Happy Thursday Oxfordshire! Here are the top five things we think you need to know today.
1) OUR FRONT PAGE STORY
The mum of Connor Sparrowhawk has called on police to reopen the case into her son’s death after it was revealed a mental health trust’s ‘failings’ had been raised a year before he died in care.
Dr Sara Ryan has spoken of her disgust that in a leaked report by Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust’s lead nurse staff had reported concerns about patient safety at Slade House in Headington, 11 months before her son Connor Sparrowhawk died there in 2013.
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2) WEATHER
After a cold and dry start with sunny spells, a few showers will develop through the morning and then fade out again later in the afternoon. There will be more rain this evening, with highest temperatures of 13 degrees.
3) TRAFFIC
All clear on the roads this morning, with traffic moving smoothly throughout the majority of the county.
Slow traffic in the usual rush hour morning areas, such as the Swinford Toll Bridge, the A420, and the Wolvercote roundabout as people head to work.
See our live traffic feed for any updates throughout the day.
4) WHAT'S ON?
Barton Sings - 10am - Beginners welcome to a fun singing club at Meadowbrook, 59 Stowford Road, Barton. No experience necessary. £30 for six sessions. Call 01865 762200.
Performing arts class for adults - 7pm - Drama, singing and dance at Step by Step studios, Windmill Road, Headington. No experience necessary. £15 per session.
Talk - 7pm - Dr Francisco Dominguez, Venezuela Solidarity Campaign Secretary will describe the latest attempts by the right ring to destabilise the Latin American region with emphasis on Brazil, Cuba and Venezuela.
See our what's on page for more information.
5) PICTURE OF THE DAY
Tributes have been paid to a "hero" who saved lives during the Second World War and devoted more than 40 years of his life to the county's ex-service community.
Don Sammons MBE, D-Day war veteran and former Oxford City Royal British Legionpresident, died peacefully in his sleep last week aged 91.
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