It's 3-3 in the Varsity rugby match at Twickenham. Finely poised is one way to describe it, but there has certainly been a shortage of clear-cut try scoring chances.

You can follow all the action here (if there is any).

The family of the man stabbed to death in Abingdon Poundland on Monday morning has described him as "a deeply caring husband and a very proud and loving father".

Justin Skrebowski's family said they were in "deep shock and distress", but appreciated the sympathy expressed by the public.

Trevor Joyce, 36, of Franklyn Close, Abingdon will appear at Oxford Crown Court tomorrow charged with Mr Skrebowski's murder.

Superfast broadband is set to be available across all rural areas of west Oxfordshire, external, according to the district council.

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Both fibre and enhanced wireless connectivity will be used by Cotswolds Broadband to offer blanket coverage, in one of the first projects in the country to totally cover a district.

The technology will be funded by a £1.6m grant from the government, a £1.6m loan from the district council and £3.2m from internet service provider Gigaclear.

The children from Blake Primary School in Witney join BBC Radio Oxford's countdown to Christmas.

The choir sing Jingle Bell Round and Good Time Christmas.

The 134th men's Varsity Rugby match has kicked off at Twickenham. You can follow every kick and try here.

Natalie Verney
BBC Radio Oxford

A World War Two veteran from Abingdon has been presented with the highest French military honour.

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Albert Wright, 93, a former Wing Commander in the RAF, was one of a dozen servicemen to receive the Legion d'Honneur in the latest ceremony in London.

It comes after President Francois Hollande pledged to honour all British veterans who had served in France during the war.

Witney Gazette

Last year a dedicated team of volunteers worked around the clock to organise Lib Fest and raise thousands of pounds in Liberty Baker’s memory.

Planning has already started for next year’s event and this time a documentary team will be on hand to track the team, external as they organise the event.

A 40-year-old woman from Oxford has been arrested after a man was stabbed in Eynsham, external.

Police were called to a property in the town at about 18:30 on Tuesday 8 December to find a 50-year-old man with facial injuries.

He was taken to hospital where he remains.

Oxford Mail

Hundreds attended Trinity Church in Abingdon this morning to celebrate the life of "cheerful party girl" Kerry Reeves, external.

It's been a Twickenham debut to forget for Oxford University's women's rugby team.

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In the first Varsity match between the women's teams from Oxford and Cambridge at the home of English rugby, the Light Blues ran out 52-0 winners.

The men's teams take the field at 14:30 and you can watch live coverage here.

BBC Radio Oxford

This morning BBC Radio Oxford handed out the very first socks as part of its December Sox Appeal for the homeless, external.

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Lilley Mitchell visited the Banbury Young Homelessness Project to deliver the donated clothing.

Please keep donating new socks to our appeal, which can really help the homeless. You can either send them to: Sox Appeal, BBC Radio Oxford, 269 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7DW, or drop them in to our reception, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

BBC Travel

There is a lane closed for barrier repairs on the A40 London Road eastbound in Wheatley, between the Thornhill Park and Ride and the Park Hill junction.

You can keep up to date with the BBC Travel site.

BBC Weather

After a dry morning there will be outbreaks of rain spreading across the region through the afternoon, with some heavy bursts possible.

A full forecast is available on the BBC Weather site.

Robyn Cowen
Presenter, Radio Oxford Sport

The county's top sports stories this afternoon:

• Cambridge had the better of the first half in the women's varsity match, leading Oxford 12-0 at half time. You can watch live here
• Oxford United's Johnstone's Paint Trophy area final first leg at Millwall will be televised on 14 January

Andrew Humphrey
BBC Local Live

The top stories in Oxfordshire this lunchtime:

• The government has apologised to the families of people whose deaths were not properly investigated by Southern Health NHS Trust
• A Viking hoard found near Watlington has been described as a significant find by the British Museum
• The Sue Ryder hospice at Nettlebed is holding a recruitment day for new volunteers today

There is an "urgent need" to improve the way the NHS responds to avoidable deaths, the health secretary says.

Jeremy Hunt was speaking after a report found that Southern Health had failed to investigate hundreds of unexpected deaths, and set out a three-point plan of changes:

• Independently assured, Ofsted-style ratings of the quality of care for people with learning disabilities
• University of Bristol to do a study into mortality rates of people with learning disabilities in NHS care
• Number of avoidable deaths to be published by NHS trusts

Banbury Cake

Every Key Stage 2 pupil reached the expected level of achievement in reading, writing and maths, external in 24 Oxfordshire primary schools - up from 17 schools last year.  

A Viking hoard found in a field near Watlington by a metal detectorist is an important find from a "key moment in English history", according to an expert at the British Museum.

Image source, British Museum

The find includes rare coins of King Alfred The Great of Wessex and King Ceolwulf II of Mercia, as well as Viking items.

Brennan Nicholls
BBC News

A record shop that closed down in south Oxfordshire 10 years ago, has reopened.

Due the growing popularity of vinyl, Musicbox in Wallingford has temporarily opened its doors.

Oxford Mail

The new vicar of Wolvercote says he is settling in well as his parishioners near success in their quest for a new organ, external.