1. Shareholders will vote on S&N takeover bid

Shareholders of brewer Scottish and Newcastle will meet today to vote on a proposed £7.8 billion takeover of the company.

2. Skills boss visits BMW academy

The boss of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) made a special visit to a Mortimer motoring academy just days before the government body is relaunched.

3. Yell appoints property firm for relocation

Directories group Yell has appointed property consultant AYH to oversee its high profile relocation to the town centre.

4. Ex-player wins gong

A former Reading FC youth footballer has won a top award for his work in protecting people from potentially lethal superbugs.

5. Legal eagles help clinch £9m office space deal

Reading law firm Shoosmiths has helped secure a £9 million office space deal for one of the South East’s leading investment companies.

6. Liven up your view with a new surface

7. Microsoft in collaboration

Microsoft and Sourcesense, a leading European systems integration consultancy, will collaborate on the strategy, development and deployment of open source solutions for the Microsoft Office product suite.

8. Drive away a stylish Saab

Reading Saab is giving customers the chance to drive away a new Saab 9-3 Convertible for under £300 per month.

9. Graduate is in top 10 UK unipreneurs

A Reading graduate is celebrating after being named one of Britain’s top 10 student entrepreneurs.

10. Lack of training is putting workers’ lives in danger

Millions of British men and women are at risk at work because of a lack of safety training, the biggest survey ever carried out by the British Safety Council (BSC) has revealed.