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Two residents died between the start and end of an unannounced care home inspection in Hove, which was triggered by whistleblowers. The registered manager walked out on the second day of the three-day inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the official government...

Firefighters rescued a dog from the sea after it went over the sea wall at Brighton Marina early this morning (Wednesday 31 May). East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said: “At 6.03am Roedean firefighters were mobilised to Brighton Marina after a dog was reported to be in the sea...

A man has been arrested after two women were groped in Brighton, Sussex Police said today (Wednesday 31 May). And detectives want to hear from any other women who may have been targeted but who did not report the incidents. The sexual assaults took place in the Jubilee Library...

Brighton and Hove Albion defender Gaetan Bong has agreed a new one-year contract with the club. Albion said: “The Cameroonian was one of four players to be offered a new deal earlier this month, and has now committed his future to Albion for another year once his current contract...

The price of a deposit for tenants in Brighton and Hove dipped slightly in the latest quarter for which figures are available but remained well above the national average. The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) said: “Tenancy deposits for properties with Brighton’s ‘BN’ postcode...

Many parliamentary candidates and smaller political parties may have welcomed the introduction of fixed-term elections under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011. It gave them time to plan, develop campaigns and fundraise. But the snap election has wiped out the time to raise...

A man was stabbed in the centre of Brighton on Saturday night, Sussex Police said today (Tuesday 30 May) as they asked for help identifying him. The force said: “Police in Brighton are appealing for witnesses after they were called shortly before 10pm on Saturday night (27 May)...

A man was attacked on a late-night train from Brighton to London, the British Transport Police (BTP) said today (Tuesday 30 May). The BTP said: “Officers have launched an investigation following an assault on board a train from Brighton to London Victoria. “The incident happened...

The GMB union is exploring the support for a strike as nine schools prepare to lay off 51 teaching assistants and cut pay for other staff across Brighton and Hove. The union said today (Tuesday 30 May): “This reduction in staff in schools and the classroom will have an extremely...

Brighton and Hove candidates in the general election are taking part in hustings aimed at older people tomorrow (Tuesday 30 May). The event, at the Brighthelm Centre, in North Road, Brighton, has been organised by the Older People’s Council and the Brighton branch of the National...