That's all for today's BBC Local Live.

We'll be back on Thursday from 08:00 to bring you all the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates for Oxfordshire.

Andrew Humphrey
BBC Local Live

This evening's top stories in Oxfordshire:

• Knives will be sold in secure packaging after a campaign by the widow of a man stabbed to death in Abingdon's Poundland store
• A 21-year-old woman has died in a crash on the A34 near Chieveley
• Two schools in Oxfordshire have held mock elections in a bid to get young people interested in politics

Bee Tucker
BBC Weather

The cloud is set to remain this evening with some clear patches overnight.

We could see some frost in rural places, but most areas will see lows of 4C (39F).

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

Dan Freeman
BBC Oxford Sport

This evening's top sport stories:

• Oxford United manager Michael Appleton says he has a plan for how to cope with losing right-back Jonjoe Kenny to international duty
• Rugby union's Oxfordshire Cup final takes place at Iffley Road tonight where Banbury take on the Henley Bulls

Geraldine Peers
Presenter, BBC South Today

On South Today this evening: The help with the cost of housing in Oxford coming from the city council and the trust that runs the John Radcliffe Hospital.

Also, victory for a widow, and an Oxfordshire MP, as big retailers agree to change the way they sell knives. after a man was stabbed to death in an Abingdon shop.

And fewer complaints of cruelty, but the cases it is seeing are more shocking. We'll hear from the RSPCA.

Join Geraldine Peers for all the region's news at 18:30.

Junior doctors in England are escalating strike action next month to include a walkout on emergency care.

It will be the first time doctors have refused to provide cover in areas such as A&E and intensive care - the strikes so far have hit routine care.

Howard Bentham
Radio Oxford presenter

It's the time of year when council tax bills for the next financial year are arriving on doormats around the county.

Image source, PA

There are strict rules limiting the increases that the county and district councils can impose, but not parishes.

There is a lot of variation around Oxfordshire so we'll find out who is facing the largest hikes, and why parishes say they need extra money.

Join Howard Bentham from 07:00.

A commitment by retailers to display knives safely will help prevent some knife crime, according to the Abingdon MP who backed a campaign for the new rules.

Nicola Blackwood supported the widow of Justin Skrebowski, who was killed in Abingdon's Poundland in December, as she made her case to Home Secretary Theresa May.

Cherwell District Council’s Link Point office in Bicester is to move from 38 Market Square to the new Franklins House building in Pioneer Square next month.

Image source, Google

The doors in Market Square will close for the last time on Thursday at 17:15, and an appointment-only service will run at the town council's offices at The Garth from Tuesday to Friday next week.

Banbury MP Victoria Prentis has called for noise barriers along the route of HS2 in a debate in the House of Commons today.

Al Ryan
BBC Oxford travel presenter

• There are delays of more than 30 minutes on the A40 from Cassington to Wolvercote through the roadworks
• In Oxford it's very heavy on Marston Ferry Road, and on Botley and London roads outbound
• It's slow on the A415 Abingdon Road into Kingston Bagpuize

You can get the latest where you are on the BBC Travel site.

New tougher restrictions on the sale of knives agreed by Britain's biggest retailers have been welcomed by Abingdon MP Nicola Blackwood, who has supported a campaign by the widow of the man who was stabbed to death in the town's Poundland store in December.

Image source, Conservative Party

Justin Skrebowski, 61, was killed on 7 December and his widow Gulsen Alkan started a petition calling for knives to be sold in more secure packaging, which received 50,000 signatures.

Police are investigating a fatal crash on the A34, external last night in which a 21-year-old woman died.

A lorry and a Vauxhall Corsa collided on the southbound carriageway near Chieveley at about 21:30 and the driver of the car, from Wiltshire died.

The lorry driver was checked in hospital.

Wallingford Herald

Wallingford's first "micropub" will soon be opening, external after councillors granted it a licence, opening in the premises of a music shop during the evening.

Donnington Playgroup in Oxford has received a £180,420 capital grant from Oxfordshire County Council to expand its provision of early education places.

Image source, Donnington Doorstep

The existing building will be expanded and eventually be large enough for 50 children, aged between two and five years old.

David Prever
BBC Radio Oxford

The country's biggest retailers will be making changes to the way they sell knives, after the widow of a man stabbed in Poundland in Abingdon petitioned the home secretary.

The petition received more than 50,000 signatures and Gulsen Alkan was supported in her campaign by Abingdon MP Nicola Blackwood.

She'll be joining David Prever after 16:00.

Andrew Humphrey
BBC Local Live

This afternoon's top stories in Oxfordshire:

• Retailers have agreed tighter knife sales rules following a petition by the widow of a man stabbed in Abingdon's Poundland
• Communication with Oxfordshire residents on the planned HS2 railway has not been good enough according to a committee of MPs
• Police force borders could be threatened if Cotswold District Council forms a unity authority with West Oxfordshire

Major retailers have agreed stricter rules on the display and sale and knives, after the widow of a man stabbed to death in Poundland in Abingdon organised a petition calling for the changes.

Home Secretary Theresa May announced that Tesco, Lidl UK, Amazon UK, Wilko, Argos, Morrisons, Asda, Poundland, Sainsbury’s, John Lewis and Waitrose will ensure knives are packaged securely, staff are trained on approving knife sales and apply age verification procedures.

The move comes after the petition started by Gulsen Alkan, the widow of Poundland victim Justin Skrebowski, attracted more than 50,000 signatures.

Banbury Guardian

A Labour county councillor in Banbury is putting forward a motion to have fog detectors installed, external on a stretch of the M40 one year after a pile-up involving 37 vehicles.

Paul Scoins
BBC Three Counties Radio political reporter

An influential government committee has told HS2 its communication with residents in Oxfordshire has not been good enough.

Image source, HS2

The chair of the Public Accounts Committee Bernard Jenkins MP also said the company had a "culture of misinformation" and displayed a complete disregard for often vulnerable people.