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  • Updates from Thursday 18 October

  1. Man attacked by teens at cinema screeningpublished at 17:21 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Youths invade a cinema auditorium and attack a filmgoer who confronted them.

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  2. Junctions review after wrong-way M40 crashpublished at 16:38 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Three people died when a car pulling a caravan drove the wrong way down the carriageway.

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  3. Titanic-link former hotel apartment goes up for salepublished at 16:32 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

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  4. Dorset travel latest: Bus and tractor crash closes road in Uptonpublished at 16:02 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

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  5. Christian group 'must pay for security'published at 15:48 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Christian Concern wants to hold an event at Lady Margaret Hall college at Oxford University next year.

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  6. Chief constable enters crashed car to help driverpublished at 15:48 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    The chief constable of Thames Valley Police climbed into an overturned car to support the driver, after spotting the vehicle near Kidlington, Oxfordshire, this morning.

    Francis Hapgood was first on the scene of the crash at Middle Street, Islip, at about 07:50 GMT, the force said.

    Police said the car was only vehicle involved and the driver was not injured.

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  7. Your pictures: Wagtail in Ringwoodpublished at 15:27 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Thanks to Mark Cooper and Trevor Parsons for their pictures of a grey wagtail taken at Hampshire's Blashford Lakes in Ringwood and autumnal trees by the River Test at Mottisfont Abbey.

    Grey wagtailImage source, Mark Cooper
    Mottisfont AbbeyImage source, Trevor Parsons

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  8. Chain ferry 'back in service on Wednesday'published at 15:27 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

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  9. Canford Magna dog charity base to be extendedpublished at 15:01 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

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  10. Human chain forms for bookshop movepublished at 14:40 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    About 250 people passed 2,000 books by hand as the community-run venture moves 150m up the road.

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  11. Rail strike over guards called offpublished at 13:42 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    South Western Railway train

    A planned strike on South Western Railway on Saturday 10 November has been called off.

    The RMT rail union said the walk out had been withdrawn "following consultation with our branches", although it said strikes on all other Saturdays in November would still go ahead.

    The long-running dispute is over the future of guards on trains.

  12. Biker killed in Land Rover collisionpublished at 13:41 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    The 32-year-old man was riding a motorcycle that was in collision with a Land Rover.

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  13. Coaches run on used cooking oilpublished at 12:55 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    National Express coachImage source, Lee Peck Media

    Some National Express coaches between Portsmouth and London have been running on fuel made from used cooking oil, as part of a three-month trial.

    Operator Lucketts Travel said the so-called hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) offered a big reduction in carbon emissions and no modifications were needed to its vehicles.

    In May, Solent ferry operator Red Funnel announced a trial of HVO, external on its ships.

  14. South Western Railway disruption between Exeter and Salisburypublished at 12:14 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

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  15. Police call waiting times surgepublished at 12:13 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    Police inquiry office on a 101 phone callImage source, PA

    Average waiting times for 101 calls to Thames Valley Police (TVP) to be answered have gone up by more than 400% in the last year.

    Oxford Road Safer Neighbourhood Forum, which obtained the figure through a Freedom of Information request, said the system was "breaking down".

    Chairman Peter Bowyer said: "It has become very difficult to report things on 101. I think it is demand for 999 that is causing it."

    Ch Supt Christian Bunt, head of contact management for TVP, said: "I am sure the public would appreciate that we have to prioritise emergency calls."

  16. Power station planned for farmlandpublished at 11:32 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

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    Developers have applied to build a gas-fired power station on farmland near Milton Common, Oxfordshire.

    Power firm Stratera Energy said the 7.4m (24ft) high plant would be capable of generating 50MW of electricity to feed into the National Grid.

    Great Haseley Parish Council said the station would be "detrimental to the area" and would generate "visible plumes above tree cover".

    South Oxfordshire District Council is due to decide on the application in December.

  17. Part of man's ear bitten off in attackpublished at 11:17 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    The victim was taken to hospital after the "unprovoked" attack by two men.

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  18. AFC Bournemouth sends 'prayers' to Leicesterpublished at 10:49 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    AFC Bournemouth has issued a statement, sending "love, support and prayers" to those affected by Saturday's helicopter tragedy.

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  19. Women over 34 refused IVF treatmentpublished at 10:03 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Around 80% of areas in England are not offering IVF to women up until the age of 42, as recommended.

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  20. Bun-throwing revived for Armisticepublished at 10:02 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    The Abingdon tradition of bun-throwing to mark special events is to be revived for this year's Armistice centenary.

    The last bun-throwing, in which the town mayor hurls buns from the roof of County Hall, was held in 2016 to celebrate the Queen's 90th birthday.

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