An Oxfordshire village which could house more than 1,000 asylum seekers has voted overwhelmingly to become an independent state in a symbolic “referendum”..

A total of 14 recommendations have been made in the Thirlwall Inquiry report – including the fitting of baby monitors in all cots and incubators in neonatal units and CCTV cameras focused on insulin storage fridges..

Some babies could have been saved from death and harm at the hands of Lucy Letby if safeguarding action had been taken earlier, an inquiry prompted by the child serial killer’s crimes has found..

People relying solely on the full new state pension are on course to breach the personal tax allowance for the first time after official earnings data put some pensioners in line for a potential rise of nearly £500 a year from next April..

New figures reveal the proportion of working-age adults claiming Personal Independence Payments in Sussex

Taxi drivers want Brighton and Hove City Council to put up fares to help them deal with the increasing costs of running and maintaining a licensed cab.

Children, parents and teachers gathered to celebrate official opening of Brighton College Prep Hove.

Brighton and Hove City Council confirmed it will battle developers at a land tribunal to prevent building on the protected Benfield Valley green space.