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Nineteen injured in fatal M4 minibus crash near Reading • May 13, 2025, 1:15 AM ET (BBC)
Taxi driver fined after offering illegal rides in Reading • Apr. 27, 2025, 2:39 AM ET (BBC)
Rescued Reading rooftop duck and ducklings released • Apr. 25, 2025, 2:39 AM ET (BBC)

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Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.
Guess the City by Its River Quiz
English language school promotion illustration. Silhouette of a man advertises or sells shouts in a megaphone and emerging from the flag of the United Kingdom (Union Jack).
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Union Jack flag of Great Britain, united kingdom
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