That's all from BBC Oxfordshire Live for today.

We'll be back from 08:00 on Wednesday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates for Oxfordshire. Join us then.

Emily Wood
BBC Weather

We'll have some quite persistent heavy rain with squally winds this evening.

That should clear away later, leaving a dry night with lows of 6C (43F).

You can get a full 10-day forecast on the BBC Weather site.

Jerome Sale
Sports editor, BBC Radio Oxford

This evening's top sport stories:

• Oxford United should have a full squad available for the festive fixtures as Joe Skarz returns from a groin injury
• U's manager Michael Appleton is expecting his relationship with club owner Darryl Eales to be enhanced when he becomes executive chairman
• Banbury United and Didcot Town are both in action this evening, looking to bounce back from defeats at the weekend

Andrew Humphrey
BBC Local Live

Oxfordshire's top stories this evening:

• Residents at Lucy Faithfull House will be re-homed when the homeless hostel closes, but the county council says it will not be offering a "like-for-like service"
• Creating a single council for Oxfordshire and accessing reserves held by the districts could help stave off cuts to care services, Age UK Oxfordshire says
• The design for a public artwork on top of the revamped Westgate shopping centre has been unveiled

Geraldine Peers
Presenter, BBC South Today

On South Today this evening: Homeless support groups in Oxford say that with the number of rough sleepers in the city at its highest recorded level - and huge cuts to their budgets - they are facing "a perfect storm".

Charities have spent the day collecting money and raising support for the issue.

It comes as one support centre for the homeless has announced it will have to close next year because of a lack of funding.

Join Geraldine Peers for that and the rest of the region's news at 18:30.

Huntercombe Hall Care Home in Henley, which provides adult social care, has been rated as requiring improvement, external. 

An unannounced inspection by the Care Quality Commission found the home failing to meet standards for safety, effectiveness, responsiveness and leadership.

It was assessed as good for being a caring service.

Oxford Mail

Thame market is in the running for a national prize, external after being nominated for the Small Market of the Year award.

BBC Radio Oxford

Preparations are underway in Abingdon for a Christmas meal for people who would otherwise be alone.

It's the second year Peachcroft Christian Centre has put on the festive lunch on Christmas Day.

BBC Travel

• It's looking very heavy through the Cutteslowe roundabout roadworks, especially coming from Marston
• Very slow traffic and heavier than usual traffic on A4144 St Aldate's in both directions in Oxford between the A420 Thames Street junction and Kennington Roundabout  
• There are delays in Banbury at South Bar Street around Banbury Cross
• Abingdon has got queues on Ock Street in both directions between Spring Road and East St Helen Street

You can get all the details on the BBC Travel site.

BBC Radio Oxford

The latest carols for BBC Radio Oxford's Christmas countdown come from John Blandy Primary School in Southmoor.

The children sing I Saw Three Ships and Angels.

You can listen back to all the carols from the month online here.  

Banbury Guardian

An evening of festive music raised hundreds of pounds, external for charities and good causes in Banbury.

The design for a proposed glass 'Lantern' artwork to be sited on the Bonn Square entrance of the new Westgate shopping centre has been revealed.

Image source, Westgate Oxford Alliance

The Lantern was conceived by Swiss artist Daniela Schönbächler and features 78 glass panels, varying in colour and translucence, and was inspired by a window at All Souls College.

The gym at Wantage Leisure Centre has received a £127,000 upgrade, including new treadmills, bikes and crossover machines.

The improvements were funded by the council and GLL, which runs the leisure centre.

Adina Campbell
BBC South Today

For a group of teenagers in Oxfordshire, it was a school trip many of whom could only dream.

Back in October, pupils from Wallingford School had the chance to travel to Kenya to help orphans growing up in poverty.

It was part of a charity project which has been supporting poor communities for the last 15 years.

Adina Campbell travelled with them, and has caught up with some of the group. 

Wallingford Herald

Destruction of hedgerows and other wild habitats is making Oxfordshire’s butterflies extinct, external, according to a new study.

David Prever
BBC Radio Oxford

Heavy fighting is continuing in the town of Sangin in southern Afghanistan, where Afghan soldiers trying to counter a major attack by the Taliban are to be joined by British military personnel in an advisory role.

Image source, MOD

We'll be speaking to Dr Jonathan Leader Maynard, a lecturer in international relations at the University of Oxford, about the significance of the move and what the future holds for UK troops in the country.

Join David for that and more at 16:00.

A landlord renting out four unlicensed houses in multiple occupation in Oxford has been fined £15,000 and ordered to pay costs of £2,692, external.

Andrew Coyle of Daisy Bank Road in Cheltenham owned one property each in Meyseys Close and Troy Close, and another two in Elton Close.

During their inspection visit, council officers found between four and five unrelated professional tenants living in each house. 

At Meyseys Close and one of the Elton Close properties, fire protection measures were inadequate as there were missing fire doors.

Andrew Humphrey
BBC Local Live

This afternoon's top stories in our county:

• Creating a single local authority for Oxfordshire could help save money and protect the vulnerable from cuts, according to Age UK
• The first Syrian refugee families have arrived and settled in Oxford
• A man in Chipping Norton exposed himself to a woman, external after travelling with her on a bus from Oxford

Witney Gazette

A volunteer and mother from Witney who turned 100 at the weekend has said her secret to a long life, external is never leaving the house without a coat of bright red lipstick.

The first families from Syria have arrived and are settling in Oxfordshire as part of the national refugee resettlement programme.

The families have been supported by Asylum Welcome which helps them with language and culture lessons, and practical steps such as registering for a doctor and opening bank accounts.