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Chickenpox Vaccine To Be Rolled Out On NHS For First Time
A vaccine which protects against chickenpox is to be rolled out across the NHS for the first time..
Snow And Ice Expected To Bring Travel Disruption Ahead Of Amber Weather Warning
Snow and ice is forecast across the UK on Friday with warnings of likely travel disruption..
Anthony Joshua Released From Hospital In Nigeria After Car Crash
Boxer Anthony Joshua has been released from hospital in Nigeria after the crash in which two of his friends died, authorities have said..
Mayor Of London Says Capitals New Year Celebrations Greatest In The World
Sir Sadiq Khan has hailed London’s New Year celebrations as the “greatest in the world” after 100,000 people lined the banks of the River Thames to welcome 2026 with the capital’s largest fireworks display..
Snowfall Expected Across Much Of UK With New Warnings Issued
Snowfall is expected across much of the UK in a chilly start to the new year, forecasters have said..
Snowfall Expected Across Much Of UK With New Warnings Issued
Snowfall is expected across much of the UK in a chilly start to the new year, forecasters have said..
One Pub A Day Shut For Good In 2025 As Cost Pressures Bite
One pub shut its doors for good each day in 2025 as cost pressures continued to weigh on the sector, according to new figures..
Passengers Warned Of More Delays As Eurostar Services Resume
Eurostar passengers have been warned that continued delays and cancellations are possible, despite the resumption of services after a power outage in the Channel Tunnel..
Household Energy Bills To Rise As Snow And Gales Forecast
Many households’ energy bills are to rise on Thursday, just as a swathe of cold health alerts have been issued for large areas of the UK..
Former X Factor Contestant Chico Pleads Not Guilty To Drink Driving
Former X Factor contestant Chico has appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to drink-driving..
Eurostar Services To Resume As Passengers Advised To Postpone Their Journey
Eurostar services are expected to resume later on Tuesday after an earlier power failure saw the Channel Tunnel closed..
Eurostar Services To Resume As Passengers Advised To Postpone Their Journey
Eurostar services are expected to resume later on Tuesday after an earlier power failure saw the Channel Tunnel closed..
Former X Factor Contestant Chico Pleads Not Guilty To Drink Driving
Former X Factor contestant Chico has appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to drink-driving..
All Eurostar Services To And From London St Pancras On Tuesday Have Been Cancelled The Rail Operator Has Told Passengers
Eurostar has told passengers not to travel because of disruption in the Channel Tunnel..
Eurostar Passengers Told Not To Travel Amid Channel Tunnel Disruption
Eurostar has told passengers not to travel because of disruption in the Channel Tunnel..
Crystal Palace Agree 35million Fee With Tottenham For Brennan Johnson
Crystal Palace have reached an agreement with Tottenham over a £35million fee to sign Brennan Johnson, but the Wales international is yet to make his mind up over the move..
Warm Weather Hit Sees Octopus Slump To Annual Loss
Octopus Energy Group has swung to a hefty annual loss as it revealed a hit of more than £100 million from lower energy demand due to warmer weather..
Beyonce Becomes Latest Music Star To Become A Billionaire Says Forbes
Beyonce has been declared a billionaire by Forbes, and has become the fifth musician to join its list of the world’s wealthiest people..
Trumps Tariffs And Soaring Wage Costs Ensure Rocky Year For UK Economy
Households and businesses have endured a bumpy ride over 2025 as the impact of tax hikes and US President Donald Trump’s trade war weighed on the economy, but another slew of interest rate cuts helped cushion the blow..
Police Bid To Trace Two Men After Pedestrian Killed In Car Crash
Police are attempting to trace two men in connection with a fatal collision between a car and a pedestrian..
Local News
Brighton Centre's operators join calls to shield music venues from tax hike
The Brighton Centre has joined others in the live music sector to demand an exemption from the new higher business rates.
Punk icon John Lydon to appear live in Eastbourne this November
Legend and pop-culture icon John Lydon is coming to Eastbourne’s Devonshire Park Theatre.
Hassocks man paddleboards Channel in memory of daughter Pearl
A determined man has raised nearly £15k for childhood cancer research in memory of his late daughter.
Nationwide restaurant chain launches lobster smash burger
Introducing the Lobster Smash Burger, the nation’s first-ever of its kind to hit the grill.
Chairman tours Uckfield's vital support groups and lunch clubs
East Sussex County Council’s Chairman got to see first-hand the difference community and voluntary projects are making to the people of Uckfield.
Mexican restaurant chain to celebrate Day of the Dead with new menu
This month sees Wahaca turn up the heat and bring some much-needed rays of Mexican sunshine to help cut through the winter gloom.
The rise of Sussex wine: producers make their predictions for 2025 vintage
With the local wine harvest in full swing, Nick Mosley talks to Sussex wine producers about their predictions for the 2025 vintage.
Green Party membership has doubled in size
After 14 years of misery, is it any wonder people are turning to the Green Party as the only ones willing to call it out and offer a bit of hope?
Olivier Award-winning show about The Kinks back in Brighton
A critically acclaimed musical is set to return to the stage this December.
HURSTfolk 2025 set for biggest year with music, talks and workshops
Now in its third year, the Hurstpierpoint-based festival will run from Friday, November 7 to Sunday, November 9.
Plans submitted for dozens of homes and an orchard
Plans to build 74 homes in North Mundham have been submitted to Chichester District Council.
Pizza Hut restaurants which are closing were 'always empty' and 'just terrible'
Readers have shared their thoughts on the closure of several Pizza Hut restaurants
Plans for new house of multiple occupation approved despite noise concerns
Plans to change a five-bedroom home into a seven-bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO) have been approved by Horsham District Council.
£2.6m approved for new community facility
Horsham District Council has approved the use of £2.6m for the construction of a community facility in Highwood.
Sussex location to retain UNESCO status for another decade
The designation of The Living Coast Biosphere in Sussex has been renewed by UNESCO bringing the Biosphere to over 550,000 Sussex residents.
'I did an awful lot of googling': Fatboy Slim publishes debut book
There aren’t many celebrities – whether that be internationally acclaimed DJs or little-known ex-reality TV stars – who become profoundly involved with their local community
New A-road could be unsafe, says company that designed '90% of it'
A development company has raised safety concerns with a newly opened road
Taxpayers charged £700k to maintain asylum site that has never been used
Taxpayers have been charged £700,000 to maintain a derelict asylum site in Bexhill, East Sussex, that has never been used
Residents reveal what life is like in the best neighbourhood in the country
Residents have their say as Brighton neighbourhood is named the best place to live in England
Improvements revealed in 102-year-old city centre arcade
Businesses and residents have shared their thoughts on a new addition to an arcade in the city








































