Road closed for station upgrade

One of Reading’s busiest routes is closed for weekend work on the town’s railway station upgrade.

Online porn laws ‘need toughening’

A woman whose daughter was murdered by a violent pornography obsessive says internet companies need to “get their act together”.

McCarthy the best in England – Kanu

Reading midfielder Hal Robson Kanu believes his team-mate Alex McCarthy is currently the best keeper in England.

Five-month-old blaze to be tackled

Work to put out a compost fire in Beenham, which has been burning for five months, will begin next week.

Hospital overpays by £18m on system

Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading spends 18m more than it needed to on a new electronic patient records system.

‘Predatory’ rapist found guilty

A Slough man, described as a “dangerous predatory offender”, is convicted of raping a 17-year-old girl.

Four more arrested in murder inquiry

Four more people are arrested in connection with the murder of a man in Slough dragged from his car and beaten.

Heathrow noise ranking planned

Bosses at London’s Heathrow Airport are to rank airlines according to how noisy their aircraft are as part of a plan to counter noise disturbance.

Charge over boy’s attempted murder

A woman is charged with the attempted murder of a 13-year-old boy in Reading.

VIDEO: Town’s tribute to soldier Lee Rigby

A tribute to soldier Lee Rigby is led by the Muslim community in Newbury a week on from his murder.

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