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Hove MP Peter Kyle has criticised Sports Direct for trying to bug him and his colleagues by leaving a miniature recording device in a room where they were holding a private meeting. The Labour MP was one of six members of the House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial...

Commuters have suffered huge delays tonight after a man jumped on to the tracks, stripped and rapped before fleeing along the line from police with Tasers. The incident, which happened at Norwood Junction, has affected trains bound for Brighton and Hove. Journalist Lianna Brinded...

Macmillan Cancer Support opened its £6 million Brighton cancer to the public this morning (Monday 7 November). The charity held a cake-cutting ceremony to mark the official opening of the Macmillan Horizon Centre in Bristol Gate, Brighton, across the road from the Royal Sussex...

A Brighton pub with a history of football violence caught selling large quantities of smuggled spirits has avoided losing its licence – but only on condition its former landlords are shown the door. The Royal Standard in Queen’s Road was raided in June by police and...

A planned 10p sugar tax on unhealthy drinks appears to have been turned around into a reduction in the price of healthier drinks in what campaigners are describing as a “stunning victory”. The University of Brighton announced in August it would be introducing a 10p...

Staff at a Brighton hotel made a sad discovery today when they found the body of a guest who had passed away in one of their rooms. Police were called to The Lanes Hotel at 12.20pm today to reports of a man’s body. No foul play is suspected and the coroner has been...

Police are searching for Michael Murray who was arrested on suspicion of theft in Brighton on Tuesday (1 November). The arrest was made in connection with the theft of some fragrance sets from a shop in North Street that afternoon. Following his arrest, the 28-year-old from...

A whole neighbourhood in Brighton will be transforming itself street by street into a Christmas calendar this December. Streets in Hanover have put together advent calendars in the past, with each house being allocated a day on which they reveal a window display which then stays...

The NHS trusts for Brighton and Worthing are exploring a merger as Royal Sussex County Hospital bosses wrestle with a projected £60 million overspend. Staff have expressed concern about the effect on jobs and patient services. The proposed merger is part of the Sustainability and...

The train drivers’ union ASLEF has delayed a ballot of its members who work for Southern one day after it started. Bosses at the train company Southern said that they were told at the weekend that this was down to “technical” reasons. Southern’s parent company Govia Thameslink...