The Latest Breaking News from Sussex

Southern Water was handed a record fine of £90 million in July 2021 after pleading guilty to illegally discharging sewage along the rivers and coastline of Kent, Hampshire and Sussex. More than a year later, the headlines have not improved for Britain’s embattled water companies who have recently discharged more…

Mulch, grasses, gravel … The West Sussex garden created to cope with hotter, drier summers and mild, soggy winters

Botanic garden prepares for hotter and drier summers with plants needing less irrigation

Risen from the ashes of a devastating fire, the new garden pays homage to celebrated set designer Oliver Messel

Fire crews battled the Metrobus bus blaze near Ashington, West Sussex, which closed several roads including the busy A24 which connects the area with London and the south coast

An incredible sea defence tower turned home in East Sussex has gone on the market, complete with four bedrooms and direct access to the beach - but it's in need of some serious TLC

Dry conditions and impending drought mean millions of people in the UK are now, or will soon be, under a hosepipe ban. There is a “temporary use ban” in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, with Kent and Sussex to follow. It’s virtually impossible for water suppliers to enforce this…

The incident happened at Parkdean Resorts in Camber Sands, East Sussex, just before 11pm on Friday.

The Duchess of Sussex turns 41 on 4 August

Donald Burgess, who had dementia and had threatened care home staff, died three weeks after incident in Sussex

Millions of customers in Kent and Sussex were told to restrict their use of hosepipes and sprinklers from August 12 after parts of England saw the driest July in records dating back to 1836