Our coverage through the daypublished at 18:00
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Updates on Thursday 26 November 2015
News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 on Friday
Our coverage through the daypublished at 18:00
Weather: Cloud, mist and some patchy rainpublished at 17:53
Holly Green
BBC WeatherIt's a cloudy evening and will get murkier as mist forms through the night.
There will be some patches of rain and drizzle, but feeling mild with lows of 8C (46F).
You can get a full 10-day forecast on the BBC Weather site.
Sport headlines: Oxford United's loan arrivalspublished at 17:51
Jerome Sale
Sports editor BBC Radio OXfordThis evening's top sport stories:
- Oxford United have added two players on loan today, forward Chris Maguire and defender Jordan Evans
- U's striker Danny Hylton has returned to training and captain Jake Wright is expected back from injury next week
- Former United chairman Kelvin Thomas has completed his takeover of Northampton Town
Travel latest: More trouble on the A34published at 17:47
Keep up with the latest on the grim traffic news this evening on the BBC Travel site.
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End of twitter postLatest headlines: 'Relief' at police budget protectionpublished at 17:45
Andrew Humphrey
BBC Local LiveThe top stories in Oxfordshire this evening:
- The Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley says he is "relieved" the government has not cut police budgets
- A medical centre in Botley has been found to need improvement after an inspection
- The number of shops closing in Oxford has overtaken new openings this year
Evening TV: Anger sets in over concrete lorry diversionpublished at 17:40
Adina Campbell
BBC South TodayOn South Today tonight: Roadworks around Oxford are causing such big delays that lorry-loads of concrete are going off, before reaching their destination.
Media caption, Adina Campbell brings you the stories coming up at 18:30
The building company Hanson is supplying materials to the Westgate development and has asked to be able to drive through small villages to avoid the works, to the annoyance of residents.
Coming up on Breakfast with Charles Novepublished at 17:34
Charles Nove
BBC Radio Oxford presenterLast year there were stampedes, fights broke out and websites crashed, all because people were trying to grab a bargain on Black Friday.
Image source, ReutersThe sale day, which sees shops open early offering large discounts, has been dubbed the start of the Christmas shopping season.
We'll speak to traders and retail experts about the shopping phenomenon, and get the latest from across the county as shoppers hit the stores.
Join Charles for that and the rest of the region's morning news from 07:00.
Police 'relief' at funding pledgepublished at 17:31
BBC Radio OxfordThe government's decision to protect the police from cuts has been described as "a huge relief" by Thames Valley's police and crime commissioner.
Image source, Thames Valley PoliceImage caption, Police and crime commissioner Anthony Stansfeld
Funding will now go up in line with inflation over the next five years, following Chancellor George Osborne's announcement yesterday.
Quote MessageIf the cuts had gone through we wouldn't have been able to reduce the police in our major towns and cities where crime is higher, so it would have hit the rural constituencies.
Anthony Stansfeld
Road closures for Didcot street fairpublished at 17:27
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End of twitter postNetwork Rail's 'death by a thousand cuts'published at 17:16
BBC Radio OxfordThe admission that the electrification of the Great Western Railway is running four years behind schedule is the latest setback for the company, according to rail expert Hugh Jaeger.
Quote MessageWith Network Rail it's death by a thousand cuts, because they keep on admitting it's worse, no it's worse still, no it's even worse than that. So we wonder what's going to come next.
Hugh Jaeger
Chris Maguire seals Oxford United movepublished at 17:08
Scottish international Chris Maguire has joined Oxford on a 60-day loan, external.
Image source, Getty ImagesMaguire joins from Championship side Rotherham and has previously worked with U's boss Michael Appleton at Portsmouth.
Exhibition of hand-drawn Oxfordshire mapspublished at 17:01
Hand-drawn maps by Alun Jones over the past 50 years, mostly for the Campaign to Protect Rural England, external and the Oxford Preservation Trust, external, are to be displayed at County Hall.
Image source, Alun Thornton JonesThe maps in the exhibition are of locations in Oxfordshire, including towns and villages, historic houses and their gardens, and long-distance walks.
The exhibition will be launched by councillor John Sanders, the chairman of Oxfordshire County Council, on Friday at 14:00, and runs until the end of February.
Botley Medical Centre staff 'need better training'published at 16:53
Following an inspection, Botley Medical Centre has been found to require improvement, external.
Image source, GoogleImage caption, Botley Medical Centre
It's one of the latest practices to be assessed by the Care Quality Commission.
The report found that staff training and communication needed to be improved.
Travel latest: Two roads blocked after crashespublished at 16:48
Al Ryan
BBC Oxford travel presenter- The A40 is blocked in both directions at the Eynsham roundabout after a crash involving a car and a lorry
- The A338 in East Hanney is closed in both directions near the Steventon Road junctions because of a collision involving a lorry
You can keep up to date with the BBC Travel site.
New Oxford United player's 'delight'published at 16:42
It seems Jordan Evans, who has joined the U's today on loan from Fulham, is quite pleased with his move...
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End of twitter postOxford United sign international forward on loanpublished at 16:32
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End of twitter postOxfordshire set for a weekend of Christmas light switch-onspublished at 16:19
After the fun and excitement of last week's Oxford Christmas Light Festival, the rest of the county is preparing to start their own festive celebrations this weekend, external.
Travel latest: A34 lane blocked by collisionpublished at 16:11
BBC TravelA crash has blocked a lane on the A34 northbound in Oxford, before the Hinksey Hill Interchange.
Queues are running back to Abingdon.
You can see the latest where you are on the BBC Travel site.
Consultants support junior doctor strikepublished at 15:59
BBC Radio OxfordWith just days to go beforejunior doctors are due to go on strike, it has been revealed that half of Oxfordshire's consultants support the action.
Image source, APConsultant at the Churchill Hospital Ashley Grossman explains why he supports the action:
Quote MessageThey work extremely hard, they work very long hours...they work seven days a week, they work nights, they work weekends...it seems ludicrous that there is not seven day working. What they are trying to do is make them work even longer hours, lowering the rate of pay.
Ashley Grossman
What's On: The story behind The Whopublished at 15:47
Oxford Brookes Documentary Club, external are showing a film that tells the story of a pair of aspiring filmmakers who were looking to make an underground movie, and led them to discover, mentor and manage the band The Who.
The showing of Lambert and Stamp at the John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre in Headington, Oxford is free, and starts at 19:00.
