The group is set for around an extra £8 million a year in costs from April’s higher national insurance contributions and minimum wage rise.

FIREFIGHTERS are currently tackling a blaze at a scrapyard in Wokingham. Multiple fire engines are in Highfields Avenue at the A1 Scrap Yard site dealing with the fire, which started at about 2am.

Gareth Davies, the chair of Commonwealth Games Wales, said: “The chef de mission role is integral to shaping the team’s culture and values, both internally among athletes and support staff, and ...

Thomas Frank’s Spurs reign will start against Burnley, while Sunderland face West Ham and Leeds take on West Ham.

The announcement of the Premier League fixtures for 2025-26 will whet the appetite of fans for the new season. Arne Slot’s Liverpool will be defending their title while Leeds, Burnley and Sunderland ...

Official data suggests the UK’s rate of inflation eased from 3.5% in April to 3.4% in May – but in reality the figure was unchanged, standing at 3.4% in both months. The discrepancy is to do with an ...

The rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation fell to 3.4 in May from 3.5 in April, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

The opening of HS2 will be delayed beyond the planned date of 2033, the Government will confirm. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is expected to tell Parliament on Wednesday afternoon there is “no ...

Uncertainty roiled the region and residents of Tehran fled their homes in droves on the sixth day of Israel’s air campaign aimed at Iran’s military and nuclear programme. Israel acknowledged the ...

More than 100 neighbours are pushing for a new pedestrian crossing to be established along one of the busiest roads in Reading.

To raise money for the hospital that supported his daughter, father Chris Kearey took a 15,000 foot skydive. Chris jumped with his brother Nick on Friday (June 13) to raise funds for the Royal ...

Irish football expert Darryl Geraghty believes reported Reading target, Warren Davis, is 'one to watch' this summer. The 20-year-old ...