On Friday's Breakfast Show with Howard Bentham

    Howard Bentham

    Radio Oxford presenter

    Friday sees Sport Relief take to the airwaves again, with thousands taking on challenges to raise money.

    Sport Relief logo

    BBC Radio Oxford is attempting to row the length of the River Thames in the county, on a rowing machine, in under 12 hours.

    The team will be lead by Howard Bentham as he slips into the seat at 07:00.

  7. 'Concern' over wait to find new Bishop of Oxford

    The Church of England's representative in the Commons - Caroline Spelman MP - says a fresh attempt to fill the post of Bishop of Oxford is underway, but the length of time the post had been vacant was of "concern".

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    Video caption: MP says search reminds him of wait for Chilcott report into Iraq war

    She was responding to a question from Richard Benyon MP, who compared the wait to the delay in publishing the Iraq war inquiry.

  8. Members of public invited to take a sneak peak at the brightest light in Oxfordshire

    Wallingford Herald

    The secrets of a machine that can generate light a billion times brighter than the sun will be revealed to curious members of the public at Diamond Light Source on Saturday. 

  9. Oxford doctor 'devastated' by shaken baby cases tribunal

    Dr Waney Squier, who is the subject of a tribunal which found she had misled courts in cases where parents were accused of killing their children, says she has been devastated by the judgement.

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    Video caption: Dr Waney Squier speaks as tribunal rules her fitness to practise is impaired

    Dr Squier, who faces possible sanctions including being struck off, said the possible end of her career was "terribly painful".

  10. Travel latest: Congestion on the A34, A4130 and A415

    Al Ryan

    BBC Oxford travel presenter

    • The A34 is looking busy from Peartree to Weston-on-the-Green
    • In Didcot the A4130 is heavy on the approach to the Milton Interchange
    • It's slow through the lights on the A415 through the lights at Clifton Hampden

    You can get the latest where you are on the BBC Travel site.

  11. Former journalist Greig Box Turnbull new Oxford United managing director

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    The long time fan and former Daily Mirror journalist (pictured left, above) will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the club.

  12. Your pictures: Lovely in Lewknor

    This picture from the Chilterns at Lewknor shows the bright weather that has featured across the county this afternoon.

    Lewknor landscape

    It was taken by BBC Weather Watcher Radio Gagan, and you can find out more about Weather Watchers on the website.

  13. Coming up on Drivetime with David Prever

    David Prever

    BBC Radio Oxford

    A tribunal has ruled that a doctor who works at the John Radcliffe Hospital has had her ability to practise impaired, after she was found to have misled courts as an expert witness in cases of shaken babies.

    Dr Waney Squier
    Image caption: Dr Waney Squier is waiting to hear what sanction, if any, will be imposed on her

    The tribunal is now considering what sanction to impose, if any.

    We'll have the latest from our correspondent who has been following the hearing.

    Join David for that and more from 16:00.

  14. Process to find new Bishop of Oxford underway

    The selection process for appointing a new Bishop of Oxford is underway, the acting bishop Colin Fletcher says.

    Bishop of Dorchester Colin Fletcher
    Image caption: Bishop of Dorchester Colin Fletcher

    The Crown Nominations Commission met last week to discuss the position which has been vacant since October 2014.

    Quote Message: They met about 10 days ago and those involved in that selection process emerged smiling... I think the process is well and truly underway this time and I'd hope to have an announcement probably some time in May. from The Right Reverend Colin Fletcher Acting Bishop of Oxford
    The Right Reverend Colin FletcherActing Bishop of Oxford
  15. Latest headlines: Tribunal rules over shaken baby death expert

    Andrew Humphrey

    BBC Local Live

    Oxfordshire's top stories this afternoon:

    • A doctor who was found guilty of misconduct by a tribunal has had her 'fitness to practise impaired'
    • A new Bishop of Oxford could be announced within three months
    • The preferred route for a new perimeter road around Bicester has been selected
  16. Shaken baby expert doctor's 'fitness to practise impaired'

    A tribunal has ruled that a leading doctor, who was found to have misled courts as an expert witness for parents accused of killing their children, has had her fitness to practise impaired.

    Dr Waney Squier
    Image caption: Dr Waney Squier is based at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital

    Last week the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service ruled that Dr Waney Squier had given irresponsible evidence outside her area of expertise.

    Quote Message: The tribunal considers that the gravity of your misconduct is such that public confidence in the profession and the regulatory process would be undermined if a finding of impairment were not made in this case. For these reasons the tribunal has determined that your fitness to practise is currently impaired by reason of your misconduct. from Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service declaration
    Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service declaration
  17. New Bicester road route selected

    The preferred route for a new perimeter road at Bicester has been selected by Oxfordshire County Council.

    Bicester road options map

    The southern alignment (option 2) was the most popular choice in the public consultation, and the council is proposing to safeguard the land needed to build the road so that it cannot be built upon.

    Planning approval and funding have yet to be secured for the road.