Summary

  • Updates from Tuesday 27 June

  • Reading bus crash: Pedestrian's lucky escape

  • University apology for marking error

  • Sikh couple's claims over adoption agency

  1. 'Fermented' liquid pig feed spill shuts Dorset roadpublished at 12:19 British Summer Time 27 June 2017

    Liquid pig feed closed a road in Dorset after it fermented in a tanker causing it to leak onto the carriageway, police have said.

    Liquid pig feed spillImage source, Dorset Police

    About 10 tonnes of the animal swill spilled onto the A354 near Winterborne Whitechurch, between Dorchester and Blandford, at about 00:30 BST.

    Specialist equipment was used to clear the "greasy" non-hazardous waste from the road, officers added.

    The road was closed for several hours but has since reopened.

  2. What's Aunt Sally?published at 11:47 British Summer Time 27 June 2017

    The world Aunt Sally title was decided at the weekend with Roger Goodall from Wheatley winning the annual competition.

    But what on earth is Aunt Sally? BBC Radio Oxford's Lilley Mitchell has been getting a crash course in the traditional pub game, which is rarely played outside of Oxfordshire.

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  3. 'Seaweed build-up' causing Poole Harbour stinkpublished at 11:15 British Summer Time 27 June 2017

    Shore Road, Poole HarbourImage source, N Chadwick

    Excessive quantities of green seaweed are causing a sewage-like stench in Poole Harbour, the council has said.

    It follows complaints from residents about the smell, particularly in the Whitley Lake and Shore Road area.

    However, Wessex Water said there have been no sewage discharges or pollution events in the area.

    Borough of Poole council said it was working to determine the "best means of dealing with this unusual build-up of seaweed".

  4. Historic BBC building put up for salepublished at 11:11 British Summer Time 27 June 2017

    Caversham Park, home to the Monitoring unit, is put on the market in an effort to save money.

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  5. BBC to sell Caversham Parkpublished at 11:08 British Summer Time 27 June 2017

    Caversham Park
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    Caversham Park was bought by the BBC in 1941

    The home of BBC Radio Berkshire and BBC Monitoring, Caversham Park, has been put up for sale.

    The BBC said the building is no longer fit for purpose and is being sold to ensure good value for licence fee payers,

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    It will make millions of pounds, whether it makes tens of million pounds, probably depends on...how much of the site will be earmarked for development.

    Henry Pryor, Property commentator

  6. 'Seaweed build-up' causing harbour stinkpublished at 11:08 British Summer Time 27 June 2017

    Wessex Water said there had been no sewage discharges or pollution events in the area.

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  7. Burst water main shuts A272 at Stroudpublished at 10:54 British Summer Time 27 June 2017

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  8. Family's fight for Cystic Fibrosis drugpublished at 10:53 British Summer Time 27 June 2017

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    Cystic fibrosis causes mucus to clog and damage the lungs leaving them prone to infection

    A family from Hampshire say their son is being denied a drug which could be a lifeline.

    Ethan Marvin started receiving Orkambi when they lived in America before losing access to it when they returned to the UK as it's not available on the NHS.

    The National Institute for Clinical Excellence said its decision not to recommend Orkambi for use in the NHS is based on evidence, and the price provided by the company which produces it.

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    It just seems so wrong that they are putting a price on these young ones lives...losing this fight is just not an option, we have to win

    Karina Marvin, Ethan's Mum

  9. Search after coastal cliff collapsepublished at 10:44 British Summer Time 27 June 2017

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    People had been seen sitting at the base of the cliff earlier in the day.

  10. Man hit by bus while walking on streetpublished at 09:53 British Summer Time 27 June 2017

    Simon Smith was knocked to the ground but amazingly suffered only minor injuries.

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  11. Apology for marking errorpublished at 09:01 British Summer Time 27 June 2017

    University of SouthamptonImage source, University of Southampton

    The University of Southampton has apologised to students who mistakenly saw marks for some of their work on an internal online system.

    The marks, seen by some continuing students last week, weren't complete and hadn't yet been ratified by Examination Boards.

    The University says the mistake was the result of an internal system error.

  12. Will they be over you?published at 08:50 British Summer Time 27 June 2017

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  13. Roads closed after man climbs on roofpublished at 08:33 British Summer Time 27 June 2017

    Roads were closed in Reading after a man climbed onto a roof following reports of a burglary last night.

    Officers tried to arrest a suspect after being called to a property in Southampton Street at around 10pm.

    But he fled to Kensington Road before getting on to the roof of a building.

    Police then closed roads in the area while they made sure the man came down from the roof safely. He was later arrested.

    Oxford Road, Reading
  14. Puma crash inquest set for Septemberpublished at 08:21 British Summer Time 27 June 2017

    Geraint Roberts and Alan ScottImage source, RAF
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    Flt Lt Geraint Roberts (right), a married father of two, and Flt Lt Alan Scott were both members of the Puma helicopter force at RAF Benson in Oxfordshire

    An inquest into the deaths of three men in an RAF helicopter crash in Afghanistan is due to be heard in September.

    Gordon Emin, Flt Lt Geraint Roberts and Flt Lt Alan Scott were among five people who died in the crash in Kabul in 2015.

    A previous inquiry found the Puma HC Mk2 from RAF Benson struck the tether of an observation balloon before crashing.

    At a pre-inquest review on Monday, Oxfordshire Coroner, Darren Salter, said it would be a "thorough inquest".

  15. Queen Victoria's home 'fully restored'published at 08:14 British Summer Time 27 June 2017

    The lower terrace is the last major part of the royal residence to be opened, English Heritage says.

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  16. Car fire in Cutteslowepublished at 08:13 British Summer Time 27 June 2017

    Car fire on Cutteslowe RoundaboutImage source, Piers Nye

    Firefighters were called to a dramatic looking car fire on Cutteslowe Roundabout in Oxford last night.

    It happened at around 20:20, nobody was seriously hurt.

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  17. Osborne House garden terrace opens to publicpublished at 08:09 British Summer Time 27 June 2017

    Part of the garden at Queen Victoria's private family home on the Isle of Wight is being opened to the public for the first time.

    The Osborne House lower terrace, where the Queen wrote and painted, has been restored by English Heritage at a cost of £600,000.

    The organisation said "falling masonry" and "broken steps" had made the terrace too dangerous to open previously.

    It said the terrace was the last major part of the property to be repaired.

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    Lower terrace garden at Osborne House opens to the public for the first time

  18. West Dorset land search delays 'ruining lives'published at 08:01 British Summer Time 27 June 2017

    People's lives are being "wrecked" by major delays in land searches in West Dorset, an estate agent has claimed.

    Property buyers in the district are waiting nine weeks on average for the council to complete requests.

    Mark Meyer of Meyers Estates said the delays, which have been going on more than two years, were causing "chaos" in the local housing market.

    West Dorset District Council said it had set out a "range of improvements to be completed by 2019".

    West Dorset District CouncilImage source, JONATHAN THACKER