Bee Tucker
BBC Weather

It's a wet and windy start in many places, but the showers should soon clear leaving a sunny morning.

The rain returns this afternoon, heavy at times with hail, thunder and a colder feel, with highs of 10C (50F).

You can get the latest forecast on the BBC Weather site.

Oxford Mail

Visitors to Frideswide Square will soon be able to dine al fresco-style in several of the area’s restaurants and cafes after plans for outdoor seating were approved, external.

Joe Nimmo
BBC News Online

A former primary school teacher has been appointed an MBE for her services to the Women's Institute (WI) in Oxfordshire.

Image source, Trine Lucy

Barbara Gray, 84, from Oxford, spent 40 years volunteering as an adviser and believes she set up about 20 new WI branches.

BBC Travel

• Engineering works mean there is a reduced service between Paddington and Reading
• Works are also affecting the route between Henley and Twyford
• Rail replacement buses are running instead of the branch line between Marlow and Maidenhead

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

Andrew Humphrey
BBC Local Live

Today's top stories in Oxfordshire:

• The Queen's New Year Honours list includes awards for people from Oxfordshire, including for services to the WI, and for contributions to charity
• Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was killed in a crash in Steeple Aston yesterday
• The Liberal Democrats are rebuilding after a difficult year, according to Oxford-based MEP Catherine Bearder

Andrew Humphrey
BBC Local Live

Welcome to today's news, sport, travel and weather updates for Oxfordshire on New Year's Eve.

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