About Reading
Reading is a town in Berkshire that is located at the confluence of the rivers Thames and Kennet. An important business centre, Reading is the location of the headquarters of some major British companies and the UK offices of a number of major foreign multinationals.Reading town centre offers a variety of shopping in a compact but comprehensive form with The Oracle and Broad Street Mall hosting the main high street names and Gun Street, St Mary's Butts, Bristol and West Arcade and Harris Arcade offering a mix of small specialist shops. Entertainment is plentiful in Reading with no less than five venues offering a mix of performance, theatre, music and dance as well as major festivals such as Womad and Reading Festival attracting thousands of visitors from around the country.
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Firm admits overseas corruption
A Berkshire-based engineering company admits it was involved in overseas corruption and breaching UN sanctions.
Cut Heathrow 'stacking', say MPs
MPs urge the government to reduce the number of planes allowed to "stack" over Heathrow before a third runway is built.
Cliff death sparks safety warning
The death of a Berkshire student who fell from a cliff in Cornwall sparks a row over the safety of young revellers in the town.
'Robo doctor' in first operations
The Royal Berkshire Hospital starts using a £1.2m "robotic surgeon" to carry out regular operations.
Man denies street attack murder
A man denies stabbing a teenager in an "altercation" outside a shopping centre in Reading, Berkshire.
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