The Bank of England has held interest rates at 4% as it said the UK was “not out of the woods” on inflation, with taxes contributing to rising food costs..

The privately educated are “maintaining a vice-like grip” on the top jobs in Britain, a charity has said, and is calling for employers to be required to report on the economic backgrounds of their workforce..

The “power of peatlands” is to be embraced in a new strategy by Stormont to tackle the nature and climate crisis and improve water quality..

American investment worth £150 billion has been unveiled as part of US President Donald Trump’s historic second state visit..

American investment worth £150 billion has been unveiled as part of US President Donald Trump’s historic second state visit..

Irish police believe they have uncovered the skeletal remains of a child who had been missing for years following a search in the Donabate area of Co Dublin..

Great Britain’s Jake Wightman claimed a stunning world 1500 metres silver medal after defending champion Josh Kerr pulled up in a final won by Portugal’s Isaac Nader in Tokyo..

That's according to Coach Paul Rowley.

Unite has called for a furlough scheme to be introduced.

Claire’s appointed administrators for its UK and Ireland business last month.

However, the Old Trafford club reported a loss of 33 million pounds.

He's been welcomed at Windsor Castle by the Prince and Princess of Wales.

100 were seized during raids in London.

Total sales rose 3.5 percent in the 13 weeks to July 27.

He will play Jacob Marley at London's Alexandra Palace from 21st of November.

Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey has pleaded not guilty to raping two women..

At least 1,147 people in the UK died from climate change-driven heatwaves over this summer, leading scientists and epidemiologists have found..

UK inflation remained unchanged last month but food and drink price rises have accelerated for the fifth month in a row, new official figures show..

Some staff will receive a 5.9 per cent rise.

Members of the RMT Union walked out last week.

Mariel Baldwin, a devoted mother and advocate will take on a 40km trek through the Northern Lake District to raise funds for the Chailey Heritage Foundation.

Lydfords Care Home in East Hoathly is excited to announce that they will be hosting a dog show on October 3 for the local community.

National Highways and the UK Roads Leadership Group (UKRLG) support the better design of major UK roads and bridges to help reduce suicide risk.

A limited-edition powerboat has launched in tribute to a legendary British yacht entrepreneur.

The Liberal Democrats have nominated Ben Dempsey as their candidate for the Mayor of Sussex election.

Theatre Royal Brighton and ATG Productions are delighted to announce the full company for the UK tour of the Award-winning hit musical Sunny Afternoon.

A significant step towards local government reorganisation has been achieved by West Sussex councils.

Tomorrow there is a by-election in Queens Park ward for a seat on Brighton and Hove City Council. The by-election was caused by the resignation of one of the two Labour councillors first elected in May 2023. The other councillor resigned within a year of being elected. Not a great look for Labour. In the first by-election in May 2024, Labour held the seat when Milla Guage was elected with 46% of the vote and a substantial majority of 448 over her Green Party challenger. Two things were going in Labour’s favour in that by-election: the first was, in Milla, Labour had a dynamic young woman candidate and, second, Labour was on the cusp of winning a substantial majority in the general election two months later. This time Labour is fielding a 69-year-old man who some might say is ‘male, stale and pale’  against a dynamic young woman candidate, and Labour could hardly be in a worse position in the polls. In the short term, the very best result that Labour can hope for is that its candidate, Simon Charlton, somehow beats the Green’s Marina Lademacher, even with a single figure majority. The Greens, on the other hand, have everything to gain. There are some in the Green Party who regard Marina as a future leader of the Greens in the city, and even a possible future leader of the Council itself.  The two campaigns have been starkly contrasting. The Green campaign has been filled with optimism and has been well-supported, both locally and by people from outside the area. Their campaign hit the ground running even before Labour had selected a candidate. The Greens are on a high, not due to the use of wacky baccy, but because of how they are doing in the polls, winning council by-elections, and the election of a populist new leader, Zack Polanski. He’s not my cup of green tea, but young people are inspired by him and he is giving Green activists turbo-charged oomph.  On the other hand, Labour’s campaign has been a miserable affair. Generally, there is little enthusiasm amongst Labour members because of policy failures and incompetent leadership at a national level, along with a succession of scandals, including those involving Angela Rayner and Peter Mandelson. There were low expectations of Starmer, and he has failed to meet even these because of his inability to manage his party with even a modicum of competence. At the time of writing Starmer is fighting his own party where there are widespread calls for him to sack his chief-of-staff, Morgan McSweeney. Locally, there is limited enthusiasm amongst activists for its Queens Park candidate partly due to the controversy surrounding his selection, while Marina Lademacher is very popular amongst Green activists. Ironically, the best long term result for Labour is a Green victory in Queens Park. Such a result, following similar results up and down the country, will add to the crescendo of calls for Starmer to go. Will Labour’s two Brighton and Hove MPs, Peter Kyle and Chris Ward, both Ministers in Starmer’s government, have the courage or the political nous to say to their boss that his time is up. I doubt that either will as they are both so closely aligned to and identified with Starmer’s failing form of politics. The evidence is there for Peter and Chris. Since the beginning of August, there have been nine council by-election in England and Wales in Labour-held seats. In six of these, Labour lost the seat to Reform UK. Two were lost to the Green Party, and the party held just one. As for tomorrow’s Queens Park by-election, momentum is with the Greens who should win the seat. Labour should finish second, although they are facing a challenge from the Independent candidate, Adrian Hart, who is standing in the seat for the fourth time. However, his vote has plateaued between 450 and 500 votes in each of the three previous occasions he has stood. For the first time Reform UK is fielding a candidate in this ward. A Reform UK win, highly unlikely in my opinion, would send shockwaves through the political classes in Brighton and Hove. Its candidate, John Shepherd, has not run anything resembling a campaign, but he will be hoping to beat both the Conservative’s Sunny Choudhury, and the Lib Dem Rudi Dikty-Daudiyan.  Starmer and his supporters are still ignoring the question: “Should he go?” For some while the question has been: “When will he go?”. The question that many are now asking is: “Who will will replace Starmer?” It’s not if, not when, but who? Andy Winter is a former councillor who worked in social care and homelessness services for 40 years

A Wellbeing Forum for colleagues will be introduced by South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) as it implements its new five-year Wellbeing Strategy.

AMAAD (A Man About A Dog) has announced the first artists in its live music offering at Brighton’s newest cultural hub, Quarters.

A powerful new art exhibition has opened in Brighton on World Suicide Prevention Day, blending creativity with a message of hope and healing.

Theatre Royal Brighton announced the first images from the UK tour of Patricia Highsmith’s dark thriller.

A finance lecturer from Chichester has been named one of Accountancy Age's '35 Under 35' for his contributions to the industry.

A council has said they are "open to working with the community" after a resident felt the grave of a local war hero had been "neglected"

Councillors have celebrated the visit of a replica Spanish ship

St Leonard's church hall in Seaford, East Sussex will be demolished to make way for new houses following approval by Lewes District Council.

Was the fancy restaurant chain's latest collaboration on a par with Mrs Patmore's finest creations? There was only one way to find out

An independent record business is closing one of its stores to refocus on its second hand range.

A pub landlord from Brighton has appeared in court accused of sexual assault.

A person became stuck on a wheel after an electrical failure, a council has revealed.