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Emergency services were called to a fire at the Imperial Hotel on First Avenue, Hove, on Tuesday afternoon (23 December 2025). East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said it received repeat calls at 3.11pm reporting smoke on the fourth floor of the hotel. Crews attended the scene and by 3.45pm confirmed there was a fire […]

Dozens of disadvantaged children across Brighton & Hove will receive Christmas gifts thanks to the generosity of the city’s Civil Enforcement Officers. Several hundred toys and books have been collected in recent weeks by officers from NSL, the council’s parking enforcement partner. The donations have now been handed over to the Brightstore foodbank, which supports […]

A man has been charged following reports of threatening and intimidating behaviour in central Brighton. Police were called at around 3pm on Saturday 13 December after reports that a man was acting aggressively and attempting to start fights outside Churchill Square. Officers attended the scene and arrested a 49-year-old man, who was taken into custody. […]

A Hove man has admitted sexually assaulting several women in Brighton and Hove, a court has heard. Fattah Derrahi, 59, of Farm Road, Hove, appeared at Lewes Crown Court where he pleaded guilty to nine counts of sexual assault. The offences took place over a period of time and involved women who were approached in […]

Officers are appealing for information following the sexual assault of a 17-year-old on a train between Brighton and Hampden Park in Eastbourne. The incident occurred at approximately 4:40 PM on Wednesday, 8 October, when the victim was approached by a man who sat next to him before carrying out the assault. British Transport Police have […]

A Heathfield man has become one of the first people in Sussex to be sentenced for creating artificial intelligence (AI)-generated child sexual abuse material, following an investigation by Sussex Police. James Castell, 40, of High Street, Heathfield, was arrested in October 2024 after officers linked him to the online distribution of an indecent image of […]

A man has been sentenced to 19 years in prison after committing a series of serious sexual offences against children in Sussex and Suffolk. Inam Khan, 37, of Troon Crescent, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, used online chat rooms and Snapchat to target young girls, lying about his age to gain their trust before grooming and assaulting them. […]

Emergency services were called to a residential building on North Road in Brighton on Saturday afternoon (20 December) following reports of an incident. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service (ESFRS) and South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAMB) attended the scene at around 1.30pm. Two fire appliances from ESFRS were seen in attendance as crews dealt […]