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  • Forster-Caskey on target as England start with a win

    Albion's Jake Forster-Caskey was among the scorers as England under-21s beat Qatar 3-0 tonight in their Toulon Tournament opener. Seagulls prospect Solly March made his England under-21 debut alongside Forster-Caskey in their opening match in France

  • Ministry of Defence criticised over death of Bexhill soldier

    The Ministry of Defence has been criticised by a coroner for a series of failures over the deaths of two soldiers who died when the tent they were asleep in at Camp Bastion was engulfed by fire. Privates Rob Wood, 28, from Bexhill, and Dean Hutchinson

  • Hughton the new favourite for Albion post

    Chris Hughton is the new favourite with bookmakers to become Albion's next manager. The former Norwich and Newcastle boss has leapfrogged Paul Clement and Tim Sherwood in the betting after revealing earlier today he would be prepared to drop back

  • Nurse due in court charged with sexual assault of patients

    A nurse is to appear before court charged with the sexual assault of two patients at a hospital. Ioan Galatanu, 51, of South Street, Lancing, will appear before Worthing Magistrates' Court on May 27. He is charged with touching two women at

  • Two former Sussex players to be charged with match fixing

    Two former Sussex players are set to be charged today with allegedly fixing the outcome of a county match. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is expected to announce the charges against former New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent and pace bowler

  • MP criticised after using word "f***wit" live on television

    CONSERVATIVE MP Nick Herbert has been criticised after using the word "f***wit" live on television. The Arundel and South Downs MP was scolded by BBC's Daily Politics presenter Jo Coburn for using the word who told him "we won't have any more of

  • Warning after family swept out to sea

    SEASIDE visitors are being urged to take extra care this summer. The warning comes from the RNLI after a family of three were swept out to sea. A father and his two children got into difficulties near the undercliff sea defences at Peacehaven

  • Anger after endangered orchids are mown down

    ENDANGERED and legally protected orchids have been mown down, claim conservationists. Residents are upset after they discovered the Early Spider Orchids growing at Southern Water’s covered reservoir site on Ditchling Road, Brighton, have been cut

  • Albion Transfer Talk - Albion go for Hyypia or is it Fred?

    Keep on the ball on The Argus website with all the summer speculation and gossip surrounding Albion. June 6: Hyypia has been offered and has accepted the job, reports The Independent. June 6: Sky Bet have suspended the betting on Hyypia becoming

  • Driveway dealers given suspended jail sentence

    A PAIR of dodgy driveway dealers have been given suspended jail terms. Miles Delaney and Johnny Rooney, trading as Everlast Driveways, ‘cold called’ householders in Plumpton Green, near Lewes, offering to block-pave their driveways. But while

  • Police hope men can help in investigation

    These two men may hold the key to what happened to a 19-year-old Hove woman who woke up in a strange house after a night out in the city in April. The woman had been socialising with a friend in Brighton in the early hours of Sunday, April 6, and

  • Engineering works causing rail delays at Brighton station

    COMMUTERS are being warned to expect delays of up to 30 minutes this morning. Southern Rail has said disruption is expected on some Brighton services between Littlehampton, Seaford, Ore and London Victoria while emergency engineering works are

  • Man arrested after stabbing

    A man has been arrested after a stabbing in Hellingly. The 38-year-old victim was stabbed after a fight with another man on The Drive at around 8pm last night (WED). He suffered a wound to the back of his thigh and was treated at Conquest Hospital

  • UPDATE: Highways officers working to clear tree on A272

    HIGHWAYS officers are working to clear a tree which fell on to the A272 earlier this morning. The tree was reported to have fallen at about 4.20am on the road at Wisborough Green, blocking the road in both directions. There have been no reports

  • 50,000 creepy crawlies unveiled for Spider Crufts

    A LECTURER brought together 50,000 creepy-crawlies and 2,000 tarantula fanatics for an event which has become known as the Spider Crufts. Ray Hale has organised the British Tarantula Society (BTS) Exhibition for the last 21 years and said this

  • UKIP euro candidate told to attend "equalities training"

    A UKIP candidate who said traders should be allowed to refuse to serve whoever they like has been told she should attend “equalities training”. Donna Edmunds, an MEP candidate and a Lewes District councillor, made the comments on an internet forum

  • Reports of an accident and fallen tree on the A272

    THERE are currently reports of delays on the A272 Billingshurst Road, which is said to be blocked due to an accident and a fallen tree between School Road and B2133. The delays are effecting the road between the Three Crowns pub and Equitogs.

  • 100 saxophones to play for Simon

    ONE hundred saxophonists will play the songs of James Brown and The Specials at a memorial concert for a local musician who died this week. Simon D’souza, 50, helped arrange the fundraiser which will take place outside Brighton’s Unitarian Church

  • Train company pays compensation for landslip chaos

    ONE and a half million pounds in compensation has been paid out by a train operator after commuters suffered travel chaos due to landslips. Southeastern trains made the awards following the closure of the Battle to Robertsbridge line due to repeated

  • Pride street party to be ticketed this year

    Pride's legendary street party is set to be a ticketed event for the first time in its history. Festival bosses will take control of the St James' street party this year and plan to introduce a wristband system. Last year it was estimated that

  • The renting reality, from a landlord's point of view

    I read with concern the article by Michael Davies in The Argus of May 12 headed “More smaller homes in multiple occupation.” It referred to the 1,500 small shared houses in five wards in Brighton that are required to be licenced under an additional

  • Breastfeeding in public is not necessary

    Although in my opinion the refunds policy at Sports Direct leaves much to be desired, I do have sympathy for the retail outlet over the recent breastfeeding protest (The Argus, May 19). Mumsnet deserves a voice but were I still of child-bearing

  • Southern Water's response over metering and assessed charges

    Charlotte Holland’s letter of May 17 about a “hidden water price hike” by Southern Water raises questions about our application of assessed charges. It might help affected readers if I explain: We are installing water meters for 92% of households across

  • Ince thanks old boss

    Albion prospect Rohan Ince has thanked departed boss Oscar Garcia for igniting his career. Ince has become a first team regular and won the young player of the season award after Oscar converted him from a centre-half into a central midfielder.

  • Gregory hopes Reds pair will stay

    Boss John Gregory remains hopeful that out-of-contract duo Dannie Bulman and Mat Sadler will stay at Crawley. The pair were offered new deals on reduced wages three weeks ago along with Jamie Proctor and Mike Jones. Proctor has informed Crawley