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• Men jailed for raping schoolgirl
  Two men who raped a 13-year-old girl in a Buckinghamshire town are sentenced at Oxford Crown Court.
  
  
• Scrubbing Up: climate change
  Climate change: Your comments on this week's Scrubbing Up
  
  
• Cycle schemes boost use of bikes
  More people in towns across England take up cycling following introduction of a government scheme.
  
  
• Three men in court after protests
  Three men appear in court after being arrested during clashes between rival demonstrators in Edinburgh.
  
  
• Man sought over girl's sex attack
  Police issue an e-fit picture of a man they want to interview about a sex assault on a 13-year-old girl in Aylesbury.
  
  
• Son in court over father's murder
  A man appears in court charged with the murder of his father following the discovery of human remains at the family home in Buckinghamshire.
  
  
• 'Alcolocks' connected to coaches
  A system testing alcohol levels in drivers is introduced by coach firm National Express to its fleet.
  
  
• Garden dug up in missing man case
  The garden of a man who has been missing since August is dug up by police, who have arrested a man on suspicion of murder.
  
  
• Birth damage girl's £5.6m payout
  A girl who was starved of oxygen at birth causing severe brain damage gets £5.6m compensation.
  
  
• 'Bad mood' killer jailed for life
  A man who stabbed a woman to death while she was walking her dog because he was feeling "very angry" is jailed for life.
  
  
• 'Prison affair' officer suspended
  A female officer at a Buckinghamshire prison is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with an inmate.
  
  
• Council backs out of merger plan
  A district council in Buckinghamshire votes against combining services with other authorities in the county.
  
  
• Waiting for weight-loss
  Are NHS guidelines on weight-loss operations fair?
  
  
• Snowfall hits roads and schools
  Snow in Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire is affecting road conditions and closing some schools.
  
  
• Are our feet really getting bigger?
  One high street shoe retailer has seen a marked increase in sales of larger sizes. But are our feet really getting bigger or is this more about a boom for the dreaded "sensible shoes"?
  
  
• Rugby star receives a knighthood
  A rugby star and the head of a wildlife charity are among those recognised in the New Year Honours list across the region.
  
  
• Weather still brings travel chaos
  Flights, trains and roads across Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire are still hit by weather related problems.
  
  
• Travel Meltdown
  Your stories of snowy weather travel problems
  
  
• Weather continues to hit travel
  Snow and ice is continuing to cause widespread disruption across the UK, with air and rail travel badly hit.
  
  
• Man admits to dog walker murder
  A man admits stabbing to death a teaching assistant while she was walking her dogs in Buckinghamshire.