A Victorian Sherlock-Style Mystery... London, 1894. Fog curls through the narrow streets of Whitechapel as gas lamps flicker weakly against the winter gloom. At precisely midnight, the great bell of Blackthorn Clocktower tolls once… then abruptly falls silent. The following morning, the clocktower’s keeper, Mr. Alfred Wren, is found dead inside the tower mechanism room. And yet, according to every witness, the tower had been locked all night from the inside. Can you solve the

A new convenience store in Newhaven has reportedly been targeted by online shoplifting threats before it has even opened to customers.

Britain is full of beautiful towns—but some come with histories so strange they sound completely made up. From plague villages and smuggling hideouts to towns built on superstition and scandal, these places prove that the UK’s past is anything but boring. Here are five British towns where the history is every bit as fascinating as the scenery: 1. Eyam — The Village That Locked Itself Away In 1665, when the bubonic plague arrived in Eyam, the villagers made an extraordinary de

The device uses clay and passive airflow technology to dry food naturally without electricity, solar panels or expensive equipment.

Passengers travelling across Sussex are facing disruption this morning after a fault with the electric third rail near Brighton.

A man has been charged with the rape of a woman in Worthing.

A man has died following a late-night crash in Ashington. Emergency services were called to London Road, Ashington at around 10.13pm on May 9 after reports that a car had collided with a stationary vehicle. The driver, a 43-year-old man from Surrey, was pronounced dead at the scene. Sussex Police say the man’s family has been informed, with specialist officers providing support. An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the collision is now underway, with officers a

Govia Thameslink Railway is set to be brought into public ownership later this month, ending more than a decade of private operation across Sussex and the wider South East.