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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Alex Meakin

    Travelodge failed Maidenhead sex assault victim 'at every stage' (opens the original)

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    A woman who was sexually assaulted by a man given a key to her hotel room was "fundamentally failed" by Travelodge "at every stage", an independent review has found. Barrister Paul Greaney KC said the chain's security policies at the time of the attack at its Maidenhead hotel in December 2022 were "not fit for the purpose of keeping guests safe". He found guests were still not as safe as they should be, with room intrusions reported at nearly one in 10 Travelodge hotels this summer, and no polic

  2. Article · Aug 11, 2026 · Alex Meakin

    Quality of Thames Water 'flagship' chalk stream rated as poor (opens the original)

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    The water quality of a Berkshire chalk stream - named by Thames Water as part of a "flagship chalk stream restoration project" - has been classed as "poor" by the Environment Agency. In the figures released on Thursday, the River Pang also failed a test for hazardous substances. In 2022, Thames Water began the Pang Flagship Chalk Stream Partnership, which it said would "deliver restoration plans from 2025 to 2035". Thames Water said it had invested £875,000 in the partnership, adding river water

  3. Article · Jul 30, 2026 · Alex Meakin

    The crops being grown indoors in Bracknell, without sun or soil (opens the original)

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    Crop fields have been taken indoors in part of rural Berkshire - into highly controlled environments - in the search for efficiency and innovation in arable farming. A group of farming scientists have shut their crops away from the elements, choosing instead to grow them on vertical aeroponic beds with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). They will grow without sunlight or soil and, the scientists say, will use 98% less water than traditional farming. Innovation Agritech Group (IAG) has des

  4. Article · Jul 28, 2026 · Alex Meakin & Sam Skeates

    Reading Football Club removes online shop items with spelling errors (opens the original)

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    A League One football club has said images of team merchandise on sale in its online shop - featuring the club's name spelt incorrectly - were used in error. Reading Football Club's online store showed a listing for a woolly bobble hat with a club badge that read "Readino Footrall Club". Another woolly hat's club badge read "Readng". It is has not been confirmed how the mistakes were made. Reading Football Club said the listings had been removed, adding: "We thank the BBC for bringing these imag

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