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Friday 4th July

Road safety spot checks by police

7PM - BBC News

Drivers are stopped and checked for road safety offences during a crackdown by police in Berkshire.


Rats invade flood-hit properties

5PM - BBC News

Residents of a Berkshire town hit by floods last year say their homes have been besieged by rats ever since.


Funeral held for stabbed teenager

12PM - BBC News

The funeral of a teenager stabbed to death in a suspected gang fight takes place in Berkshire.


Town set to get litter officers

10AM - BBC News

A Berkshire council plans to clamp down on litter throwing by employing two wardens to issue on-the-spot fines.


Thursday 3rd July

Man 'critical' after fence crash

11PM - BBC News

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man suffered serious injuries when his car hit a fence.


Soldier mother gets royal backing

8PM - BBC News

Prince Charles is to sponsor a mother's charity walk from Berkshire, in memory of nine soldiers killed in Afghanistan.


Woman gets trapped under bus

5PM - BBC News

A woman escapes suffering life-threatening injuries after becoming trapped under a bus in a Berkshire town.


Wednesday 2nd July

Road pricing 'must' be considered

12PM - BBC News

Reading should abandon turning its ring road into a one-way system and consider road pricing, a report says.


Handbag thief chased and stabbed

12PM - BBC News

A thief who stole a handbag from a parked car is pursued and stabbed in the leg, police say.


Battle for lock keepers' cottages

10AM - BBC News

A campaigner fighting to stop the sale of lock keepers' cottages on the River Thames vows to continue until plans are dropped.


Royal Regatta to mark 100 years

9AM - BBC News

More than 1,600 rowers from 18 nations will take part in the Henley Royal Regatta as it gets under way.


Tuesday 1st July

Potter first editions fetch £17K

10PM - BBC News

A signed set of first edition Harry Potter books fetch £17,800 at an auction in Berkshire.


Town 'must' consider road pricing

7PM - BBC News

Reading should abandon turning its ring road into a one-way system and urgently consider road pricing, a report concludes.


River toddler death inquest opens

1PM - BBC News

An inquest opens and adjourns into the death of a 10-month-old girl who fell into the River Thames.


River baby tests 'inconclusive'

9AM - BBC News

Post-mortem tests on the body of a baby girl who died after falling into the River Thames proves inconclusive.


Monday 30th June

Neolithic house found during dig

5PM - BBC News

Archaeologists find the site of what they believe is one of England's oldest houses.


Rugby club blaze could be arson

4PM - BBC News

Thames Valley Police believe a fire at a Berkshire rugby club could have been started deliberately.


Squatters invade 'Ratty's' home

3PM - BBC News

A farmhouse on which Wind in the Willows character Ratty's home was reputedly based is taken over by squatters.


Sunday 29th June

Architects praise Heathrow terminal

5PM - BBC News

Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 is among winning architectural designs at an awards ceremony.


Redgrave tips rowers for medals

5PM - BBC News

Olympic rowing great Sir Steve Redgrave tips several Berkshire rowers for Olympic success in Beijing.


Inmate absconds from open prison

12PM - BBC News

An inmate absconds from an open prison in Derbyshire after taking temporary leave in Berkshire, police confirm.



  
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National News

Biker crash case judge criticised

A bike who was hit by a fire engine wins the right to damages after a trial judge is criticised.

Ex-Pc escapes jail over cannabis

A former officer with the Metropolitan Police escapes jail after admitting he stole cannabis from a London police station.

Soldier's letter read at funeral

The funeral of a British soldier killed in Afghanistan takes place, as his last letter is read out to family and friends.

The TV star who's swapped a mallet for a palette

Former children's television presenter Timmy Mallett will see his paintings exhibited in Oxfordshire on Saturday.

Deputy mayor resigns from office

London's deputy mayor Ray Lewis quits his post amid allegations of financial irregularities when he was a vicar.

 
  
  
Business

EU probe into BHP targeting Rio

The EU opens an in-depth probe into BHP Billiton's $170bn unsolicited bid for rival miner Rio Tinto.

Iran optimism steadies oil price

The price of oil falls slightly on hopes Iran will react well to plans to resolve a dispute over its nuclear development.

SocGen hit by rogue trader fine

French bank Societe Generale is fined 4m euros for allowing one of its staff to operate as a rogue trader.

Ban for 'debt services' operator

A man operating a debt advice business exposed by the BBC's Watchdog programme is banned.

Court rules that Pringles 'are not potato crisps'

Pringles, the popular snack food in a tube, are not potato crisps, a High Court judge rules, and should be free of VAT.

 
  
  
Entertainment

McGovern to pen new BBC drama

TV writer Jimmy McGovern is to write a new drama series for BBC One, inspired by the Ingrid Bergman film The Yellow Rolls Royce.

Who's daddy

Your questions to Doctor Who chief Russell T Davies

The one where the rumours are false - Friends stars deny big screen renunion

There are no plans for a big-screen version of hit US sitcom Friends, film studio Warner Bros tells the BBC.

BBC 'was wrong' to show shooting

The decision to show a man being shot dead after he killed three people in Jerusalem was wrong, the BBC says.

Slim down BBC, Minister man says

The BBC should be reduced to just one TV and radio channel, says the co-writer of sitcom Yes, Minister.

 
  
  
Sport

Middlesbrough wrap up Digard deal

Middlesbrough complete the signing of Paris St-Germain midfielder Didier Digard for £4m.

New match-fix probe hits Serie A

Five Italian players are charged with match fixing two Serie A games last season.

Hatton targeting Pacquiao finale

Ricky Hatton plans to fight two more times before retiring from boxing.

Kent dump out Cup holders Durham

Kent reach the Friends Provident Trophy final after comfortably beating holders Durham at Chester-le-Street.

Murray knocked out in mixed semis

Jamie Murray and Liezel Huber are beaten by Bob Bryan and Samantha Stosur in the Wimbledon mixed doubles semi-finals.

 
  
  
Technology

Closing the Gates after Bill

Bill Thompson on the end of the Bill Gates era

Machine music

Punk-loving robots pogo in the name of science

Google 'faces Street View block'

Google's plans to launch a mapping tool in the UK could be referred to the Information Commissioner.

Rhapsody embraces MP3 music

US digital music service Rhapsody is the latest company to embrace MP3 downloads without copy restrictions.

Google faces 'Street View block'

Google's plans to launch a mapping tool in the UK could be referred to the Information Commissioner.

 
  

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