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Thomas Cook job losses - latest
Around 2,500 jobs are to be axed at holidays group Thomas Cook after it revealed plans to close 195 of its high street travel agencies.
Tragic speedway star 'knew risks'
A Sussex speedway rider would have known "perfectly well" the risks he faced before he was killed in a horrific crash, a coroner said.
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Sentenced for raids
Two men who stole thousands of pounds during raids at travel agents in Kent and Sussex have been sentenced to a total of 27 years in prison.
Cristo carried out a robbery at the Thomas Cook travel agents in Hove. He threatened a female cleaner with a handgun before escaping with cash and travellers cheques. Christo was sentenced to 15 years and Joseph 12.
Norman does a re-appearing act !
They say a cat has nine lives - Norman from Ashford certainly does. His owners thought he'd died but then he returned from the dead.
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Brighton - centre for film industry?
The British Film Institute is to open a “talent centre” in Brighton and Hove as part of a £5million plan to boost the industry across the country. The City Council is encouraging the BFI to make a base and is searching for an office when they move to the coast in the autumn.
The city will be promoted as a film location. Last year, the BFI launched a multi-million- pound five-year plan to help the British film industry compete more successfully on the global stage.
Rain moving in for Sunday
Expect some rain for southern counties along the coast, but further inland it should be mostly dry with sunny spells and light winds.
Read the full storySon dialled 999 after mum fell unconscious
A boy from Sussex has been praised for his swift actions after his mum collapsed and was knocked unconscious
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DI John Turner, of Force CID at Abingdon police station, said: This was a particularly nasty incident as the victim was walking with her child at the time, so I am keen to speak to anyone who may have seen someone acting suspiciously in the area around the time of the incident.
“I would like to use this opportunity to continue to remind people to be aware of their personal safety and follow the crime prevention advice available on our website."
If you have any information please contact DI Turner via the Thames Valley Police Enquiry Centre on 101.
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Farmers want crackdown on illegal raves
Farmers are trying to stop illegal ravers using their land. Social media sites advertise the events. Police are now taking a tough line.
Read the full storyE-Fit of sex attacker released
Police have issued an e-fit of a man they want to speak to about the sexual attack on a young mother.
The offender is a white man in his late forties, around 5ft 9ins tall, of a very slim build, with blonde balding hair and a very red face.
He was wearing a pale denim jacket and dark jogging bottoms.
Woman assaulted in front of daughter
A woman was sexually assaulted in front of her young daughter
The incident happened at 9.38am on May 9 when a 36-year-old woman, was walking along a footpath off Saxons Heath, Long Wittenham, Abingdon pushing her daughter in a buggy.
The victim noticed a man crouched in the bushes who started to follow her
The unknown man then subjected the victim to an indecent exposure and subsequent sexual assault.
Famous signs under the hammer
Distinctive road signs which have directed Londoners and tourists to world famous landmarks including Buckingham Palace and Hyde Park are to be auctioned in Sussex.
Estimates range from £20 to more than £1,000 for each of the 362 signs.
Also being auctioned at Summers Place Auctions in Billingshurst, West Sussex, on May 21 will be a limited number of enamelled road signs, including for Abbey Road and Downing Street. Sealed bids will be considered for other lots.
The sell-off comes as Westminster City Council and Transport for London upgrade all of their signposting in the capital as part of a campaign called Legible London to make directions more user-friendly.
