That's all from BBC Local Live for today.

We'll be back from 08:00 on Thursday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates for Oxfordshire. Join us then.

Emily Wood
BBC Weather

We could see some quite heavy rain this evening, with the risk of some hail and thunder.

The winds will also pick up through the night, with lows of 2C (36F).

You can get a full 10-day forecast on the BBC Weather site.

Dan Freeman
BBC Oxford Sport

This evening's top sports stories:

• Oxford United goalkeeper Sam Slocombe says the whole squad must be used if they're to continue their success this season
• Pastor Maldonado is in danger of losing his drive at Enstone-based Renault this year as a result of late payment of sponsorship funds
• Oxfordshire's multiple British Touring Car Championship winner Jason Plato will be back racing for Team BMR this year.

Andrew Humphrey
BBC Local Live

Oxfordshire's top stories this evening:

• New technology might prevent serious surgical errors at hospitals in Oxfordshire, a report says
• Oxfordshire mothers are being helped not to put on excess weight during pregnancy
• Surgeons are calling on the NHS to fund more excess skin removal operations after weight loss surgery

Al Ryan
BBC Oxford travel presenter

• One lane is blocked on the A34 southbound between Botley and Hinksey after a collision
• Traffic on Oxford's London Road is taking about 25 minutes to leave the city
• The Marston Ferry Road in Oxford (pictured below) is very, very slow

You can keep up to date with the BBC Travel site.

Geraldine Peers
Presenter, BBC South Today

On South Today this evening: 

The chancellor of Oxford University has warned against "rewriting history", in his first public comments over a campaign to remove a statue of 19th-century colonialist Cecil Rhodes at one of the Oxford colleges.

The university is facing growing pressure to take down the statue amid claims it celebrates the life of a racist imperialist.

Join Geraldine Peers for the full story and more at 18:30.

BBC Radio Oxford

Expectant mothers in Oxfordshire are being weighed as part efforts to tackle obesity in pregnancy.

Image source, PA

Clinicians at the John Radcliffe and Horton hospitals are hoping that talking about the results with women can stop them from gaining excessive weight during their term.

Howard Bentham
Radio Oxford presenter

People living in Bodicote - which dates back to the Domesday Book - fear their village is being swallowed up by Banbury.

Image source, Google

Over 1,000 new homes are being proposed on the land between the village and Banbury, and residents are concerned the village they love will become simply a suburb.

Residents and campaigners, as well as the council, will all give their thoughts on the controversial development.

Howard will have that and the rest of the county's news from 07:00.

Oxford Mail

A Irish folk band were so inspired by Oxford United’s FA Cup heroics they have written a song about Sunday’s giant-killing, external, available to download for free from Saturday.

This colourful start to the day over south Oxfordshire was photographed and sent in by Jason Hornblow.

Image source, Jason Hornblow

We love to share your photos of Oxfordshire on Local Live, so please do email them in.

Witney Gazette

A father-of-two is preparing for the “biggest challenge of his life” as he signs up to swim the English Channel, external.

Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer

Pastor Maldonado is in danger of losing his drive at Enstone-based Renault this year as a result of late payment of funds.

Image source, Reuters

The Venezuelan's sponsor - national oil company PDVSA - pays the team a reputed $50m (£35m), but the money is several weeks overdue, sources say.

Maldonado, 30, will be replaced by former McLaren driver Kevin Magnussen if the payment is not made soon.

David Prever
BBC Radio Oxford

Should your boss have the right to read your private messages sent during work hours?

Image source, Thinkstock

Judges at the European Court of Human Rights certainly think so, and have ruled that employers should be able to look at emails and chat software messages.

So will your manger now start snooping on you? We'll be speaking to an employment expert at an Oxford law firm.

Join David for that and more on BBC Radio Oxford.

There have been calls in Parliament for more affordable homes to be built in Oxfordshire.

• Halima Brewer says, external: "No need to agree, it is FACT and 'affordable' is officially defined as 80% market rate which is 16x the average income already."
• Michael Jackman says, external: "I know we need new homes. However, where are they going to go?"
• Paul Hasan Ali Gray says, external: "I've lived in Oxford for all my 32 years and this is the reason I'm leaving."

Bicester Advertiser

A taxi driver has won a six-month battle, external against Oxford Airport’s car park operator over a £60 parking ticket.

Andrew Humphrey
BBC Local Live

This afternoon's top stories in Oxfordshire:

• Thames Valley Police carried out 64 misconduct hearings from January to November last year, with six officers losing their jobs
• New technology could help prevent serious surgical errors in hospitals in Oxfordshire, an independent review says
• A new exhibition of board games dating back to 1800 shows the "enduring nature" of playing

BBC Radio Oxford

A collection of board games spanning two centuries on display in Oxford show how enduring the activity of gaming is, according to the Bodleian Museum.

Image source, Bodleian Libraries

Almost 1,500 games dating from 1800 to 2000 have been donated by a private collector, with a selection on display in the Weston Library.

Adina Campbell
BBC South Today

More people should be funded on the NHS to have excess skin removed after weight loss, according to surgeons.

The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, external says too few operations are approved by health commissioners.

But a new report suggests most clinical commissioning groups are unlikely to pay for skin removal surgery.

Henley Standard

A nursery school has been forced to shut, external because its principal is battling Parkinson’s disease.

Dan Freeman
BBC Oxford Sport

Oxford United goalkeeper Sam Slocombe says the team's success this season is down to their ability to quickly refocus their attention on the next game.

Image source, Getty Images

United are still fighting on three fronts; they're currently third in League Two, have progressed to the fourth round of the FA Cup and are now preparing for tomorrow's first leg of the area final of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.