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A 28-year-old man has been jailed for seven years and six months for multiple sex offences involving a child in West Sussex.

The South of England remains in the grip of very hot weather, with heat warnings continuing across Hampshire, West Sussex and East Sussex.

An urgent appeal has been launched by Bognor Regis Foodbank as organisers ask people to help support families and individuals in crisis.

A rapist who threatened a woman at knifepoint in Brighton has been jailed.

Fire crews are tackling a house fire near Wartling after a bonfire is believed to have got out of control.

Police in Southsea are appealing for witnesses following a collision between a car and a bicycle.

A man who groomed young girls via social media to sexually abuse them in West Sussex has been jailed.

Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne has secured almost £796,000 in additional Home Office funding to support policing in Crowborough.

South East Coast Ambulance Service has launched a new charity appeal, challenging local communities to see if they can ‘Outrun An Ambulance’.

The heat wave continues for much of the South as the Met Office extends the red extreme heat warning.

Extra police patrols are taking place in Eastbourne during the town’s famous tennis open.

Domestic abuse specialists embedded in police control room under Raneem’s Law pilot taking place in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

Plans to open a dog walking area in Bosham have been submitted to Chichester District Council.

Police investigating a shoplifting and assault incident in Petersfield are trying to identify a man who may be able to help with their enquiries.

West Sussex County Council’s fostering service has been shortlisted in two categories at the Sussex Chamber Business Awards 2026.

Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth has declared a critical incident after several vital chiller units stopped working during the heatwave.

A “lessons learnt” report about Brighton and Hove City Council’s decision to broker a £36 million loan for the i360 will go before councillors for debate in September.

A 22-year-old man has been jailed for 44 months for his involvement in running the White J drugs line in Bognor Regis.

People across West Sussex, East Sussex and Hampshire are being urged to take extra care, with disruption continuing for schools, travel and public services.

A new mural has transformed a substation outside Havant’s Public Service Plaza, following a collaboration between Havant Borough Council staff and illustration students from the University of Portsmouth.

Picture if you can 41,000 tins of baked beans – that’s the equivalent amount of food waste collected each day by Mid Sussex District Council.

A 22-year-old man has been jailed for 16 months after carrying out a violent and unprovoked assault on a motorist in Portsmouth.

Police are working to identify the man in the images after a fraudulent incident was reported at a business in Hove.

Police are urging the public to remain vigilant as a drainage scam in the Adur and Worthing area is investigated.

New technology is helping a Worthing leisure centre cut water use, reduce waste and protect the environment.

A number of schools across the South are closed today, while others are finishing early as extreme heat affects the region.

A man has been sentenced for the rape of a woman in a car park in Worthing.

Police are searching for a suspect after a man was seriously injured in an incident involving a bladed weapon in Aldwick.

Residents and businesses are being asked to have their say on major plans to regenerate part of Crawley town centre.

Security measures at the former Toys R Us site could be ramped up after people entered the vacant building.

A major report setting out the current position of East Sussex County Council will be presented to Cabinet next week.

A very rare red extreme heat warning has come into force for inland parts of the South, with temperatures expected to climb as high as 36 Celsius in some areas.

The University of Chichester has taken its first steps into space research as part of an international project testing a prototype spacesuit for future lunar exploration.

Air quality in part of Chichester has improved so much that it no longer needs to be classed as an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA).

Portsmouth’s Labour MPs have thanked Keir Starmer for bringing “Labour back from the brink” after he announced his resignation this morning.

A community speedwatch group in Halnaker has raised concerns about speeding traffic through the village after inviting local MP Andrew Griffith to join them on patrol.

People heading to the coast across the South are being warned about the risk of cold water shock as temperatures remain high.

West Sussex County Council says a major upgrade to its Horsham waste site is already helping to boost recycling across the county.

A long-serving Chichester councillor says she was “blown away” after being made an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours.

UKHarvest has been recognised for its work supporting communities across West Sussex after winning a major award at the Chichester Chamber of Commerce, Chichester and Bognor Business Awards.

A 34-year-old man from Southampton has been jailed for six years and two months for child sex offences.

A £19 million contract has been put out to run healthcare inside a Gosport detention centre, in a deal that will cost residents three times as much per person per day as the average spent on their own NHS care.

Police have renewed an appeal to identify a man who was found dead in a wooded area in Southampton more than two years ago.

A Fareham special school is celebrating after receiving national recognition for its work supporting pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs (SEMH).

Residents across West Sussex are enjoying easier access to the county’s coast and countryside thanks to major improvements to public paths over the last year.

Southampton City Council’s adult social care service has been rated “requires improvement” by the Care Quality Commission after inspectors found problems in several key areas.

Weald School in Billingshurst is set to receive up to £2.6 million from the county council to fund a major redevelopment project.

Adventurer James Ketchell has said that the achievement of becoming the first person to circumnavigate the globe by air, sea, and land has not yet fully “sunk in”.

Hot meals have returned to pupils at Woodingdean Primary School in Brighton after a kitchen equipment fault disrupted the service for around a month.

Crawley Borough Council is set to introduce weekly food waste collections this autumn, around six months after the government’s deadline for councils in England to roll out separate food waste services.

Portsmouth City Council has launched a fire safety improvement programme worth up to £120m for its high-rise and mid-rise housing blocks. The council aims to appoint contractors by October, with work scheduled to address fire risk assessment requirements by 2030.

A prominent seafront hotel in Southsea could be converted into a 24-resident house in multiple occupation (HMO) under plans submitted to Portsmouth City Council.

A new exhibition celebrating the people, skills, and industries that have shaped the Chichester District has opened at The Novium Museum.

Plans to demolish a bungalow in Loxwood and replace it with 18 homes have been approved after the developer returned with a revised version of a previously rejected scheme.

A major lorry stop, electric vehicle charging hub and storage facility serving Portsmouth International Port has been approved near Junction 11 of the M27, despite concerns about traffic and the impact on the surrounding countryside.

Workers rushed to the rescue after hearing tiny Bob’s cries while he was being pecked by crows — finding him injured, alone and covered in ticks.

A Sussex Police officer has been charged with assaulting a colleague during a training exercise.

Five people have been arrested following a National Crime Agency operation at Sovereign Harbour in Eastbourne.

Four men have been arrested and remain under police guard in hospital following reports of a suspected gunshot in Bexhill and a serious crash near Hastings.