FAMILIES of murdered children are celebrating the success of a Sussex campaign to change the law. The House of Lords has voted in favour of closing a legal loophole which allows parents or guardians who kill to escape prosecution for murder by remaining
Families of murdered children are celebrating the success of a Sussex campaign to change the law. The House of Lords has voted in favour of closing a legal loophole which allows parents or guardians who kill to escape prosecution for murder by remaining
I am sorry Fiona Tabraham, from Hangleton, has waited for buses which have not arrived but she is wrong to allege we "do not seem to be doing anything to rectify the situation" (Letters, November 8). She mentions "the issue is not late buses but ones
A young mother faces deportation and separation from her family in an immigration wrangle. Aizhan Mahavi, 25, must return to her native Kazakhstan to apply for a UK spouse's visa. She and her Iranian husband Jamal Mahavi have hired solicitors to resolve
A team from the Karolinska Institute, Sweden, headed by Professor Anders Ahlbom has found that the long-term use of mobile phones may indeed lead to higher rates of cancer - specifically acoustic neuromas. An eight-year study carried out under the direction
I have read the arguments for and against the new trains and I must confess I have empathy for both camps. On the new trains, safety and onboard information is much better but the seats are hard and the air conditioning can give you instant neuralgia.
I was not surprised to read about yet another person's problems regarding the new refuse collection service. It does not seem to be a flexible or customer-friendly service, for which we pay through our high council tax. I left my wheelie bin about two
As a resident of the Goldsmid Ward, I want to reiterate our total opposition to the idea that Gill Mitchell and others on Brighton and Hove City Council's environment committee can extend pay-and-display parking bays from four hours to 11 hours. The re-assessment
For more than ten years, I have sat on the Worthing Urban Transport Forum which met every three months in the evening at the Town Hall. It was a unique opportunity for representatives of borough and county councils, the transport companies, the police
Vienna's cobbled streets and dark passageways provide the backdrop to Graham Greene's morality tale, The Third Man. The story is best remembered from the 1949 film adaptation starring Orson Welles in the central role of Harry Lime and now Red Shift Theatre
Albion are coming to terms today with the retirement through illness of John Piercy, at the age of 25. The utility player is hanging up his boots, only days after launching his first team comeback. Piercy, like his father David, suffers from colitis,
A long-running tribunal contest between a council and its boss is due to draw to a close. Sheryl Grady, who earns £80,000 a year as chief executive of Worthing Borough Council, is seeking compensation, claiming she was made ill by sexual discrimination
British Airways said it made progress to becoming a "more robust airline" after unveiling half-year profits of £335 million. The figure for the six months to September 30 compared with £60 million last year and included profits of £220 million over the
A half-day seminar to help businesses improve sales is being held in Brighton. The event, hosted by Release The Potential (RTP), the Steyning-based training company, follows research carried out with 2,700 companies from across the UK. It will explore
CottonBottoms, the family-run reusable nappy company, has been bought for an undisclosed sum by Jackel International, the firm behind the Tommee Tippee brand of baby accessories. Pulborough-based CottonBottoms has become a familiar name as the first "
If you're not already sniffing, chances are it won't be long before you too are one of the 4.1 million people in the UK currently struck by a cold or laid up with flu. But, while there is no known cure for the common cold, there are ways you can protect
With its many tiny seeds and lush pink-red skin, the pomegranate fruit was symbol of fertility throughout ancient history. Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love was said to have planted the first pomegranates and they were used by the Egyptians and Greeks
I recently returned from a fact-finding tour in the Costa del Sol, southern Spain, where I was seeking to assess the needs of elderly British ex-pats. For the majority, southern Spain is a wonderful place to live, with beautiful scenery. However, for
A large slice of Brighton chose to spend November 5 watching tubes of explosives go bang. Those who knew better got down to the Concorde 2 to get down with Mr Scruff. The always-popular DJ played another of his marathon five-hour sets (no toilet breaks
Songwriter Tony Macaulay, who wrote scores of hits in the Sixties and Seventies, has ventured out into the world of solo performances for the first time in his 40-year career. The man who wrote numbers such as Let The Heartaches Begin, Silver Lady and
Our teenage son was recently made to feel like a criminal. Does he hang around the streets late at night, destroying property and making a nuisance of himself? No, something far worse - he delivers the free local paper. These may be a source of mild annoyance
A prison threw a party for inmates and their families and laid on a hot buffet and live music. Prison officers are furious and are demanding to know what the authorities plan to lay on for the inmates' victims. Ford Open Prison opened its gates to families
On-the-spot police fines are soaring in Sussex and the numbers are set to climb. More than 900 tickets for up to £80 have been handed out for antisocial behaviour since a new "instant justice" system was introduced in April. Figures released today show
A man was beaten unconscious after he went to confront youths who posted a firework through his letterbox. Keith Mills, 54, was found lying bleeding in the street an hour after leaving his house. His distraught wife Angie, leader of Adur District Council
Schools face the prospect of strikes this month as teaching assistants prepare to mount action over pay. Classrooms across Brighton and Hove could be forced to close for strike days on November 17 or 25 if the city council fails to settle the row, which
It's 11am on Sunday. A car parked outside the block of flats where I live has just received a ticket. It is parked in a bus stop bay, clearly marked "No Stopping 7am - 7pm". Just the kind of offence for which Brighton and Hove City Council tells us we
"We have got closer than ever before to a certain dream," says Tim Etchells. "That of making a work which makes no sense whatsoever and yet functions effectively at every level." Enter an over-aged cheerleader, a rampaging rock chick, a temperamental
Mark Davis admits he is playing for his very future at the Brighton Centre this week. A shake-up in the structure of professional snooker at the end of the season means Davis needs to pocket a healthy cheque in the British Open to protect his place on
Three of the biggest high street banks are underperforming in their relationship with small firms, a major report claimed today. Barclays, Lloyds TSB and NatWest were bottom of a league table produced by the Forum of Private Business (FPB). Its report
Directories group Yell hailed a strong start to its financial year today, despite finding new UK advertisers harder to retain in a competitive market. The former BT subsidiary, which listed on the London market last year, turned in half-year pre-tax profits
Homeless people are set to benefit after a £67,000 grant was handed to a city hostel. Brighton and Hove City Council has been awarded the funding to improve facilities at the New Steine Mews hostel in St James's Street, Brighton. It will be spent building
Albion are coming to terms today with the retirement through illness of John Piercy, at the age of 25. The utility player is hanging up his boots, only days after launching his first team comeback. Piercy, like his father David, suffers from colitis,
