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The new owner of Oxford United has faced the media for the first time.

Last week it was announced Sumrith Thanakarnjanasuth is taking the chairman role.

The Thai businessman confirmed that the club's new manager - following Pep Clotet's sacking - will be announced imminently.

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Damage to a large riverside house in Goring, Oxfordshire, is being assessed following a large fire on Friday evening.

The glow of the blaze was seen as a far away as Didcot.

Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue said that despite the timber construction and a complicated layout, firefighters were able to save a large part of the structure although the thatched parts of the premises were severely damaged.

No-one is believed to have been in the building at the time of the fire.

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A trial of fully-connected and driverless cars on public roads is set to take place in south Oxfordshire.

The government has announced a £2.5m trial of self-driving vehicles in and around Milton Park, in Didcot.

The vehicles will travel between private roads at Milton Park and the public roads that link the site with nearby transport services.

The 30-month project will be led by FirstGroup. It is hoped that by the end of the trial up to 50% of private vehicle journeys within the business park will switch to using the shared, electric-powered pods.

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An independent Ferrari expert has told a court he believes a sudden increase in engine power caused an F50 model of the car to crash on a farm track, killing a Hampshire boy.

Aldo Riti - a defence expert witness - told the jury at Winchester Crown Court he believes the £1.2 million car started with only six cylinders working because of a pre-existing fault and then the other six had cut in - leading to an increase in power.

The Ferrari took off after hitting a wooden post and rolled over, throwing out both Alexander Worth and Matthew Cobden, who were not wearing seatbelts.

The prosecution has told the jury there is evidence the car was running normally on the day of the crash in August 2016.

Businessman Matthew Cobden denies causing the death of 13-year-old Alexander Worth by careless driving.

The A34 remains shut southbound at Bullington Cross

Investigation work is going on at the scene after a minibus overturned in the early hours.

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One of the pole dancers who performed at a care home for the elderly in Dorset has defended the show, despite criticism.

Chloe Velvett-Pallant says they received a really positive response at the Fairmile Grange home in Christchurch

She says: "Residents were smiling, tapping their feet and one lady in particular got up to have a little dance."

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Oxford United's new owner Sumrith Thanakarnjanasuth hopes to appoint a new manager in the "next couple of days".

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Visit Isle of Wight has announced the appointment of its new managing director.

Will Myles, former head of sales and marketing for Cowes-based youth charity and maritime training organisation, UKSA, has joined the Island’s destination management organisation.

He takes over at the head of the organisation from David Thornton who left his role as chief executive in January.

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Speaking after Reading's 3-3 draw at home to Derby County the Reading boss Jaap Stam said he was pleased with some aspects of his side's performance, but they should have had more than a point.

HMS Forth, the first of the Royal Navy's next-generation Offshore Patrol ships has arrived in its home port of Portsmouth.

The vessel is the first of five start-of-the-art ships designed for counter piracy, anti-smuggling, fishery protection, border patrol and counter terrorism operations. The remaining four ships are all expected to arrive by 2020.

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A man has appeared at Winchester Crown Court charged with the murder of 41-year-old Jason Williams.

Mr Williams was discovered in Russell Howard Park in the town in the early hours of Tuesday morning. He died from a single stab wound to the heart.

David Brewer, 34, from West Ham Close in Basingstoke, made a brief appearance at Winchester Crown Court. He was remanded in custody until 9 March .

A 37-year-old man from Basingstoke who was released from police custody remains under investigation.

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Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe says Jonjo Shelvey's missed opportunity to give Newcastle a 3-0 lead was was "a huge moment" as the Cherries fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at the Vitality Stadium.

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Southampton boss Mauricio Pellegrino is pleased to have picked up an "important" point after his side scored a controversial late equaliser in a 1-1 draw against Burnley at Turf Moor.

An update on the closure of the A34 southbound at Bullington Cross - the road is likely to remain shut until mid-morning.

Emergency services are carrying out investigation work at the scene after a minibus overturned in the early hours.

Hundreds more people will be tested in Oxford for a deadly heart condition - thanks to money raised in memory of the son of the late Sir David Frost.

Miles Frost died from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) at the age of 31- while he was out for a run near the family's home in Oxfordshire in 2015.

His family has now launched the Miles Frost Fund.

Along with the British Heart Foundation they're aiming to raise £1.5 to expand genetic testing for HCM.

Six specialist clinics will be opened across the UK. The John Radcliffe hospital is the first in England to receive money from the fund.

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The water vole population in Berkshire has grown well over the last decade, bucking a national decline, according to a wildlife charity.

The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust which set up a Vole Recovery Project 20 years ago.

In Hampshire there's been a 30% decline in the vole population. Nationally, the decline is blamed on loss of habitat and the introduction of escaped American Mink.

Hundreds of people marched through the streets of Winchester at the weekend for this year's Hampshire Pride.

The event campaigns for and celebrates the county's gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans communities.

Bookmakers have slashed the odds of snow falling before the end of this month.

There is an amber warning for snow valid from 02:00 on Tuesday morning. Snow showers or longer periods of snow are expected on Tuesday, accompanied by very low temperatures.

Martin Hill, operations service manager for Dorset Highways, and in charge of the fleet of 26 gritters working in the county, said staff were prepared for a "significant dumping" later in the week.

A man's in hospital with a punctured lung after being stabbed in Southampton on Saturday evening.

Police say he was with a group that got into an altercation with the passenger of a silver Ford Fiesta in Woolston.

The car was damaged and a 23-year-old was stabbed in the back. Two men aged 18 and 23 were arrested and are being questioned by police.