BBC Local Live: Oxfordshire

Tonight's top stories:

• Work to recover the bodies of three missing men from the rubble of a collapsed building at Didcot power station is beginning
• A former Oxfordshire head teacher has been jailed for sexual offences against two girls
• A poetry book with song lyrics written in it by Radiohead's Thom Yorke has been sold at auction by Oxfam for £12,000

On South Today this evening: Three weeks after the collapse at Didcot power station, rescue teams are about to start dismantling the rubble after recovery work to find the bodies of three missing men had been halted over safety fears.

Also, could stroke patients be helped by a new Oxford study using electrical brain stimulation? We'll look at the results which suggest improved mobility, grip and control.

And we'll also have a round-up of the Sport Relief fun and frolics that have taken place across the region today.

Join Jerome for all that at 18:30.

It's going to remain cloudy this evening, and we could see some mist and hill fog as the night goes on.

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There could be some drizzle in places, with lows of 3C (37F).

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

The top sport stories this evening:

• Oxford United goal keeper Benji Buchel is likely to turn down international duties with Liechtenstein to ensure he's available for the U's Easter fixtures
• Thame-based former Olympic cyclist Victoria Pendleton successfully completed her race at the Cheltenham Festival, and brought Pacha Du Polder home in fifth
• In Moto GP, Oxfordshire rider Bradley Smith was 16th fastest in second practice this afternoon, ahead of this weekend's opening race in Qatar. 

A dog walker in Banbury has been punched and kicked to the floor by a man who called him by the wrong name.

It happened just before midnight on Friday 11 March as the victim was walking on East Street in Grimsbury.

The offender also smashed the victim's phone before making off towards Middleton Road.

Police believe it was a case of mistaken identity and are keen to speak to anyone in the area at the time.

As work resumes to recover the bodies of three missing people, trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building at Didcot power station, residents of the town say their thoughts are with the victims' families.

Along with the missing three men, one man has been confirmed dead and five were injured in the collapse.

There are signs the recovery operation at Didcot A power station has begun.

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The sound of metal and rubble being moved could be heard this afternoon and police vehicles towing floodlight equipment have also been driven onto the site.

According to energy firm RWE, most of the heavy lifting will begin tomorrow.

People in Oxfordshire are being urged to speak out if they suspect a child is being sexually exploited.

Child sexual exploitation involves the manipulation and/or coercion of young people under the age of 18 into sexual activity.

Thames Valley Police says it remains a top priority and is backing a national awareness day. 

• The A34 is slow going northbound through the roadworks at Milton
• It's also busy on the A4130 from Didcot to Milton
• In Oxford it's looking heavy on outbound routes, particularly on Marston Ferry Road and London Road to the Headington roundabout

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

Great Western Railway was given more than £80m compensation to pay out to delayed passengers over four years but would not reveal how much had actually been claimed.  

A copy of William Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience with handwritten Radiohead lyrics by singer Thom Yorke has been sold at auction for £12,000.

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The Radiohead frontman had dropped the book off to an Oxfam shop in Oxford as part of a larger donation, and it had originally been priced at 50p.

All the proceeds will go to Oxfam and will be used to help Syrian refugees.

Victoria Pendleton has finished in fifth place in the Foxhunter Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

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The Thame-based former Olympic cycling champion had been rated at 25-1 for the victory on Pacha Du Polder by bookmakers.

A study by Office for National Statistics has revealed that 29 out of 45 towns and cities in southern England had an average house price of more than £200,000, compared with only three out of 64 in the North and Midlands.

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The data shows Oxford as having the sixth most expensive average house price, at £327,000.

The most expensive place to buy a house was St Albans, whose median house price of £390,000 was £10,000 more expensive than London.

A 40-year-old man was punched and had his wallet stolen when we was walking through South Park at about 11:15 on Wednesady 16 March.

The victim suffered serious injuries from the pair of attackers and was treated at the John Radcliffe Hospital.

Both the offenders were described as being in their early 30s.

Since 07:00 the BBC Radio Oxford team have been on a rowing machine, with a little help from some friends, rowing the length of the Thames in the county for Sport Relief.

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With the deadline of 19:00 fast approaching, David Prever will join the weary rowers as they attempt to cover the final few miles.

And of course David will have all the news from around the county from 16:00.

A primary school head teacher has been jailed for four years and four months after he was found guilty of sexual offences against young children.

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Christopher Field, 47, committed the offences against two girls in 2010 and 2011 while head of Woodcote Primary School in Oxfordshire.

Field, of Chieveley, Berkshire, was found guilty of two counts of assault by touching a girl under 13, and one of making indecent images of a child.

The top stories in Oxfordshire this afternoon:

• A primary school head teacher has been jailed for four years and four months over sexual offences against two girls
• Oxfordshire MP Nicola Blackwood is among Conservative backbenchers who've expressed concerns about changes to some of the benefits for disabled people
• A judge has sentenced a 43-year-old man from Banbury to five years in prison for possessing indecent images of children and for attempting to arrange sexual activity with a child

Wafic Saïd, the billionaire philanthropist, former arms dealer and Tory backer, has been blacklisted by Barclays and told that it no longer wants him as a client.

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The bank has given the same ultimatum to his charity, the Saïd Foundation, which finances the Saïd Business School at Oxford University and helps disabled children in the Middle East.

BBC Radio Oxford is continuing its bid to row 80 miles on a rowing machine in under 12 hours, to raise money for Sport Relief.

So far the team have completed 62 miles with under four hours to go.