22 February 2012 Last updated at 16:56 ET

Government contractor fraud probeA4e website detail

Four people have been questioned over allegations of fraud while they worked at Slough-based government contractor A4e, Thames Valley Police say.

Boy left brain dead in crash dies

A 12-year-old boy dies in hospital a day after being hit by a car.

Peacocks shop frontPeacocks sold but 3,100 jobs lost

Peacocks stores in Reading, Wokingham, Slough, Newbury and Maidenhead are among 338 to close after the fashion chain is sold out of administration to Edinburgh Woollen Mill.

Peter Henley Article written by Peter Henley Peter Henley Political editor, South of England

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