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- Oxfordshire's junior doctors are considering leaving the profession because of the new contract, doctors say
- The signing of a petition calling for protection for children's centres from council cuts in the county, signed by David Cameron's mother, has sparked questions in both the Houses of Commons and Lords
- Funding for a £1.4m scheme to build a pedestrian and cycle link between Didcot and Milton Park has been secured
BBCCopyright: BBC - Oxford United are resilient enough to bounce back from a disappointing draw against Mansfield and improve against Morecambe on Saturday, winger Alex MacDonald says
- More than 7,500 United season ticket holders have secured their seat at Wembley for the JPT final, with the remaining tickets going on general sale on Monday
- The A34 is looking busy between Abingdon and Botley, and further up from Kidlington to Islip
- In Oxford you can expect some delays on the Abingdon Road southbound because of a broken-down truck near Thames Street
- It's very slow on Marston Ferry Road, taking about 15 minutes from Cherwell Drive to Banbury Road
BBCCopyright: BBC Save Oxfordshire's Children's CentresCopyright: Save Oxfordshire's Children's Centres EPACopyright: EPA View more on twitterView more on twitter RiverspriteCopyright: Riversprite Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images - A junior doctor who works at the John Radcliffe Hospital has warned the new contract to be imposed by the government will drive doctors abroad
- Bicester Magistrates' Court is to close in 2017, it has been confirmed
- Work has begun to demolish Oxford's Westgate shopping centre as part of its £440m development
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That's all for Thursday's Oxfordshire Live.
We'll be back on Friday from 08:00 with all the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates for Oxfordshire. Join us then.
Latest headlines: Junior doctor resignation warning and Didcot cycle link
Andrew Humphrey
BBC Local Live
Oxfordshire's top stories this evening:
Weather: Turning wet overnight
Emily Wood
BBC Weather
Cloud will build this evening, bringing showers on and off through the night.
Overnight will be fairly cold with temperatures close to freezing in the countryside, or 2C (36F) in towns and cities.
You can get a full 10-day forecast on the BBC Weather site.
Sport headlines: Oxford United move on to Morecambe
Jerome Sale
Sports editor, BBC Radio Oxford
This evening's sports stories:
Tonight's TV: Calls to be better connected
Adina Campbell
BBC South Today
On South Today this evening: Campaigners in Oxfordshire say there's a lack of superfast broadband have been talking to a group of MPs near Watlington.
We'll also be looking into the shortage of secondary school teachers.
And he has nearly two million followers online - and I managed to get a photo taken with Tuna the dog earlier before his book signing in Oxford.
Join Adina Campbell for all that and more from 18:30.
Travel latest: A34 delays and Abingdon Road breakdown in Oxford
Al Ryan
BBC Oxford travel presenter
You can keep up to date on the BBC Travel site.
On Howard Bentham's Breakfast show: Pharmacy fears
Howard Bentham
Radio Oxford presenter
Oxfordshire's chemists are worried that new government plans could drive them out of business.
It's looking to reduce NHS funding for pharmacies and the health minister estimates that up to 3,000 might close across England.
We'll speak to the county's pharmacists, including from England's oldest, in Burford.
Join Howard Bentham for all the region's top stories from 07:00.
Oxford City Council plan to sieze back control of Oxford Stadium
Oxford Times
Three years after Oxford Stadium was closed, the city council has come up with an ambitious plan to seize back control of the site.
Backhill Tunnel path to link Didcot and Milton Park
Natalie Verney
BBC Radio Oxford
A scheme to build a pedestrian and cycle link between Didcot and Milton Park is to start in the summer.
The £1.4m transport link will go through the Backhill Tunnel, which has been closed to the public for many years.
It's hoped it will reduce the number of vehicles on nearby roads and help to encourage economic development in the area.
David Cameron's mother 'should not be gagged' over cuts petition
A cabinet minister says David Cameron's mother is free to complain about spending cuts in Oxfordshire.
Retired magistrate Mary Cameron has signed a petition in an effort to save children's centres from county council cuts, which the council blames on a reduction in central government funding.
Young entreprenuers out in force at Banbury Trade Fair
Banbury Guardian
Young Enterprise teams from across Oxfordshire will be testing their entrepreneurial talents at the Banbury Trade Fair later this month.
Warning that new contract could drive doctors away
BBC Radio Oxford
Junior doctor leaders say they will fight on after the government announced that it will impose a new contract on those working in the NHS in England, and warned that medics may be forced to leave the profession, or practice abroad.
Chance to get 'pawtograph' of 'world's ugliest dog'
He's been described as the world's ugliest dog, but his 1.7m Instagram followers may disagree, as does Tuna's owner Courtney Dasher.
If you want to see the famous face for yourself, they will be at Blackwell's bookshop in Oxford from 17:00 to 19:00.
Star Wars prosecuted over Harrison Ford injury
The production company behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens is being prosecuted over the incident in which Harrison Ford broke his leg.
Following the incident, Ford was airlifted to Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital for surgery.
The Health And Safety Executive has brought four criminal charges against Foodles Production (UK) Ltd - a subsidiary of Disney.
Your pictures: Bright blue skies over Abingdon
It's been a clear day for many parts of the county, as photographed by BBC Weather Watcher Riversprite in Abingdon.
If you have a picture you'd like to see on Local Live, why not send it in? And to find out more about becoming a Weather Watcher, check out the website.
Coming up on Drivetime with David Prever: Junior doctor contract fight continues
David Prever
BBC Radio Oxford
The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says a new contract will be imposed on junior doctors in England later this year after their union, the BMA, rejected a final offer to settle the dispute about pay and weekend working.
The stance raises the prospect of more strikes, while behind the scenes there has been talk of legal action, mass resignations and doctors refusing to sign contracts.
We'll get the latest reaction from a junior doctor in Oxfordshire.
Join David for that and more from 16:00.
Latest headlines: Warning over junior doctors contract
Andrew Humphrey
BBC Local Live
Oxfordshire's top stories today:
Figures reveal more children in care do well at school
Wallingford Herald
More children in care in the county have achieved good reading, writing and maths results than in previous years.
Westgate shopping centre demolition under way
Dave Gilyeat
BBC News
Work has begun to demolish a 1970s shopping centre in the centre of Oxford as part of a £440m redevelopment.
The Westgate development in the city centre will eventually have more than 100 shops, 25 restaurants and cafes, a cinema and 61 flats.
The development is due for completion in autumn next year.
Oxford City Council makes £45,000 solar panel investment
Sixty-six solar panels have been installed on Oxford City Council's main offices in St Aldate's Chambers.
The £45,000 panels will generate about £4,445 of income every year for the council from the government's feed-in tariff, and provide 10% of the building's electricity.
The move was welcomed by the Green Party. But councillor Ruthi Brandt called for more to be done, adding this was "just a fraction of the roof space owned or managed by the city council".