South Live: Friday 22 March

1. Updates from Friday 22 March

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Oxford East MP discussing mosque security measures

A week after 50 people were killed at mosques in New Zealand, Oxford residents gathered outside Oxford Central Mosque during Friday prayers earlier in an act of solidarity.

Meanwhile, Oxford East MP Annaliese Dodds, has written a letter to local mosques following recent Islamophobic incidents.

It says she's been speaking with the police and local councils to discuss security measures.

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Portsmouth and Sylhet in Bangladesh to become 'sister cities'

Proposals are being prepared to make Sylhet in Bangladesh a sister city of Portsmouth.

Gerald Vernon-Jackson, the leader of Portsmouth City Council, wrote to the city's mayor to suggest the arrangement.

He said: "Over many recent decades the Bangladeshi community in our city has played a very important role. They are a highly-respected community in Portsmouth and their contribution is significantly valued."

The idea was agreed by Ariful Haque Choudhury, the mayor of Sylhet City Corporation.

Ben Dowling, cabinet member for planning regeneration and economic development, said: "Many Portsmouth residents have strong links with Sylhet, and it's good to recognise this and build on these ties, including developing links that can help local businesses."

Portsmouth City Council's cabinet will discuss the proposal on Monday.

Park baby murder prompts £10k reward

Baby park death: Charity offers £10,000 reward

BBC

A £10,000 reward is being offered by Crimestoppers to find the murderer of a newborn baby found in a park.

Baby M's remains were discovered by a maintenance worker clearing shubbery beds in Manor Park, Church Hill, Aldershot, in May 2017. Hampshire Constabulary believes she was born near the park and was then killed by deliberate head injuries.

Emily van der Lely, regional manager for Hampshire at the charity, said:"This is a particularly distressing case and one of the worst I’ve ever been involved with.

"To think that a new born baby is murdered shortly after birth in a park is shocking for the community and we are keen to have answers as to what happened and who was involved.

"DNA from the mother (which was taken from blood at the scene) and from the baby suggests the victim was born to parents who are of East Asian origin."

She added: "Investigators who have asked our charity to put up this reward believe that someone in the community either knows or has strong reasons to suspect who the mother is."

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Dorset Council 'to save £1m annually' in management redundancies

SHAPING DORSET COUNCIL

The new Dorset Council says it will save more than £1m annually by making nine senior officers from the six councils it's replacing redundant.

The arrangements were agreed by the Shadow Dorset Council Senior Appointments Committee.

The new authority replaces East Dorset, North Dorset, Purbeck, West Dorset, Weymouth & Portland and Dorset County Council from 1 April.

Senior officer posts will be reduced from 23 to seven.

Chief executive (designate) of Dorset Council, Matt Prosser, said: "The nine colleagues affected have served in local government for 197 years collectively and have made a huge contribution to public service in Dorset.

"I’d like to thank them all for their commitment and I wish them the very best for the future."

Emilia Clarke's brain surgery ordeal

Reuters

A Game of Thrones star has revealed she had to undergo brain surgery between two seasons of the hit series.

Writing in The New Yorker, Emilia Clarke, who is from Oxford, said she suffered two "life-threatening" aneurysms.

The actor, who plays Daenerys Targaryen, underwent surgery twice, leading to "terrible anxiety" and panic attacks.

Despite thinking she would die, Clarke has now recovered beyond her "most unreasonable hopes".

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