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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

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

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

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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

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

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

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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

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Elizabeth line linkup from Sunday with direct trains to Heathrow

Services from Reading and Abbey Wood will no longer terminate at Paddington

Evening Standard

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

Reading: Arsonist jailed for life for killing neighbours in ‘devastating revenge attack’

Hakeem Kigundu, 32, was sentenced at Reading Crown Court on Friday

Evening Standard

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

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

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

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

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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.

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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

Rail services at Paddington station hit by severe disruption

The problem has also delayed trains travelling from Reading and Heathrow Airport.

Evening Standard

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

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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

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

The Independent UK

Disruption for tens of thousands of passengers as Paddington rail station closes on day of Queen’s funeral

Craig Spencer walked to Paddington after queuing for 11 hours to pay his respects – and found all trains home to South Wales cancelled

The Guardian - UK

Mourners prevented from attending Queen’s funeral by rail disruption

Damage to overhead electric wires blocks train lines between Paddington and Reading

The Independent UK

Mourners to miss Queen’s funeral as rail lines to Paddington blocked

All lines between Paddington in west London and Reading in Berkshire are blocked because of damage to overhead electric wires.

Daily Mirror

Teen severely burned after being hit by 'exploding aerosol can' at Reading Festival

WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTOS. Leone Cook, from Maidstone, Kent, was left screaming in pain after what is thought to be an aerosol can exploded in front of the 18-year-old as Reading Festival descended into chaos with tents being set alight

Daily Mirror

Thomas & Friends introducing show's first autistic character Bruno the Brake Car

The new role of Bruno the Brake Car will be voiced by nine-year-old autistic actor Elliott Garcia from Reading, who the National Autistic Society helped cast

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