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Katie Newmarch
BBC Radio Berkshire newsreader

• A Royal Marines reservist has been jailed for 14-and-a-half years for trying to sell weapons on West Berkshire
• A 21-year-old man from Slough is set to stand trial charged with 10 terrorism offences
• Reading Borough Council has agreed to sell public playing fields to allow a free school to be built
• Patients at a Reading GP surgery say it is in "complete meltdown" and something has to be done soon.

It remains busy around Junction 14 of the M4 eastbound following an earlier six-vehicle crash. 

However, the scene has now been cleared and all lanes have been reopened.

Leaving food out for birds could increase the likelihood of predators raiding their nests, according to a University of Reading study.

Researchers said this was because predators also attracted to the food then explore nearby vegetation where the nests are located, external.

More than half of UK households put food out in their gardens for wild birds, and the RSPB encourages the practice.

Professor Mark Fellowes, one of the study’s authors, said: “The easiest solution is to place feeders well away from potential nest sites, or to provide food which is less attractive to squirrels and magpies.”

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BBC News

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Plans have been drawn for a multi-activity centre at the Rivermead site on the Thames bank. 

The development will include among other things:

• High ropes adventure facility
• Archery
• Mini golf
• Laser clay pigeon shooting
• A natural play/learning zone
• An outdoor class room

Image source, Reading Council

Aiming to be open to the public by Autumn next year, two swimming pools are also in the plans, one for the Rivermead site. 

The facility will be open for schools to use during term time and offer alternative educational opportunities for children, especially those with disabilities or special learning needs.

Councillor Paul Gittings, Reading Borough Council's Lead Member for Culture and Sport, said:

"These are extremely exciting plans for a regional outdoor activity centre right here in the heart of Reading. The variety of activities on offer will make for a great day out and will attract families and visitors from miles around.

"What makes the plans particularly exciting is that the centre will double up as a unique new learning experience for schools, children and young people from across the town."

Katie Newmarch
BBC Radio Berkshire newsreader

A Royal Marines reservist has been jailed for 14-and-a half-years for trying to sell stolen weapons in West Berkshire. 

Martin Shannon, 43, from Southampton, took guns, ammunition, explosives and grenades from his base in Poole over four years and buried them in the New Forest. 

He was caught out by an undercover officer who handed him £10,000 for guns at a meeting in a pub car park in Cheiveley.

Image source, NCA

There is heavy traffic at Junction 14 of the M4 eastbound following a six-vehicle collision. 

A 21-year-old man is set to stand trial charged with 10 terrorism offences.

Taha Hussain, from Slough, was charged on Tuesday with encouraging terrorism and three counts of distribution or circulation of a terrorist publication. 

This was in addition to the five counts of disseminating terrorist publications and one count of distribution or circulation of a terrorist publication he was charged with in August. 

He was remanded in custody to face all the charges at the Old Bailey in January. 

Image source, Thames Valley Police

Police have arrested 142 people in the first 15 days of 'Operation Holly' in a bid to prevent drink and drug driving across the Thames Valley. 

Additional patrols and roadside drug tests in December have led to 88 charges being made.

It comes after Maria Sutton was sentenced to four years imprisonment earlier this year for death by driving and being over the alcohol limit as well as lying about the car being stolen.

Brother of the deceased, Malcolm Ruecroft said: 

"Just don’t do it. You are gambling that you will not get caught but you will eventually and, if you are lucky, there will be no incident and you will only lose your car, your licence and maybe your job."

Drivers are being warned of the seriousness of the act which carries heavy consequences:

• Car insurance could go up

• Criminal record could make it difficult to travel
• Can affect admission to college or university
• May hinder job prospects
• Buying a house requires disclosure of unspent convictions
• Lying about criminal convictions can lead to a further conviction

• May make it difficult to get another job

After a cloudy start, it is expected to get brighter across Berkshire by the afternoon. 

However, further cloud and heavy rain is forecast for this evening with temperatures dipping to 3C overnight. 

See a full five-day forecast here. 

Emma Midgley
BBC News

Taylor Wimpey have contacted BBC Berkshire after Reading MP Rob Wilson highlighted a "litany of building errors and unacceptable defects" affecting its new-build properties in Loddon Park, Woodley.

The company said in a statement: “We sincerely regret that our customers have experienced issues with their homes at Loddon Park and we apologise for the disruption this has caused.

"We would like to reassure our customers that we are fully focused on completing our programme of remedial works as soon as possible. 

"We anticipate that all the internal works on the affected homes will be completed by the end of January 2017, and all the external works by the end of April 2017.”

The government is proposing tougher controls on drone users. 

It is beginning a consultation on plans that include no-fly zones around Heathrow and other airports. 

Image source, Getty Images

There could also be tougher penalties for anyone who flies a drone in a no-fly zone, with the possibility of a new criminal offence of misuse of a drone.

The proposals come after a plane narrowly avoided a collision with a drone as it approached Heathrow in July. 

Emma Midgley
BBC News

People have been tweeting their disappointment after the Reading Post published a story saying Reading Prison will be marketed for sale for housing in late 2017, external. 

Some residents hoped it would be converted into an arts centre following a successful arts project on the site earlier this year, in memory of the prison's most famous inmate - Oscar Wilde.

The Ministry of Justice originally stated when the prison first closed in 2015 that it would be sold for housing.

Image source, Marcus J Leith

Image source, Marcus J Leith

Image source, Simon Beck

A Bracknell man who etches huge complex mathematical patterns in snow landscapes across the world has published a book of them. 

Over the past decade Simon Beck has travelled across the world to ski resorts where he shuffles across vast areas of fresh snow, to create the designs.

He can cover the equivalent of three football pitches in 10 hours.

These stunning photos show how this British artist makes huge pieces of art - by walking over fresh snowfall.

Simon walks the equivalent of up to 25 miles as he shuffles through the snow to create giant patterns in the French Alps.

He has spent the last decade decorating snow-covered mountains and lakes, on each occasion taking about 10 hours to complete his designs. The artist walks over layers of fresh snow in France with nothing but an expedition compass and a pair of snowshoes to create his work.

He documents them afterwards with awe-inspiring photographs. 

Image source, Simon Beck

Image source, Simon Beck

Image source, Simon Beck

A year after moving in - people living on a Woodley development are still waiting for major problems with their homes to be fixed. 

Structural beams haven't been fitted properly in homes at Loddon Park. There are also issues with insulation and flooding.

Reading East MP Rob Wilson said: "It defies belief that Taylor Wimpey haven't stopped all further building on the site so they have got the manpower to go in and rectify all the faults these residents have." 

"I first visited the site in June 2015 and spoke with around 30 homeowners about the litany of building errors and unacceptable defects affecting their properties."

"It was clear that Taylor Wimpey had failed my constituents very badly; not only with the building work itself, but also in its subsequent approach to undertaking the necessary remedial works."

Mr Wilson said he had received promises from the then Managing Director for the area, Phil Chapman, that Taylor Wimpey would carry out remedial work "as soon as possible". 

"Nearly sixteen months later, I’m struggling to establish what exactly has been achieved," he said.

Reading's youngsters will be in action tonight against Southampton, at St Mary's Stadium. 

You can listen to live commentary with Tim Dellor and Ady Wililams on BBC Radio Berkshire from 19:00, when the match kicks off. 

Image source, Google

Patients at a Reading surgery say it is in 'complete meltdown' and something has to be done soon. 

The Circuit Lane surgery in Southcote was taken over by a private company in September. 

It was meant to be a new start following a tumultuous two years since all the GPs there resigned. But now patients say the system is 'worse than ever'. 

Patient Chris Giles said: "One of the doctors came into the waiting room, and tried to appease them. 

"People just reacted saying, 'We've had enough of this, why aren't you putting more doctors in?"

One Medical Group, which runs the surgery, says it's "trying different ways to meet the health and well-being needs of its patient population" like a new walk in clinic "to increase access to urgent, on-the-day care".

The sale of public playing fields is agreed to allow a free school to be built.

The Open Spaces Society says it is sorry to report the recent death of Margaret Bowdery, a long-standing member of the society who lived in Maidenhead.

The society writes: "Margaret was so shocked at the state of the paths around Maidenhead when she moved here in 1964 that she called a public meeting and launched the East Berkshire Ramblers’ Group. 

"She served as footpath secretary from the group’s inception in 1970 until she retired in 2013."

Image source, Open Spaces Society

Among her achievements were: 

• The Temple footbridge over the River Thames in 1989;
• The path beneath the A4 dual carriageway in Maidenhead town centre in 1991
• The path beneath the A404 dual carriageway at Bisham in 2005
• The path under Cookham Bridge in 2007—among many other victories.

The society concludes: "The redoubtable Margaret must have saved countless walkers from death or injury by securing safer routes, and she has certainly made walking in and around Maidenhead much more pleasant.

"She also worked with the Open Spaces Society to campaign for paths and common land, for instance together we fought an unlawfully locked gate on Odney Common in 1989.

"We are much the poorer for Margaret’s passing, but her legacy is all around us on the paths and commons of East Berkshire, and we shall ensure that she is never forgotten."