Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage, Wallingford news, sport and leisure from the Herald newspaper

4:47pm Monday 21st May 2012

Sir Mervyn King is to come under increased scrutiny after an independent review was announced into the Bank of England's actions at the height of the financial crisis.

4:43pm Monday 21st May 2012

A couple murdered their teenage daughter because they believed her conduct was bringing shame on the family, a court has heard.

4:37pm Monday 21st May 2012

The publication of a controversial report on employment law reforms has been brought forward, after an earlier draft was leaked to the press.

4:31pm Monday 21st May 2012

Two dissident republicans convicted for their part in the murder of a policeman in Northern Ireland must serve a minimum of 25 and 14 years in jail.

4:24pm Monday 21st May 2012

Extracts from a record of a phone call between Tony Blair and George W Bush on the eve of the Iraq War must be released, a tribunal has ruled.

3:50pm Monday 21st May 2012

A mother and stepfather who forced their 11-year-old son to live in a filthy converted coal-bunker have been put behind bars.

2:41pm Monday 21st May 2012

A mother and stepfather forced their 11-year-old son to live in a filthy converted coal bunker, a court has been told.

2:30pm Monday 21st May 2012

Scotland's Justice Secretary has defended his decision to release the Lockerbie bomber almost three years ago as the only man convicted of the tragedy is buried in Libya today.

2:07pm Monday 21st May 2012

A fire service manager accused of the manslaughter of four firefighters who were killed in a warehouse blaze has been found not guilty after a judge directed a jury to acquit him.

1:37pm Monday 21st May 2012

Police have serious concerns for the welfare of a father who went missing with his three-year-old daughter on Sunday night.