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The Crown Prosecution Service has been fined £325,000 after 15 child sex abuse victims’ interviews vanished from its Brighton offices. The police interviews had been sent on unencrypted DVDs from the CPS offices in Guildford to the organisation’s offices in Dyke Road,...

A top Uber executive is to talk about “what happens when it goes really, really wrong” at a Brighton conference – just weeks after the multinational taxi hailing app company was refused a renewal of its licence here. Uber’s head of cities, south and east...

The former Chief Constable of Sussex, Paul Whitehouse, has called for the legalisation of drugs including heroin, cocaine and cannabis. I fundamentally disagree with him on two counts: first is the practical case. The illegality of drugs make them less accessible and therefore,...

The city’s beaches have kept their awards for cleanliness this year, with Brighton Central and Hove Lawns both being given Blue Flags and Saltdean being given the Seaside Award. Keep Britain Tidy’s annual awards were announced this lunchtime, with 190 awards being...

Deaf bus passengers will now be able to hear journey announcements much more clearly following the successful test of an onboard hearing loop system. Brighton and Hove Buses has been working for three years with hearing loop experts to develop a good quality system that can be...

The Royal Pavilion is throwing its doors open to anyone called Harry or Meghan on Saturday with the offer of free entry to mark the royal wedding. The offer, open to Haris and Megans of all spellings, is one of several events taking place in the city on Saturday. The West Pier...

Labour councillors have denied Conservative claims of a u-turn in policy after Brighton announced its bid for a Channel 4 creative hub in the city. When Channel 4 first announced it was looking for new homes outside the capital last month, Tory councillor Joe Miller urged the...

Dee Simson said that she accepted she would be expected to be formal at times when she becomes mayor of Brighton and Hove. But, she said, “I also want to have fun.” Councillor Simson, who represents Woodingdean on Brighton and Hove City Council, is expected to be confirmed as the...

Housing is the top priority for the man expected to become the new leader of Brighton and Hove City Council this afternoon (Thursday 17 May). Councillor Daniel Yates is well aware that he has a short amount of time to make a visible impact on a long-term problem. But with a year...

The Brighton hospital where a patient died after drinking cleaning fluid has been criticised in a report by the official health watchdog. Staff were still storing potentially poisonous cleaning fluids in kitchens despite being reminded to keep it in dedicated locked cupboards...