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Winston Churchill gives his familiar and famous V for Victory sign after a lunchtime meeting, at Ten Downing Street, with American Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, September 17th 1954.

Churchill still looms large 60 years on from death

Sixty years ago this week, the man voted by the British public as its greatest ever son died.

The sun glinting through some tall tress to the left and glistening on a dark river which is in the foreground and snakes off into the distance under a bridge. It is early morning so still a little dark but the sky above is blue.

Oxfordshire's Big Picture: Sunday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Oxfordshire.

Autumnal trees, with leaves of gold and green, in the background, and open green space in the foreground with fallen brown leaves under the trees. The sky above is blue with some wispy white clouds.

Oxfordshire's Big Picture: Saturday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Oxfordshire.

Peach and gold-coloured vapour trails criss-crossing the blue sky

Oxfordshire's Big Picture: Friday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Oxfordshire.

A stone building sits on an island between two bodies of water. There is a green canal boat in the middle of the water. The banks of the river are lined with trees, some of which are starting to change colour. There are two red buoys in the water.

Oxfordshire's Big Picture: Thursday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Oxfordshire.

The Headington Shark sculpture - the body of a shark Diving into the roof of a house - with other terraced properties on either side. The sky is a dusky blue/grey colour with a hue of sunset yellows and golds to the left of the image.

Oxfordshire's Big Picture: Wednesday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Oxfordshire.

A sunny day with a blue sky that is reflected in a deep blue river. The river runs through the centre of the shot and the banks are lined with green grass and trees. Some of the trees have gree leaves, and others are turning to orange and brown. There is a family of swans swimming near the bank.

Oxfordshire's Big Picture: Tuesday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Oxfordshire.

A river scene on a sunny day. The river takes up about half of the bottom of the image with reeds, a tree and grass on the bank. A tree line can be seen in the distance under a blue, clear sky

Oxfordshire's Big Picture: Sunday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Oxfordshire.

A herd of cows grazing in a field on a sunny day. A river can be seen in the background along with a fence. The cows are mainly white - a couple have darker patches. Trees and hedges can also be seen in the distance

Oxfordshire's Big Picture: Saturday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Oxfordshire.