1. Jobs warning after Avis sheds head office staff

Around 50 jobs have been cut at a car hire firm’s UK headquarters in Bracknell.

2. Beat the credit crunch at budget supermarkets

3. Scouts hook Samurai sword from the lake

Volunteers were at the sharp end of litter-picking when they plucked a Samurai sword from the edge of a lake.

4. High-scoring Ladies in late defeat

After a devastating last-minute defeat at home last week, Bracknell wanted to get their season back on track with the right result.

5. Two-goal Dan is Ray of light

Bracknell travelled to Bicester high on confidence, and recorded their third win on the bounce to go top of MBBO Division 1.

6. Ghetto guru Hilary Swank plays a teacher in The Freedom Writers

HILARY Swank stars as Erin, a teacher with a heart who wants to improve the lives of a group of ghetto children in California.

7. Hilary Duff stars in the cliche, light and fluffy movie

IN America Hilary Duff is a huge star. In Britain she is known to pre-teens for her role in Lizzie McGuire, but few other people.

8. Ray and Steeples at the double in superb opener

Bracknell started their MBBO Men’s 1st League Division 1 campaign with a convincing victory away to Abingdon. 

9. X Factor star’s advice for our talent hopefuls

As the semi-finalists of Has Reading Got Talent? tomorrow fight for a place in Saturday’s final, one former X Factor hopeful knows just how they feel.

10. Cheering most talented 15 to the final

The town’s finest strutted their stuff at Broad Street Mall yesterday to prove that Reading really Has Got Talent.