Summary

  • Troubled Sandown Bay Academy 'to be closed'

  • Rowan Atkinson's home joins South award winners

  • Ben Ainslie seeks first British America's Cup win

  • Reading and Huddersfield players will wear black armbands during Championship play-off match

  1. Motorcyclist died 'doing what he loved'published at 18:00 British Summer Time 26 May 2017

    The family of Ashley Herring, 21, pay tribute after he was killed in a motorcycle crash.

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  2. Derelict pub to become homeless hubpublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 26 May 2017

    The pub in Reading is being converted into an alcohol-free drop-in centre for people in need.

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  3. Life sentence for man who attacked police officerspublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 26 May 2017
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    A man has been jailed for life after admitting he injured two police officers while they were attending a "domestic incident".

    The pair needed hospital treatment after being hurt during the attack in Aldershot, Hampshire, on 7 February.

    Simon Priest, 41, of Pegasus Avenue in Aldershot, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent, attempted GBH with intent and possession of a Taser.

    Priest also admitted escaping lawful custody and theft of handcuffs.

    He received a life sentence and was ordered to serve a minimum of seven and a half years.

  4. House prices fall in Oxfordpublished at 17:48 British Summer Time 26 May 2017

    House prices in Oxford have fallen over the past 12 months according to a new report, external.

    Hometrack says they dropped by 0.6% in the year to April.

    It follows an 8.4% rise in the year before.

    Oxford skylineImage source, PA

    Hometrack, which provides property data, believes the change is partly down to weaker demand.

    In October we reported that Oxford had become the least affordable place to live in the UK, with property prices 16 times the average earnings of people living in the city.

    There's always the BBC's 'Where Can I Afford to Live' calculator, but be prepared for a long commute!

  5. 'Mini Police' scheme launchedpublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 26 May 2017

    Linda Serck
    BBC South

    Thames Valley Police has launched a new scheme to get primary school children from Reading involved in local policing and community issues.

    The force is unveiling its new 'Mini Police' - an interactive volunteering project for children aged 9 to eleven in years five and six at primary school.

    Seventy pupils from Katesgrove, Park Lane and New Town schools will work with neighbourhood police teams.

    A police spokesman said: "They will help with events such as community speed watch, representing the force at community events and have the opportunity to gain an insight into the work of the police, with rewards such as visiting the police dog kennels."

    The project originated in Durham Constabulary and has been established with the support and advice of the team there.

  6. New deal for Pompey midfielder Closepublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 26 May 2017

    Portsmouth midfielder Ben Close signs a new one-year contract with the option of a 12-month extension.

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  7. Changing of the Guard resumespublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 26 May 2017

    Linda Serck
    BBC South

    Hundreds of tourists have watched the Changing of the Guard ceremonies at Windsor Castle.

    Changing of the GuardImage source, Getty Images

    The popular event was cancelled on Wednesday in the wake of the Manchester attack to allow police officers, who would have been controlling road closures, to be re-deployed.

    But earlier a Ministry of Defence spokeswoman said the colourful spectacles, that attract large crowds both to Windsor and Buckingham Palace, would go ahead as scheduled.

  8. More pictures of a house on a hillpublished at 17:13 British Summer Time 26 May 2017

    We've got more images of the striking house Rowan Atkinson had built near Wallingford that has won an award from the Royal Institute of British Architects.

    The building's construction was not without controversy, with some feeling its design was not in keeping with the rest of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), though some residents wrote letters of support.

    It was designed by Richard Meier & Partners Architects LLP with Berman Guedes Stretton.

    RIBA award winning house in WallingfordImage source, RIBA
    RIBA award winning house in WallingfordImage source, RIBA
    RIBA award winning house in WallingfordImage source, RIBA
    RIBA award winning house in WallingfordImage source, RIBA

    Admittedly, your reactions have been mixed, external.

    Cara Chapman says: "It's hideous - looks like some sort of secret government building with an ugly gate and security hut to go with it."

    Renee Watson says: "Yuck! Looks like a dentist's and certainly doesn't suit the rolling green hills of Oxfordshire. Maybe I'm just old!"

    Lucinda Ash adds: "It's probably amazing inside with the view down the hill. Not so much from the outside."

  9. Jane Austen: Behind Closed Doorspublished at 16:52 British Summer Time 26 May 2017

    Lucy Worsley explores the different houses in which Jane Austen lived and stayed, in a new series on BBC Two.

    She discovers just how much they shaped the novelist's life and novels. Jane Austen lived in Steventon, Chawton and Southampton at various points in her life, and is buried in Winchester.

    Jane Austen: Behind Closed Doors begins at 21:00 on Saturday on BBC Two.

    Lucy Worsley
  10. Paleontologist William Fox and his dinosaur discoveries celebrated on Isle of Wightpublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 26 May 2017

    Fossils discovered by a Victorian clergyman, who had four dinosaurs named after him, are going on display on the Isle of Wight.

    William FoxImage source, Natural History Museum

    Among Rev William Fox's finds was one of the first, almost complete dinosaurs - a partial skeleton of the small plant-eating Hypsilophodon.

    Two free events are to be held in Brighstone by the Dinosaur Isle Museum and Royal Society to commemorate Fox - who had more dinosaurs named after him than any other Englishman.

    Prof Paul Barrett, from London's Natural History Museum, will give a lecture later at the Wilberforce Hall on recent advances in the study of dinosaurs.

    Tomorrow a new walking trail around Brighstone will be launched following routes that Fox may have used between the village and the cliffs where he made his discoveries.

    Copies of a map will be available as free downloads from the Dinosaur Isle website, external.

  11. Cliff Richard settles case with policepublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 26 May 2017

    Sir Cliff had sought "substantial" compensation after coverage of a sexual assault investigation.

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  12. Portsmouth's America's Cup business boostpublished at 16:18 British Summer Time 26 May 2017

    Alastair Fee
    Business Correspondent, BBC South

    Sir Ben Ainslie's Land Rover BAR team, based in Portsmouth, is challenging for the right to face the America's Cup defending champions team USA's Oracle in the 35th America's Cup match.

    If they do qualify and beat the Americans, the next race could be held in the Solent, meaning a £100m bonanza for Portsmouth.

    Media caption,

    Portsmouth could be in for an economic boost if Britain win's the America's Cup

  13. Baby M's mother 'gave birth on pavement'published at 16:02 British Summer Time 26 May 2017

    Witnesses reported seeing what appeared to be pools of blood on the footpath opposite a garage.

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  14. Man admits attacking police officers in Aldershotpublished at 15:47 British Summer Time 26 May 2017
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    A man has admitted injuring two police officers while they were attending a domestic incident.

    The pair needed hospital treatment after being hurt during the attack in Aldershot, Hampshire, on 7 February.

    Simon Priest, 41, of Pegasus Avenue in Aldershot has pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent, attempted GBH with intent and possession of a taser.

    Priest also admitted charges of escaping lawful custody and theft of handcuffs.

  15. New movie releases reviewed on BBC Radio Oxfordpublished at 15:16 British Summer Time 26 May 2017

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    Charles Nove is joined by James Luxford who reviews the new Pirates of the Caribbean.

  16. British hopes for America's Cuppublished at 15:16 British Summer Time 26 May 2017

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  17. Isle of Wight election debatepublished at 15:13 British Summer Time 26 May 2017

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  18. Baby M's mother 'gave birth on pavement'published at 14:51 British Summer Time 26 May 2017

    Officers investigating the discovery of a newborn baby's body in a park in Aldershot last week say the mother may have given birth on a pavement opposite a nearby garage.

    Baby M's remains were found in Manor Park, Church Hill, last Friday.

    Police said witnesses had reported seeing what appeared to be pools of blood on the pavement next to the park, opposite Kwik Fit.

    Flowers laid outside park

    Officers believe the body was left there between the evening of Sunday 14 May and Tuesday 16 May.

  19. Audi apprentice killed himself after workplace 'banter'published at 14:51 British Summer Time 26 May 2017

    An Audi apprentice mechanic killed himself after being locked in a cage and burned in garage "banter", an inquest heard.

    George Cheese, 18, had been employed at the German company's Reading garage for six months when he was found hanged on 9 April 2015.

    The "horseplay", which also included being hosed down and put in a car boot, contributed to his depression, said Coroner Peter Bedford.

    He recorded a narrative verdict.

    George CheeseImage source, Family handout