Nobel Prize-winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah has said he did not pick literature as an A-level as it did not feel “useful”.

Nigel Farage will commit to restoring the winter fuel payment to all pensioners and to scrapping the two-child benefit cap, reports have suggested. The Reform UK leader is expected to appeal to ...

Sir Alan Bates has said the Government’s compensation schemes for victims of the Horizon IT scandal have been “turned into quasi-kangaroo courts”. The former subpostmaster, who has campaigned for ...

The Gunners remain the only English side to have lifted the Women’s Champions League trophy, having also done it 18 years ago.

Housebuilders who leave vital development sites unfinished for years could face losing their land to local councils under new Government rules. For the first time, developers will have to commit to ...

The Gunners remain the only English team to lift the trophy, doing so for a second time 18 years after they became the first.

Due to their superior goal difference, a draw at Craven Cottage should be sufficient to secure a top-five spot in the Premier League.

Jimmy Thelin was proud to put “a smile on the city” after his Aberdeen side defied the odds to defeat treble-chasing Celtic 4-3 on penalties and claim the Scottish Cup for the first time in 35 years.

Psychobilly legends Guana Batz are set to perform in Reading. The concert, taking place at Facebar, will see the band play on July 3. The Guana Batz, a band that emerged from the early 1980s ...

Cate Blanchett presented the award to Panahi, who three years ago was imprisoned in Iran before going on a hunger strike.

Teenager Tommy Watson has revealed he dreamt of coming off the bench to fire Sunderland into the Premier League. The 19-year-old substitute, who was making his final appearance for the Black Cats at ...

Former police officer turned comedian, Alfie Moore, is bringing his stand-up show to Reading. The star of BBC Radio 4's 'It's a Fair Cop' is set to perform his show 'A Face for Radio' at Reading Town ...