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Brighton schoolgirl sobs as she tells jury how a trusted family friend abused her

A 14-year-old schoolgirl from Brighton sobbed as she told a jury how she was sexually abused by a trusted family friend. The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was approaching her eighth birthday when the abuse started, the jury was told at Lewes Crown Court. She gave...

Posted On 02 Aug 2017 at 1:46 pm

, By Freya Marshall Payne

Fraudsters dupe Brighton couple into handing over £13k

Fraudsters have duped an elderly couple from Brighton into handing over £13,000 in cash. Sussex Police said today: “An elderly couple have fallen prey to a courier cash fraud after being told their bank account had been compromised and now only contained counterfeit notes. “The...

Posted On 02 Aug 2017 at 12:42 pm

, By Frank le Duc

Brighton Palace Pier named as Britain’s most visited tourist attraction outside London

The Palace Pier in Brighton is Britain’s most visited tourist attraction outside London, a survey by Visit Britain has found. An estimated 4,650,000 people went to the pier last year, according to Visit Britain’s annual survey of visitor attractions. Only three venues in the...

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Brighton schoolgirl sobs as she tells jury how a trusted family friend abused her

Fraudsters dupe Brighton couple into handing over £13k

Brighton Palace Pier named as Britain’s most visited tourist attraction outside London

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