'Lung scan in supermarket car park saved my life'
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'Lung scan in supermarket car park saved my life'
• Sandra Champkins was symptom-free when CT scan in Tesco car park detected she had cancer.
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 | BBC Berkshire RSS feed · today Venezuelan-born woman's heartbreak after quakes• Tens of thousands of people are still missing after two quakes struck Venezuela last month. |
 | BBC Berkshire RSS feed · today Lobbing Federer changed his life - the cult hero back at Wimbledon• Marcus Willis is best known for playing Roger Federer on Wimbledon's Centre Court but, 10 years on, he says he is not defined by that magical moment. |
 | Reading Borough Council News · today Pavement improvement works under way across the borough• Up to 30 stretches of pavement will be treated using an innovative new method which extends the life of the footway The technique is quicker, cheaper and more environmentally friendly than traditional methods while maintaining footways at high standard for longer |
 | BBC Berkshire RSS feed · today Man in court after fight shut parts of town centre• The 29-year-old man from Reading was charged on Wednesday and appeared in court on Thursday. |
 | BBC Berkshire RSS feed · today Town centre locations cordoned off after assaults• Thames Valley Police spokesperson says two men from Reading have been arrested after the assaults. |
 | BBC Berkshire RSS feed · today Warning against exploring unused cinema building• The former Odeon in Bracknell closed in May 2025 after decades operating in the town. |
 | BBC Berkshire RSS feed · today Kew Gardens' statue returns to Windsor Castle• The Hercules statue had been prominently placed in Kew Gardens but it was removed last year. |
 | BBC Berkshire RSS feed · today Reading's Lisbie driven by 'proving people wrong'• Reading's first summer signing Kyreece Lisbie wants to prove people wrong as he steps up to League One. |
 | BBC Berkshire RSS feed · today Burnham asked to back Thames Valley mayoral plans• Oxfordshire political leaders have asked for Andy Burnham's support to create mayor for the region |
 | BBC Berkshire RSS feed · today Family served eviction notice under banned law• Lynne Antink and her son Colin from Wokingham are now expecting to be split up. |
 | BBC Berkshire RSS feed · today Horse show death investigations could take months• Lance Bombardier Ciara Sullivan, 24, fell from her horse at the 15 May Windsor Castle show. |
 | BBC Berkshire RSS feed · today New motorbike squad to clamp down on speeding• The motorbikes will be equipped with handheld laser and video speed detection technology. |
 | BBC Berkshire RSS feed · today Data centre planned for Microsoft's UK HQ• public consultation on the proposal will be held by developers in Sonning next week. |
 | BBC Berkshire RSS feed · today Reading appoint Coleman as assistant manager• Reading appoint former Accrington, Gillingham and Rochdale boss John Coleman as their new assistant manager. |
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On 13 March 1781, astronomer William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus; he later moved to Slough, where his 40-foot telescope was the largest in the world for 50 years.
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