Graffiti attack sees vandals deface housing developmentpublished at 10:10
Graffiti was left by vandals who targeted a new housing development, external in Sutton Courtenay.
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Updates on Tuesday 24 November 2015
News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 on Wednesday
Graffiti attack sees vandals deface housing developmentpublished at 10:10
RAF bases secure after defence reviewpublished at 09:57
Lucy Bickerton
BBC Radio OxfordTwo of Oxfordshire's RAF bases are not expected to suffer any cutbacks following the defence review.
David Cameron has promised to spend an extra £12bn on military equipment.
By 2016 there will be 14 Voyager air-to air refuelling planes at RAF Brize Norton, and by 2019 they will also have 22 A400M Atlas planes.
Image source, AFP/Getty ImagesAndrew Dorman, professor of international security at King's College London, said: "Brize Norton is an absolute key base, you’ve got strategic lift going through there… Benson, in the short term, the Puma force will be staying there, and they’re moving some of the Chinook force into that."
Buses diverted after street closurepublished at 09:49
The Oxford Bus Company, external has tweeted that it's diverting its buses because of an incident in Speedwell Street.
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End of twitter postMore than 200 people with HIV virus in Oxfordpublished at 09:30
Oxford has more people living with HIV than virtually anywhere else in the South East.
Latest figures show that 231 people have the virus in Oxford, and public health chiefs in Oxfordshire are urging people to get tested for the disease.
Image source, Science Photo LibraryMara Ranieri Davey, the Oxford Centre Manager for HIV charity the Terence Higgins Trust, says: "Oxford has a large demographic of varied people. We've got black Africans and men who have sex with men in a higher concentration in the city area than we do in the outlying counties.
"Because those are two communities that are still greatly affected by HIV, you're going to have more people living with HIV in this city."
Pitch invader ruins club’s new turf just a month after debutpublished at 09:11
Fungus has forced an Oxford football club to abandon its £800,000 new pitches, external and clubhouse.
Elton John at Blenheim Palacepublished at 09:03
Dave Gilyeat
BBC NewsElton John will play a second concert in Oxfordshire next year, it's been announced.
Image source, APHe's set to play Nocturne 2016, external at Blenheim Palace in June.
Travel latest: All lines reopen after earlier delayspublished at 08:42
Rail services are getting back to normal after a complete loss of signalling at Leamington Spa earlier this morning forced rail services to be cancelled or severely delayed.
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End of twitter postWeather: Dull and damp start, with chance of showerspublished at 08:34
Bee Tucker
BBC WeatherFor most of us across Oxfordshire it's a fairly dull and damp start, with quite a lot of low cloud.
Any sunshine will be fleeting, and there's a fairly brisk northwesterly wind that will feed in a few showers as we head through the day.
Media caption, Bee Tucker brings you the forecast for today
Not everywhere will catch a shower, and we could see a little brightness this afternoon, but given the strength of those winds it's going to feel quite cool, with highs of about 9C (48F).
Councillors ‘really need to see terms’ of Chancellor’s tax dealpublished at 08:23
A proposal to allow Oxfordshire County Council to raise an additional two per cent in council tax to help fund vital social care has been given a cautious welcome by its leaders, external.
Sport headlines: Oxford United team newspublished at 08:17
Ross Heaton
BBC Oxford SportOxfordshire's top sport stories this morning:
- On loan George Baldock insists he wouldn't want to leave Oxford United in the January window - even if his parent club MK Dons fix up a loan switch to a higher league
- United have accepted they won't be able to re-recruit Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Jordan Graham on loan after he broke into the Championship side's first team
- And with less than a month until the Varsity rugby matches at Twickenham, Oxford University's men continue their build up with a warm-up game against a London Scottish XV at Iffley Road at 19:30
Elton John 'thrilled' to play Henleypublished at 08:09
Indy Almroth-Wright
BBC OnlineThe opening headliner at next year's Henley Festival will be pop legend Elton John.
Image source, Getty ImagesHe will perform on the festival's Floating Stage on 6 July, organisers reveal this morning.
Elton John says: "I am thrilled that I will be able to say I have played the beautiful Henley-on-Thames."
The five-day festival, which started in 1983, features music, comedy and dance and is expected to attract about 35,000 people.
Latest headlines: Elton John at to perform at Henley and RAF bases' future securepublished at 08:05
Dave Gilyeat
BBC NewsThe top stories in Oxfordshire this morning:
- Elton John has been been revealed as the opening night headliner for the Henley Festival next year
- Oxford has one of the highest numbers of HIV cases in the South East, according to latest figures
- And the future of RAF Brize Norton and RAF Benson look secure following the announcement of the government's defence review
Welcome to Oxfordshire Livepublished at 08:00
Dave Gilyeat
BBC NewsGood morning and welcome to BBC Local Live for Oxfordshire on Tuesday.
We'll bring you the latest news, sport, travel and weather from across the county today as it happens.
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Postpublished at 07:41 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2015
