Summary

  • Widespread disruption to rail services

  • Hundreds of schools closed across South

  • South Western Railway apologises after passengers stuck on trains

  • Hundreds of motorists spend night stranded on A31

  • Ambulance service appeals for 4x4 owners to help staff get to work

  • Updates from Friday 2 March

  1. Good eveningpublished at 17:59

    That's all from us today, but BBC South Live will be back again at 08:00 on Monday.

    Stay safe and keep warm this weekend.

  2. Pictures of a snowy Oxford at nightpublished at 17:50 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018

    Last night Eddie Golding braved Oxford in the snow and took some stunning shots.

    St Giles, the Sheldonian Theatre, and the Bodleian, were all captured.

    St Giles in the snowImage source, Eddie Golding
    St Giles telephone box in the snowImage source, Eddie Golding
    Sheldonian in the snowImage source, Eddie Golding
    Bodleian in the snowImage source, Eddie Golding
  3. Horse found in snow in Dorset reunited with ownerpublished at 17:47 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018

    Horse found in SherborneImage source, Amy Dick-Read

    A horse found “trotting around Sherborne” in the snow has been reunited with its owner.

    Amy Dick-Read, who rescued the horse, had earlier said the animal was found on the main road between Sherborne and Longburton.

  4. Operations postponed at John Radcliffe Hospitalpublished at 17:32 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018

    Some operations have had to be postponed at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital over the weekend and on Monday because of the weather.

    Paul Brennan, director of clinical services at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, said: "We are very sorry to have to do this but we are experiencing very high levels of patients needing emergency admissions at the moment, and we need to prioritise.

    "We would continue to encourage patients who need to come to our hospitals over the coming days for planned appointments and procedures to attend, unless they have heard otherwise from us, provided they can reach us safely."

  5. M40 'still dangerous' as accidents clearedpublished at 17:21 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018

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  6. Saturday's Condor Liberation sailings cancelledpublished at 17:13 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018

    Condor Ferries has cancelled tomorrow's Liberation's sailings between the Channel Islands and Poole.

  7. Students supporting Oxford's homelesspublished at 17:09 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018

    StudentsImage source, Oxford Homeless Project

    Students from Oxford University's Student Union Homelessness Campaign, external and the Turl Street Action Group have been going out in the snow to support rough sleepers who choose not to use shelters at night.

    They have taken items donated for the homeless with them, including emergency blankets, hand warmers, food packs and lots of woolies and coats.

    They will be handed out again this evening to anyone in need by the students.

  8. Council message to tenants battling severe weatherpublished at 17:08 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018

    Message from Oxford City CouncilImage source, Oxford City Council
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    Oxford City Council message to tenants

  9. Road in Banbury closed after lorries get stuckpublished at 17:07 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018

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  10. Saints' game against Stoke tomorrow 'still on'published at 17:03 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018

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  11. Weymouth v Slough clash postponedpublished at 17:01 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018

    Weymouth's home league fixture against Slough tomorrow is the latest to be postponed due to bad weather.

    A full list of postponed matches can be found here.

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  12. Keeping the runways clear at RAF Brize Norton...published at 17:01 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018

    RAF Brize NortonImage source, Paul Crouch, MOD Crown Copyright
    RAF Brize NortonImage source, Paul Crouch, MOD Crown Copyright
    RAF Brize NortonImage source, Paul Crouch, MOD Crown Copyright
  13. Chiltern Railways services in operation but delayedpublished at 16:43 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018

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  14. Gritters back out in Berkshirepublished at 16:38 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018

    As the snow continues to fall in Berkshire, the gritters are returning to the roads.

    You can find out which roads in West Berkshire are being treated below.

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  15. Clinical mentor makes shift thanks to 'wonderful farmer'published at 16:33 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018

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  16. Scientists create 'Snodgeball' sport in Readingpublished at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018

    Michael Race
    BBC South

    A new winter sport, invented in Reading, has won its creators a trip to the Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang.

    Snodgeball - a snowball fight combined with dodgeball - was developed by Imogen Kendall and Rebecca Whaling, who are both scientists at the Reading Science Centre.

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    Scientists create 'Snodgeball' sport in Reading

  17. Ram-raid gang leave Porsche at scenepublished at 16:08 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018

    A gang attempted to ram-raid a cash machine in Wokingham but left the car at the scene.

    Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses following the incident at about 03:00 GMT on Wednesday.

    The group used a black Porsche Cayenne to try to remove the ATM from a Waitrose in Rectory Road. They fled the scene empty handed.

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  18. Man, 93, faces pedestrian death chargepublished at 16:07 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018

    An 85-year-old woman died after being hit by a car on Mudeford in Christchurch.

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  19. Conditions turning treacherous and 'dangerous' in Cavershampublished at 15:57 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018

    Road conditions are turning treacherous in Reading as snow continues to fall, with Caversham seemingly the worst affected.

    Thames Valley Police said the area has become "dangerous to drive around" with the hills in and out becoming very slippery.

    Reading Buses has confirmed one of its vehicles is stuck on St Anne's Road, and in Caversham Heights residents say cars are skidding all over the place and into walls.

    An accident has closed the A4155 by the Flowing Spring pub and Oakley Road in Sonning Common has become particularly difficult to drive on.

    Police are warning people not to drive unless absolutely essential.

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  20. Dedicated nurses take to the streetspublished at 15:47 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018

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