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  • Updates from Wednesday 10 April

  • Wednesday's weather: A largely fine day today

  1. Coach 'stormed out' over abuse claimspublished at 18:17 BST 10 April 2019

    Bob Higgins is accused of indecently assaulting 24 boys, mostly youth players, between 1971 and 1996.

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  2. That's all for todaypublished at 17:58 BST 10 April 2019

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  3. Teen left with cut to her face after wood attackpublished at 17:56 BST 10 April 2019

    A teenage girl was left with bruises and a cut to her face after she was attacked in woodland.

    Thames Valley Police is appealing for information after the attack in an area known as Pearmans Copse Woods, Reading, at around 01:00 BST on 6 April.

    Officers said they received reports of a girl knocking on doors in the neighbourhood saying her friend had been attacked in the woods.

    They searched the area and arrested a 22-year-old man from Shinfield and a 23-year-old man of no fixed abode on suspicion of false imprisonment and assault. The pair have been released on bail until 4 May.

  4. Police call on CCTV of moment man strikes Toyota with woodpublished at 17:49 BST 10 April 2019

    Police are appealing to the public for footage they believe may reveal the moment a man used a piece of wood to break the windscreen of 23-year-old's car.

    The attacker struck the silver Toyota Starlet in Cockpit Path car park, Wokingham, between 21:00 BST and midnight on 31 March, Thames Valley Police said. , external

    Police believe the incident may have been recorded by a witness and have called on the person to come forth to provide potentially "vital information".

    A 22-year-old man from Wokingham, was arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage and has been released under investigation.

  5. Man arrested over 'dangerous driving' incidentpublished at 17:36 BST 10 April 2019

    Police have appealed for witnesses or dashcam footage after they tried to stop a car reportedly being driven erratically in Weymouth.

    Police said the silver Vauxhall Vectra is understood to have travelled along Dorchester Road at speed, weaving in and out of traffic and causing other vehicles to take evasive action before turning into Cranford Avenue and then into Fernhill Avenue.

    It was later found abandoned in Ferndale Road.

    A man, 37, was arrested at Lodmoor Nature Reserve following a search.

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  6. Police seek knitters to make 'Bobby Buddies' for childrenpublished at 17:20 BST 10 April 2019

    Isle of Wight Police are looking for knitters to make "Bobby Buddies".

    The teddies are soft toys carried by police to reassure and calm children.

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  7. Victorian market stalls to be restoredpublished at 17:16 BST 10 April 2019

    Three units at a historic market in Oxford are to be restored.

    Formerly let as one large shop to a butchers, the Victorian units at The Oxford Covered Market were originally built in around 1849 and are believed to be among the earliest surviving stalls in the 18th century market.

    The market has been operating for more than 200 years in a building dating back to the 1770s.

    Oxford City Council said the restoration will be funded by Oxford Preservation Trust with support from the William Delafield Trust, and Oxford City Council.

    Oxford Covered MarketImage source, John M
  8. Plans for new waterpark complex revealedpublished at 15:46 BST 10 April 2019

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    A farm tourist attraction on the Isle of Wight has revealed details of a planned waterpark.

    Tapnell Farm wants to build a recreation pond in the centre of the former dairy farm.

    The new waterpark in Yarmouth could include inflatables, kayaking and paddleboarding.

    The plans are available online for comment, external until 30 April.

    Tapnell Farm pond plansImage source, Tapnell Farm
  9. Eroding D-Day wall to be recordedpublished at 14:18 BST 10 April 2019

    The stretch of wall near Southampton's docks bears the names of scores of US military personnel.

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  10. Mothers quizzed about childbirthpublished at 13:30 BST 10 April 2019

    Mums who've had a baby in Oxfordshire as well as those living in the Horton catchment area in the last two years are being asked to share their experiences in a survey.

    The findings will be used by Oxfordshire's Clinical Commissioning Group when it makes decisions about maternity services at the Horton General Hospital later this year.

    Because of problems recruiting doctors, Banbury's Horton General Hospital became a midwife-led unit in October 2016

    The survey closes on Monday 15 April, external.

    Horton General HospitalImage source, EPA
  11. DJ Chris Evans' mansion plans suffer setbackpublished at 12:56 BST 10 April 2019

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    Plans to build luxury apartments on the site of a a run-down mansion owned by DJ Chris Evans have been opposed by the parish council.

    A total of 14 apartments were planned in place of the former BBC host's eight-bedroom house on Church Lane, Sunninghill.

    Eight of the 14 apartments would be three-bedroom homes and the other six would be two-bedroom dwellings, all of which are expected to fetch millions of pounds on the market.

    Sunninghill and Ascot Parish councillors determined the apartments to be an “inappropriate development in the green belt”.

    Chris EvansImage source, Dan Charity
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    Chris Evans started a new show on Virgin Radio at the beginning of the year

  12. Fire service plea over bonfirespublished at 12:21 BST 10 April 2019

    Fire crews have managed to extinguish an out of control bonfire which was threatening grassland and a storage yard in Oxford.

    Oxfordshire County Council Fire & Rescue Service were called to the blaze in Binsey Lane at about 18:00 BST last night which took over two-and-a-half hours to damp down and extinguish hot spots.

    It has prompted the service to warn people to only burn small amounts at a time in a controlled manner, always stay nearby and have a water supply or hose ready as a precaution.

    Oxford BonfireImage source, Oxfordshire County Council Fire & Rescue Service
  13. Man charged over rape of woman in Aldershotpublished at 11:40 BST 10 April 2019

    Detectives investigating the rape of a woman in Aldershot have charged a man.

    The 32-year-old man has been charged with two counts of rape and attempted rape.

    Police said the attack happened between 03:15 and 03:43 BST on 6 April in an alleyway off the High Street.

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  14. Good Samaritan student tracked downpublished at 11:22 BST 10 April 2019

    Rebecca te Water Naude stepped in to help David Murray when his Parkinson's medication failed.

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  15. New 40mph speed limit on M275published at 10:42 BST 10 April 2019

    Drivers coming into Portsmouth on the M275 will see a new 40mph speed limit today.

    The change is part of plans that have to be put in place because of the possibility of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on 12 April.

    It is hoped the plans will help to manage any congestion from lorries travelling to Portsmouth International Port.

    A queue of just 13 lorries would see traffic backing up onto the motorway network.

    Northbound traffic leaving the city on the M275 is not affected.

  16. Coach 'played love songs during abuse'published at 10:35 BST 10 April 2019

    Bob Higgins is accused of indecently assaulting 24 boys, mostly youth players, between 1971 and 1996.

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  17. Motorway speed limit for no-deal Brexitpublished at 10:17 BST 10 April 2019

    The limit is aimed at managing congestion in Portsmouth amid extra checks on cross-channel freight.

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  18. Patient 'at risk of death' in ward switchpublished at 10:14 BST 10 April 2019

    The patient was being moved between wards when they were connected to an airflow meter by mistake.

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  19. Computer glitch deactivates bus passespublished at 09:48 BST 10 April 2019

    Some people in Reading have had their bus passes wrongly deactivated.

    Reading Borough Council says a computer update meant it wasn't able to tell if about 300 of the bus passes it had issued were valid or not.

    Reading Borough Council said: "The council apologises for the confusion and obvious inconvenience caused."

    Replacement cards are being sent out and anyone whose pass has been wrongly revoked can keep using it until the end of May.

    Reading busImage source, Reading Buses
  20. CCTV images released after power tool theftpublished at 09:34 BST 10 April 2019

    Police have issued CCTV images of two men they want to speak to after power tools were stolen in a suitcase from a shop in Weymouth.

    The robbery happened on Monday 4 March at the Wilko store in Westham Road.

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