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Reading fire - live: Worker rescued by crane as firefighters tackle dramatic blaze near station

Two people have been taken to hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation

The Independent UK

Workman trapped on burning high-rise building lifted to safety by crane

The large fire broke out at the Station Hill development site near Reading town centre on Thursday morning.

The Independent UK

Fire breaks out at high-rise building in Reading

Footage on social media showed flames and thick black smoke billowing into the air.

The Independent UK

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‘A very close call’: crane plucks two men from huge blaze at Reading high-rise

Machine’s operator describes dramatic rescue at building site as fire service confirms all people are accounted for

The Guardian - UK

Reading fire: Hero crane operator says his dramatic rescue of man from top of building was 'close call'

Video shows the daring rescue of workman winched to safety as crowds cheer below

Evening Standard

Huge fire breaks out in Reading as thick smoke seen across the town

Pedestrians film dramatic rescue of one person from roof of building

The Independent UK

Reading and Leeds Festival: everything we know, from tickets to headliners

Festival season still stretches out before us. Here’s everything to know about one of August’s most legendary offerings

Evening Standard

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Headteacher who took her own life contacted mental health crisis team after Ofsted downgraded school

Ruth Perry died on 8 January after Caversham Primary School in Reading was downgraded to inadequate by Ofsted

The Independent UK

Headteacher Ruth Perry was in touch with mental health crisis team after her school was downgraded by Ofsted

Ruth Perry died on 8 January after Caversham Primary School in Reading was downgraded to inadequate by Ofsted

The Independent UK

Berkshire commuter towns: your guide to the best places to buy for connections, countryside and canals

Commuters looking to buy a home in Berkshire can pick between canalside villages and thriving towns with fast train services to London

Evening Standard

Mummified US man finally given proper burial after 128 years on display

James Murphy, nicknamed ‘Stoneman Willie’ because of hard skin from experimental embalming, has been ‘gawked at long enough’

The Guardian - US

Timing is everything when it comes to starting a family: Research

The review, carried out in collaboration with experts from Oxford University, the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, and the Princess Anne Hospital in Southampton, included seven randomised controlled trials including 2,464 women or couples who were trying to conceive. Read further on Dynamite News:

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More arrests at Euro final at Wembley than Notting Hill Carnival, says Sadiq Khan

London mayor defends Notting Hill Carnival and says it is as safe as Glastonbury or Reading festival

Evening Standard

"It turned out to be a wonderful show, and it healed us for a little while": Nirvana at Reading 1992 - a story of rumours, a wheelchair and salvation

In the build-up to Nirvana's final UK show the band were unhappy and underprepared... and then Kurt Cobain was pushed onstage in a wheelchair

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The Guardian - UK

No sleep, meltdowns and Billie Eilish: my first music festival as an autistic person

I took the plunge at this year’s Reading festival, where sensory overload and mobility issues posed problems. Could I make it to the headline acts?

Louder

Reading Festival 2023 showed that when Matty Healy tones down his nonsense, The 1975 remain a top tier live band

Low on controversy and high on great songs, this is the kind of 1975 set we need in our lives

The Guardian - UK

Reading and Leeds festival review – Billie Eilish and the Killers thrill at bucket-hatted blowout

The post-GCSE audience is suitably boisterous at a festival that is keeping its remit admirably broad, from Foals’ intense rock to Bicep’s beautiful techno

The Independent UK

Reading Festival review, day three: Queen of alt-pop Billie Eilish closes the weekend in sublime but subdued fashion

Meanwhile, Imagine Dragons come up short compared to fellow Las Vegans, The Killers, who performed the night before

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The 1975’s Matty Healy pays tribute to Lewis Capaldi at Reading Festival

The 1975 frontman Matty Healy paid tribute to Lewis Capaldi during the band’s headline set at Reading Festival on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Reading Festival review, day two: The Killers deliver one of the great Reading headline sets

Despite a guest drummer who struggles to keep up, The Killers are back to full bombastic pelt and slaying harder by the minute

The Independent UK

Showers set to hit Reading & Leeds Festival and Notting Hill Carnival

There is also potential for thunder and lightning in Leeds on Saturday afternoon.

Evening Standard

Train strikes this bank holiday weekend to hit Notting Hill Carnival and Reading Festival

Warning train strikes could cause ‘chaos’ for revellers flocking to Notting Hill Carnival and Reading Festival

Evening Standard

Reading Festival 2023: Set times and how to watch acts on TV

Reading Festival 2023 will see the likes of Billie Eilish, Foals and The 1975 take to the main stage

Evening Standard

Bank Holiday to cap best summer since 2019 for London tourism

Major events attracting tourists this weekend include the Notting Hill carnival and the Reading and All Points East music festivals

The Independent UK

Officers injured as police van flips in crash with ambulance

Footage of aftermath shows overturned police van and smashed glass littering road after blue-light collision

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