Summary

  • Updates from Monday 6 November

  • Appeal for Hayling Island diners to come forward after man's death

  • Murder arrest after woman dies at house in Reading

  • Firefighters create poppy from hose reels

  1. Pumpkin thrown through Eynsham windowpublished at 17:58 GMT 6 November 2017

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  2. Banbury Lock drained for repairspublished at 17:48 GMT 6 November 2017

    Banbury LockImage source, Jane Russell

    Banbury Lock is being drained today to allow its 21-year-old lock gates to be replaced.

    It will be out of action for three weeks while the operation is carried out.

    The Canal & River Trust said the new gates, which are made of English oak and weigh three tonnes, will be craned into place on a specialised boat.

    There will also be a chance for the public to go inside the drained lock when an open weekend is held on 18 and 19 November.

  3. Tandoori restaurant murder inquiry victim namedpublished at 17:41 GMT 6 November 2017

    Murder inquiry detectives have named a man who died after being found with a fatal head injury at a restaurant on Hayling Island.

    Police car outside Gandhi restaurant

    Abbas Ali, 65, of St John's Close on the island, was discovered inside the Gandhi Restaurant at about 01:00 GMT on Saturday.

    He died in hospital nine hours later.

    Three men, aged in their 30s, have been arrested on suspicion of murder.

    They have since been released while inquiries continue.

  4. Pupils 'unaware' of school intruderpublished at 17:31 GMT 6 November 2017

    Ryde School has said all children were unharmed after a man climbed on to a school roof with a syringe.

    Police said the man appeared to use the syringe on himself at the school's Fiveways site this morning before speaking to officers and coming down.

    In a statement, the school said: "The children were unaware that anything was happening... The children are all fine."

    Police said a man had been detained.

  5. Bridge demolished to help traffic flowpublished at 17:15 GMT 6 November 2017

    Cow Lane railway bridge in Reading has long been blamed for causing traffic problems.

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  6. Arrests over Shaftesbury drug-related deathpublished at 17:15 GMT 6 November 2017

    Two men have been arrested in connection with the drug-related death of a man in Dorset.

    Lane-Side, ShaftesburyImage source, Google

    A 46-year-old died at an address in Lane-Side, Shaftesbury, on 25 October.

    A post-mortem examination revealed he died as a result of a brain injury, cardiac arrest and recreational drug toxicity.

    Two men, aged 38 and 39 from Shaftesbury, have been arrested. The latter has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.

  7. Arrested man released after report of man with gun in Bournemouthpublished at 16:57 GMT 6 November 2017

    A man who was arrested following a report that a man was carrying a gun in Bournemouth town centre has been released without charge.

    No threats were made to members of the public and nobody was injured following the report at about 10:00 GMT on Friday, Dorset Police said.

    A 55-year-old man from Bournemouth was later arrested at an address near Fordingbridge, Hampshire, on suspicion of possessing a firearm in a public place without lawful authority or reasonable excuse. Two air weapons were recovered. Following further investigations, it was established that the firearms he was in possession of were not illegal to own and he was released without charge, officers said.

  8. Indian nurses hired as EU numbers fallpublished at 16:56 GMT 6 November 2017

    Oxford University Hospitals Trust says it had seen a "marked reduction" in interest from EU nurses.

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  9. Arrest made after street attackpublished at 16:20 GMT 6 November 2017

    A 23-year-old man was knocked unconscious and suffered a life-threatening head injury.

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  10. Four Marks crash leaves woman with life-threatening injuriespublished at 16:19 GMT 6 November 2017

    A woman has been left with life-threatening injuries after a three-vehicle crash last night on the A31 at Four Marks in Hampshire.

    The crash, involving a Mitsubishi Outlander, a Citroen C1 and a Jaguar XE, happened at about 18:35 GMT.

    The 66-year-old woman who was driving the Citroen C1 suffered life-threatening injuries, her passenger, a 49-year-old woman, received serious injuries.

    The driver of the Mitsubishi Outlander, a 70-year-old man, received minor injuries. The passenger, a 72-year-old woman, suffered serious injuries.

    The driver of the Jaguar XE, a 56-year-old man, suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene.

    Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward.

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  11. Men hunted over theft of school safepublished at 15:52 GMT 6 November 2017

    Thieves who stole a safe from a school containing cash and documents at the weekend are being sought by police.

    Officers said three men were involved in the raid at Marchwood Junior School on Main Road between midnight and 01:00 GMT on Sunday.

    Two of the men are described as slim, the other as stocky. They are all thought to have been wearing dark clothing with hoods.

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  12. Man who died after festival had 'amazing life'published at 15:18 GMT 6 November 2017

    Alex OsbourneImage source, Family pictures

    The girlfriend of a man who died following a collision after the Westfest music event in Shepton Mallet says she will "love him forever".

    Alex Osborne, 28, from Poole in Dorset, was found lying on the A37 Whitstone Road, near the Cannards Well pub, in the early hours of Sunday 29 October.

    His girlfriend Lynsey George said the former army corporal had enjoyed an "amazing life" and was planning to emigrate to Australia with her.

    She said: "Alex is not just my partner; he is my best friend in the whole world.

    "The memories we made I will cherish forever, but the pain of losing him so early, with so many more plans we won’t get to do, devastates and hurts me so deeply."

    Two men from Gloucestershire were arrested last week and later released under investigation.

  13. Man filmed naked on community servicepublished at 14:53 GMT 6 November 2017

    The community payback system is branded "unfit for purpose" after a man is filmed naked in a graveyard.

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  14. A famous weekend for Oxford Citypublished at 14:41 GMT 6 November 2017

    Oxford City will be in the draw for the FA Cup second round later following their shock victory over Colchester United.

    Matt Paterson's second-half header helped the National League South side to a 1-0 win over their opponents from League Two.

    The draw for the second round of the competition takes place tonight live on BBC 2 at 19:00 GMT.

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    Sometimes you just can't make up the script. Tremendous credit goes to the players today for the way they stuck at it. I'm delighted for them

    Mark Jones, Oxford City manager

  15. Pair cleared of Botox fraud chargespublished at 14:20 GMT 6 November 2017

    Ozan Melin and Lisa Bolster are both cleared at Bournemouth Crown Court.

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  16. 'Oxford Living Wage' to increasepublished at 14:12 GMT 6 November 2017

    Five pound noteImage source, PA

    A voluntary minimum wage set by Oxford City Council is to rise to £9.69 from next April.

    It is paid by the council to all its staff and agency workers, and used by contractors with deals worth over £100,000.

    Known as the "Oxford Living Wage" is set at 95 per cent of the London Living Wage, which is calculated by the Living Wage Foundation campaign group and updated every October.

    The foundation's voluntary living wage rate for the whole of the UK has also risen today to £8.75 per hour.

    Earlier Heathrow Airport announced it would be signing up for the first time.

  17. Man held after accessing Isle of Wight school roof with syringepublished at 13:53 GMT 6 November 2017

    A man has been detained after he climbed on to the roof of a school in Ryde with a syringe.

    Officers were called to the area of West Street and Green Street at 10:45 GMT after a man ran across gardens and ended up on the roof of Ryde School while staff and pupils were inside.

    It’s believed the man then injected himself with the syringe.

    Police said a man had been detained.

  18. Woman left fighting for life after three-car pile-up in Hampshirepublished at 13:50 GMT 6 November 2017

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  19. Pair cleared of Botox fraud chargespublished at 13:38 GMT 6 November 2017

    The jury in the trial of a former couple accused of administering counterfeit Botox has been discharged for legal reasons.

    Ozan Melin and Lisa Bolster

    Ozan Melin and Lisa Bolster were cleared of fraud on the directions of a judge at Bournemouth Crown Court.

    They had faced charges over a Botox business run from a house in Lytchett Matravers, Dorset.

    Mr Melin will face a re-trial over three charges of inflicting grievous bodily harm, which he denies.