A long-awaited helipad at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton has welcomed its first helicopter – seven years after it was originally due to open.

A man has been jailed after assaulting and abusing a woman at an address in Crowborough over a period of more than a year.

Horsham man Keith Clifton has been jailed for a string of rapes and sexual abuse against a young girl over several years.

Residents in a Sussex village were evacuated after an unexploded munition was discovered during excavation work.

Plans to charge people to use a city's busiest public toilets could raise £70,000 in revenue, a council has claimed.

The funding was needed for a variety of reasons, including ageing populations, emergency accommodation and tackling homelessness.

Passengers travelling to, from or through Gatwick Airport are being warned that services may be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised.

Six fire engines were sent to the scene earlier.