A Reading takeaway has been handed a new four-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

Paprika Indian Takeaway, a takeaway in Caversham Road, was given the score after assessment on October 22, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Reading's 180 takeaways with ratings, 88 (49 per cent) have ratings of five and just one has a zero rating.

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The news comes after another popular restaurant in Caversham was handed a zero out of five hygiene rating. 

Momo House, a Lebanese restaurant, was recently given the lowest rating.

During an inspection of the restaurant on Farnham Drive, Caversham, officers found the usual mains gas supply to the premises had been replaced by five Liquefied Petroleum gas bottles.