BBC Local Live: Oxfordshire on Friday 8 January 2016

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Updates on Friday 8 January 2016
News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 on Monday

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Stephen Stafford

Council leader hints at deal for Oxford Stadiumpublished at 09:45
Clare Woodling
Radio Oxford news
The leader of Oxford City Council says the authority could buy the Oxford Stadium to bring it back to its former glory.
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More than 100 people attended a public meeting about the future of the stadium last night.
Concerns were raised about a lack of action since the owners GRA were denied planning permission for housing a year ago. The speedway and greyhound track has been closed since 2012.
Bob Price, leader of Oxford City Council, says the authority will consider applying for a compulsory purchase order to return it to its former use.
Man charged over Oxford and Chipping Norton sex offencespublished at 09:27
Clare Woodling
Radio Oxford news
A man has been charged in connection with sexual offences in Oxford and Chipping Norton, external late last year.
Sam Pearce, 26, of no fixed address, was charged with offences including rape and sexual assault.
He was remanded in custody to appear at Oxford Magistrates’ Court later today.
Oxfordshire child care target missedpublished at 09:08
Clare Woodling
Radio Oxford news
An official target for housing children in care within Oxfordshire has been missed by the county council, figures show.
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Eighty-three children were placed out of county in the last six months - more than its official target of 70.
Oxfordshire County Council says the majority of children are placed within the county, and it is working to reduce the number of out-of-county placements by increasing recruitment and building four new children's homes.
Staff at BMW Cowley hailed ‘world beaters’published at 08:56
Oxford Mail
Staff at the Cowley Mini plant have been hailed as “world beaters” following the car manufacturer’s best ever year, external.
Pipeline project 'not stalled', councillor insistspublished at 08:49
A trench that's been dug for a multi-million pound pipeline between the Churchill and John Radcliffe hospitals has been filled in after contractors were told they needed planning permission.
Vital Energi suspended construction yesterday following a letter from Oxford City Council.
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It won't stall the project overall. It means the contractors will go and work in a different location and just get this sorted out and come back later.
Ruth Wilkinson, Headington councillor
Oxford United up for the cuppublished at 08:30
It's a big weekend for Oxford United as they prepare for the visit of Premier League Swansea in the third round of the FA Cup on Sunday.
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It'll be a great spectacle. The lads are buoyant and looking forward to it. We'll have our normal preparation but it all adds to the excitement.
Chris Allen, Oxford United assistant coach
Travel latest: GWR signalling problemspublished at 08:15
- There are delays and cancellations on some Great Western Railway services from Oxford to Paddington and Manchester due to a signalling problem
- The A40 is slow through the roadwords at Wolvercote and Cutteslowe
- Traffic is also building on Abingdon Road, Botley Road and Donnington Bridge
You can find more details on the BBC Travel site.
Weather: A cold and bright startpublished at 08:10
Holly Green
BBC Weather
It will be a cold and bright morning for all parts of the county.
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Holly Green brings you the forecast for today
A band of showery rain will spread eastwards across Abingdon and the rest of Oxfordshire later to give a few hours of wet weather, before it brightens up again later with highs of 9C (48F).
Sport headlines: Oxford ready for Swansea FA Cup clashpublished at 08:09
Danny Cox
Presenter, BBC Radio Oxford
The top sport stories this morning:
- Oxford United players insist the team are confident of creating an FA Cup shock in their third round clash against Premier League side Swansea
- Oxfordshire darts player Deta Hedman is through to the women's quarter-finals at the BDO World Darts Championships
- It's a big weekend for our non-league teams with Oxford City, Brackley, Banbury, Wantage and North Leigh all in action
Latest headlines: Key care target missedpublished at 08:06
Clare Woodling
Radio Oxford news
This morning's top stories in Oxfordshire:
- A key target in placing Oxfordshire children in care is missed as figures show more than 70 are placed in care outside the county
- A 26-year-old man's been charged by police investigating sex attacks in Oxford and Chipping Norton
- Fifteen flood alerts remain in place on rivers in Oxfordshire
Welcome to BBC Local Live for Oxfordshirepublished at 08:00
Stephen Stafford
BBC News Online
Good morning and welcome to Oxfordshire Live this Friday morning.
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