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Updates on Monday 25 April 2016
Experts have said the "quickest and safest way" to continue the recovery work at Didcot Power Station is to blast the remaining half of the boiler house, external.
Ross Heaton
BBC Oxford Sport
With just two more games of the regular season left, Oxford United boss Michael Appleton expects more drama in the League 2 promotion race.
Image source, Rex FeaturesLeague Two Player of the Year Kemar Roofe took his tally to 26 goals in all competitions
The U's ended a run of two games without a win as they beat Hartlepool United on Saturday.
Kemar Roofe scored on the rebound to open the scoring, while Liam Sercombe secured the points in stoppage time.
Quote MessageI had a feeling there would be a few twists and turns, and I still think there will be before the end of the season. There's only two games to go and all sorts could happen. We've just got to concentrate on what we do ... now we are down to two to go.
Michael Appleton, Oxford United head coach
Staff at BHS in Banbury face an anxious wait this morning as the under-threat chain prepares an announcement about its rumoured closure, external.
Eating your breakfast? Look away fast.
Here's another picture from BBC Oxford's trip underground to witness Oxford's sizable fatberg problem.
Every year, a fatberg the weight of two double decker buses, ends up in the sewers under Park End street in the city.
That's according to Thames Water, who have found 95% of all food outlets in the city aren't properly disposing of the fat, oil and grease that are causing the problem.
Image source, Thames WaterQuote MessageI've seen the manholes totally full of fat where the fat crust has covered the top of the hole.
Sonny, Thames Water engineer
A project aimed at protecting hedgehogs in Oxford has been launched in memory of a 14-year-old boy who died of meningitis in 2014.
Image source, PAVarious surveys have shown that the animals are on the decline in Britain, and the initiative aims to try and reverse that trend locally.
Felix Byam Shaw, who lived in North Oxford, was passionate about wildlife and hedgehogs in particular, and a foundation has been set up in his name, external to take on projects close to his heart.
Quote MessageThey need to move sometimes up to two miles a night to forage. They can't live in one garden and are being increasingly locked up. The main thrust is to create really quite small hedgehog access points between our gardens.
Jane Byam Shaw, Mother of Felix
Some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in Nepal are being excluded from the reconstruction process a year after the earthquake that killed 8,700 people, Oxford-based charity Oxfam says in a new report published today, external.
Image source, APExactly a year after the earthquake, Nepal is still a country of tarpaulins, tents and tin-roofed shacks, with the country's prime minister admitting reconstruction work is too slow.
Oxfam says 600,000 families needed shelters last year and most of them are still living in temporary or unsafe accommodation.
It adds marginalised groups - women, the landless, Dalits and indigenous farmers - are likely to be the most severely affected.
Sir Mick Jagger and about 200 guests were in West Oxfordshire at the weekend to celebrate the marriage of his son, James Jagger to Anoushka Sharma.
Image source, PAJames Jagger and his wife Anoushka Sharma, with Jerry Hall and Mick Jagger at their wedding celebration at Cornwell Manor
The wedding is reported to have taken place in a low-key ceremony last September.
The party was held on the 2,000-acre Cornwell Manor estate near Chipping Norton.
Extra staff will be brought in and longer hours will sometimes be worked in an effort to get traffic moving a little better around the Cutteslowe and Wolvercote roundabouts in Oxford, the councillor in charge of the city's roads has told BBC Radio Oxford.
But it's not known how much this will reduce the time of the lane closure on the A44, which has caused increasing misery for motorists.
Quote MessageWhat we're looking at is to reduce the [number of] cones at the Peartree end so more cars can stack there. And at the Wolvercote end we're looking to allow two lanes of traffic to come onto the roundabout. That'll be coming in in the next couple of days.
Councillor David Nimmo Smith, Oxfordshire County Council
Joe Nimmo
BBC News
Oxford is a hotspot for "fatbergs" because 95% of food outlets are not correctly disposing of oil, fat and grease, Thames Water says.
Image source, Thames WaterA 'fatberg' is caused by a build-up of fat and waste food dumped in city sewers
The company said more than 20 tonnes of fat and waste end up in the city's Park End Street sewer alone each year.
It surveyed 200 eateries between November 2015 and February 2016 to find the source of the problem.
Spokeswoman Becky Trotman said it can cause waste water to back up into people's homes and lead to flooding.
Ross Heaton
BBC Oxford Sport
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Al Ryan
BBC Oxford travel presenter
You can get the latest on the BBC Travel site.
Holly Green
BBC Weather
It'll be a chilly week - starting today with some sunshine at times, but it's a grey start with a risk of showers, though they should be fairly light.
Holly Green brings you the forecast for today
Into the afternoon, it'll be brightening up a bit but there'll be a northwesterly breeze. High temp 11C (55F).
You can get more details on the BBC weather site.
Chris Brown
BBC News
The top stories in Oxfordshire to start your week:
Chris Brown
BBC News
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