Incredible photos of one of Reading's oldest buildings throughout the ages have been released by the Reading Fringe Festival team. Shehnai at The Olympia Ballroom will be used as a venue for a series of comedy, music and theatre acts during Fringe week. Built in the 1700s by one of King George's physicians, the historic listed building in London Street is one of the largest indoor venue hire locations in Berkshire. Built in the 1700s by one of King George's physicians, The Olympia Ballroom in London Read more [...]

The BBC should do all it can to keep the Six Nations free to air in English and Welsh, former Plaid Cymru leader Dafydd Wigley has urged. The peer stressed the national importance of the tournament in a letter to BBC director-general Tony Hall. He wants the Six Nations added to a list of protected events which would guarantee its free-to-air status. 'The most important fixtures in our collective national calendar' Lord Wigley said: “When I first wrote to Lord Hall regarding this matter back in Read more [...]

UBS said in an equity strategy note on Tuesday that it expects continued volatility ahead of the Greek referendum this weekend, with polls and political comments by Greek and Eurozone leaders driving markets. The biggest exposure to Greece at a country level is in Spain, Portugal and Italy, said the bank, adding that the UK and Switzerland are the relative safe havens outside the Eurozone. In terms of sectors, banks, insurers and diversified financials are the most correlated to Read more [...]

Clare Balding is a BBC Olympic stalwart but for how long? Picture: Contributed The BBC is facing the prospect of losing some or all of its coverage of the Olympics from 2022 after broadcaster Eurosport and parent company Discovery secured a €1.3 billion (£920 million) rights deal. The BBC had 2,500 hours of live coverage from the London 2012 Games and 650 hours from the Sochi Winter Olympics last year, but the Read more [...]