Buckinghamshire County, England News

A MAJOR new rail project to link Oxford and London via Bicester has won the final go-ahead after a High Court challenge was thrown out yesterday.

NEARLY 70 years ago, Leslie Valentine flew a daring mission over Juno Beach to lay smoke to protect troops landing in Normandy on D-Day. Now the Bomber Command veteran has returned to the beach for the first time to remember his comrades who didn't make it home.

The father of a toddler who was found dead at a house in Oxfordshire has paid tribute to his "uniquely beautiful" daughter.

Oxford charity Pond Conservation has received initial support for a A 965,000 bid from the Heritage Lottery Fund .

A group battling the building of 3,000 homes on the edge of Aylesbury is looking for volunteers to help fight its corner.

Christopher Dixon and Gregory Grant, both from Aylesbury, have been jailed following the death of Mark Camber Christopher Dixon, 27, of Owen Place, and Gregory Grant, 33, of Vincent Road, were both found guilty of conspiring to pervert the course of justice following a trial at Aylesbury Crown Court.

Gwedon Jakoc, 29, from Reading and Tomasz Biernacki, 42, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to causing GBH in the Aylesbury square.

A JURY has heard from forensic and medical experts in the trial of a man accused of stabbing his wife to death.

A NEW rail link between Oxford and London will go ahead after the failure of a High Court challenge today.

Those were the words of his mother, Sarah Duerden, as staff and students at Oxford and Cherwell Valley college lined up last Friday to donate a pint in memory of the 18-year-old. He was killed when his motorbike was in collision with a lorry on the A43 between Croughton and the Barley Mow roundabout last July.

Buy this photo Chris Gorman, left, and Peter Harvey, who organised the blood donor session in memory of their friend.

A PCSO was arrested by colleagues from his own force for drink-driving when he called for back-up after pulling another motorist over, a court heard today.

A major international search is underway for Sarah's mother who is believed to have flown to Kenya on Wednesday night Body: The tot was discovered by officers after they received a fear for welfare call at around 10am on Thursday A major international search is underway for Sarah's mother who is believed to have flown to Kenya on Wednesday night.

Michael Fabricant poses with the Monster Raving Loony Party candidate outside the UKIP campaign offices during the Eastleigh by-election. Picture: Getty MPs don't always enjoy the best of reputations with the voters they represent.

An international search is underway for a mum who vanished abroad after her two-year-old daughter died at their home.

FRIENDS flocked to pray and pay tribute to a Downley man who was shot dead at a family home in Pakistan.

A GANG of men - including one originally from High Wycombe - has been found guilty of sexually exploiting vulnerable children in Oxford.

NEIGHBOURS showed their community spirit by offering clothes, toys and money to families affected by a fire in a block of flats yesterday.

'OVERAMBITIOUS' plans for the new HS2 railway line has created a A 3.3billion funding black hole, a damning report has said.

THE mother of a two-year-old girl found dead at a home in Bicester today is thought to have left the country.