Families mourn at repatriations
Pictures have been coming in from Carterton following today's repatriations. Images will appear in this article.
Tributes at Carterton
A town fell silent today as the bodies of six soldiers killed in Afghanistan were returned home.
Crowds turn out to pay their respects
The coffins of six soldiers killed in Afghanistan have been carried from a plane at Brize Norton in a ceremony a short time ago.
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Three released in murder investigation
Three people have been released on bail as part of a murder investigation. The two men and a woman were arrested after the body of fifty two year old Melvin Hillier was discovered in Didcot. A post-mortem examination revealed he'd been hit on the head.
Three suspects released on bail
Three people arrested on suspicion of murdering a man in Oxfordshire have been released on bail.
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Police make arrests after body found in Oxfordshire
Thames Valley Police have arrested three people on suspicion of murder following the discovery of a body. Detectives detained the three after a man's body was found in Carterton, West Oxfordshire, this morning.
Police on scene of Carterton murder
Thames Valley Police have arrested three people on suspicion of murder following the discovery of a body.
Detectives detained the three after a man's body was found in Carterton, West Oxfordshire, this morning.
They were called by paramedics to an address in Alvescot Road at 7.53am, where the body of an unnamed man in his fifties was discovered. He was declared dead at the scene.
Officers arrested a 27-year-old woman, a 48-year-old man and a 59-year-old man on suspicion of murder. They remain in police custody.
A post-mortem examination is due to be conducted and formal identification of the man will follow.
BREAKING NEWS: Murder arrests in Oxfordshire
Police have launched a murder investigation after the discovery of a man’s body in Carterton, Oxfordshire, this morning.
Officers were called by paramedics to an address in Alvescot Road at 7.53am, where the body of a man in his fifties was discovered. He was declared dead at the scene.
Police have arrested a 27-year-old woman, a 48-year-old man and a 59-year-old man on suspicion of murder. They remain in police custody.
– Det Supt Stan GilmourThe investigation is at a very early stage with officers from Thames Valley Police Major Crime Unit leading the murder investigation."
Anyone who was in the Alvescot Road area of Carterton this morning who witnessed anything suspicious, or with any information which may help officers with their enquiry, is asked to contact the 24 hour Police Enquiry Centre on 101.
Naked rambler walks into more trouble
Stephen Gough, man dubbed 'the naked rambler for his determination to wander the length and breadth of Britain in the nude will stand trial for his actions. Stephen Gough was arrested for allegedly outraging public decency in a shop while wearing just his walking boots, socks, a hat and a rucksack.
Parents in a village had reported Gough to police after spotting him walking while local children were coming out of school. Judge Patrick Eccles at Oxford Crown Court rejected an application by Gough's lawyer to have the charge dismissed. He was arrested in Carterton, Oxfordshire.
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'Naked rambler' reported to police by parents
A man dubbed "the naked rambler" for his determination to wander the length and breadth of Britain in the nude will stand trial for his actions. Stephen Gough was arrested for allegedly outraging public decency in a shop while wearing just his walking boots, socks, a hat and a rucksack.
Parents in a village had reported him to police after spotting him walking through the area while local children were coming out of school. Judge Patrick Eccles at Oxford Crown Court rejected an application by Gough's lawyer to have the charge dismissed.
Gough, 53 , does not deny that he was naked in Carterton, Oxfordshire, on December 4 last year; he does not accept that by being naked in public he is committing an outrageous, lewd or disgusting act as specified by the charge.
Water switched back on
Thames Water engineers have been able to return water supplies to more than four and a half thousand homes in Oxfordshire.
A burst water pipe caused disruption to supplies around Carterton this morning.
A spokesperson said they have been able to divert water through other parts of the network.
4,300 homes without water
Around 4,300 homes are without water in the Carterton area on Oxfordshire this morning after a pipe burst.
Thames Water's on the scene of the incident in Dove Tree Road.
Families mourn at repatriations
Pictures have been coming in from Carterton following today's repatriations. Images will appear in this article.
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