Anahita Hossein-Pour

UK

Train ‘sped up after acknowledging red signal’ before Bedford crash – report

The driver was killed while more than 160 passengers were injured and 102 were taken to hospital.
1 Oct 2026
Crime

Footage captures teenager steering dinghy carrying 165 people across Channel

Chan Atak, 19, from South Sudan, was jailed for two years and three months’ at Canterbury Crown Court on Friday for endangering others.
18 Sept 2026
Crime

Teenager who piloted overcrowded dinghy with 165 people on board jailed

This was a record high number of passengers on a boat for a Channel crossing when the craft made the journey on July 23.
18 Sept 2026
UK

Earliest ever harvest for English wine maker after record hot weather

This year’s hot weather means a small number of grapes can be picked at Nyetimber vineyards across West Sussex, Hampshire and Kent.
14 Sept 2026
UK

Protesters wearing face coverings could be arrested at weekend protests – police

Hampshire Police said it will use the new tactic under the Crime and Policing Act to ‘allow peaceful protest and prevent violence’.
11 Sept 2026
UK

World’s oldest person celebrates ‘lovely’ 117th birthday

Ethel Caterham, who lives at Hallmark Lakeview Care Home in Lightwater, Surrey, is spending her birthday on Friday with family and friends

21 Aug 2026
UK

Lewes rail line to reopen in September as work under way to remove train

The first of the three derailed carriages was lifted using two large cranes.
20 Aug 2026
UK

School tribute to ‘sweet’ teenager who died alongside parents in sea incident

Sara El-Khawas, 14, her father Hassan El-Khawas, 55, and mother Zeina Alayn, 37, died on Tuesday in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex.
20 Aug 2026
UK

Three people from same family die after getting into trouble off Sussex coast

Multiple ambulances and two air ambulances were seen in Shoreham-by-Sea.
19 Aug 2026
UK

Three people from same family die after getting into trouble off Sussex coast

Multiple ambulances and two air ambulances were seen in Shoreham-by-Sea.
18 Aug 2026
UK

Two seriously injured in train derailment not in life-threatening condition

The incident occurred near Lewes, East Sussex, on Thursday afternoon.
14 Aug 2026
UK

Train boss says railway is safe in hot weather after ‘rare’ derailment

Some 20 people went to hospital after a Southern Rail service with three carriages derailed on its side near Lewes on Thursday afternoon.
14 Aug 2026
UK

Two people ‘severely’ injured as rail bosses launch probe into train derailment

Three carriages from the train, which was travelling from London Victoria to Eastbourne, derailed on their side, trapping passengers.
14 Aug 2026
Music

Diana Ross dedicates ‘special song’ to Pride crowd

The US superstar was Brighton and Hove Pride’s headline act on Sunday.
2 Aug 2026
UK

Berlin Pride attack ‘real focus’ for UK’s biggest Pride festival this weekend

Brighton and Hove Pride managing director Paul Kemp said what happened in Berlin highlights ‘the importance of why we have Pride’.
31 Jul 2026
Crime

Footage reveals moment Vickrum Digwa tells mother to take murder weapon

Video released by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) comes a week after Digwa’s mother, Kiran Kaur, was jailed for three years.
24 Jul 2026
Crime

Mother of murderer Vickrum Digwa jailed for removing knife from crime scene

Kiran Kaur was found guilty by jurors who also convicted Digwa of murder and carrying a knife in public, after a trial in May.
17 Jul 2026
Crime

Three asylum seekers jailed over ‘callous’ rape on Brighton beach

Ministers have vowed to deport the men who arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel by boat.
15 Jul 2026
Politics

Migrants arrive in UK in first Channel crossings this month

A number of people, including children, were seen disembarking a Border Security Command boat on Wednesday morning in Dover, Kent.
8 Jul 2026
Music

Fatboy Slim shares love for grassroots music scene at ‘intimate’ venue

The Brighton-based DJ, real name Norman Cook, brought the party to a sell-out gig at a 60-person capacity venue.
29 Jun 2026
Crime

New evidence reveals moment police discovered Henry Nowak stabbing

Vickrum Digwa, 23, was jailed for life on June 1 for the murder of the 18-year-old finance student

24 Jun 2026