Saturday, 18 September 2021

ITV News Meridian

 Backlash after Oxford University accepts 'controversial' 
 multi-million pound donation. 

 The mother of a man who vanished from her home in the small village of Burghclere, 
 9-months ago says she won't ever give up hope that her son will return. 


 AND....the (slightly shorter) late version.... 

 My latest investigation.... 

 The James Bond Moon buggy found rusting in a farmer's field in Kent. 

 A gentle reminder to drivers to look out for cyclists on the road. 

 Davies, James Davies... 

 Thatcham's very own 'Calendar Girls' receive 
 twvery special messages of support... 

 Drink spiking boycott of bars, pubs and clubs at Reading University. 

 Driverless bus in Oxfordshire. 

 Shortage of lateral flow tests? 

 The world's top female cyclists gathered in Bicester on Monday...for the start 
 start of Britain's longest-running  professional women's cycling race. 

 Speaking to powerlifting sensation Louise Sugden for ITV Meridian 
 - two weeks after securing a bronze medal in Tokyo. 

 Warren Higgs had polycystic kidney disease - which means his kidneys kept on   growing. When they were eventually removed in July they weighed 5-and a half stone.   Three months on, Warren's now training for Windsor's Half Marathon... 
 Late news version....it's longer! 

 The Newbury woman allergic to raw fruit and veg... 

 The barbers tackling male suicide, one haircut at a time. 

 A desperate appeal from a farmer in Hungerford after three of 
 his cows were knocked down by motorists in just one week. 

 I joined passengers on a train from Didcot Parkway to Oxford today to find out how the   new rules on face coverings were going down with those using public transport... 

 International Space Station astronauts speak to Newbury 
 pupils in a world first for deaf children. 

 Newly installed defibrillator saves amateur tennis player's life 
 - and encourages others to get first aid training. 

 Flights to the US reopen - my report from Heathrow's Terminal 2. 

 1,200 international students from Reading University forced to stay in the 
 town over Christmas because Covid puts a stop to them travelling home. 

 A new baby garden for bereaved parents opens in Thatcham. 
 The longer edit. 

 UNUSED VT 
 'I lost my job in the pandemic but built a successful business making rocking horses'. 

 Filming for sport 

 THE LIFE OF AN OSJ... 
 Find a story, film it, edit it, script it, voice it....repeat! 

 GOOD MORNING BRITAIN