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Has the younger Leeds Festival now become "the" go to festival site for Reading and Leeds Festival over the years?

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Thousands of Pompey FC fans flocked to Southsea Common to celebrate the team's League One title and promotion. Pictured: John Pompey Westwood Picture Credit: Keith Woodland

I'm known as UK's biggest football fanatic...but books are my passion

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About two in five parents struggle with primary school maths terminology

The homework subject parents dread helping with the most uncovered

Finding the perfect date is no longer about looking for a looker, according to a new study

Good looks are no longer a dating priority, according to a new study

Val McDermid and Nicola Sturgeon will be appearing at a special festive Edinburgh’s Christmas In Conversation event, In The Company of Books, on 15 December at The Assembly Rooms on the Mound where they will be joined by Alan Cumming and bestselling author Paula Hawkins to discuss all things books.

Interview: Nicola Sturgeon and Val McDermid on bonding over books

Enjoy festive favourites like Radio Times with Readly's two-month free trial

Your Christmas reading sorted with this two-month free trial

Christmas drinks offers include exciting options and deals for 2024

Top Christmas booze deals for presents and parties

Ms Robison told MSPs: “We are going to ramp up action on housing, investing £768 million in affordable homes.

Analysis Construction is booming but housebuilding is lagging in Scotland

Some of the acts who could headline Reading and Leeds in 2025.

Glastonbury 2025 Headliners: 13 acts tipped to top the festival bill

Emma Steel is the head of Every Cherry, which creates and publishes more accessible books

Meet the woman behind ground-breaking new books for children with SEND

The list of top books children should read before they’re four include The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson, The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr, and the Michael Rosen classic – We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

The best books children should read before they turn four

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Review: Momcozy night light and sound machine is perfect for new mums

Gerry Cinnamon is among the acts performing at Reading and Leeds Festival 2024.

6 Scottish acts at Reading and Leeds Festival 2024

Students at Madras College in St Andrews, Fife, receive their SQA results. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

The stark, sobering figures behind 'collapsing' SQA results Barry Black

From leading by example to diversifying your reading material, there are plenty of ways parents can encourage their kids to read more (Photo: National World/Adobe Stock)

An expert's tips to keep your kids reading over the summer holidays

Why I largely avoided alcohol at Glastonbury - and I wasn't the only one

Is Glastonbury Festival bigger than Coachella Festival or even some small countries? A new website can help you discover just how big the festival site is compared to other areas (Credit: Getty Images)

The astonishing size of Glastonbury compared to other festivals

Brighten up your festival experience with these great gadgets

We list the gadgets you should be taking to see out festival season

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Tribunal ruling's talk of 'heresy' suggests trans ideology is a secular religion Paul Wilson

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Scotsman money: study reveals rainy day funds

Brian Groom

WATCH & LISTEN: Author Brian Groom fights for northern history

Will Carver

Booky Pod: Meet crime writer Will Carver

World Book Day is on the first Thursday of March in the UK. Image: Adobe Stock

Explainer When is World Book Day and why is it so important?

Reading takes the top spot with 25% of people choosing it as their favourite hobby. Reading has been loved for many years, and with more ways to do so in the modern age, it has remained a top hobby.

The top 10 hobbies enjoyed by Brits

Reading and Leeds returns for 2024. Cr. Danny Lawson

Who is performing at Reading and Leeds Festival in 2024?

How to get presale tickets for Leeds Festival and Reading Festival

A workman was lifted to safety after a huge fire at a high-rise building in Reading. (Credit: Chris Lauder/X/PA Wire

Shocking footage shows black smoke billow from huge Reading fire

Who could headline at Reading Festival this year?

Reading Festival 2024 Headliners: 10 acts who could play main stage

A man walks his cat on a lead in Plaza del Castillo, the main square in the northern Spanish town of Pamplona. Pic: J Christie

Janet Christie's Mum's the Word - Catching up with Hemingway in Pamplona

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Edinburgh International Film Festival diary: 19 August

Brendan Rodgers sees his current Celtic challenge as showing he can have great moments again at the club after his first spell didn't "end well for many". (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

Brendan Rodgers on proving a point' at Celtic

Thames Water CEO Sarah Bentley quits after Reading-based company’s poor environmental performance

Water company boss resigns with immediate effect

Fred Banning was respected for his good humour and integrity

Scotsman Obituaries: Fred Banning, communications man and cancer campaigner

Adam Le Fondre was a huge hit during his spell in Australia with Sydney FC.

EPL record, HP sauce, many admirers: the story of new Hibs striker Le Fondre

Adam Le Fondre has signed for Hibs after a spell in Australia with Sydney FC.

Hibs land 'selfless' Le Fondre - and why it's a test of new DoF

Hibs are closing in on a deal for veteran striker Adam Le Fondre.

Hibs close in on Le Fondre in bid to bolster attacking options

Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)

Ofsted changes being considered after death of headteacher

A British Dad drowned while on a family holiday in Turkey, an inquest heard

British Dad drowned while on holiday in Turkey, inquest hears

Hibs manager Lee Johnson wants no stone unturned in the search for players.

Hibs transfers: Club eyes up new markets ahead of summer recruitment mission

Brian McDermott, centre, joined Hibs last week as the club's new director of football - a move welcomed by manager Lee Johnson, right.

Johnson not threatened by presence of two former EPL managers at Hibs
Hibs manager Lee Johnson does not feel threatened by the presence of two former English Premier League managers lurking in the background.

Angus MacDonald has been a key player for Aberdeen since joining in the summer. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)

The Aberdeen star trying to prove former club wrong and Scotland cap dream

Hibs have appointed Brian McDermott as their new director of football.

Hibs land McDermott as DoF - Celtic post, EPL promotion, Arsenal experience

Mixu Paatelainen, formerly a player and manager at Hibs, could be in line for a return to Easter Road.

Paatelainen and veteran agent 'among candidates for Hibs DoF'

Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, putting a show on dancing over Loch Glascarnoch, by Garve, in the Highlands

Northern Lights tonight: how to see them

Eggs are back on the Toby Carvery breakfast menu

Toby Carvery makes menu change which will delight breakfast fans

Families can get involved in the pop up events by McDonald’s across the country this Easter

McDonald’s to give families free football coaching sessions and books

Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)

Headteacher blocks Ofsted inspection after death of fellow head

Mobile phone ‘Armageddon alert’ date set: UK primed for new public warning system siren test

‘Armageddon alert’: UK primed for mobile phone public warning siren

Caversham Primary School in Reading

Primary headteacher took own life after Ofsted downgrade

The demonisation of older women has a long history (Picture: Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)

Young women complicit in patriarchy turning middle-aged women into 'hags'

World Book Day 2023 is coming - everything you need to know

With money tight, fraudsters are ramping up efforts to scam people (image: Adobe)

Top 10 UK cities with the highest average salaries revealed

Top 10 safest places in the UK revealed - is your area on the list?

XR protesters ‘forcibly removed’ from House of Lords as Government suffers defeat over Public Order Bill

XR protesters ‘forcibly removed’ from House of Lords

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

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