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Train evacuated in Oxfordshire due to ’45C’ heatwave
Chiltern Railways cancelled its 4.37pm service to the West Midlands from Marylebone in Banbury at 5.38pm on bank holiday Monday.
Passengers reported the air conditioning had broken, with the sweltering conditions becoming unbearable inside the carriage.
A Chiltern Railways spokesperson said: “We are sorry that due to a fault with the air conditioning on a train, the 4.37pm service from London Marylebone to Stourbridge Junction on Monday, May 25 was cancelled at Banbury.
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“Customers were able to use their ticket to board the next service to the West Midlands which departed Banbury 50 minutes later.
“We encourage customers who were delayed as a result of the disruption to claim compensation via the Delay Repay scheme.”
The next service to the West Midlands departed Banbury at 6.27pm.
Staff handed out bottles of water to dehydrated passengers on Banbury’s platform.
The Daily Mail reported temperatures got up to 45C on the train.
Oxfordshire was one of nine counties where temperatures rose above 32C on Monday amid an historic bank holiday heatwave.
Records for May temperatures were broken at RAF Benson and RAF Brize Norton, where temperatures reached 33.6C and 32.9C respectively.
Until Monday, the highest May temperature had been 32.8C which was last reached in 1922 and 1944, the Met Office said.
Emergency barrier repairs on the Oxfordshire M40, after an earlier crash, are causing severe delays on the road.
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Kenneth Hancox, of Quarry Road, Hornton, near Banbury, was sentenced on Friday, May 22.
The 67-year-old was charged with one count of section 20 grievous bodily harm, threats with a knife in a private place and threats to kill.
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The court heard the grievous bodily harm offence was committed on September 5, 2017 and resulted in the victim having a broken jaw.
The knife threat was committed on December 6, 2022 and the alleged threat to kill on February 13, 2024.
All the offences were committed at the home address of Hancox in Hornton, near Banbury.
The defendant pleaded guilty just before a trial was due to start earlier this year.
He was sentenced to 27 months imprisonment, suspended for three years.
The warning comes from Legionella Guard amid changes to the Renters’ Rights Act and following the UK’s hottest bank holiday weekend on record.
Legionella bacteria, which causes the potentially deadly Legionnaires’ disease, thrives in water systems at temperatures between 20 and 45 degrees Celsius.
Leah Stone, director of Legionella Guard, said: “Warmer weather provides the ideal conditions for Legionella to thrive.
“Water tanks and pipes that are in direct sunlight very quickly become more susceptible to Legionella growth.
“With enforcement tightening under the Renters’ Rights Act, and temperatures rising as summer approaches, Oxfordshire landlords cannot afford to treat Legionella risk as a tick-box exercise.”
So far in 2024, the UK has recorded 472 cases of Legionnaires’ disease.
Under the updated Renters’ Rights Act, which came into effect at the beginning of this month, landlords are liable to fines of up to £20,000 if their property isn’t compliant with new regulation.
In fatal cases, landlords can even be sentenced to time in prison.
Legionella Guard has been developed to simplify compliance for landlords by offering HSE-compliant e-learning, risk assessments, and simple evidence storage.
Ms Stone said: “Our new digital platform is designed to make compliance straightforward, affordable, and achievable.
“It enables landlords to manage risk effectively, protecting tenants and themselves at the same time.
“It’s a simple answer to a long-standing industry need.”
Typical symptoms of Legionnaires’ disease include chest pain, coughing, a high temperature, and breathlessness.
While most people make a full recovery, legionellosis can be a serious condition.
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