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Chris Brown and Anna Browning

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  1. That's all from BBC Local Live for Oxfordshire

    The skies are still grey, and it's supposedly the start of summer today, but tomorrow is another day.

    We'll be back at 08:00 to bring you all the news, sport, weather and travel from around our county. Join us then.

  2. Evening TV: Studying the Roald Dahl dictionary

    South Today

    Coming up on South Today at 18:30:

    Do you know your gumplewink from your fizzlecrump? If not, help is at hand.

    Roald Dahl museum

    A new Roald Dahl dictionary is being published by Oxford University Press. It includes all of the author's made-up words. We've been to the Roald Dahl museum to find out more. 

    This and all the day's top stories on BBC One.

  3. Travel latest: Delays around Oxford

    BBC Travel

    • It's very slow on the A423 Southern Bypass Road eastbound in Oxford between Kennington Roundabout and Heyford Hill Roundabout, because of fire engines in the road earlier. All lanes have been re-opened
    • There are queues on the A4074 northbound in Oxford at Heyford Hill Roundabout
    • And there's heavy traffic on the A34 northbound between Peartree Interchange in Oxford and the M40 J9 junction in Bicester
  4. Weather: Staying dull with cloudy skies and drizzle

    BBC Weather

    Any showers will ease through this evening but it will remain cloudy with another murky and damp night expected. There's a risk of mist or fog, although less extensive than recently. Lows of 8C (46F).

    Oxford weather 1 June 2016
  5. Latest headlines: Jack Letts parents face terrorism charges

    Chris Brown

    BBC News

    Here are your evening news and sport headlines:

  6. Oxford United face battle to keep hold of O'Dowda

    Former Oxford United midfielder Scott Davies believes his former side now face a battle to hang on to winger Callum O'Dowda. 

    Callum O'Dowda has been a key part of Oxford United's success this season
    Image caption: Callum O'Dowda has been a key part of Oxford United's success this season

    The 21-year-old made his senior debut for the Republic of Ireland last night and impressed after coming on as a late substitute. 

    Davies, who is now with Oxford City, says O'Dowda's form means he'll be attracting more interest from elsewhere.

    Quote Message: I think he'll be moving on up. Oxford United's a great club to play for, but to try to keep him at the club is going to be difficult. For a 21-year-old lad playing for the national side in League One is almost unheard of. from Scott Davies
    Scott Davies
  7. Faringdon photographer captures humanity's darkest hour in a new light

    Banbury Cake

    On the first day of what became known as the Battle of Somme, British forces suffered 57,470 casualties, 19,240 of them killed. And, like the Nazca Lines in Peru, the full, sobering picture of destruction is only revealed from the air. The photographs are the work of Faringdon photojournalist Michael St Maur Sheil, who has spent eight years trying to capture one of humanity's darkest hours in a new light.  

  8. Latest headlines: Jack Letts parents charged for terrorism offences

    Chris Brown

    BBC News

    Here are your mid-afternoon headlines:

  9. Oxford council sets out options for thousands of new homes on green belt

    Oxford City Council has released a report which sets out options for building thousands of new homes on the green belt around the city.

    The areas marked in the report as locations for thousands of new homes
    Image caption: The areas marked in the report as locations for thousands of new homes

    A rapidly growing population, and soaring demand on housing, provide the "exceptional circumstances" needed to justify building a series of 'garden city extensions' in north and south Oxford, Yarnton, Kidlington, Wick, Wheatley and Abingdon.

    The plans have already generated anger from the likes of Ticia Lever of the North Abingdon Local Plan Group, who told the Oxford Mail yesterday she was "dismayed" by the proposals.

    Read the report in full here.

  10. £5,000 scheme to offer free bike stands

    Oxford’s businesses, GP surgeries, community groups, shops, cafes and churches can apply for free bike stands to be installed outside their premises.

    Council scheme may reduce the number of bikes chained to Oxford's street railings
    Image caption: Council scheme may reduce the number of bikes chained to Oxford's street railings

    Oxford City Council has teamed up with social enterprise ParkThatBike to launch the £5,000 trial and install 40 bike stands across the city.

    The stands come for free, while installation can be provided at cost by the council.

  11. Endeavour to mark Morse's 30th anniversary

    The new series of crime drama Endeavour will contain "many respectful tips of the trilby" to mark the 30 years since its central character's TV debut.

    Shaun Evans (right) plays Morse in the show alongside Roger Allam as Inspector Thursday
    Image caption: Shaun Evans (right) plays Morse in the show alongside Roger Allam as Inspector Thursday

    The fourth season of the show, which follows the early career of Endeavour Morse, will include "guest casting" and "heritage characters", ITV said.

    Created by Colin Dexter, the much-loved Inspector Morse debuted in 1987.

  12. CCTV released after woman sexually assaulted on bus in Banbury

    Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to after a woman aged in her 60s was sexually assaulted on a bus in Banbury.

    Banbury sex assault CCTV

    The woman was on a B5 bus travelling through Lower Cherwell Street and Bridge Street between 11:40 and 12:00 when a man sat next to her and touched her inappropriately.

  13. Pay delay 'will hit teachers hard'

    A teacher and his wife have spoken about the difficulties they and their colleagues will face, after hundreds were not paid on time.

    The company responsible for paying staff in some academy schools in Oxfordshire, Kier Group, has apologised for the error.

    Neither Jules Dean, a teacher at the Warriner Academy in Bloxham, nor his wife got their money and say it will hit teachers hard.

    Quote Message: With it being at the end of the month, there are direct debits and standing orders to pay. There are going to be a lot of people out of pocket as a result of this. from Jules Dean Teacher at Warriner Academy
    Jules DeanTeacher at Warriner Academy
  14. Oxford expert reveals 2,000-year-old lost Roman handwritten notes

    An Oxford University classicist has become one of the first people to read and decipher the earliest-known handwritten documents in Britain dating back nearly 2,000 years.

    A piece of wood with the Roman alphabet written on it from AD 60/62
    Image caption: A piece of wood with the Roman alphabet written on it from AD 60/62

    Dr Roger Tomlin has been studying hundreds of Roman waxed writing tablets, which were used like paper for note-taking, accounts, correspondence and legal documents. 

    They were discovered during excavations for Bloomberg's new European headquarters in the City of London.

    Quote Message: The Bloomberg writing tablets are very important for the earliest history of Roman Britain, and London in particular. I am so lucky to be the first to read them again, after more than 19 centuries, and to imagine what these people were like, who founded the new city of London. from Dr Roger Tomlin Oxford University
    Dr Roger TomlinOxford University
  15. Leave campaign says immigration plan would be 'fairer, more humane'

    Brexit campaigners insist a points-based system for immigration would be a "fairer, more humane" way for the UK to manage the numbers coming into the country.

    The Oxford-based Migration Observatory says the system proposed would not necessarily reduce migration to the UK, but Leave campaigners say an Australian-style set-up would be better for the economy.

    Quote Message: We think that this system will be fairer, more humane, and better for the economy. We will welcome new citizens who wish to contribute to our society, as so many immigrants have done. And we will be able to remove those who abuse our hospitality. from Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, Priti Patel and Gisela Stuart Leave campaign
    Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, Priti Patel and Gisela StuartLeave campaign
  16. Tributes for former Oxford University vice chancellor

    Tributes have been paid to the former vice chancellor of Oxford University who transformed the institution's fundraising efforts.

    Lord Neill of Bladen
    Image caption: Lord Neill of Bladen

    Lord Neill of Bladen, who has died aged 89, was appointed vice chancellor in 1985 and introduced and led the Campaign for Oxford, which raised £350million for the university.

  17. Latest headlines: Police arrest man after ice cream van man robbery

    Chris Brown

    BBC News

    Here are your lunchtime news and sport headlines:

    • And Callum O'Dowda's former Oxford United teamate Scott Davies believes the winger will be in contention for a place at the World Cup in 2018 after making his full international debut
  18. Travel latest: Delays in Nuneham Courtenay and Wolvercote

    BBC Travel

    • There's slow traffic on the A4074 in both directions in Nuneham Courtenay at the Baldon Lane junction
    • And there are queues on the A40 in both directions in Oxford at Wolvercote Roundabout, wih congestion stretching to Marston
  19. Weather: Dull, with grey skies and drizzle

    The rest of today will stay mostly cloudy and damp with some areas seeing heavy bursts of rain at times. Highs of 15C (59F).

    Dull, grey skies over Woodstock from our Weather Watcher 'Wiff'
    Image caption: Dull, grey skies over Woodstock from our Weather Watcher 'Wiff'