Summary

  • Updates for Monday 23 January

  • Heathrow cancels 100 flights due to fog

  • Police say no offence took place after investigating reports 11-year-old girl reportedly approached by two men in Caversham

  • The government is to be urged to intervene in a row over workers' pensions at the Atomic Weapons Establishment

  1. That's all for todaypublished at 18:00 GMT 23 January 2017

    Thank you for joining us again today. 

    We'll be back tomorrow with all Berkshire's latest news, sport, travel and weather. 

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  2. On set with the late Carrie Fisherpublished at 17:48 GMT 23 January 2017

    Andrew Jack, from Windsor, worked on Star Wars The Force Awakens, and even had a cameo role starring alongside the actress Carrie Fisher.

    BBC Radio Berkshire' Bill Buckley asked him what it was like working with the movie legend?

  3. High air pollution levels in Readingpublished at 17:45 GMT 23 January 2017

    Tara Maxwell
    BBC Radio Berkshire newsreader

    Reading is experiencing high levels of air pollution, the council has warned. 

    Monitoring shows the Daily Air Quality Index in the town is now in the high part of Defra's scale and expected to continue that way for 48 hours due to the weather. 

    People with lung and heart problems are advised to reduce physical exertion, particularly outside.

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  4. Reading midfielder extends Exeter City loanpublished at 17:30 GMT 23 January 2017

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    Exeter City have extended the loan of Reading midfielder Jack Stacey until the end of the season.

    The 20-year-old utility player has made 19 appearances for the League Two side since arriving in August.

    Jack StaceyImage source, Rex Features

    The Grecians, who are ninth in the table, have won seven of the last eight matches that Stacey has featured in.

    "Getting used to a different position in a different league takes some time, but the coaches here have worked me really well," he told the club website., external

  5. The challenge of a lifetime...published at 17:24 GMT 23 January 2017

    Former Holt School pupil Ness Knight is aiming to become the first woman to row the Pacific solo. The explorer from Wokingham will be at sea for up to eight months, living in a cabin the size of a one-man tent and rowing for up to 18 hours a day. 

    She told BBC Radio Berkshire's Sarah Walker how she plans to complete the challenge. 

  6. Government to be urged to intervene over AWE pensions rowpublished at 17:21 GMT 23 January 2017

    The government is to be urged to intervene in a row over workers' pensions which has sparked strike action at the Atomic Weapons Establishment in Aldermaston (pictured below) and Burghfield. 

    Leaders of the Prospect union will meet defence procurement minister Harriet Baldwin tomorrow over the closure this month of the defined benefit pension scheme at the company, which makes the UK's nuclear deterrent. 

    Prospect members voted overwhelmingly for industrial action last October and have since held a 24-hour strike and banned overtime. 

    Aldermaston AWEImage source, IVANEOL
  7. Tired doctors 'fall asleep at wheel'published at 17:12 GMT 23 January 2017

    Emma Midgley
    BBC South

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    Four in 10 junior doctors fall asleep at wheel after night shifts.

    More than four in 10 junior doctors have fallen asleep at the wheel after driving home from a night shift, research shows.

    In a poll of 1,100 junior doctors, 41% said they had nodded off on their way home, BBC Inside Out South found.

    One junior doctor from Oxford, Sam Jayaweera, said she once found herself on the opposite side of the road while driving home.

    Another woman died while driving home after her first night shift.

    You can find out more at 19:30 GMT on BBC One with Inside Out.

  8. Reading boss wary of Fulham threatpublished at 17:10 GMT 23 January 2017

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    Reading FC manager Jaap Stam knows it will tough in the rearranged game.

    Reading face Fulham tomorrow night after the original fixture was abandoned at half-time last month due to fog.

    And Royals boss Jaap Stam told BBC Radio Berkshire he was wary of the threat posed by the Cottagers. 

    He said: "Fulham have got a great team, good side, they play very good possession football as well.

    "There are a lot of games, but in a way that is good as well.

    "If you've lost it's good to play again in a couple of days."

    Fulham thrashed Reading 5-0 when they last played at the start of December. 

  9. Bin collection days set to changepublished at 16:39 GMT 23 January 2017

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  10. Cheaper rents in Slough promised for lower income householdspublished at 16:33 GMT 23 January 2017

    Emma Midgley
    BBC South

    Slough households with an income of £20,000 to £40,000 will be able to rent larger family properties for less money under "living rent" proposals outlined in the council leader's blog, external. 

    Councillor Sohail Munawar writes that 32% of the town's households fall into this category.

    He says these rents won’t just apply to council new build properties, but to developments built by private developers and housing associations.

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    I know from speaking to residents that people are struggling with the cost of living, insecurity at work, rising prices, stagnating wages and worry about their children’s future.

    Councillor Sohail Munawar, Leader of Slough Council

  11. Severe weather warning for fog issued by Met Officepublished at 15:48 GMT 23 January 2017

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  12. Reading's Leaderboard Golf Centre to closepublished at 15:44 GMT 23 January 2017

    Reading Borough Council has announced it's planning to close the the Leaderboard Golf Centre after 17 years of trading. The driving range will be replaced by a new outdoor activity centre.

    BBC Radio Berkshire's Andrew Peach asked Coun Paul Gittings about the decision. 

  13. Tired doctors 'fall asleep at wheel'published at 15:25 GMT 23 January 2017

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    Four in 10 junior doctors fall asleep at wheel after night shift

  14. Local lads heading to Eurovision?published at 15:21 GMT 23 January 2017

    Earlier on, Reading's Danyl Johnson and Slough's Nate Simpson were among six acts announced who'll be attempting to represent the United Kingdom in this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

    The public will get their chance to vote this Friday in Eurovision: You Decide on BBC Two at 7.30pm. 

    Danyl Johnson and Nate Simpson
  15. Ladbrokes announced as new Gold Cup sponsorpublished at 15:05 GMT 23 January 2017

    Betting firm Ladbrokes will replace cognac house Hennessy as sponsor of Newbury's Gold Cup race, it has been announced.

    The deal between Newbury Racecourse and Hennessy lasted for 60 years and was said to have been the longest-running commercial sponsorship in sport. 

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  16. Police 'increasingly concerned' about missing Reading manpublished at 14:37 GMT 23 January 2017

    Police say they are becoming "increasingly concerned" about a man who has been missing from Reading since Thursday. 

    Thomas Birk, 27, was last seen in the Tilehurst area at around 13:00 wearing a grey hooded top, blue T-shirt and black tracksuit bottoms.

    He is described as white, 5ft 10ins, slim, with brown hair and blue eyes.

    Thomas BirkImage source, TVP
  17. Advice for driving in the fogpublished at 14:10 GMT 23 January 2017

    Motoring organisation the AA advises:

    • According to the Highway Code,, external you must use headlights when visibility is seriously reduced - generally when you cannot see for more than 100m (328ft), or the length of a football pitch.
    • There's no obligation to use fog lights but if your car is involved in an accident and they weren't on then your insurer may ask questions.
    • Generally it's better to be safe than sorry, so use fog lights when appropriate, but don't keep switching them on and off - this can be a distraction to other drivers so wait for a consistent improvement in visibility before turning them off.
    • Be able to stop within the distance you can see clearly.

    Read more about the disruption being caused by the fog here. 

  18. Gritters out in Windsor and Maidenheadpublished at 13:49 GMT 23 January 2017

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  19. Reading boss says Tiago Illori has a made a 'very good impression'published at 13:06 GMT 23 January 2017

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  20. Weather latest: More fog to comepublished at 13:01 GMT 23 January 2017

    After a freezing and foggy morning, there is a chance of some sunny spells developing this afternoon. 

    However the fog will return this evening and temperatures will dip to -1C overnight. 

    BBC weather forecast for Berkshire