Summary

  • Reading drop-in centre for people with mental health issues faces closure

  • Missing teenager from Newbury found safe and well

  • Council staff put at risk of redundancy at Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

  • Reading FC set to face Leeds tonight

  • Damp and dull day forecast

  1. That's all for today!published at 17:58 GMT 13 December 2016

    Goodbye one and all! That's all from us today. We'll back with more fun and games tomorrow morning from 08:00 GMT.

    See you then!

  2. Oscar Wilde portrait to go on displaypublished at 17:51 GMT 13 December 2016

    A full-length portrait of Oscar Wilde, once owned by the writer, is going on display for the first time in the UK - alongside his prison cell door.

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  3. Popular drop-in centre could face closurepublished at 17:51 GMT 13 December 2016

    A recent Freedom of Information request by charity MIND shows that local authorities spend less than 1% of their budget on mental health provision.

    Now Reading Borough Council plans to close a well-used drop-in centre in the town.

    Media caption,

    Graeme Hoskin, Reading's lead councillor for Health on mental health savings.

  4. Appeal after fatal collision in Sloughpublished at 17:48 GMT 13 December 2016

    Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision in Slough on Sunday. 

    At about 11.25pm a male pedestrian was in the carriageway of the A412 Uxbridge Road, George Green. 

    He was struck by at least one vehicle, which failed to stop. He sadly died at the scene.

    The next of kin of the pedestrian, who is a 44-year-old man from Slough, have been informed.

  5. Oscar Wilde portrait and prison door to go on displaypublished at 17:41 GMT 13 December 2016

    Sarah Lee
    South Online

    A full-length portrait of Oscar Wilde, once owned by the writer, is going on display for the first time in the UK - alongside his prison cell door. 

    The door comes from Reading Gaol, where Wilde was incarcerated from 1895 to 1897.

    Oscar WildeImage source, Tate Britain

    The painting was given to Wilde and his wife, Constance, as a wedding present, but he later sold it after becoming bankrupt. 

    Both will be displayed at Tate Britain, in its Queer British Art show.

  6. Stam: "That's the kind of response you're asking for"published at 17:41 GMT 13 December 2016

    The Reading boss on getting back to winning ways.

    Jaap Stam:

    "They've worked very hard for it, to get a result"

    "They've showed it before to be fair, that if it's getting difficult, if teams are playing in a certain way, that they need to battle to get the points.

    "Everybody is trying to do everything in their possibilities, in their power, to get a result."

  7. Woman dies after Tesco car park crashpublished at 17:31 GMT 13 December 2016

    A woman in her 80s dies following a crash involving four vehicles in a Tesco car park.

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  8. Santa's Reindeer visit BBC Radio Berkshirepublished at 17:28 GMT 13 December 2016

    Cloudy and Snowy dropped by before their busy Christmas duties.

    "His antlers are about 40cm at the moment, with lots of prongs. They are very calm animals, today we've been at a special needs school in Basingstoke, and all the children have stroked and fed them.

    "They've very calm animals.

    "Reindeer are the only species of deer who can be tamed, and it goes right back to the stone age."

  9. Berkshire's latest travel headlinespublished at 17:19 GMT 13 December 2016

    BBC Travel

    • A4 Berkshire - Queuing traffic on A4 Bath Road westbound in Knowl Hill at the Linden Hill Lane junction. In the roadworks area. Congestion to the Warren Row Road junction
    • A4074 Berkshire - Queuing traffic on A4074 Woodcote Road eastbound in Reading between the Highmoor Road junction and the A4155 Bridge Street junction
  10. What are the Prime Minister's Christmas plans?published at 17:12 GMT 13 December 2016

    Turn to the final inside page of this year's Christmas Radio Times and you will see an interview with the Prime Minister, and Maidenhead MP, Theresa May.

    She says she goes to church and then attends a dinner that's put on by the local churches in Maidenhead for elderly people who would otherwise be alone on Christmas Day.

  11. Girl, 14, sexually assaulted in Sloughpublished at 17:01 GMT 13 December 2016

    A 14-year-old girl has been sexually assaulted in Slough. 

    Police say they are investigating reports she was touched inappropriately by a man.

    She had been walking towards a bus stop outside Sainsbury's supermarket near Yew Tree Road at about 16:00 GMT last Thursday. 

  12. Reindeer have come to BBC Radio Berkshire!published at 16:43 GMT 13 December 2016

    These reindeer live at Riverways Farm in Twyford, where they're looked after by Andrew Cardy.

    Unsurprisingly, this is a busy time of year for them.

    The farm is home to 13 reindeer called Storm, Blizzard, Ice, Frosty, Flash, Arctic, Glacia, Lightning, Halo, Jet, Snowy, Cloudy and Tornado.

    A reindeer
  13. Historic child sexual abuse in football investigatedpublished at 16:08 GMT 13 December 2016

    Thames Valley Police has confirmed it has received calls from victims as part of investigations into historical child sexual abuse in football. 

    The force says it is in the very early stages of investigating a number of reports - including from people offering information - and it will be taking appropriate action to protect children. 

    The National Police Chiefs' Council said 98 clubs were involved in the inquiry and some of the alleged victims were as young as seven. 

  14. Harry Potter house sells for £200,000 more than asking pricepublished at 15:32 GMT 13 December 2016

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  15. RSPCA appeal after nine guinea pigs are found abandoned in Readingpublished at 14:41 GMT 13 December 2016

    Sarah Lee
    South Online

    Nine guinea pigs were found hiding in a large bramble bush on the edge of scrubland near Princents Manor Hotel in Reading. 

    The group contained four baby guinea pigs, including two that were found alongside their dead mother.

    The guinea pigs, who have been named, Coffee, Joseph, Caramel, Patchy, Baldy, Ratty, Scruffy, Squeak and Pip, were taken to Shinfield Road Vets where they were treated for mites before being taken to a foster carer.

    The RSPCA is appealing for anyone with information to come forward. 

    Guinea pigsImage source, RSPCA
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    It’s heartbreaking that there are irresponsible people dump animals when they are no longer wanted rather than turning to us or other rescues to ask for help. Animals should not be left to helplessly fend for themselves in the wild where they are unlikely to make it.

    Justine Hermon, RSPCA animal welfare officer

  16. Revised plans for controversial free school site revealedpublished at 14:33 GMT 13 December 2016

    Revised plans for a new school to be built on playing fields near Reading have been revealed today.

    The government wants the site at Mapledurham to be used to house the Heights Free School, which is currently based in temporary buildings in Caversham.

    The land is held in trust by Reading Borough Council for leisure use only, and campaigners have vowed to challenge the proposals.

    Plans published today , externalshow the Education Funding Authority is offering the council £1.36m for the land, and now needs a smaller plot than first thought.

    A decision on whether to accept the offer will be made next week.

  17. Reading boss predicts difficult matchpublished at 14:15 GMT 13 December 2016

    Reading manager Jaap Stam is predicting a tricky encounter when his side face Leeds later. 

    He told BBC Radio Berkshire: "Everybody wants to play big games. If you get to a certain position and you want to make steps to get to the Premier League, then you need to be ready for these games.

    "To play in a stadium like Elland Road, it's not the easiest of games and they've got a very good side, physically and in their style of play.

    "It's going to be a difficult game and we know that. But, if you want to stay high up the table, you need to win against these sorts of teams."

    Read a full preview here. 

    Top of the Championship league tableImage source, BBC Sport
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    Jaap Stam is predicting a tricky encounter when his side face Leeds

  18. More gifts from the German town of Coburg to Windsorpublished at 14:13 GMT 13 December 2016

    More gifts have been presented to Windsor Castle's superintendent by the German city of Coburg. 

    It comes after the town's Christmas tree was donated by Coburg, the town where Prince Albert was born.

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    The Royal Borough's tree is usually donated by the Queen, but this year's was taken from the forest where England's first ever Christmas tree was grown. It was then brought to the country by Prince Albert.

    It's been given to mark the end of the Queen's 90th birthday year.

    The Christmas tree tradition was popularised by Prince Albert and Queen Victoria in the 1840s.

  19. Queen pays last respects to Margaret Rhodes in Windsorpublished at 13:54 GMT 13 December 2016

    Sarah Lee
    South Online

    The Queen has paid her last respects to her beloved cousin and close friend Margaret Rhodes. 

    The monarch, who rarely attends funerals apart from for members of the Royal Family, demonstrated her affection for her confidante by joining mourners at the Royal Chapel of All Saints in Windsor Great Park yesterday. 

    The Queen, dressed in black, gathered with Mrs Rhodes's family for the private service in the packed gothic Victorian chapel in the grounds of the Royal Lodge. 

  20. Would you like this view from your office?published at 13:19 GMT 13 December 2016

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