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  • Thieves raid hotel during fire alarm

    Police have swooped to smash a gang of robbers believed to have stolen thousands of pounds of property during sneak raids on hotel rooms. Delegates attending a conference at the Hilton Brighton Metropole hotel in Kings Road, Brighton, last week became

  • Pupils take over school

    It is the stuff of teachers' nightmares - to find yourself a pupil in your own school. If that wasn't bad enough, you're given a dressing down from a pupil who has become headteacher. But at St Peter's Primary School in Shoreham this was reality for head

  • Poisoning' claims at terror trial

    One of the men accused of plotting to bomb Britain also discussed poisoning football fans, the Old Bailey heard. Waheed Mahmood, from Crawley, said beer cans could be spiked with poison which could also be used in burgers and takeaways, according to supergrass

  • A loving mother - to 500 children

    All mums should be made to feel special on Mother's Day. But Thelma Young, 54, of Church Walk, Worthing, deserves more than just a bunch of flowers tomorrow for her mothering skills. Over the past 34 years she has fostered more than 500 children as well

  • Pensioner dies after fire horror

    A pensioner who suffered horrendous burns after a blaze at her flat has died. Gwen Thresh is thought to have fallen unconscious on a sofa after a drinking session and did not move as the blaze engulfed her sheltered accommodation flat on Wednesday night

  • Big day for Thunder

    Worthing Thunder reckon they have the answers they need to win their first league crown. They are just waiting to see what sort of test they are faced with in what could be the title decider. Barkers (Tarring) Thunder go to City of Sheffield Arrows today

  • Drugs boss has to pay

    Drugs mastermind Frank Jansen made nearly £300,000 from running a drugs factory, a court heard. Jansen was jailed for ten years in November after he admitted setting up the operation to supply cocaine and amphetamines. He was given an extra year for dangerous

  • Councils lose £3m to the rent dodgers

    Councils failed to collect almost £3 million from rent dodgers last year. The black hole in finances has emerged as local authorities are introducing big council tax rises and comes despite a shortage of affordable housing. The rent arrears backlog is

  • Gifton fancies debut goal

    Albion's big daddy' Gifton Noel-Williams aims for a hat-trick of goalscoring debuts today - after a friendly reminder from his wife. The father-of-six is hoping for a flying start against Luton at Withdean to give the Seagulls' Championship relegation