CEO Dominic Hare says he wants the World Heritage Site to be the "economic lifeblood of the area".

Blenheim Palace has unveiled a 10-year development programme which it says will "revolutionize virtually every aspect" of its Oxfordshire World Heritage Site.

The project includes tripling the estate’s contribution to the local economy, housing 300 families in "high quality affordable housing", completing a £40m restoration programme and becoming a net generator of green energy over the next 10 years.

Other goals will see more than 100 apprentices trained, and the "re-purchasing of key historical artefacts" which have been lost from the old collection over generations.

The palace's CEO Dominic Hare said: "We have set an ambition to be the economic lifeblood of the area, to enhance the lives of the people in our communities and to sustain, grow and share the precious resources of the estate, the park and the palace."

Blenheim Palace is the principal residence of the Dukes of Malborough. It is also notable as the birthplace and ancestral home of Sir Winston Churchill.

A patient sustained life changing injuries during a fall from a low roof at the Winchester hospital.

A Briton and German brought together after World War II celebrate 70 years of friendship.

Up to 2,000 tonnes of rock collapsed, blocking the beach and severing the coast path above.

The parents of a 21-year-old man from Oxford, who travelled to the Islamic State-controlled area of Syria in 2014, admitted to Victoria Derbyshire he had said "strange things" but wondered if he had been forced to say them.

Jack Letts, dubbed "Jihadi Jack", is suspected of going to Syria to fight for so-called Islamic State.

His parents have pleaded not guilty to charges of funding terrorism after being accused of sending cash to their son.

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A new "floating bridge" on the Isle of Wight that has been riddled with problems since it came into service will be discussed at a public meeting tonight.

The ferry service linking East Cowes with West Cowes ran aground three times in four days since its £3.2m refurbishment last month.

Campaigners protesting against a range of ferry design faults say cars are still scraping the ground as they drive off the vessel.

Residents are invited to the meeting this evening at 18:30 BST at East Cowes Town Hall, York Avenue.

Linda Serck
BBC South

A former Hampshire detective says that a huge stash of LSD is buried in a wood in Wales.

Stephen Bentley says the mind-altering drugs were missed by officers working on Operation Julie, a huge undercover investigation in the 1970s which made international headlines.

A million LSD tabs were seized, along with enough material to make six-and-a-half million more.

Police believed the gang responsible were supplying 90% of the world's LSD.

But Mr Bentley told BBC Radio Solent that a huge haul is yet to be recovered, basing his belief on a statement written by the gang's chemist Richard Kemp in 1977 while he was in prison awaiting sentence.

In the statement Kemp said his share of the LSD is still buried in the grounds of Plas Llysyn, an old mansion in the mid-wales countryside.

Mr Bentley said: "It's clear from the statement that Kemp hid it there. The only question is, did he move it again?

"My hope would be that they [local police] go and dig it up, we don't want the locals being bothered and we don't want it falling into the wrong hands."

Mr Kemp has published his investigation in a new book.

Roz Tappenden
BBC South

A major cliff fall in West Bay has blocked the beach and the South West Coast Path.

The collapse, which happened overnight, has forced the closure of the footpath between Freshwater and East Beach.

Dorset Police said it was not believed anyone was trapped under the rocks.

It is the second collapse to happen in less than a week at the iconic cliffs which feature in ITV's Broadchurch series.

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The story of an unlikely life-long friendship between a girl from Reading and a girl from Dusseldorf, brought together after World War Two.

Tim Dellor
BBC Berkshire sport editor

Reading have signed 21-year-old attacking midfielder Pelle Clement who has put pen to paper on a three-year deal with the Royals.

The Amsterdam-born player signed for an undisclosed fee, becoming the club's first acquisition of the summer transfer window.

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Royals boss Jaap Stam said: "He will need to learn and adapt to the game over here of course, but he is a young, very promising player with a good personality.

"He is quick, technically good and has good stamina – and he is capable of playing in midfield, up front or in the wide or wing-back positions. So I’m pleased to have him with us here in Reading."

Clement is a graduate of the of Ajax Academy, quickly establishing himself as a regular at Jong Ajax following his Eerste Divisie debut as an 18-year-old in 2015.

Linda Serck
BBC South

A man suffered life-threatening injuries in a two-vehicle crash on Portland in Dorset last night.

He was the passenger in a grey Peugeot 2008 that was involved in a collision with a blue BMW on the Portland Beach Road at 23:25 BST.

The two male drivers have also been taken to hospital with serious injuries.

The road was closed in both directions to enable forensic collision investigators to examine the scene and preserve the evidence.

A man's body has been found in waters of the Solent off the Isle of Wight coast.

The body, discovered about 10 miles off the south-west coast of the island, was reported by the coastguard to police on Wednesday at about 13:45 BST.

Hampshire police said the death of the man in his 40's was being treated as "unexplained".

The force said officers were working to identify the man and a file was being prepared for the coroner.

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Oxford United owner Darryl Eales expects to be able to name the club's new boss at the start of next week and is not ruling out giving someone their first job as manager.

The U's chairman has held three interviews so far and he has confirmed an internal candidate is on his six man shortlist for the position.

Frank Lampard, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Pep Clotet are among those who have been tipped to be in contention.

Southern says by revising its timetable it will offer a more reliable service.

Joe Nimmo
BBC South

A council has spent £30,500 unsuccessfully searching for new burial sites in Oxford over the last four years.

Oxford City Council said the money had mostly been used for "ground investigations of possible sites" but nowhere suitable had been found.

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Two cemeteries still have space, in Wolvercote and Botley, but they are expected to be full by 2018 and 2021.

The council said it had not given up and was "still exploring options".

Sean Coughlan
BBC News, education correspondent

A major study from researchers at Oxford University and King's College London has tried to get beyond the stereotypes of those who uses food banks.

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Rachel Loopstra, lead author of the report, said people had been "surprised and shocked" at the growth in food banks.

She said the study showed how apparently small changes in income or outgoings could leave people with absolutely nothing, even for the most basic of needs.

Over two-thirds of food bank users had often been going without food.

"The severity of food insecurity and other forms of destitution we observed amongst people using food banks are serious public health concerns," she said.

Offensive graffiti that police are calling racially aggravated criminal damage has been sprayed across a pub in Bournemouth.

Officers at Dorset Police say the graffiti on the Riviera Pub on Christchurch Road was targeted at the Polish community.

Police believe the incident took place overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday. Graffiti was also sprayed on to the police box in Boscombe precinct. Officers are appealing for witnesses.

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Ocado has shown off a prototype driverless van designed to deliver goods at short distances.

The vehicle, a cross between a small milk float and a large tuk-tuk, spent two weeks completing autonomous loops of a two-mile (3km) semi-pedestrianised area of Greenwich, south-east London.

The electric CargoPod has a top speed of 25mph and can do 18 miles on a single battery charge.

It can carry only eight crates and is not big enough to deliver large orders.

"We have chosen it to work specifically in this type of environment, where bigger vehicles are not allowed," said Graeme Smith, chief executive of Summertown-based robotics company Oxbotica, which developed the vehicle.