My weekly update including: - The Spring Forecast - The Business Secretary's visit to Reading - Supporting the Nepalese community

I welcomed the range of measures the Labour Government is taking to support families with the cost of living, including lifting the 2 child cap on UC, the warm homes plan, the first rail fare freeze in 30 years, and many other measures.

My weekly update including: - Reading meningitis cases (please see my full update here: www.mattrodda.net/news/2026/05...) - The King's Speech - Local community events

My weekly update:
 - Raising parents' concerns about social media - Championing Reading’s history & heritage - Attending community events

During a debate on flood prevention I raised the importance of rewilding and other natural measures to increase capacity for drainage upstream of affected areas.

I asked the Water Minister to outline what action the government is taking to improve compensation for households and businesses if they have their water cut off or have low pressure. In the past residents have had to wait too long before receiving compensation.

The Ukrainian Community Centre in Reading is doing incredibly important work to preserve Ukrainian language, culture and heritage, and I was pleased to recognise this work in Parliament.

It was wonderful to have the Business Secretary, Peter Kyle, visit Reading and celebrate the real success of our town. I am so proud of what is being achieved here and know that this is just the beginning.

The Royal British Legion, Reading Borough Council, and local organisations like The Forgotten British Gurkha Charity are playing a vital role supporting forces veterans. I paid tribute to them and asked for best practice from Reading to be shared across the country.

It is a fundamental point of fairness that funding should be based on need, which is why I fully support the Government’s approach to the Local Government Finance Settlement.

Small Smart Spaces is a range of Healthy and Comfortable Architecturally Designed Homes suitable for #passivehaus Certification and Homestar ratings, Direct from the Architectural Designer to you. #newzealand #Architecture

Grammy awarded to AI music makers? What do u theenk? Leenk in Bio 4 the full podkasst obout the AI mess. And say what? 👉🏼 The song “AI Can Suck My” by Mighty One Man Band is already causing pandemonium on all deegeetal platferms. #AICanSuckMy #mightyonemanband #podcast #Grammy #AI

Reporters at ITV News and ITN are being freed from the logistics to focus on the creativity, with Avid for News, including Wolftech ▶️ avid.co/GlEN50YUTq7 #itvnews #itn #newsproduction #wolftech #avid #news #broadcast #technology

US will issue commemorative passports with Trump’s picture for America’s 250th birthday! #news #worldnews #usa #us #usnews #america #trump #donaldtrump #passports #uspassports

Prism laser devastation! Absolutely crushing the Veteran mode of SUPER GALAXY SQUADRON EX right now. This game is tremendous. #SHMUP #Gaming #BulletHell #IndieGame

'He fights on' Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy tells #BBCBreakfast Keir Starmer is focussed on 'delivering for the British people' when asked about a potential Labour leadership contest

𝙴𝚊𝚌𝚑 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚍𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎, 𝚛𝚎𝚐𝚊𝚛𝚍𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜. #𝙼𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚢𝙼𝚘𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗

U.S. President Donald J. Trump disembarks from Air Force One to much fanfare in China earlier.

SCOTUS takes up new religious rights case out of Colorado | St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy #scotus #supremecourt

Marina Sirtis discusses how disappointed she was when filming Star Trek: Picard 🎧Listen to The Show People Podcast With Andrew Keates on all podcast platforms. 📺 Watch on YouTube, Spotify​⁠ & the ​⁠Queer Theatre website. ✨ Sponsored by Theataccounts & The Two Brewers 🎥📷 Boyan Georgiev

#daily #review #movies #horrormovies #reels

#daily #post #reels #comedy #joke #jokes #rant #reaction #dumbesttimeline #news ##newpost

Victor Wembanyama FROM HALFCOURT to end the first half 😱 UNREAL

Williams misses the three but this was great ball movement from the Thunder, Spurs did a great job scrambling but the Thunder still found a clean look.

Arsenal always believed. 🔴⚪ 📹via. insidearsenalfc [IG]

The most important tool in a Nekomancer's Kit... The Portal Spell ⭕️ :3 #IndieGames #IndieGameDev #GameDev

Trump is ramping up election fraud claims again. There is still no evidence of fraud that could change the results. So the real question being raised is this. Is this just reaction to past losses? Or could it be setting the stage for what comes next? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7f_Mnp5s6o

🚨 Cúilín Media - Podcast Clip! 🚨 In this one, the lads discuss Ballina Stephenites pulling off an incredible comeback in the Mayo Final 👏 That’s 3 in a row for Ballina 🏆 Full Pod available across all 5 Platforms on YouTube & Spotify 🔥

In #Tilburg, players and supporters celebrate the promotion .... #WillemII

The Beginning is Near! The winner of the BEAM Global Giveaway, sponsored by Alexander PCs, will be announced on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM Central Time.

It’s National Bike to Work Day! Whether it’s out in Chicago or in the halls of Congress, I always enjoy a chance to take my wheels out.

I’m going to keep protecting bike lanes and bike infrastructure that keeps our cyclists, drivers, and pedestrians safe🚲

Quality care should honor dignity,comfort and independence at every stage of life. Compassionate support for seniors means creating personalized care experiences that respect individual needs and help families feel confident in their journey. #Independa #SeniorCare #HealthyAging #Support #Wellness

Imagine getting a letter saying that you, the recipient and reader of the letter, are dead

When I'm bored, I draw... A customer saw me working on this bizarre drawing at The Amina Craft Market at Port Zante. She asked me what it was. I told her that next week "Easton's Caribbean Gothic" art will be in Saint Kitts. She wanted me to hurry up and finish the drawing because she had

Don’t be sad because it’s over, smile because it happened. #LFC #Salah

Therapy isn't enough. Here's what's missing.

Hello, Daddy. Hello, Mom. I’m your ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch cherry bomb. Carved Top Shelby TB2 short-scale in Cherry Bomb will be listed for sale as soon as Pam can take some pictures. 🤪 $2595 OffbeatGuitars.com #OffbeatGuitars #Luthier #Bass #Bassist #ShelbyBass #ShortScaleBass #CherryBomb #🍒💣

U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn competing with a torn ACL crashed early on her Olympic downhill event ending her comeback attempt. She was eventually airlifted off of the mountain.

I seen it with my own eyes

He was also our Young player of the year and deserved it , he just needs to have more confidence in himself but that will come !

Enhance Your Business Photography in Michigan #Michigan #Business #Photography

✨️ If you know, you know

So much for retirement! Longtime CPC MP Matt Jeneroux says PM Carney's Davos speech changed his mind about wrapping up his political career. Instead, he's crossing the floor to the Liberals. @spencerfernando.bsky.social and I get into it... 👀 FULL: rtrj.info/021826Spencer 🎧 FULL: rtrj.info/021826

🌍 InciSioN Weekly Global Surgery Quiz!🩺 Week 15 Think you know global surgery? Test your skills with this week’s quiz and challenge fellow advocates worldwide! 💪 ➡️ Join via our story/highlights/posts ➡️ Tag @InciSioNGlobal and your local chapter #InciSioN #GlobalSurgery #SurgeryQuiz #FutureSurgeons

Unser Leben. 2021 haben wir eine Lesung gedreht. In der Waldenburgerli. Sie hat uns total fasziniert. Sie steht in Waldenburg in einem Raum. Denn die Waldenburger erhalten und pflegen sie. Allerdings war es ein äusserst kalter Tag. Aber schaut selbst dieses Schmuckstück an. #kulturduo

Exploring the artistic soul of Bellas Artes one masterpiece at a time 🖼️✨ #BellasArtes https://go.casadechiles.com/bellas-blue-sky

Gender norms influence exposure to antimicrobial resistance, but are often overlooked in #AMR research. We partnered with @ilri.org to develop a framework to enhance gender-responsive research within livestock systems: www.globalstrategylab.org/projects/enh... #IWD2026 #GSLdata

taking a break on the game for a bit to focus more on some tools i've been wanting to make behold, face selection! #godot #godotengine

Astros are having a tough year?

INCOMING JEOPARDY! This YouTube series has released an episode every Wednesday since 2009 and stars three friends from Philadelphia playing video games together. youtu.be/oKIqpvp6JsE

Hasan greift die US-Außenpolitik und die USA im Allgemeinen an, und rechtfertigt die Terroranschläge vom 11. Sept mit den Worten „Amerika hat es verdient“. Zudem überschreitet er die Grenze von legitimer Kritik an Israel hin zur Unterstützung von Hamas & Hisbollah: 11/22

🇹🇷 Türkiye's Baykar has just unveiled a kamikaze drone that can fly 1,000 kilometres, locate targets without GPS, and work together in groups. It passed a test involving live firing before its public debut next week.

Strive to be so excited that you end up with a mouth full of grass (via @MSchweizerTDJS)

Check out this clip from today’s interview with Ben Leman, author of Between the Tines! Subscribe and tune into my Substack in order to check out this new podcast episode: 👉 saimarie.substack.com/p/navigating... #BenLeman #BetweenTheTines #TheMindOfSaiMarie #AuthorInterview #LiteraryJourney

OPINION: Content creator Alex Leibow joins the show to discuss his AI-generated videos of LA Mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt, which have been promoted by Pratt's campaign and gone viral. #AlexLiebow #SpencerPratt #LAWildfires

Emily Vukovic was at Decorrestore in Hamilton, checking out all the products they have to transform your home. FULL SEGMENT: www.chch.com/morning-live/room-transformations-at-any-budget/

The STEM Kids Make a Robot is about a diverse set of 4th graders working together using engineering design process, Tuckman's group formation, cooperative learning tenets to design a recycling robot to speed up cafeteria tray return line. #KidLit #ChildrensBooks #STEMForKids NoireSTEMinist.com/shop

Bobby and the Little Free Treat Library