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Kirkpatrick Virgo, 42, is accused of murdering 24-year-old Thomas Parker at Reading train station.

Ruth Perry, former headteacher at Caversham Primary School in Reading, took her own life in January - now the head of another local school says she's refusing entry to Ofsted inspectors

Kirkpatrick Virgo, 42, is accused of murdering 24-year-old Thomas Parker at Reading train station.

Ruth Perry was told that Caversham primary school in Reading would be downgraded to inadequate

Ruth Perry, 53, who had been the headteacher at Caversham Primary School in Reading, took her own life in January.

Billie Eilish, The Killers, Lewis Capaldi and Sam Fender will perform alongside more than 70 newly announced acts

Headliners include Sam Fender and Billie Eilish

New acts including Mimi Webb, Holly Humberstone and Yard Act have been added to the billing

As English dialects go, cockney is one of the most influential. Long considered the preserve of working-class communities in east London, it has shaped the way people speak across the country, from Reading, Milton Keynes and even Hull all the way to Glasgow.

Police said there were reports of up to eight people armed with samurai swords and machetes, as well as damage to vehicles.

A group of people armed with samurai swords and machetes causing a "public order incident" in Reading has led to an order granting police additional powers on Friday morning