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A man has been remanded in custody by magistrates after appearing in court charged with the rape of a 17-year-old girl in a park in Hove. Michal Tejkowski, 27, from Maidstone, Kent, appeared at Brighton Magistrates’ Court today (Saturday 4 June) charged with raping the A-level...

A coalition of Brighton charities has described proposed changes to the rules about legal aid as a false economy. The charities are asking the government to rethink the changes which they say will affect 4,000 people in Brighton and Hove. Under government proposals, people on low...

A management accountant has been appointed to run the NHS in Sussex as part of the government’s health service reforms. Denise Harker is the new chairman of the NHS Sussex board, overseeing the “cluster” of the four primary care trusts (PCTs) in Sussex. Her appointment follows a...