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The Elizabeth Line: room rents up by almost 40 per cent in three years since launch

The average price of a room along the line has risen from £628 to £839 per month since 2021, according to new data from SpareRoom

Evening Standard

Festival packing list 2025: What to bring to Reading & Leeds, Creamfields and more

From tents and camping chairs to dry shampoo, SPF and wellies, tick off this list while you pack

The Independent UK

William suggests enforced career breaks to protect NHS workers’ mental health

The Prince of Wales visited the Oasis Health and Wellbeing Centre and garden in Reading, used by staff from the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.

Evening Standard

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Signalling failure causes major disruption for commuters

Great Western Railway (GWR) said its services between London Paddington and Reading are suspended because of the fault in Twyford, Berkshire.

The Independent UK

London travel news LIVE: Severe delays on the Piccadilly line due to signal failure

Earlier disruption between London Paddington and Heathrow has now been cleared

Evening Standard

Reading and Leeds Festival to see ‘comprehensive overhaul’ of camping

Improvements will also be made to the festival’s toilet and shower facilities.

Evening Standard

Plight of Reading shows how football fans’ dreams can easily spiral into a death vortex

The Dai Yongge Show continues: eight seasons and counting at Reading. It is the soap opera no network can seem to cancel

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Prevent under review after failing to stop Southport killer, who else did they miss?

Sir David Amess’ killer and the Reading terror attacker were also known to the government scheme

The Independent UK

“Too big for our boots? We were a bunch of kids destined for factory life. We were not going to screw this up”: The tempestuous story of Def Leppard’s High ’N’ Dry, the album that turned them into US stars

1981’s High ’N’ Dry was the record that introduced Def Leppard to America – and changed things for ever

Louder

“Even though a Marshall sounded fantastic, I refused to play one. That’s my bad… I had a terrible sound for years”: Punk-grunge icon Donita Sparks on ironic gear choices, L7’s infamous Reading Festival set and why recording with Butch Vig was “maddening”

The Flying V die-hard started playing live for a dare. She looks back at first picking up the guitar, keeping going through the heartbreak years, and the enduring success of her “joyous anger anthems”

Guitar World

Are Dental Implants Right for Me?

Nothing can take down one's confidence quite like losing some teeth – but unlike “ye old times,” there is a solution to this and no, we don’t mean dentures. And that is dental implants! Now if you are in the Peterborough or Reading area, you are in luck! When it…

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Chappell Roan, Hozier and Travis Scott to headline Reading and Leeds for first time

Bring Me the Horizon, the Sheffield metal band who headlined the festival in 2022, complete the lineup

The Guardian - UK

Chappell Roan and Travis Scott among Reading and Leeds headliners for 2025

Other artists slated to perform include The Kooks, Wallows, AJ Tracey, Suki Waterhouse, and Amyl And The Sniffers.

Evening Standard

"We are going to bring hands down the greatest show of our careers." Bring Me The Horizon will be headlining Reading and Leeds as their only UK shows in 2025

Travis Scott, Enter Shikari, Amyl & The Sniffers, Chappell Roan, Hozier, among other main attractions for the twin town festival, to be held on August 21-24, 2025

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Evening Standard

Paddington station chaos: rail minister promises passengers 'some relief' from HS2 closures

Work at Old Oak Common is having impact on Great Western Railway, Elizabeth line and Heathrow Express

The Guardian - UK

It’s heartbreaking so few children read for pleasure – and sad to know the reasons why

When people face financial pressure and child poverty is so high, it’s hard to prioritise family reading, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Evening Standard

Paddington station: Rail minister questions why HS2 work needs to be 'so disruptive' as first shutdown looms

Lord Hendy to intervene as Elizabeth line and GWR services affected

Louder

John Hackett and John Mitchell head up this weekend's new prog night in Reading

The John Hackett Band, John Mitchell and Hoopy Frood all appear at First Night Of The Progs at Reading's The Butler this Saturday

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The Independent UK

Teenager jailed for role in Middlesbrough riots is freed on appeal

Baroness Carr said the riots were ‘fuelled by misinformation and far right sentiment, spreading to various towns and cities across the nation’

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Vice President Harris Campaigns In Pennsylvania With Progressive Allies

Vice President Harris campaigns in Pennsylvania, engaging with supporters and local businesses alongside Rep. Ocasio-Cortez.

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US heads for tight presidential vote as Harris, Trump wrap up campaigns

In the grand finale to her election campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris rallied thousands of supporters in Philadelphia Monday night, underscoring Pennsylvania's crucial role in the 2024 presidential election. Former President Trump simultaneously campaigned across Pennsylvania with events in Reading and Pittsburgh.

The Independent UK

Harris campaign spends final hours reminding Pennsylvania of a Trump ally's joke about Puerto Rico

Kamala Harris devoted much of her final full day on the campaign trail to reaching Latino voters in Pennsylvania, a swing state that Democrats consider part of their “blue wall” in the Electoral College

The Independent UK

Trump takes the stage in Reading, Pennsylvania in final 24-hour push for votes

Trump’s crowd in Reading, Pennsylvania responded with a roaring “No!” as Trump opened his second rally of the day by asking the crowd whether they are better off now than four years ago.

The Independent UK

Old Bailey hauntings: Victorian baby killer, ghostly barrister and spectral cat

A phantasmal woman seen lurking outside a jury room is believed by some to be that of nurse Amelia Dyer, dubbed the Ogress of Reading.

The Independent UK

Millions of train passengers face Christmas travel chaos over rail works

Exclusive: Two crucial London stations will be closed to intercity passengers for six and nine days respectively

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