1. Have you got ‘wow’ factor?

Budding singers, guitarists and street dancers turned out in force on Saturday as the search to find the hottest talent in Reading continued.

2. Winning formula to feed

Here’s a Formula 1 conundrum to beat even the magnificent Lewis Hamilton.

3. Make the most of your summer holidays

Don’t be stuck for something to do this summer holiday – there are loads of brilliant activities taking place, offering fun for all ages.

4. The place to be

Restaurants in chain stores can be intriguing places. Ideal for a quick cuppa while shopping till you drop, they have mostly taken over from the little cafes that used to pepper our high streets.

5. Narnia calls to film audiences again

I joined a crowd of youngsters at a cinema in London’s West End for a preview of Prince Caspian, the second movie in Disney’s big-screen version of the next chapter in The Chronicles Of Narnia.

6. Out of the shadow

If Keeley Hawes had problems stepping into Sam Tyler’s shoes for Ashes to Ashes, then this week an even bigger task faced Kevin Whately, returning as Lewis – the replacement for the legendary Inspector Morse.

7. All glammed up for Sex And The City

New York glamour was set to descend on Britain yesterday, with the hotly-anticipated movie premiere of Sex And The City.

8. Bracknell’s Branding

9. ‘Rambo is not gratuitous violence. It’s war’

Sylvester Stallone reveals the pressures – and dangers – he faced as action hero Rambo comes out of retirement

10. Coming full circle

Little Barrie is back at The Fez and he’s all grown up and worldly wise. Much has happened since the band last visited The Fez more than a year ago, including the appointment of a new drummer, Billy Skinner, alongside guitarist-singer-songwriter Barrie Cadogan and bass player Lewis Wharton.