Reading and Leeds Festival 2023: Dates and full line-up after The 1975 replace Lewis Capaldi The news comes after Capaldi announced last month that he would be cancelling all his upcoming live shows Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2022
Sam Fender relives Leeds Festival 'horror' of being saved from burning tent as he gets headline slot Seventeen Going Under singer Sam Fender has been confirmed as a Leeds ad Reading Festival headliner for 2023 Chronicle Live · Dec 9, 2022
The Killers announce 2023 UK and Ireland shows, including Reading Festival and first Edinburgh show ‘Somebody Told Me’ band have announced four shows in UK and Ireland next summer The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022
Reading and Leeds 2023 line-up sees popstars Billie Eilish and Lewis Capaldi headline Billie Eilish is set to to headline at 20 years old alongside the likes of The Killers, Lewis Capaldi, Sam Fender, Foals and Imagine Dragons Daily Mirror · Dec 9, 2022
Fit and healthy man's heart STOPPED beating while running half marathon Jonathan Oakeley, 35, was running the Reading half marathon when he started feeling unwell, before waking up surrounded by medics Daily Mirror · Dec 6, 2022
Westminster beware: the north is ready to take ‘levelling up’ into its own hands Resolute mayors and angry MPs have a new confident voice – and they will use it to make the Tories’ empty words a reality, says Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2022
John Lewis agrees £500m deal with Abrdn to build 1,000 rental homes Waitrose shops in Bromley and West Ealing will be redeveloped, and vacant warehouse in Reading The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2022
Inside abandoned home once owned by Pink Floyd rockstar with tragic secret in basement Hook End Manor is a 16th century Elizabethan House that was built in the 1580 for the Bishop of Reading, and it was once home to Pink Floyd musician David Gilmour and his wife for seven years Daily Mirror · Nov 28, 2022
Princess of Wales comforts Ukrainian mother as she meets displaced families Kate heard harrowing stories from families who fled war on visit to Reading Ukrainian Community Centre Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2022
Kate Middleton comforts weeping mother as she meets families who fled war in Ukraine The Princess of Wales Kate Middleton visited the Reading Ukrainian Community Centre where she met Ukrainian families who have come to the UK after fleeing the conflict in their home country Daily Mirror · Nov 17, 2022
Popeyes to open 31 restaurants in UK by end of 2023 - including drive-thrus The US fast-food chain's ‘Famous Louisiana Chicken’ has been such a success with Brits that it plans to open 31 UK restaurants by the end of next year - with confirmed locations including Cambridge, Croydon and Reading Daily Mirror · Nov 14, 2022
Arrogant driver seen blocking ambulance in viral video gets locked out of his flat Albert Butler blocked an ambulance on the A4 Bath Road in Reading towards Maidenhead, Berks, on February 2. He was charged with dangerous driving and obstructing/hindering an emergency worker Daily Mirror · Nov 11, 2022
Elizabeth line linkup from Sunday with direct trains to Heathrow Services from Reading and Abbey Wood will no longer terminate at Paddington Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2022
Man, 94, and woman, 84, killed in horror crash as they walked, while driver in his 80s injured Police have launched an investigation into the double tragedy which left a pair of elderly pedestrians dead at the scene near Reading, while the driver was rushed to hospital Daily Mirror · Oct 8, 2022
Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2022 Reading: Arsonist jailed for life for killing neighbours in ‘devastating revenge attack’ Hakeem Kigundu, 32, was sentenced at Reading Crown Court on Friday
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022 Arsonist jailed for life for killing neighbours in ‘devastating revenge attack’ Hakeem Kigundu, 32, was sentenced at Reading Crown Court on Friday.
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022 Survivor of fatal fire left ‘not wanting to live’ and will not forgive arsonist Joel Richards spoke about surviving a fire at Rowe Court in Reading last year, as the arsonist was jailed on Friday.
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022 Arsonist who killed two neighbours apologises in court and refers to Quran Hakeem Kigundu, 32, who started a fatal fire at Rowe Court in Reading, Berkshire, on December 15 last year, spoke at Reading Crown Court on Friday.
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022 Murderer facing eviction set fire to his block of flats ‘intending to kill as many neighbours as possible’ Richard Burgess, 46, and Neil Morris, 45, both died in the blaze in Reading, Hampshire
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022 Arsonist’s chilling voicenote outlining plan to kill neighbours read in court Hakeem Kigundu, 32, admitted setting fire to Rowe Court in Reading, Berkshire, on December 15 last year.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022 Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner: ‘I’m comfortable with the idea that things don’t have to be a pop song’ The most influential frontman of his generation is also the least at ease with it. He discusses abandoning rock norms, singing from the gut and treading the fine line between cryptic and gooey on new album The Car
The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022 Rail services at Paddington station hit by severe disruption The problem has also delayed trains travelling from Reading and Heathrow Airport.
Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2022 Paddington commuters hit by more transport misery after chaos on Queen’s funeral day Engineers are scrambling to fix power lines but commuters have been hit by ongoing disruption following funeral day meltdown
Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2022 Queen’s funeral: Huge queues at Waterloo for trains to Reading due to major Paddington disruption A long queue was seen stretching through the station just after 5pm as mourners returned home from central London
Daily Mirror · Sep 19, 2022 Queen's funeral travel chaos as three London rail services go down The Heathrow Express, the Elizabeth Line and Great Western Rail services from Reading and London Paddington have been cancelled due to faulty overhead power lines at Hayes and Harlington