Five things you need to know in Oxfordshire today

Drug dealers Billy Johnson and Charles Nobles looked on impassively as Nicky Reeves took the stand to reveal the anguish suffered by her family after her eldest child was gunned down on November 3 last year.

She said: "There is only one person that should be feeling the guilt that I am at the moment and that is the one who killed Kerry. The last image I have is Kerry lying in that hospital bed."

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2. Weather: A damp start with mist, drizzle and fog likely. Outbreaks of heavy rain are also possible mainly during the morning. Staying rather cloudy through the afternoon. Windy. Maximum Temperature 14 °C.

Picture courtesy of the Met Office

3. Traffic: Looking fairly good so far but with usual congestion building on A40 at Cutteslowe and Wolvercote Roundabouts and very slow traffic along the Botley Road Eastbound.

Caution: all traffic lights at on A40 London Road at Headington Roundabout are out this morning. Drive carefully.

Picture courtesy of Google Traffic 

4. Most read online: At least 50 bus services in Oxfordshire will be axed in July and campaigners fear the number could rise if the remaining services are not used.

Providers including Stagecoach, Thames Travel and smaller companies have so far announced route closures due to the loss of subsidies from Oxfordshire County Council, which dropped payments towards 118 services to save £3.7m a year.

For more information and a full list of planned closures click here.

Picture of the day: Photographer Stevie Gedge took this stunning night-time aerial shot of Oxford's first ever Common People festival over the weekend.

The event in South Park, featuring Duran Duran, Craig David, Katy B and more has been hailed as a storming success by organisers and talks are already ongoing to bring it back next year.