It's a cloudy picture across much of Oxfordshire, but yesterday BBC Weather Watcher Hurricane Nine posted this photo from Thame.

Image source, Hurricane Nine

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BBC Radio Oxford

The chief executive of Age UK Oxfordshire says creating a single unitary authority, alongside a rethink on funding cuts, is needed to save care services in the county.

Paul Cann says budget cuts would impact vulnerable people and that by merging local councils some £30m a year could be saved. 

He also called on central government to increase the funding allocated to Oxfordshire, adding: "They've got to think again. This will result in hardship."

An image has been released of a man police want to speak to after a sexual assault in Chipping Norton, external in the early hours of Tuesday 19 November.

Image source, Thames Valley Police

A man sat next to a 20-year-old woman who was travelling on a bus from Oxford to Chipping Norton, and followed her when she got off.

He then grabbed her and exposed himself to her outside The Fox pub at about 01:30.

BBC Radio Oxford

A Marston pub described by a city councillor as "the heart of the community" faces possible demolition.

Image source, Google

A planning application's been submitted for the construction of 16 flats on the Salford Road site of the Jack Russell pub. 

A 12-year-old boy who was cycling to school in Banbury with a friend was grabbed by a man, external and had his bike pushed into the road.

The boy was not injured and nothing was stolen in the incident that took place at Middleton Road at about 08:00 on Thursday 17 December.

The offender was described as white, slim and in his 40s. He may have an Australian accent.

Bicester Advertiser

A family's campaign to get their disabled son the life-changing operation he needs to walk for the first time has passed the £20,000 mark, external.

Jeremy Stern
BBC South Today

You'd be hard pressed to find a more festive-sounding place than Christmas Common, but there's mystery surrounding how the Oxfordshire hamlet got its name.

Some say it dates back to the English Civil War, others believe it's a family name.

Jeremy Stern has been trying to find out which - if either - of the claims is true.

South Today

On South Today this afternoon: Two hospital trusts in the South made the most money from car parking charges last year, compared to the rest of the country.

A Freedom of Information Act request found the trust that runs Southampton General Hospital earned the most - nearly £4m - while the second highest amount was generated by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Join David Allard at 13:30 for the full story.

BBC Weather

The cloud and wind continues this afternoon, joined by a band of often heavy rain later on.

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

BBC Travel

• Oxford Road in Oakley is still closed after a fire at a scrap yard
• There's problems on Botley Road in Oxford at the roundabout by the station
• The A40 is looking heavy in Oxford at the Cutteslowe roundabout, through the roadworks, and also at the Headington roundabout

You can get the latest where you are on the BBC Travel site.

Andrew Humphrey
BBC Local Live

This afternoon's top stories in our county:

• County council cuts to homelessness services will see more people on the streets, the deputy leader of Oxford City Council says
• The size of Oxford's hospital car parks is behind the £3.7m raised in parking charges, rather than high fees, the NHS trust says
• A boy has been pushed off his bike, external by a pedestrian in Banbury

Oxford Times

Brendan Casey, currently director of academic services at the University of Birmingham, has been appointed registrar and chief operating officer, external at Oxford Brookes University.

BBC Radio Oxford

The closure of the Lucy Faithfull Hostel for homeless people is just the start of cutbacks for rough sleepers, according to the deputy leader of Oxford City Council.

A new scheme designed to support the development of learning disability services and share good practice has gone live after a pilot.

The Quality Checkers Service, external was commissioned by the county council, and involves experts from My Life My Choice and Oxfordshire Family Support Network reviewing services and reporting recommendations and improvements.

The size of the car parks operated by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the reason it has raised £3.7m in parking charges, the trust says.

Image source, PA

It was the second highest amount raised in the country, but in a statement it said its charges are lower than many hospitals in the country.

Thame Gazette

Staff at a Vale cleaning firm transformed into Dancing Queens to shoot a music video which will be televised on Christmas Eve, external.

BBC Radio Oxford

Residents in a homeless hostel in Oxford that is closing in January are worried about what will happen to them, says a friend of many who stay there.

Jason used to be homeless and has friends at Lucy Faithfull House.

The chief executive of Age UK Oxfordshire, external has written to the leaders of Oxfordshire councils and NHS agencies, raising concerns about proposed cuts to services.

Paul Cann calls for the various organisations to create a single unitary authority for the county, to make administrative savings and create economies of scale in the provision of services.

Andrew Humphrey
BBC Local Live

Oxfordshire's top stories today:

• Oxfordshire's hospitals made more from parking charges than all but one NHS Trust in England
• A homeless hostel that offers 61 beds to rough sleepers in Oxford is to close
• There is a large fire at a vehicle recycling centre in Oakley

Banbury Guardian

A farmer has warned dog walkers he will prosecute anyone whose dogs are found worrying his sheep, after a lamb was badly mauled, external.