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Enjoy festive favourites like Radio Times with Readly's two-month free trial

Your Christmas reading sorted with this two-month free trial

Christmas drinks offers include exciting options and deals for 2024

Top Christmas booze deals for presents and parties

Some of the acts who could headline Reading and Leeds in 2025.

13 acts that could perform at the 2025 Leeds and Reading Festival

Emma Steel is the head of Every Cherry, which creates and publishes more accessible books

Meet the woman behind ground-breaking new books for children with SEND

Book gifting at Kirkcaldy Foodbank. (Pic: Alan Richardson)

Christmas appeal to gift books to families visiting foodbanks in Fife

The list of top books children should read before they’re four include The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson, The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr, and the Michael Rosen classic – We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

The best books children should read before they turn four

Momcozy Sunrise Sound Machine Wake-up Light

Review: Momcozy night light and sound machine is perfect for new mums

Digital magazines look great on a tablet or smartphone

Switching to digital magazines has saved me a small fortune

From leading by example to diversifying your reading material, there are plenty of ways parents can encourage their kids to read more (Photo: National World/Adobe Stock)

An expert's tips to keep your kids reading over the summer holidays

Brighten up your festival experience with these great gadgets

We list the gadgets you should be taking to see out festival season

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Family activities to do for £5 or less this May half-term

Brian Groom

WATCH & LISTEN: Author Brian Groom fights for northern history

Will Carver

Booky Pod: Meet crime writer Will Carver

Reading takes the top spot with 25% of people choosing it as their favourite hobby. Reading has been loved for many years, and with more ways to do so in the modern age, it has remained a top hobby.

The top 10 hobbies enjoyed by Brits

A workman was lifted to safety after a huge fire at a high-rise building in Reading. (Credit: Chris Lauder/X/PA Wire

Shocking footage shows black smoke billow from huge Reading fire

Best Amazon Prime day deals including Shark, Apple & Ninja products
Amazon Prime day is upon us - with July 11 marking day one and the chance to get your hands on some top products with slashed prices
Daniel Mcneil

Thames Water CEO Sarah Bentley quits after Reading-based company’s poor environmental performance

Water company boss resigns with immediate effect

Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)

Ofsted changes being considered after death of headteacher

A British Dad drowned while on a family holiday in Turkey, an inquest heard

British Dad drowned while on holiday in Turkey, inquest hears

Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, putting a show on dancing over Loch Glascarnoch, by Garve, in the Highlands

Northern Lights tonight: how to see them

Eggs are back on the Toby Carvery breakfast menu

Toby Carvery makes menu change which will delight breakfast fans

Families can get involved in the pop up events by McDonald’s across the country this Easter

McDonald’s to give families free football coaching sessions and books

Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)

Headteacher blocks Ofsted inspection after death of fellow head

Mobile phone ‘Armageddon alert’ date set: UK primed for new public warning system siren test

‘Armageddon alert’: UK primed for mobile phone public warning siren

Caversham Primary School in Reading

Primary headteacher took own life after Ofsted downgrade

World Book Day 2023 is coming - everything you need to know

With money tight, fraudsters are ramping up efforts to scam people (image: Adobe)

Top 10 UK cities with the highest average salaries revealed
Research has revealed the cities in the UK with the highest average salary - months after the unemployment rate was confirmed to be the lowest since the 1970s
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Top 10 safest places in the UK revealed - is your area on the list?

Buckhaven's Emma Mukandi has been called back into the Scotland women's national team squad (Photo: SNS Group)

Pinatar Cup: Buckhaven footballer Emma Mukandi called back into Scotland squad

XR protesters ‘forcibly removed’ from House of Lords as Government suffers defeat over Public Order Bill

XR protesters ‘forcibly removed’ from House of Lords

Track-by-track journey through the new live album.

Reading and Leeds Festival 2023 headliners announced

Experts reveal worst day and time to drive in the UK

Picture Michael Gillen

5G phone mast plan for Kirkcaldy residential area

Harry Styles is nominated for Harry's House

Harry Styles tipped to headline Leeds Festival 2023

A horse estate previously owned by the Queen has been put up for sale.

Look inside the Queen’s former horse estate for sale on Rightmove

Gen Z festival goers are increasingly taking their tents with them after festivals (photo: @F.Guion)

Gen Z festival goers... won't leave tents behind

These are the areas with the smartest students in England

The long summer holidays are an ideal time to work with your youngster

Top tips on how to turn your child into a bookworm this summer

Reading Festival and Glastonbury rank the best for sleep – but Womad and Bestiva...

Reading is the most popular bedtime ritual, research found (photo: Adobe)

The secret to a good night’s sleep? Routine reading - research finds

Marlene and Karen outside the St Clair Centre in Kirkcaldy (Pic: Scott Louden)

Worried parents no further forward as Kirkcaldy support centre still closed

WHSmith launches rapid delivery trial with Deliveroo - full list of stores invol...

Favourite books to read on train journeys revealed for World Book Day

Brits will spend seven hours and 24 minutes online on Christmas Day – as they ha...

These are the best Christmas books for children

Best Christmas books for children - perfect festive stories for kids

Festival-goers will be able to get a vaccine as easily as a burger or a beer (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid jabs on line-up as ‘vaccine tent’ opens at Reading and Leeds festivals

US burger chain Wendy’s has announced plans to open its first “dark kitchens” in the UK (Photo: Shutterstock)

Burger chain Wendy’s plans to open its first ‘dark kitchens’ in the UK

Wendy’s has opened its first UK restaurant - here's the full list of future loca...

Wendy’s is opening in the UK - but what’s on the menu? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Wendy’s is opening in the UK - but what’s on the menu?

New acts and information announced for Reading and Leeds 2021 - here are the det...

Great escape...many children found that reading helped them during lockdown. It's hoped the First Minister's Reading Challenge will inspire even more to pick up a book.

Book in for First Minister’s Reading Challenge

While the Reading and Leeds Festival couldn't go ahead in 2020, it'll be back in 2021 (Photo: Simone Joyner/Getty Images)

How to get tickets for Reading and Leeds Festival 2021 - and everything you need...

Musicians booked to play at the festival include Lewis Capaldi, Two Door Cinema Club and Doja Cat. (Shutterstock)

Reading and Leeds Festivals announce plans for next year - here's what you shoul...

Raith Rovers boss John McGlynn with new signing Gozie Ugwu. (Pics courtesy of Raith Rovers)

New striker signs for Raith Rovers

10 fun and educational indoor activities for kids to do at home