内容摘要："Services are running normally through the area this morning, at a reduced speed.

"Services are running normally through the area this morning, at a reduced speed.

The Independent Oxford Alliance gained four seats on Oxford City Council in last year's local elections.As voters appear to become

, will they be looking beyond the main political parties parties for answers?Reform UK, and its previous incarnation the Brexit Party, has so far failed to make major inroads into local politics in Oxfordshire.The party only gained its first councillors here in March, when two Conservatives on the county council defected to Reform UK.

Whether or not those two councillors can hold onto their seats when standing for a different party will be a clear test of Reform UK's appeal in Oxfordshire.A woman has been charged 15 months after a man was killed in a crash.

Truman Hub, 22, from North Shields, died after the car he was in hit a lamppost on the A191 at New York, North Tyneside, on 20 November 2022.

Another passenger was left seriously injured, Northumbria Police said.One minute Harry Foster was at the park with his daughter Olivia, 24 hours later she had died.

Two years later, as part of his "mission" to raise awareness for the charity 2 Wish, which supported him and his wife Rebecca, he will embark on a challenge of running 5km a day throughout May.Mr Foster, of Street, Somerset, is asking for others to get involved too: "There's a chance for people to either join the team and commit fully to doing 5km a day in May, running, cycling or walking. Or to possibly think about joining one of the community events."

The charity 2 Wish says they have been able to support more families in Somerset thanks to the "ripple effect" that Mr Foster's awareness has had.The charity says its mission is to "ensure that all those affected by the sudden and unexpected death of a child or young adult aged 25 or under receive the bereavement support they need and deserve".