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Headliners include Sam Fender and Billie Eilish

New acts including Mimi Webb, Holly Humberstone and Yard Act have been added to the billing

As English dialects go, cockney is one of the most influential. Long considered the preserve of working-class communities in east London, it has shaped the way people speak across the country, from Reading, Milton Keynes and even Hull all the way to Glasgow.

Police said there were reports of up to eight people armed with samurai swords and machetes, as well as damage to vehicles.

A group of people armed with samurai swords and machetes causing a "public order incident" in Reading has led to an order granting police additional powers on Friday morning

The railway stretches from Reading in Berkshire and Heathrow Airport in west London to Abbey Wood in south-east London and Shenfield in Essex.

The first new restaurant will open in Cambridge on February 16, followed by Reading on February 23, with a new drive-thru to open in Rotherham on an old KFC site

With 17 locations open and a total of 20 due to launch this year, Popeyes UK’s pace of openings is seeing the chain expand across the UK

19-year-old Sheldon Lewcock died in August 2022 following a collision with a van in Reading

Central section of £20billion line to close on Thursday with reduced services on other parts

Rail passengers are facing a fourth consecutive day of travel disruption on Friday as RMT union members launch a fresh 48-hour walkout. The strike at Network Rail and 14 train operators means only around 20% of normal services will run with trains starting later and finishing earlier. The walkout is…