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New 'intelligent' train which tells passengers where to sit

2009-11-23T07:49:39Z

Train which tells passengers where to stand on the platform in order to get a seat could be operating on south London commuter services by 2013

Ex-BBC producer jailed over child porn

2009-11-20T14:55:22Z

Gus Poyet proving a natural in Brighton role

2009-11-19T08:54:07Z

Gus Poyet made it two wins out of two as Brighton manager as the Seagulls overcame Wycombe 2-0 in their FA Cup first round replay

Railway chaos as drivers stay at home and plan Christmas strike

2009-11-11T13:51:58Z

Passengers using one of London's busiest train services face pre-Christmas disruption after a drivers' union ordered a strike ballot over pay

Gus Poyet looks poised to rescue Brighton

2009-11-10T13:32:34Z

Gus Poyet is in line to become the new manager of Brighton

Woman's blaze death 'unexplained'

2009-10-16T14:01:21Z

Belly laughs at �diversity� night but dancers hide before Harman arrives

2009-09-29T08:01:15Z

Labour heavyweights let their hair down at their party conference�s annual diversity night

Power and the glory of The Grand Hotel

2009-09-23T15:30:47Z

Brighton�s landmark hotel has seen it all, from the IRA bomb to Tony Blair�s reaction to 9/11. Next week�s conference gatherers will find it has lost none of its grandeur

I'm no quitter, says defiant Gordon Brown

2009-09-22T08:31:59Z

Defiant Gordon Brown vows to carry on as Labour leader and rejected Westminster gossip that he might stand down before the election

Gordon Ramsay's kitchen nightmare is over

2009-09-15T10:27:31Z

Restaurant that collapsed after appearing on Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares TV show is to be brought back to life

Assistant head arrested over child images

2009-09-04T13:13:35Z

Katy Perry's not too Bright-on break-in

2009-06-12T13:52:42Z

Katy Perry's tour bus was broken into in Brighton but the I kissed A Girl singer seems to have missed the point of the burglar's motives.

'Keeping Met on its toes: a guide'

2009-03-31T08:44:03Z

G20 protesters have published a list of tactics to defeat police - including stringing lines between lamp posts to knock mounted officers off their horses

Only way is up for McGleish as Orient ease survival fears

2009-03-09T09:37:23Z

Football: Scott McGleish is convinced Leyton Orient have turned the corner in their survival battle after their 2-1 win over Brighton

Transport round-up

2009-02-03T09:29:27Z

Find out how London's transport network is coping...

Rail fare rises: bosses quizzed

2009-01-26T14:26:23Z

MPs are to hold a major inquiry into the soaring cost of rail fares amid mounting anger from passengers

41 more stations to be staffed at night in rail safety drive

2008-11-03T08:48:05Z

Forty-one more stations in London will be manned until the last service at night from next year after ministers ordered safety improvements

Now Jordan's one of the curls: Katie Price joins the celebrity high rollers

2008-06-17T22:53:56Z

She doesn't blush easily, so it was little surprise that Katie Price barely battered an eyelid as she stepped out in public with a head full of rollers yesterday.

Windsor Castle is a rare treat

2008-06-02T23:00:00Z

The Windsor Castle pub resembles Aladdin's Cave but it isn't just a place for tourists. It has its regulars too.

Television news presenters gather to say goodbye to much-loved former colleague Carol Barnes

2008-03-17T15:31:00Z

Figures from the world of television news bade a final farewell to former ITN newscaster Carol Barnes at her funeral service today. Former colleagues Dermot Murnaghan, Alastair Stewart and Mark Webster gathered alongside close family and friends for the funeral near Barnes's home in Brighton, East Sussex

Fatboy Slim's beach party gets go-ahead

2008-02-08T08:50:12Z

Plans by DJ Fatboy Slim to stage a music party this summer on Brighton beach have been given the go-ahead.

In Melua's footsteps

2007-10-16T23:00:00Z

Unashamedly more Katie Melua than Kate Nash, Brighton-based Essex Girl Kate Walsh is the iTunes Queen.

We do like to be beside the seaside

2007-08-16T15:16:52Z

If there is a remote chance of sun over the Bank Holiday weekend, then you will not be alone in wanting to spend the day beside the sea.

Quality custom at Pinchito

2007-07-03T23:00:00Z

Pinchito bubbles with enthusiasm, manned by young staff who not only know their stuff but are also genuinely keen to make customers happy

Critic's choice: rock

2007-05-30T09:48:27Z

The Rumble Strips, Pull Tiger Tail, Little Ones and punky Brighton duo Blood Red Shoes are the newbies on the NME tour. Take your pick, says David Smyth.

A whiff of fish down by the sea

2007-04-17T23:00:00Z

When Fay Maschler visited Graze in Hove she was greeted by a decidedly fishy odour but unfortunately not of the bright-eyed, silver-scaled, tail-flapping sort.

Heartache making Kate a star

2007-04-13T12:19:14Z

Kate Walsh came from nowhere to storm the iTunes chart with an album of songs about old boyfriends. 'I fall in love 10 times a day,' she tells Alastair McKay.

Critic's choice: pop

2007-02-28T13:18:55Z

She dresses as an ancient priestess and sings songs that are dense with spooky imagery and unusual instrumentation. Bat For Lashes is well worth a listen.

Quiet awe greets folk hero Fionn

2007-02-07T00:00:00Z

The reverential hush at Dingwalls as Fionn Regan played his set spoke volumes for the singer-songwriter's talent. Johnny Sharp calls him a folk hero in the making.

Monkeying around

2006-08-28T23:00:00Z

Too many people, too many bands and not enough space. It was enough to drive a dedicated rock fan to distraction, but despite it all the weekend's Reading Festival was still a triumph.