Half of secondary pupils have avoided school in the past year because of anxiety, a poll has found..

Shoppers increasingly turned to “alternative” ways to pay in 2024, such as buy now pay later methods, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)..

The UK’s economy contracted for the second month running in October, defying expectations for a rebound as car manufacturing only made a slight recovery from the Jaguar Land Recovery cyber attack.

A £20,000 reward is being offered to help find the killer of a grandmother found dead in her home..

Three men have been jailed for life after an an innocent grandfather was shot through his living room window in a murder which was caught on a doorbell camera..

A city council says it is “deeply saddened” by the theft of more than 600 artefacts from its museum collection..

The number of people in hospital in England with flu remains at a record level for this time of year and has jumped by 55% in a week, NHS figures show..

Liverpool is the most generous city in the UK this year, according to figures from a fundraising platform..

At least 18 million people could be offered extra help with their investments and pensions over the next decade with the “game changing” introduction of targeted support, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said..

President Donald Trump has announced that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela amid mounting tensions with the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro..

Social media platforms must do more to stop explicit images of children being shared online, a police chief has said..

The Health Secretary has warned that a resident doctors’ strike over Christmas would have a “much different degree of risk” than previous walkouts, adding that he “cannot think of a single other trade union in this country that would behave this way”..

English actor Ray Winstone has said he is “very proud to be a Londoner” after receiving the Freedom of the City of London..

Iceland’s national broadcaster RUV has confirmed it will not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026..

Bestselling author Sophie Kinsella has died after being diagnosed with a form of aggressive brain cancer..

Sir Keir Starmer said improving prospects for young people is “our generation’s greatest responsibility” as the Government launches its 10-year youth plan..

Contacts to the NSPCC from worried neighbours and community members concerned about child neglect rose by almost a third in a year as the charity warned that young people in danger must not “keep slipping through the cracks”..

Electric flying taxis may become available to London airport passengers from 2028, a UK company has announced..

Train services have been disrupted and ferries cancelled in Scotland as Storm Bram sweeps in with gusts of up to 90mph forecast..

Members of British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan have filed defamation proceedings against Irish national broadcaster RTE..

Royal Voluntary Service and the Morrisons Foundation is inviting people from in and around Lancing to join the Festive Spread Christmas lunch event.

New homeowners, the Mayor of Chichester and the McCarthy Stone team joined together to celebrate the official opening of Chichester’s new retirement community.

Mental health chatbots work best when people form an emotional connection with their AI therapist, according to research out today by the University of Sussex.

Christmas has officially arrived at HC-One’s Coppice Court Care Home in Eastbourne, East Sussex.

The multi-use games area (MUGA) at Hangleton Park has reopened, completing one of the council’s most innovative recycling projects.

Two new facilities have been opened in Ashdown Forest designed to enhance any visit and encourage more people to volunteer.

South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) is asking the public’s support as it prepares for an increase in calls in the build up to Christmas.

A host of free events will take place in libraries across the county in the coming weeks.

People across Adur and Worthing will have cleaner air and water under a strengthened new plan to restore the natural environment.

Stagecoach South and Stagecoach South East has launched its annual Santa Bus, spreading festive cheer across Sussex throughout December.

Digital Pixel, a Brighton-based pioneer in advanced microscopy systems, has successfully entered the Saudi Arabian market.

The national drought group have confirmed parts of Sussex served by South East Water remain in drought.

Prestige Awards has crowned The Factory in Worthing as South England ‘Live Music Venue of the Year’ for 2025-26.

Councils in the South East have received more than £133million in government funding to help them deliver walking, wheeling and cycling schemes.

An orangutan surrogacy programme is giving the most vulnerable babies in Borneo something they thought they had lost forever – a mother’s love.

Comedian Olga Koch is bringing her new show to Brighton.

Rother District Council has published its annual emissions report for 2024/25 which shows it has made significant progress over the last six years.

IF you have been to Tulleys, about 40 minutes up the A23 from Brighton, you will know they do not do things by halves, writes Arron Hendy.

A driver has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving after a crash on the A27.

"Crucial" load testing has been carried out at Eastbourne Bandstand, in East Sussex, the future of which is in doubt due to structural integrity concerns.