Today's weather: Cloudy with outbreaks of rainpublished at 08:33 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
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Summary
Southern axes train services amid overtime ban
Portland stone quarry industry moves underground
The German and British children who became post-war friends
Oxford City Council struggles to find much-needed burial space
Updates from Thursday 29 June
Today's weather: Cloudy with outbreaks of rainpublished at 08:33 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Media caption, No new burial sites after £30k searchpublished at 08:33 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Oxford City Council says there will be no room left in its two cemeteries by 2021.
Read MoreAvebury neolithic 'stone square circle' discoveredpublished at 08:15 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
An ancient "square stone circle" has been discovered under the Neolithic stones at Avebury in Wiltshire.
The "surprising find", which is 30m (98ft) wide, was made by archaeologists from Leicester and Southampton universities.
The square of megaliths also appears to have been erected around the remains of a Neolithic house, which sat at the centre of the colossal stone circle.
It is thought to be one of the site's earliest structures.
Image source, University of LeicesterPortland stone quarry industry moves undergroundpublished at 08:07 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
One of the last opencast Portland stone quarries is switching to mining, after more than a century of production.
Operator Portland Stone Firms said the move would prolong the life of Coombefield Quarry, which was "largely worked out".
It leaves just one quarry continuing opencast extraction, widely used on the island since the 17th Century.
Dorset County Council said it would encourage mining, to protect the landscape and local residents.
It has approved the firm's application to mine at Coombefield, subject to a section 106 agreement.
Image source, MARK GODDENLatest headlines: Southern axes quarter of trains amid overtime banpublished at 08:03 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
- Southern rail has axed a quarter of its train services, external as an overtime ban by driver's union Aslef comes into force
- One of the last opencast Portland stone quarries is switching to mining, external, after more than a century of production
- Reading's link with Dusseldorf is celebrated with the story of an unlikely friendship between two little girls
- Oxfordshire is running out of burial space - Oxford city alone has spent more than £30,000 unsuccessfully trying to find new land
Southern axes quarter of trains as drivers' overtime ban beginspublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Southern rail has axed a quarter of its train services as an overtime ban by driver's union Aslef comes into force.
Aslef is in dispute with Southern over driver-only-operated trains and the role of train staff.
Mick Whelan, the union's general secretary, said: "The ban reflects the total loss of trust and goodwill between train drivers and the company."
Southern is operating a revised timetable affecting services in Kent, Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire.
Image source, Getty ImagesGood morning!published at 08:02 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
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