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Berkshire News
Force is 'poor' at solving crime
Thames Valley Police gets a "poor" rating for solving crimes in its annual assessment by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary.
Man guilty of 'role model' murder
A man must serve a minimum of 20 years for murdering his "role model" girlfriend before injuring his friend in Slough.
Royal Mail fined over man's death
Royal Mail is fined £90,000 and ordered to pay £42,500 costs after one of its drivers was crushed to death.
PM questioned over soldier vote
Gordon Brown is urged by Newbury MP Richard Benyon to ensure the Armed Forces can vote in the upcoming election.
Shed suicide man killed partner
A man killed his partner with a hammer before burning himself to death in their garden shed in Berkshire, an inquest hears.
Medal honours Holocaust 'heroes'
A new medal to honour heroes of the Holocaust has been given to Maidenhead's Sir Nicholas Winton, known as the "British Schindler".
EA flood warning areas localised
People living and working near rivers in the Thames region are set to benefit from a more localised flood warning system.
Vow to improve services
Health bosses in southern England vow to invest in new services for muscle disease patients after criticism from MPs.
Work to renew old bridge
Maintenance work, including the resurfacing of the carriageway, is to start on a 300-year-old Grade 1 listed bridge in Berkshire.
Council to act over empty homes
A Berkshire council agrees to renew a compulsory purchase policy enabling it to act against owners of vacant properties.
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Reading Half
Map shows route of this year's Reading Half Marathon
Reading Football Club (the nearest big club to Maidenhead)
Reading 4-1 Derby
Reading hammer Derby in an eventful match which sees Rams midfielder Robbie Savage play in goal after substitute keeper Saul Deeney is sent off.
Reading 2-4 Aston Villa
John Carew scores a hat-trick as Aston Villa mount a superb second-half comeback to overcome Reading and reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
Royal uprising
Reborn Reading primed for Aston Villa showdown in FA Cup quarter-finals this weekend
Madejski hails Royals renaissance
Reading chairman Sir John Madejski wants the area to get behind them for their FA Cup quarter-final with Aston Villa.
Reading 5-0 Sheff Wed
Reading boost their Championship survival prospects by thrashing relegation rivals Sheffield Wednesday, who drop into the bottom three.
West Brom 2-3 Reading (aet)
Gylfi Sigurdsson's extra-time cracker completes a dramatic comeback which puts Reading into the FA Cup quarter-finals at the expense of West Brom.
Yeovil extend McCarthy loan deal
Yeovil extend the loan spell of Reading goalkeeper Alex McCarthy for another month.
BBC News Headlines
Anti-social response 'must improve'
Police forces in England and Wales are being criticised for failing to deal adequately with anti-social behaviour.
Four due in court over expenses
Three Labour MPs and a Tory peer are due in court later to face charges in relation to their expenses claims.
Hamas release British journalist
Hamas release a British journalist, Paul Martin, accused of spying and jailed for a month in the Gaza Strip, British officials say.
Pakistan kidnap boy not released
The Foreign Office says a five-year-old boy from Oldham kidnapped in Pakistan has not been released.
High-speed rail line plan awaited
Plans for a new high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham are to be published by the government later.
Bosnian war leader granted bail
Ex-Bosnian president Ejup Ganic, who faces war crimes allegations, has been given bail by London's High Court.
Peace talks in doubt over housing
The Palestinian Authority says indirect talks with Israel will be "very difficult" if more homes are built on occupied land as planned.
Profits at John Lewis rise 9.7%
Department store group John Lewis reports a 9.7% rise in annual profits to £306.6m as staff share a bumper bonus.
Patchy picture on school places
Most families in England were given their first choice of secondary school - but the picture is varied.
Fire destroys Shoreditch offices
More than 100 firefighters tackle a major fire at a restaurant and office block in central London.
Service to dedicate memorial wall
Prime Minister Gordon Brown is due to attend a service to rededicate the Basra Memorial Wall following its relocation to the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.
Bill Gates is no longer the world's richest man, say Forbes
Mexican Carlos Slim overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes "rich list", with a fortune of $53.5bn.
Bank of America sorry for mistakenly repossessing parrot
Bank of America has apologised to a woman in Pennsylvania after one of its contractors entered her house and confiscated her parrot.
Beckham lauds 'world best' Rooney
David Beckham hails Wayne Rooney as one of the world's best players after he fires Man Utd into the Champions League quarter-finals.
Onions out of Bangladesh series
England bowler Graham Onions is ruled out of the two-Test series against Bangladesh with a back injury, but there are more encouraging signals about Stuart Broad.
Hargreaves must wait for return
Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves will not make his return from injury in a reserve game on Thursday, as originally planned.
How to police anti-social behaviour?
Police are failing to record and tackle anti-social behaviour, according to a review. How can they improve?
BBC School Report
Some 25,000 students are turning their classrooms into newsrooms and working towards a real broadcast deadline
Powered pedal
Beijing's silent invasion of electric bicycles
Afghan anxieties
Why the UK fears politics and force are out of synch
Mardell's America
'Open carry' activists do weekly shop with a gun
Farming future
The dawning age of the agricultural automatons
dot.Rory
New skirmishes in war of Daily Mail v the internet
Your pictures
Your pictures of the week on the theme of impressions
Suicide of failed mercy kill wife
A woman convicted of trying to carry out a mercy killing on her ill husband in 1998 dies in an assisted suicide at a Swiss clinic.
Body found in missing mother hunt
Police searching for a Dundee mother-of-three who went missing two weeks ago believe they have found her body.
Police 'report card' to go online
Inspections on the four Welsh police forces to be published on a new website finds services are generally "fair" or "good".
Two rescued as fire destroys flat
Two people are rescued from a first floor flat in the Ballysillan Road area of north Belfast which is destroyed in a fire.
Nigeria survivors recall massacre
Survivors of violence in central Nigeria on Sunday have been telling the BBC what happened.
Chile's new leader to be sworn in
Chilean tycoon Sebastian Pinera will be sworn in as president, with a major post-earthquake rebuilding effort ahead of him.
Egypt's top cleric dies aged 81
Egypt's top Muslim cleric, Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, has died suddenly in Saudi Arabia at the age of 81.
Burma election laws condemned
Burma's election laws provoke widespread condemnation, but military rulers re-open opposition party offices.
Ukraine president forms coalition
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych secures a coalition in parliament, and one of his loyalists is nominated as PM.
Vladimir Putin set to visit India
Russian PM Vladimir Putin is due in India for talks expected to focus on arms and energy contracts.
Union to consider BA strike dates
Union leaders representing British Airways cabin crew will meet later to decide whether to announce dates for a strike.
Clegg seeks £10bn to cut deficit
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg calls for a £10bn "down payment" in the next financial year to help cut the UK's deficit.
Hospital rap over medicine errors
Too many patients in England and Wales are not getting their medicines in hospital, a safety watchdog says.
Schools offered gang trouble tips
Schools in England are being issued with new guidance on how to spot signs that children are involved with gangs.
Scientists to review climate body
The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body.
Corey Haim was 'tormented soul'
Lost Boys actor Corey Haim was a "tormented soul", his friend and fellow actor Corey Feldman says.
'Console killer' launches in June
A gaming service that aims to kill off the traditional gaming console will begin streaming games over the net in June this year.