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Detailed plans to build nearly 40 homes in a village in Berkshire have been submitted.

Neighbours complain about ‘extreme noise’ coming from Reading Festival this year, particularly on the last day.

Bracknell council has paid nearly £8,000 to parents and other people who have complained about the services it provides.

Footpaths and routes have been closed for the construction of a major new road in Wokingham.

A neighbour has made complaints about drinking, drug use and anti-social behaviour coming from tents in Reading, while accusing the council of ‘inaction’.

Two men have been arrested following a robbery at the Louvre museum in Paris which saw thieves escape with priceless jewellery, including part of the French crown jewels.

2026 will see Bon Jovi take centre stage once again when they return for their Forever Tour, four years after Jon Bon Jovi's vocal cord surgery had the group's future up in the air.

June Lockhart, who starred in television shows such as Lassie and Lost In Space, has died at the age of 100.

British Airways (BA) has paused its sponsorship of The Louis Theroux Podcast following an interview with Bob Vylan's frontman.

The rapper Ghetts has been charged after a man was killed in a hit-and-run in northeast London.

Bosses of the UK’s biggest supermarkets are urging the Chancellor to exempt shops from a new business rates surtax, warning that shoppers will bear the brunt of higher costs.

The Conservatives have promised to stop 35,000 crimes by deploying more police to violent “hot spots” if they return to power.

The number of NHS appointments, tests and operations delivered by private hospitals and clinics has increased by almost 500,000 this year to 6.15 million.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has warned people not to buy weight-loss jabs from unregulated sources after an illegal laboratory was dismantled.

An asylum seeker accidentally released from prison was last seen in the London area, police said, as officers urged anyone who spots him to call 999 immediately.

Westminster has had its chance to improve the lives of Scots and has failed, the First Minister has said as thousands of people prepare to take to the streets of Edinburgh.

The Strictly Come Dancing professionals are to embody the different eras of Britney Spears’ music career as part of the show’s icons week.

Parents are being urged to get their children vaccinated against flu “wildfire” over half-term as cases rise, with pop-up clinics being set up at fire stations and bowling alleys.

A hospital has performed a record number of pioneering prostate procedures in one day in a bid to help curb NHS waiting lists.

Sheffield Wednesday have filed a notice to appoint an administrator, court records show.

Communities in England are facing increased flood risks, air pollution and sewage leaks in their area, an analysis of constituency-level data suggests.

The UK Government should not ramp up the decline of Scotland’s oil and gas industry, a report has urged, after it found jobs created in clean energy are failing to make up for losses in the North Sea.

There has been encouraging progress but “significant challenges” remain in how police tackle child sexual exploitation and grooming gangs, a watchdog has said.

Plaid Cymru has defeated Reform UK in a fiercely-fought Welsh Parliament by-election, with defending party Labour trailing in third.

Strictly Come Dancing hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly have announced they are leaving the BBC dance programme.

Insurance claims by motorists for damage caused by rodents, including nesting in vehicles, chewing wiring and gnawing seatbelts, have jumped, according to an insurer.

The first 5p coins bearing the portrait of the King will start to show up in people’s wallets and pockets soon.

Households and businesses are to receive stronger protection against energy firms under plans to strengthen the industry ombudsman.

The four women who resigned from the national grooming gangs inquiry victims liaison panel have said they would be prepared to return if safeguarding minister Jess Phillips resigns.

US treasury secretary Scott Bessent has announced new sanctions against Russia’s two biggest oil companies and condemned Moscow’s refusal to end its “senseless war” on Ukraine.