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An investigation has been launched into a fire at a fourth-floor flat in Hove this afternoon. Crews from Preston Circus, Roedean and Hove, the Command Support Unit from Lewes and three Officers were mobilised to the address in Clarendon Road at 2:44pm. Firefighters used four...

A group of travellers which had previously set up camp on an ancient burial ground in Hangleton have now moved to a current one in Woodingdean. The group of Irish travellers were due to be evicted from St Helen’s Green in Hangleton, thought to be a burial ground connected...

A rise of 24 places in the Guardian University Guide 2016 puts Sussex among the UK’s top 20 universities. The table, published today, ranks Sussex at 19th, making it the highest climber in the table, while Brighton has fallen five places to rank 67th. Vice-Chancellor Professor...

Police have released a video showing a drug-dazed driver make the journey from just before his arrest to a night in the cells. Neil El-Komboz, 30, of Ditchling Rise, Brighton, lurched around Asda at Brighton Marina at about 4.20am just before Christmas. El-Komboz and a friend...

A Brighton sea swimmer who this morning attempted the earliest – and therefore coldest- channel crossing yet has had to abandon his mission this morning after becoming disorientated. Simon Cooke, who is raising money for local disabled children’s charity Amaze, set...