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James Blunt Bags First Number One Album In Almost 20 Years After Traitors Stint
James Blunt has secured his first UK number one album in almost two decades, just weeks after missing out on victory on The Celebrity Traitors..
Police Probing Number Of Sex Offence Allegations Against David Walliams
The force says it has received a number of non-recent allegations against the former Britain’s Got Talent judge “in recent days”.
Mauricio Pochettino Breaks Down In Tears During United States Press Conference
Manchester United’s new head coach Mauricio Pochettino broke down in tears on Friday as he said leaving his role with the United States had been “one of the most difficult decisions” of his whole career..
Piddington Will Bring Legal Challenge Over Asylum Base Plans Parish Council
The Government will face a legal challenge over plans to convert a Ministry of Defence site near the Oxfordshire village of Piddington into accommodation for more than 1,200 detained asylum seekers, the parish council chairman has said..
Manchester United Confirm Mauricio Pochettino Will Be New Head Coach
Manchester United have reached an agreement for Mauricio Pochettino to become their new head coach..
Microsoft Outage Could Cause Issues For Those Moving Home On Unlucky Friday 13
Microsoft’s global outage may cause stress and disruption for people moving on “unlucky” Friday 13, but a property expert said many firms use purpose-built portals which will help.
Ian McKellen Backs Project To Bring Live Theatre To Youngsters Across Country
Sir Ian McKellen said live theatre has become “increasingly costly” as he spoke about a new £15 million project by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for the National Theatre..
England Suffer More Perth Woe With First ODI Thrashing At Hands Of Australia
England crashed to a heavy defeat in the first game of their latest Australian tour, with a rousing debut from 21-year-old Mahli Beardman diverting some of the home side’s attention from the ongoing sandpaper scandal..
Cheltenham Ask Racegoers To Arrive Early After Microsoft Outage
Cheltenham has urged racegoers to arrive early on Friday for the first day of the November meeting as a worldwide Microsoft outage could cause issues with digital tickets..
Thomas Tuchel Relishing Englands Winner Takes It All Test Against Spain
Thomas Tuchel says the “winner takes it all” as England end 2026 with the opportunity to top their Nations League group in Sunday’s “final” at world champions Spain..
Mauricio Pochettino Poised To Agree Two And A Half Year Man Utd Contract
Manchester United are set to agree a two-and-a-half-year contract with Mauricio Pochettino to succeed Michael Carrick, the Press Association understands..
BBC Confirms Complaints Over Charities Chosen By Winners Of Celebrity Traitors
The BBC has responded after complaints were made about the charities the Celebrity Traitors winners donated to..
Microsoft Scrambles To Fix Global Outage
Microsoft said it is seeing “early signs of stabilisation” but has not yet been able to fully restore services after a global outage left millions without access to emails and Teams around the world..
Microsoft Seeing Signs Of Stabilisation In Scramble To Fix Global Outage
Microsoft said it is seeing “early signs of stabilisation” but has not yet been able to fully restore services after a global outage left millions without access to emails and Teams around the world..
Wartime Plotting Room Rediscovered Under White Cliffs Of Dover Opens To Visitors
A rediscovered Second World War plotting room hidden under the white cliffs of Dover is set to open to visitors for the first time, the National Trust has revealed..
27 Fall In First Time Buyer Inquiries Seen By Zoopla As People Pause And Wait
First-time buyer inquiries for homes have fallen by 27% in the past week, compared with the same period a year earlier, according to a property website..
Microsoft Outages Continue As Tech Giant Works To Restore Services
Microsoft users continued to experience disruption on Friday as the tech giant worked to resolve outages impacting some of its most popular services..
King Shown Plans For His Charitys Flagship Australian Conservation Project
The King has been pictured reviewing plans for his charity’s flagship Australian regeneration project..
Plans Approved To Turn Former MoD Barracks Near Piddington Into Asylum Centre
Communities Secretary Angela Rayner has approved full planning permission for a Ministry of Defence site near the village of Piddington in Oxfordshire to be turned into accommodation for more than 1,200 detained asylum seekers..
Harry Kane Wins Record 126th Cap After Being Named In England Line Up
Harry Kane will become England’s most-capped player after being named in the starting XI for their Nations League clash with Croatia..
Local News
Children sent home as school closes due to major power outage
A town secondary school has closed today after a power outage plunged Wivelsfield and Burgess Hill into darkness
Live: Which Sussex companies and services are hit by Microsoft outage
Various public services, schools and other organisations have been impacted by the Microsoft outage today.
M&S apologises after customer ate 'crispy moth' lurking in tortilla chips
Suzanne Bailey says she found a moth in M&S tortilla crisps served with a family meal. M&S apologised and said it was investigating.
Live updates as road blocked after two-car crash
The road between the A24 and A281 is blocked after two cars were involved in an accident.
Sussex Police among services hit by global Microsoft outage
Sussex Police and Brighton Airport are among the Sussex services left unable to access key functions following a Microsoft outage this morning.
Live updates as points failure causes two-day train disruption across coast
A points failure between Havant and Fareham will cause disruption until the end of the day Saturday November 14, National Rail have reported.
Hospitals slammed by watchdog amid list of failures
Two hospitals have had their care quality ratings for urgent and emergency care set to "requires improvement" following inspections.
ITV show seeks people with cluttered homes for surprise makeover
ITV's How To Clean Up For Cash is looking for people in Sussex who need surprise declutter.
Council achieves major milestone with commitment to fair pay for staff
A council has been officially accredited as a Real Living Wage employer.
Nearly 7,000 visit treasured embroidery exhibition in just nine weeks
An embroidery exhibition attracted nearly 7,000 visitors in just nine weeks.
Restaurant announces extravagant six-course Christmas Day feast
A Brighton restaurant is offering six-course Christmas Day meal.
Major step forward in plans to restore historic seafront landmark
A community group aiming to restore historic seafront landmark has become a Community Interest Company.
'Breathtaking' gardens in Sussex named among England's best at national awards
West Dean Gardens in Chichester has been recognised in VisitEngland’s 2025-2026 Visitor Attraction Accolades.
Photographer captures enchanting autumn scenes as mist blankets park
A misty morning at Petworth Park has been captured in a beautiful series of photographs.
The return of Beaujolais Nouveau and why it's worth raising a glass
Each week Brighton-based vintner, Henry Butler, demystifies the world of wine…
Nursery children combine books, music and dancing for charity challenge
More than 250 children in East Sussex are combining storytime with song and movement this month.
'I'll definitely go back to this stylish and chilled venue'
Each week one of our journalists visits a Sussex pub or restaurant to munch the meat, taste the tatties and chew the fat.
'A stunning meal at a Sussex restaurant that deserves another Michelin star'
It's been nearly a year and a half since my last visit to Interlude at Leonardslee Gardens but the experience has very much remained at the fore of my mind.
Flagship M&S store plans signed off paving way for development to begin
M&S' proposals to convert and extend the former Homebase building in Barnfield Drive, Chichester, into 55,000 sqft store were approved by the district council on November 11.
Police officer used 'abhorrent' slurs to describe detainees in custody suite
A Sussex Police officer has been barred from the force after using racist, homophobic and ableist slurs, referring to members of public in custody.











































