BBC Local Live: Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire's top stories this evening:

• Ten members of an Oxfordshire drugs gang receive prison sentences totalling more than 70 years
• A Thames Valley Police officer has been dismissed from the force for allegedly carrying out domestic abuse against two women
• Police hunt for burglars who broke into seven properties in one night in Banbury

Any lingering showers will clear eastwards through the first part of the night, leaving patchy cloud and clear spells.

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It will feel chilly in the breeze with temperatures falling to a low of 4C (39F).

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

You can follow every kick of Sunday's FA Cup third round clash between Swansea and Oxford United on the BBC.

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Satellite viewers can watch the match on BBC Two Wales - Sky channel 971.

You can also follow the game on the BBC Sport website and listen to commentary on BBC Radio Five Live and BBC Radio Oxford.

This evening's top sport stories in Oxfordshire:

• Oxford United are confident of pulling off a giant killing in Sunday's FA Cup third round match against Swansea
• Banbury have announced the signing of former Oxford City striker Felipe Barcelos
• Oxfordshire darts player Deta Hedman will face Denmark's Ann-Louise Peters in the semi finals of the World Darts Championships

• There are delays on the A34 southbound at the Chilton Interchange where one lane is blocked due to a three-vehicle-accident
• There are delays of up to one hour on Chiltern Railway between Princes Risborough and High Wycombe due to an earlier incident on a train
• There is slow traffic on the A34 northbound between Weston-on-the-Green and M40 junction nine following an earlier four-car collision.

You can keep up to date with the BBC Travel site.

Geraldine Peers previews the top stories coming up on South Today at 6.30pm.

Sunday's FA Cup clash against Swansea has, of course, been a talking point for every Oxford United fan across the county.

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Quote Message: We get a few of the players in - coming in for haircuts or wet shaves. We've had a chat to them when they've been in the barber's chair and they're looking forward to it just as much as we are. from Andy Willis Andy's Barbers, Bicester

We get a few of the players in - coming in for haircuts or wet shaves. We've had a chat to them when they've been in the barber's chair and they're looking forward to it just as much as we are.

A former chief constable of Thames Valley says the illegal drugs trade remains a "huge problem" and should not be legalised.

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Peter Neyroud was speaking after the sentencing of 10 members of a drugs gang at Oxford Crown Court.

Quote Message: It's illegal, it should remain illegal. In terms of this behavior, they should not only receive long sentences but should be deprived of all the property they have acquired in the process. from Peter Neyroud Former chief constable of Thames Valley Police

It's illegal, it should remain illegal. In terms of this behavior, they should not only receive long sentences but should be deprived of all the property they have acquired in the process.

Seven burglaries in different properties on one night Banbury are being investigated by police.

Offenders smashed windows to get into the houses in Bloxham Road, Broughton Road and the Fairway in the early hours of 28 December. Jewellery was stolen from all properties.  

Police said they were linking all the burglaries.

Members of a drugs gang have received prison sentences totalling more than 70 years following a trial at Oxford Crown Court.

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During the investigation, police siezed cocaine, MDMA, and other drugs with an estimated street value of about £1.3million.

Thames Valley Police says the conspirators made "substantial amounts of money" supplying drugs across the South of England and beyond.

The Post Office has agreed to re-open Brill Post Office at Brill Sports and Social Club.

Planting trees can help ease problems with flooding, the Woodland Trust says.

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The conservation charity is giving primary schools a last chance to apply for free trees for their playgrounds.

Quote Message: Playgrounds have a lot of Tarmac and we know that tree roots help rainwater penetrate the soil. It's a complicated area but you would be helping slow rainwater down and help store it in the ground. from Liz Carney Woodland Trust

Playgrounds have a lot of Tarmac and we know that tree roots help rainwater penetrate the soil. It's a complicated area but you would be helping slow rainwater down and help store it in the ground.

As Oxford United prepare to take on Swansea in the FA Cup third round, have a look back at how they got here.

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The U's beat Forest Green Rovers to progress in the cup, thanks to Kemar Roofe's second-half winner.

The new president of The Wildlife Trusts says conservation of the environment is not enough of a priority for those in power.

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Tony Juniper, who began his career in wildlife education in the mid-1980s with the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust, tells BBC Radio Oxford a change of approach is needed.

Quote Message: Since the election we've gone backwards a little bit. I think this is in part down to ministers not seeing the wider picture of what nature does for the country. Looking after the environment is seen as an expense we can't afford. from Tony Juniper

Since the election we've gone backwards a little bit. I think this is in part down to ministers not seeing the wider picture of what nature does for the country. Looking after the environment is seen as an expense we can't afford.

Oxfordshire's top stories this afternoon:

• An Oxfordshire man described as the 'ring leader' of a major drugs gang has been sentenced to 17 years in prison
• Eighty-three children from Oxfordshire are placed in care outside the county, missing council targets
• A 26-year-old man is charged with raping a woman in Oxford on Halloween

A pioneering, "alternative" primary school in Cholsey is asking for people across the county to donate £1 towards their new school, so building can begin in 2016. 

The Treehouse School, which is non fee-paying, is run by two former teachers who currently teach 20 pupils in a cottage in the village. 

They claim their teaching meets the needs and interests of the children, offering outdoor learning and locally sourced meals to families.

Oxford United fans will pack the Kassam Stadium on Sunday to watch the U's take on Premier League Swansea in the FA Cup.

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Quote Message: It doesn't get much bigger than a Premier League team at home in the third round of the FA Cup. We'll try and bring plenty of colour and noise to the Kassam. from Joe Nicholls Yellow Army supporters group

It doesn't get much bigger than a Premier League team at home in the third round of the FA Cup. We'll try and bring plenty of colour and noise to the Kassam.

Police have issued a warning about fraudsters operating in Abingdon after five people handed over £25,000 after being contacted by telephone.

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The caller claimed to be a police officer, fraud investigator or bank employee. He told victims to withdraw cash, claiming their bank account had been compromised and convinced them to hand it over to a courier who called at their door.

Det Sgt Francesca Jarvis said the callers were "very plausible".

We love featuring your photos of Oxfordshire, and today this beautiful reflection of Oxford's Radcliffe Camera has been captured.

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Paul Hayday posted this image on Flickr and told us about it on Twitter earlier today. 

If you have a great picture of our county, then send it in to us on email, or tell us about it on Twitter.