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Met Office Says Record Temperatures Expected To Ease
The heatwave that has seen record temperatures set for the month of May in recent days is expected to ease slightly across the UK on Thursday..
Youth Joblessness Will Rise For Lost Generation Without Urgent Action Review
The number of young people neither working nor learning could reach 1.25 million within the next five years, a review by an ex-Labour health secretary will warn amid fears of a “lost generation”..
Crystal Palace Clinch Europa Conference League
The Eagles win their first European trophy with a 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano in Leipzig.
Resident Doctors To Strike Again
They'll down tools for a 16th time in their ongoing row over pay .
Minister Rejects Blairs Triple Lock Warning As Ex PM Calls For Coherent Plan
A Treasury minister has rejected Sir Tony Blair’s call to curb the triple lock and defended net zero after the former prime minister mounted a scathing attack on Labour’s policy agenda..
Household Energy Prices To Jump By 13 From July
Ofgem’s price cap is to rise by 13% from July 1 driven by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the regulator has said..
Woman Shot Dead At Sheffield Bar Innocent Bystander
South Yorkshire Police says two men and a woman remain in custody following city centre shooting .
King Has Instant Bond With Cancer Patients During Visit To New Hospital Centre
The King created an instant “bond” with cancer patients when he visited the site of a newly redeveloped centre for people living with the disease..
Stepmother Killed Girl In Scalding Bath In 1978 Jury Finds
A stepmother killed a five-year-old girl by scalding her in a hot bath as a punishment nearly half a century ago, jurors found..
Today Is The Hottest May Day Since Records Began
35 degrees Celsius recorded at Kew Gardens and Heathrow Airport.
Several Hurt In Crash Between Train And Minibus Carrying Children In Belgium
Several people have been hurt in a collision between a train and a minibus carrying children in northern Belgium, police said..
Metallica Urge UK Fans To Give Blood Ahead Of Britain Tour Dates
Metallica have urged their fans in Britain to give blood as they approach the start of the UK leg of their world tour..
UK Endures Tropical Night After Heatwave Breaks May Record For Second Day
The UK experienced a “tropical night” on Monday as the record for highest daily minimum temperature in May was broken for the second consecutive day..
Bridget Phillipson Urges Competition Watchdog To Examine Extra Childcare Charges
Bridget Phillipson has urged the competition watchdog to look into hidden extra charges parents have encountered when trying to access Government funded childcare..
Urine Test For Lung Cancer Could Be Ready For NHS Use In Five Years
A simple urine test for lung cancer could be available for NHS use in as little as five years, experts have said..
Sturgeon Had No Suspicion Personal Items Were Purchased With SNP Funds
Nicola Sturgeon has said she “had no knowledge or suspicion whatsoever that personal items had been purchased using SNP funds”, after her estranged husband Peter Murrell admitted embezzling £400,000 from the SNP..
Three Arrested After Woman Dies Following Shooting Outside Sheffield Bar
Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 30-year-old woman died following a shooting outside a bar in Sheffield, police have said..
Hottest May Day Record Broken As London Area Hits 335C
The UK has recorded its all-time hottest May temperature as a part of London hit 33.5C..
Nurses Enter Pay Review With Good Grace But Are Not Afraid To Strike
Nurses have entered into a pay review with “good grace” but are “not afraid to strike” in the future, the boss of the profession’s union has said..
Brothers To Haul 25kg Of Potatoes On Trek To Fundraise For Prostate Cancer UK
Two brothers will be hauling 25 kilograms of potatoes on a 57-mile walk to raise funds for Prostate Cancer UK after their father was successfully treated for the disease..
Local News
Collaborations and community projects to take place for Worthing Fringe Festival
Throughout June, Tern and The Basement are hosting a series of events, collaborations and community projects as part of Worthing Fringe Festival 2026.
We know now Neanderthal teeth were drilled with root canal tools
I associate the sound of a dentist’s drill with two things, firstly extreme pain as I was having a root canal treatment as a teenager.
New branch of the Women's Institute launched in East Sussex
Saltdean WI in East Sussex held its inaugural meeting at St Martin’s Hall, opened by Reverent Kate Lawson.
Bird bred in Sussex spotted migrating in European country for first time
The White Stork, known as GBY9 or Jordi, hatched last year from a ground nest at Knepp Wilding and flew east before being spotted in Italy
Police chase through town centre in Sussex ends with collision into a lorry
A police pursuit has ended in a collision involving a lorry.
Firefighters at the scene of a car that set alight in Sussex
A car has caught fire on a residential road in Sussex.
Event with 3,000 participants postponed due to emergency works
A major community running event has been postponed after an emergency trench left a road closed
Live updates as broken down vehicle on A27 slows traffic
Live updates as slow traffic due to broken down vehicle is reported on the A27
Warnings as hundreds of Sussex homes left with little or no water amid heatwave
Hundreds of homes have been affected by outages or low pressure as supplies run dry during one of the hottest spells of the year
University of Sussex plans to cut hundreds of jobs
A university is planning to cut around 200 jobs.
Racing at Brighton resumes with new summer offers after weeks of disruption
The delay was caused by turf damage earlier this spring due to leatherjacket and nematode infestations, which left the track unsafe.
Council wants Lord Nelson statue to stay outside offices permanently
Chichester City Council has asked permission to leave a statue of Lord Nelson and the Captain of his Fleet outside its offices permanently.
Litter strewn over city nature reserve following large traveller encampment
A field in Brighton has been left littered with rubbish following the departure of travellers
Objections dropped to cafe selling takeaway alcohol
Police and council licensing officials have dropped their objections to Cafe Coho in Brighton selling takeaway alcohol.
Caravans and motorhomes pitch up on a Sussex cricket field
Several caravans and motorhomes have been pitched on a cricket field in West Sussex
Man and woman 'assaulted by group of eight teenage boys' on beach
A man and a woman were assaulted by a group of teenagers on Pelham Beach.
Brewery gets planning permission after being found in breach of rules
A Sussex brewery has secured retrospective permission to ‘regularise breaches of planning control.’
Live updates as road partially blocked due to abandoned lorry trailer
Peartree Hill is partially blocked with slow traffic due to abandoned vehicle.
A259 reopens after crash involving two cars
The A259 is partially blocked due to accident involving two cars this morning.
Man dies in incident at harbour
A man has died in an incident at an East Sussex harbour.










































