The number of NHS appointments, tests and operations delivered by private hospitals and clinics has increased by almost 500,000 this year to 6.15 million..

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has warned people not to buy weight-loss jabs from unregulated sources after an illegal laboratory was dismantled..

An asylum seeker accidentally released from prison was last seen in the London area, police said, as officers urged anyone who spots him to call 999 immediately..

Westminster has had its chance to improve the lives of Scots and has failed, the First Minister has said as thousands of people prepare to take to the streets of Edinburgh..

The Strictly Come Dancing professionals are to embody the different eras of Britney Spears’ music career as part of the show’s icons week..

Parents are being urged to get their children vaccinated against flu “wildfire” over half-term as cases rise, with pop-up clinics being set up at fire stations and bowling alleys..

A hospital has performed a record number of pioneering prostate procedures in one day in a bid to help curb NHS waiting lists..

Sheffield Wednesday have filed a notice to appoint an administrator, court records show..

Communities in England are facing increased flood risks, air pollution and sewage leaks in their area, an analysis of constituency-level data suggests..

The UK Government should not ramp up the decline of Scotland’s oil and gas industry, a report has urged, after it found jobs created in clean energy are failing to make up for losses in the North Sea..

There has been encouraging progress but “significant challenges” remain in how police tackle child sexual exploitation and grooming gangs, a watchdog has said..

Plaid Cymru has defeated Reform UK in a fiercely-fought Welsh Parliament by-election, with defending party Labour trailing in third..

Strictly Come Dancing hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly have announced they are leaving the BBC dance programme..

Insurance claims by motorists for damage caused by rodents, including nesting in vehicles, chewing wiring and gnawing seatbelts, have jumped, according to an insurer..

The first 5p coins bearing the portrait of the King will start to show up in people’s wallets and pockets soon..

Households and businesses are to receive stronger protection against energy firms under plans to strengthen the industry ombudsman..

The four women who resigned from the national grooming gangs inquiry victims liaison panel have said they would be prepared to return if safeguarding minister Jess Phillips resigns..

US treasury secretary Scott Bessent has announced new sanctions against Russia’s two biggest oil companies and condemned Moscow’s refusal to end its “senseless war” on Ukraine..

A migrant who was deported to France under the “one-in, one-out” deal has re-entered the UK on a small boat..

A 15-year-old boy who stabbed fellow pupil Harvey Willgoose to death during a school lunch break can be named, a judge has ruled..

A teenage girl has reported being sexually assaulted by a man on an electric scooter.

Plans to build up to 92 homes in Runcton have been approved by Chichester District Council

A man was knocked to the ground at a cashpoint in Brighton and had his bank card stolen.

A "predator" raped a woman after a night out in Brighton.

A controversial licence allowing Brighton Marina to dump sediment in a conservation zone has been quashed

​A 17-strong team from Lewes District Council began clearing the streets in the early hours of the morning following the town's Bonfire Night celebrations.

City of Stars choir is thrilled to announce that several of its members have been featured in this year’s Marks and Spencer’s Christmas ad

A traffic light failure is causing long delays on the A259 at Peacehaven.

There is disruption on the railway after a vehicle collided with a level crossing in West Sussex.

If you love Indian food and have not tried Mowgli, I can highly recommend it after being invited down to The Lanes in Brighton to try their newer dishes

A new German Doner Kebab (GDK) restaurant is opening in Crawley.

Plans to spend more than £1m on a two-storey extension at Southbourne GP Surgery have been described as ‘well overdue’

A council has issued a formal complaint after plans for 800 homes on a golf course were approved

Residents are questioning why the council is choosing to buy properties in one of the city’s most expensive areas

Christmas lights have started to spring up in Brighton city centre

Havana Burger, in Lewes Road, Brighton, was given the rating following an inspection on September 13 by the Food Standards Agency.

Oz Tots, a nursery and forest school near Crowborough in East Sussex, has been rated as "inadequate" following an Ofsted inspection

St Mary in the Castle in Hastings, East Sussex, has been added to a "Heritage at risk" register by Historic England for the first time.

Ashdown Forest, a popular area of natural beauty that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh, has become a hotspot for fly-tipping

Residents living near a railway crossing say that a new miniature stop light has blighted their lives