Hours of talks aimed at de-escalating fighting between Israel and Iran failed to produce a diplomatic breakthrough as the war entered its second week with a fresh round of strikes between the two ...

Dame Esther Rantzen said peers should scrutinise but not oppose the legislation, which cleared the Commons on Friday.

The Scottish Government has provided £3 million to 14 festivals, the Culture Secretary announced. The events will receive a share of the £2.8 million Festivals Expo Fund, and Festivals Edinburgh will ...

Water is being pumped from Mike Lynch’s superyacht as it was seen upright on the surface for the first time since it sank off the coast of Sicily. Seven people died when the Bayesian sank off the ...

Thousands of people watched the sunrise over Stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice, signifying the end of spring. Those who gathered for the spectacle on Saturday at the neolithic monument in ...

While the UK enjoys its longest day of sunlight on Saturday, British scientists at the South Pole experience 24 hours of darkness.

Israel and Iran have exchanged strikes a week into their war as Donald Trump considered US military involvement and new ...

Nicolas Jackson apologised after his costly sending-off in Chelsea’s Club World Cup implosion against Flamengo. The Senegal striker was shown a straight red card – just four minutes after coming off ...

Channel 4 is looking for people from Reading to take part in the second series of its hit show Virgin Island. The series follows 12 adult virgins as they travel to a luxury Mediterranean retreat to ...

A plan for short-stay, Airbnb-style flats above a busy cafe in Reading town centre has cleared a crucial hurdle, allowing the project to go ahead.

A large-scale illuminated sculpture of the sun will be on display at a Berkshire National Trust site for two four-day periods in August. Helios, created by artist Luke Jerram, will be exhibited at ...

Dozens of people turned out in remembrance of the three victims of the Reading terror attack that shocked Reading five years ago. To mark the ...