1. 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.

2. Man sold fake parking passes to ‘numb pain’

A railway station porter who forged car parking tickets and sold them to commuters narrowly avoided being sent to jail this week.

3. Reading Festival fans’ ordeal in tickets crush

4. Winning formula to feed

Here’s a Formula 1 conundrum to beat even the magnificent Lewis Hamilton.

5. Royal Ascot food king

He is the man who masterminds the feast that is consumed at Royal Ascot – Steve Golding. He may be Royal Ascot executive chef but he cooks with the rest of them every day. Hilary Scott met the king of the kitchens.

6. Leading financial centre has just got even better

The structural completion of the new £6 million extension to The University of Reading’s ICMA Centre was marked with a topping out ceremony.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. Hancock ain’t half dire

Will Smith arrived in this country recently with a blaze of publicity while promoting his latest movie Hancock, which certainly won’t do the box office takings any harm.

10. Make the most of summer with Food Monthly

If you’ve not been to sunnier climes yet this year then feast your eyes on our Floribbean cuisine feature and book your holiday now!