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Planners refuse permission for poultry unit close to ‘precious’ chalk stream

Campaigners welcomed the move not to allow new unit housing up to 32,000 egg-laying hens near Berkshire’s River Kennet.

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Private islands used as hideaway by Prince Edward and Wallis Simpson on sale for £3m

The pair of islands in Berkshire were once home to The Nest, said to be a hideaway for the royal couple

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Parents of girl who died in hospital say she had a ‘life of joy ahead of her’

Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, should have been under constant watch at Huntercombe Hospital in Berkshire when she was left unsupervised.

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Death of girl left alone by fake ID worker was unlawful, jury inquest concludes

Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, should have been under constant watch at Huntercombe Hospital in Berkshire when she was left unsupervised.

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Worker at Berkshire psychiatric hospital where girl died had no experience, inquest hears

Man, who had a false identity and had never worked in a hospital before, left Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, unwatched despite her vulnerability

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Girl who died in hospital ‘should have been watched at all times’, inquest hears

Ruth Szymankiewicz was being treated at Huntercombe Hospital in Berkshire when she was able to shut herself inside her room and self-harmed.

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Queen presents winner’s trophy at Ascot after King George race

Camilla was at the Berkshire racecourse on Saturday afternoon.

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Gordon Ramsay 'signs whopper deal to appear in Burger King advert'

Hell's Kitchen star Gordon Ramsay is said to have signed a six-figure whopper of a deal to appear in a Burger King advert, after he was spotted filming outside one of the eatery's restaurants in Reading, Berkshire, last week.

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Thames Water announces hosepipe ban as dry weather depletes reservoirs

Restrictions to come into effect in Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Wiltshire from 22 July

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Man charged with sexually assaulting four women during luxury spa treatments

Ibrahim Ali, 36, of Percy Place in Datchet, Berkshire, was charged on Saturday in relation to four incidents at the Nirvana Spa in Wokingham.

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Man charged with sexually assaulting four women during treatments at luxury spa

Four women reported being touched inappropriately during treatments at the spa

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Champion jockey Oisin Murphy fined £70,000 after admitting drink-driving

He crashed a car into a tree in Berkshire earlier this year.

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Violent brawl breaks out at Royal Ascot as suited men trade punches in front of shocked onlookers

Footage from the prestigious Berkshire racecourse shows the suited pair lashing out at one another

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Ladies' Day brings glamour to sunny Ascot as temperatures hit 32C

Photographs from the event showed how ladies transformed the Berkshire racecourse into a living gallery of fashion

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Kate Middleton pulls out of Royal Ascot following cancer recovery

Kate is said to be disappointed at not attending the famous social and sporting occasion in Berkshire with her husband and the King and Queen

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King and Queen recall ‘thrill’ of Royal Ascot winner as they arrive at meet

Charles and Camilla travelled past packed stands on the Berkshire course for day one of the five-day event.

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Royal Ascot 2025 results, winners, race card and latest day 5 odds

World-renowned five-day Festival concludes in Berkshire

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Pret a Manger to open new larger-format stores in expansion plan

Pret, which has grown to an estate of 500 sites across the UK, is trialling the new format in Broughty Ferry near Dundee and Maidenhead, Berkshire.

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Man, 20, in court on terror charges after alleged arson attacks and bomb hoax

Ilyas Akhtar, of Slough, Berkshire, is accused of preparing terrorist acts and targeting local leisure venues.

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Girl, 11, who drowned at water park was unlawfully killed, coroner finds

Kyra Hill died after getting into difficulties in lake in Berkshire, where there were no signs to warn of deep water

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Kyra Hill: London schoolgirl who drowned at water park was unlawfully killed, coroner rules

11-year-old died following gross health and safety breaches at Liquid Leisure near Windsor, Berkshire

The Independent UK

Schoolgirl who drowned at water park was unlawfully killed, coroner rules

Kyra Hill got into difficulty in a designated swimming area at Liquid Leisure near Windsor, Berkshire, on August 6 2022.

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Girl, 11, who drowned at waterpark was a ‘beaming beacon of light’, father says

Kyra Hill got into difficulty in a designated swimming area at Liquid Leisure near Windsor, Berkshire, on August 6 2022.

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Diver who found girl drowned at waterpark says lake had ‘almost zero visibility’

Kyra Hill got into difficulty in a designated swimming area at Liquid Leisure near Windsor, Berkshire, in August 2022.

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Search for girl, 11, who drowned at water park was ‘like a nightmare’

Kyra Hill got into difficulty in a designated swimming area at Liquid Leisure near Windsor, Berkshire, in August 2022.

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