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  • Updates from Monday 8 October

  1. George and Charlotte get royal wedding rolespublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 10 October 2018

    They will be among the pageboys and bridesmaids at Princess Eugenie's wedding, Buckingham Palace says.

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  2. So-called Beast of Burford 'spotted at Culham Lock'published at 16:38 British Summer Time 10 October 2018

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  3. Your pictures: Smiling stag and stunning sunrisepublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 10 October 2018

    BBC Weather Watchers

    Many thanks to Penny Wade and BBC Weather Watchers Fiona and Steve Franklin for their pictures of a "smiling" stag in Hampshire, dappled light through the trees in Mottistone, on the Isle of Wight, and the sunrise over South Stoke in Oxfordshire.

    "Smiling" stag in HampshireImage source, Penny Wade
    Trees in Mottistone, Isle of WightImage source, Fiona
    Sunrise over South StokeImage source, Steve Franklin
  4. 'Worse delays' warning over leaves on the linepublished at 15:57 British Summer Time 10 October 2018

    Paul Clifton
    Transport correspondent, BBC South Today

    Balfour Beatty train driver

    Network Rail has warned that train delays caused by leaves on the track could be worse than usual this autumn.

    The firm has cut back on the number of line-side trees it fells, pending a government review of concerns for wildlife.

    Train wheels can crush leaves into a pulp, making the track dangerously slippery.

    James Crook from Network Rail said: "The fact that we haven't been able to cut back as much vegetation as we normally would... could well cause an impact."

  5. St John the Baptist, Burford in Oxfordshire.published at 15:00 British Summer Time 10 October 2018

    Bells on Sunday comes from St John the Baptist, Burford in Oxfordshire. There are eight bells with the tenor weighing seventeen and three quarter hundredweight tuned to E. The tower of the church is Norman in origin. The bells are ringing Double Norwich Court Bob Major.

  6. Football club explores new stadium sitespublished at 14:49 British Summer Time 10 October 2018

    Kassam StadiumImage source, Rex Features

    Oxford United Football Club has identified more sites for a potential new stadium, after two previous options fell through.

    The club has appointed a planning consultant to explore a move, according to a joint statement issued by its directors and the city and county councils.

    The current Kassam Stadium tenancy has seven years left to run.

    The club was previously told by council planners that moves to either Water Eaton or Kidlington were not viable.

  7. Council blunder leads to loss of affordable homespublished at 14:21 British Summer Time 10 October 2018

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  8. Rare guitar stolen in burglarypublished at 13:59 British Summer Time 10 October 2018

    stolen guitarsImage source, Thames Valley Police

    A "one-of-a-kind" customised Fender Telecaster is among two guitars which were stolen in a burglary in Bicester.

    Two men entered the property in Haydock Road on 3 October, police said.

    The guitars, which also included a red Rickenbacker 4003 bass, were later offered for sale in Banbury.

    The transaction was refused but the guitars are still missing, detectives said.

    A 41-year-old Banbury man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary and released under investigation.

  9. Debt-hit college rated inadequatepublished at 13:32 British Summer Time 10 October 2018

    Christ the King CollegeImage source, Peter Langdown

    An Isle of Wight college, which ran up a £2.7m overdraft in 2017, has been rated inadequate by OFSTED school inspectors.

    Christ the King College in Newport has a "disruptive" minority of pupils and a "worrying" amount of bullying, although new leaders have "halted the school's decline", the OFSTED report said, external.

    In December, Isle of Wight Council said the school's debt, arising from an "ill-judged" lease agreement, was "one of the biggest overdrafts in the educational system".

    Former OFSTED chairman David Hoare was criticised in 2016 for calling the Isle of Wight a "ghetto" because of the poor performance of seven schools.

  10. Bournemouth Imax 20 years onpublished at 13:07 British Summer Time 10 October 2018

    It's 20 years since plans for the "eyesore" Imax cinema were revealed for Bournemouth seafront.

    The cinema was opened in 2002, nearly three years behind schedule, but then closed just three years later.

    It was voted one of the UK's most hated buildings in 2005 on Channel 4's Demolition.

    The building was finally demolished in 2013.

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  11. Scenewatch lifted after Reading park deathpublished at 12:32 British Summer Time 10 October 2018

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  12. Oxford fellow, 71, a champion powerlifterpublished at 12:25 British Summer Time 10 October 2018

    Catherine Walter only took up the sport six years ago and has now become a world champion.

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  13. Hampshire travel latest: M3 lanes reopen after vehicle break-downpublished at 11:41 British Summer Time 10 October 2018

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  14. Ferry suspended for 'urgent repairs'published at 11:05 British Summer Time 10 October 2018

    Hayling FerryImage source, Shazz

    Hayling Ferry in Hampshire has been taken out of service for "urgent repairs".

    A message on the ferry website said it would update customers this afternoon.

    The ferry terminals, at Hayling Island and Portsmouth, were added to local bus routes in September as part of a trial to try to boost passenger numbers.

  15. Asbestos dumped in woodlandpublished at 10:57 British Summer Time 10 October 2018

    Asbestos at NethercoteImage source, Cherwell District Council

    Sixteen sheets of asbestos have been found illegally dumped in woodland near a lay-by at Nethercote, Oxfordshire.

    The fly-tipped material was hidden near Blacklocks Hill in the first week of October, Cherwell District Council said.

    The council said the concealment showed a "callous element of premeditation".

  16. Motorcyclist dies in crash with carpublished at 10:29 British Summer Time 10 October 2018

    The crash, involving a Aprilia Dorsoduro motorbike and a Volvo, happened on the A327 in Eversley.

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  17. Man's body found in parkpublished at 10:04 British Summer Time 10 October 2018

    Prospect ParkImage source, Google

    The body of a man has been found this morning in a park in Reading.

    Thames Valley Police said it was currently on the scene at Prospect Park, near to Tilehurst Road and Water Road.

    A police statement said: "Sadly, the body of a man has been discovered. The death is currently being treated as unexplained."

  18. Travellers occupy park and ride sitepublished at 09:59 British Summer Time 10 October 2018

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  19. Girl, 13, needed surgery after attackpublished at 08:23 British Summer Time 10 October 2018

    bruised footImage source, Thames Valley Police

    A 13-year-old schoolgirl needed surgery after she was attacked by three boys who rode a bike over her foot.

    Thames Valley Police said the assault happened near Drake Avenue, Didcot, at about 15:25 BST on 23 July.

    The girl was approached by three boys wearing St Birinus School uniforms as she walked through an alleyway.

    They threatened her, pushed her to the ground and one ran over her foot with his bicycle, police said.

  20. 'Some travellers are good, some are bad'published at 00:27 British Summer Time 10 October 2018

    BBC News visited travellers on two sites to discuss councils spending thousands on clear-up costs.

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