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Music: Brighton Youth Orchestra with Evelyn Glennie
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Sunday May 16 Brighton Youth Orchestra celebrates its Diamond Jubilee with a major festival concert alongside international percussionist Evelyn Glennie. For this special occasion, past members of the orchestra will be flying
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Music: Mory Kante, Manecas Costa and Modeste Hugues
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Wednesday May 19 You might not think you know who Mory Kante is, but you're bound to have heard his hit. "Yeke, Yeke," with its infectious chorus, got everyone from Mali to Manhattan to twitch their collective tush. Think
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Theatre: Pandora 88
Komedia, Gardner Street, Monday-Saturday May 3-8 Inspired by Stanley Kubrik's 2001: A Space Odyssey and Brian Keenan's An Evil Cradling, this show does what theatre does best and makes incredible use of the stage. Trapped within the confines of a 1.5m
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Music: La Damnation de Faust
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Friday May 21 Hector Berlioz's masterpiece is a monument to the Romantic movement, described by its composer as a "dramatic legend". Berlioz fell under the spell of Goethe's Faust after reading the first part in 1828. Having
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This is another test
Another test, another place, another time, another world test, test, test, test test, test, test, test test, test, test, test
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Feedback, with Simon Bradshaw
It seems you can't please all the people all the time judging by the following comments about the new Argus. Mrs T Roberts, from Brighton, says she doesn't really like the makeover, complaining: "One of the worst changes is the move of the personal announcements
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Researcher reveals why sex is good for us
It has taken five years and cost £40,000 but a research scientist claims to have finally unravelled why it's nice to have sex. And Dr Joel Peck has put his work to good use - producing three children at the same time as formulating his new theory. The
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Women's Football: England skipper guns for glory
It's not widely known but the England football captain is warming up for the European Championships at home in Sussex. But, before you start thinking David Beckham has swapped Madrid for the South Coast, hold on. It's not him. The England captain in question
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Cricket: New skipper battles to retain title
New skipper Carl Read admits his Hastings and St Leonards side face a real battle to keep their county title. Hastings won the Sussex League by 67 points last summer but, as Read prepares to take charge against Steyning in tomorrow's opener, he knows
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Racing: Moore edges out rivals
Brighton's Jamie Moore is celebrating this week after a dramatic victory in the race to become the champion conditional jockey. Moore, who is attached to Martin Pipe, took the title by just one winner from Sam Thomas. Sam was beaten a head in the final
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Beach litter hits record high
Tourists are swamping the South Coast's beaches with a record level of litter, according to a survey. Beach users left behind twice as much rubbish during the latest study as they did two years ago. They were also responsible for more debris than commercial
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McGhee urges final push
Albion manager Mark McGhee today urged his players to make sure they are "really at it" in the potential play-off clincher against gloomy Notts County. McGhee admits he does not know what to expect from relegated County in Saturday's match at Withdean
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Advertising giant sees bright future
Advertising giant WPP today said first-quarter revenues grew 12% as companies returned to the acquisition trail following the economic slowdown. The group said revenues from its global agencies, including Ogilvy & Mather and J Walter Thompson, totalled
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Pubs group sounds profit caution
Pubs operator Eldridge Pope today warned that annual profits would not meet market hopes after a sales slump at its managed estate. The company blamed intense competition on the high street and disappointing food sales for the 5.6% drop in like-for-like
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City's on list of deprived locations
Brighton and Hove has appeared in a list of the most deprived areas in England. The Government's Indices of Deprivation 2004 list puts the city at No.43 on the unemployment scale, just below Ealing and Rochdale. It is an improvement on a similar survey
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Body Shop profits soar 40%
Ethical cosmetics firm Body Shop International is planning 300 new stores after reporting a 40 per cent jump in profits. The Littlehampton-based natural beauty retailer, which sells products such as Brazil nut body butter and lavender salt scrubs in 50
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Bugs shut Sussex hospital
Operations were cancelled and theatres shut when bugs were discovered in a hospital. The tiny intruders caused chaos when they were spotted flying around sterile areas at Worthing Hospital. They appeared to be dropping from the ceiling of the operating
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Villagers mop up after flash floods
A freak spring storm flooded homes and streets in a Sussex village. Hail, thunder, lightning and a cloudburst overwhelmed Slinfold, near Horsham, within minutes. Firefighters received more than 20 emergency calls. Homeowners tried desperately to save
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Sussex is still safe, says top officer
Sussex remains one of the safest counties in England and Wales despite upward trends in violence. That was the view of Sussex Deputy Chief Constable Joe Edwards following the release of latest statistics. Violent crime nationally rose 11 per cent to 270,000
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Fears mount for missing woman
The family of missing Katherine Crabb today made an emotional appeal for her return as detectives confirmed she had not been seen for ten days. Her family, including her mother Gaynor Bryant, sisters Olivia Channon and Abigail Bryant and stepfather Stuart
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Music: Glagolitic Mass
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Sunday May 2 Leos Janacek may have been born half-way through the 19th Century but his best music was written in a feverish burst of creativity in the 20th Century, not long before his death in 1928. In this period he wrote
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Music: L'Orfeo
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Saturday May 15 Monteverdi's opera L'Orfero, written some 400 years ago, is considered to be the first ever opera, the work that began the whole genre. It tells the story of the legend of Orpheus and his love for Euridice,
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Women's Football: England skipper guns for glory
It's not widely known but the England football captain is warming up for the European Championships at home in Sussex. But, before you start thinking David Beckham has swapped Madrid for the South Coast, hold on. It's not him. The England captain in question
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County League: Chi look to finish job
Chichester only need a point from their final game against Sidley at home tomorrow to win their first County League title in 24 years. Chi have a three point lead over second-placed Rye, who travel to Pagham, and have a superior goal difference of five
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Senior Cup: Worthing depleted for final
Worthing are struggling to field a side for Monday's Sussex Senior Cup final against Albion Reserves. The Rebels could be without as many as 11 players for the showpiece at Eastbourne Borough's Priory Lane. Stewart Holmes, Andy Lutwyche and Des Guile
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Tennis: Dokic returns to Eastbourne
Jelena Dokic hopes it will be third time lucky at Eastbourne this summer. Dokic has entered the Hastings Direct International Ladies Championships at Devonshire Park from June 14 to 19 looking for her first singles victory at the tournament. The Serbian
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Racing: Moore edges out rivals
Brighton's Jamie Moore is celebrating this week after a dramatic victory in the race to become the champion conditional jockey. Moore, who is attached to Martin Pipe, took the title by just one winner from Sam Thomas. Sam was beaten a head in the final
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April 30: McGhee urges final push
Albion manager Mark McGhee today urged his players to make sure they are "really at it" in the potential play-off clincher against gloomy Notts County. McGhee admits he does not know what to expect from relegated County in Saturday's match at Withdean
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Beach litter hits record high
Tourists are swamping the South Coast's beaches with a record level of litter, according to a survey. Beach users left behind twice as much rubbish during the latest study as they did two years ago. They were also responsible for more debris than commercial
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McGhee urges final push
Albion manager Mark McGhee today urged his players to make sure they are "really at it" in the potential play-off clincher against gloomy Notts County. McGhee admits he does not know what to expect from relegated County in Saturday's match at Withdean
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Speedway: Pedersen reday to take on world
Nicki Pedersen begins his bid for more world title glory in Sweden on Saturday night. And the Eastbourne Eagles No. 1 knows he has a battle on his hands. All the home support in Stockholm's Olympic Stadium will be for Tony Rickardsson, who is chasing
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City's on list of deprived locations
Brighton and Hove has appeared in a list of the most deprived areas in England. The Government's Indices of Deprivation 2004 list puts the city at No.43 on the unemployment scale, just below Ealing and Rochdale. It is an improvement on a similar survey
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Advertising upturn boosts Pearson
Financial Times owner Pearson said today the recovery in the advertising market was continuing but revenues remained unstable. Year-to-date advertising revenues at the FT, which were down 4% at the beginning of March, were now level with last year and
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Pubs group sounds profit caution
Pubs operator Eldridge Pope today warned that annual profits would not meet market hopes after a sales slump at its managed estate. The company blamed intense competition on the high street and disappointing food sales for the 5.6% drop in like-for-like
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£28m bid for Mr Men titles
Entertainment group Chorion today said it was planning to buy the business behind the Mr Men for £28 million. The London-based group said it was proposing to acquire The Hargreaves Organisation and Mister Films, which together own the rights to the Mr
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Hotels group opposes sell-off
Leisure group De Vere unveiled a 28 per cent hike in profits as it stepped up a campaign to persuade investors not to back the sale of its hotels division. The owner of Brighton's Grand hotel said profits of £19.3 million in the 26 weeks to March 28 maintained
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Demand grows for private education
More parents are choosing to send their children to independent schools despite record rises in fees. The number of pupils in the fee-paying sector has grown for a record ninth successive year as wealthier parents turn their backs on state education.
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Villagers mop up after flash floods
A freak spring storm flooded homes and streets in a Sussex village. Hail, thunder, lightning and a cloudburst overwhelmed Slinfold, near Horsham, within minutes. Firefighters received more than 20 emergency calls. Homeowners tried desperately to save
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Sussex is still safe, says top officer
Sussex remains one of the safest counties in England and Wales despite upward trends in violence. That was the view of Sussex Deputy Chief Constable Joe Edwards following the release of latest statistics. Violent crime nationally rose 11 per cent to 270,000
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Runaway dad jailed
A father who kidnapped his daughter and went on the run for more than four years has been jailed. Mexican-born Edgardo Alvarez, who is 66 today, abducted Jasmine Esmeralda Alvarez and fled to America, leaving her distressed mother in the dark and sparking
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Fears mount for missing woman
The family of missing Katherine Crabb today made an emotional appeal for her return as detectives confirmed she had not been seen for ten days. Her family, including her mother Gaynor Bryant, sisters Olivia Channon and Abigail Bryant and stepfather Stuart
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999 medic sent on 100-mile errand
An ambulance boss sent a paramedic on a 100-mile round trip to pick up his forgotten passport. Dr David Janes ordered an on-call emergency response car to collect the document from his home in Seaford and deliver it to Gatwick airport, where he was waiting
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Music: Glagolitic Mass
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Sunday May 2 Leos Janacek may have been born half-way through the 19th Century but his best music was written in a feverish burst of creativity in the 20th Century, not long before his death in 1928. In this period he wrote
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Music: L'Orfeo
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Saturday May 15 Monteverdi's opera L'Orfero, written some 400 years ago, is considered to be the first ever opera, the work that began the whole genre. It tells the story of the legend of Orpheus and his love for Euridice,
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Music: Tord Gustavsen Trio
Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome, Tuesday May 4 Already a big name in his native Norway, pianist Tord Gustavsen's debut album, Changing Places, which was released last year, brought his unique jazz aesthetic to the world stage. Perhaps not a picture book
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Windows inquiry looms for Tesco
Supermarket giant Tesco faces an inquiry over the removal of antique brass windows from a Grade II listed building. Brighton and Hove City Council issued enforcement notices against the company in February for five alleged breaches of listed building
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County League: Chi look to finish job
Chichester only need a point from their final game against Sidley at home tomorrow to win their first County League title in 24 years. Chi have a three point lead over second-placed Rye, who travel to Pagham, and have a superior goal difference of five
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Senior Cup: Worthing depleted for final
Worthing are struggling to field a side for Monday's Sussex Senior Cup final against Albion Reserves. The Rebels could be without as many as 11 players for the showpiece at Eastbourne Borough's Priory Lane. Stewart Holmes, Andy Lutwyche and Des Guile
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Ryman: King promises final flourish
Steven King will get a taste of the action when Lewes clinch the Ryman division one south title on Saturday. The Rooks manager will roll back the years by making a one-off appearance in the final league game of the season at home to Banstead Athletic.
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Golfer shows icy resolve
Angry polar bears and blizzards don't worry most golfers but Jason Nicholls prefers his sport a little more extreme. Instead of driving and putting his way round grassy greens, Jason braved sub-zero temperatures to be one of 36 competitors in the annual
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Rugby: Coach targets last eight
Sussex have pledged to attack as they chase a place in the last eight of the Tetley's County Championship. Skipper Gordon Denslow and his men are again in the elite 16-team competition and tackle Middlesex at London Irish's Sudbury base tomorrow (3pm)
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Cricket: Sussex vote against restructure proposals
Sussex are among the counties rebelling against the latest proposals for a reform of county cricket. Chairman David Green was unable to attend an unofficial meeting of the 18 first-class counties in Bristol earlier this week after being held up in traffic
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Tennis: Dokic returns to Eastbourne
Jelena Dokic hopes it will be third time lucky at Eastbourne this summer. Dokic has entered the Hastings Direct International Ladies Championships at Devonshire Park from June 14 to 19 looking for her first singles victory at the tournament. The Serbian
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April 30: McGhee urges final push
Albion manager Mark McGhee today urged his players to make sure they are "really at it" in the potential play-off clincher against gloomy Notts County. McGhee admits he does not know what to expect from relegated County in Saturday's match at Withdean
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Speedway: Pedersen reday to take on world
Nicki Pedersen begins his bid for more world title glory in Sweden on Saturday night. And the Eastbourne Eagles No. 1 knows he has a battle on his hands. All the home support in Stockholm's Olympic Stadium will be for Tony Rickardsson, who is chasing
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City's on list of deprived locations
Brighton and Hove has appeared in a list of the most deprived areas in England. The Government's Indices of Deprivation 2004 list puts the city at No.43 on the unemployment scale, just below Ealing and Rochdale. It is an improvement on a similar survey
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Advertising upturn boosts Pearson
Financial Times owner Pearson said today the recovery in the advertising market was continuing but revenues remained unstable. Year-to-date advertising revenues at the FT, which were down 4% at the beginning of March, were now level with last year and
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£28m bid for Mr Men titles
Entertainment group Chorion today said it was planning to buy the business behind the Mr Men for £28 million. The London-based group said it was proposing to acquire The Hargreaves Organisation and Mister Films, which together own the rights to the Mr
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Windows inquiry looms for Tesco
Supermarket giant Tesco faces an inquiry over the removal of antique brass windows from a Grade II listed building. Brighton and Hove City Council issued enforcement notices against the company in February for five alleged breaches of listed building
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Hotels group opposes sell-off
Leisure group De Vere unveiled a 28 per cent hike in profits as it stepped up a campaign to persuade investors not to back the sale of its hotels division. The owner of Brighton's Grand hotel said profits of £19.3 million in the 26 weeks to March 28 maintained
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Demand grows for private education
More parents are choosing to send their children to independent schools despite record rises in fees. The number of pupils in the fee-paying sector has grown for a record ninth successive year as wealthier parents turn their backs on state education.
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Council escapes capping, Prescott confirms
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has officially lifted the threat of "capping" from Brighton and Hove City Council. As predicted by The Argus earlier this week, he opted against penalising the authority for its 7.7 per cent council tax rise. Mr Prescott
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Runaway dad jailed
A father who kidnapped his daughter and went on the run for more than four years has been jailed. Mexican-born Edgardo Alvarez, who is 66 today, abducted Jasmine Esmeralda Alvarez and fled to America, leaving her distressed mother in the dark and sparking
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999 medic sent on 100-mile errand
An ambulance boss sent a paramedic on a 100-mile round trip to pick up his forgotten passport. Dr David Janes ordered an on-call emergency response car to collect the document from his home in Seaford and deliver it to Gatwick airport, where he was waiting
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Doctor wooed me in his tretament room
For three years, Dr Mardan Mahmood, 54, lived an unlikely double life. In Brighton, he was a respected medic working in the Royal Sussex County Hospital's haemotology department. Fifty miles up the M23, he was the co-owner of a dry-cleaning shop in a
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Doctor sacked over patient affair
A hospital doctor has been sacked for bedding one of his patients. Dr Mardan Mahmood, 54, was dismissed from the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton when his lover tipped off managers after ending their three-year affair. The woman claimed Dr Mahmood
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Music: Brighton Youth Orchestra with Evelyn Glennie
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Sunday May 16 Brighton Youth Orchestra celebrates its Diamond Jubilee with a major festival concert alongside international percussionist Evelyn Glennie. For this special occasion, past members of the orchestra will be flying
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Music: Mory Kante, Manecas Costa and Modeste Hugues
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Wednesday May 19 You might not think you know who Mory Kante is, but you're bound to have heard his hit. "Yeke, Yeke," with its infectious chorus, got everyone from Mali to Manhattan to twitch their collective tush. Think
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Music: Tord Gustavsen Trio
Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome, Tuesday May 4 Already a big name in his native Norway, pianist Tord Gustavsen's debut album, Changing Places, which was released last year, brought his unique jazz aesthetic to the world stage. Perhaps not a picture book
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Theatre: Pandora 88
Komedia, Gardner Street, Monday-Saturday May 3-8 Inspired by Stanley Kubrik's 2001: A Space Odyssey and Brian Keenan's An Evil Cradling, this show does what theatre does best and makes incredible use of the stage. Trapped within the confines of a 1.5m
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Music: La Damnation de Faust
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Friday May 21 Hector Berlioz's masterpiece is a monument to the Romantic movement, described by its composer as a "dramatic legend". Berlioz fell under the spell of Goethe's Faust after reading the first part in 1828. Having
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This is another test
Another test, another place, another time, another world test, test, test, test test, test, test, test test, test, test, test
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Windows inquiry looms for Tesco
Supermarket giant Tesco faces an inquiry over the removal of antique brass windows from a Grade II listed building. Brighton and Hove City Council issued enforcement notices against the company in February for five alleged breaches of listed building
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Researcher reveals why sex is good for us
It has taken five years and cost £40,000 but a research scientist claims to have finally unravelled why it's nice to have sex. And Dr Joel Peck has put his work to good use - producing three children at the same time as formulating his new theory. The
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Ryman: King promises final flourish
Steven King will get a taste of the action when Lewes clinch the Ryman division one south title on Saturday. The Rooks manager will roll back the years by making a one-off appearance in the final league game of the season at home to Banstead Athletic.
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Golfer shows icy resolve
Angry polar bears and blizzards don't worry most golfers but Jason Nicholls prefers his sport a little more extreme. Instead of driving and putting his way round grassy greens, Jason braved sub-zero temperatures to be one of 36 competitors in the annual
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Date
Rugby: Coach targets last eight
Sussex have pledged to attack as they chase a place in the last eight of the Tetley's County Championship. Skipper Gordon Denslow and his men are again in the elite 16-team competition and tackle Middlesex at London Irish's Sudbury base tomorrow (3pm)
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Cricket: New skipper battles to retain title
New skipper Carl Read admits his Hastings and St Leonards side face a real battle to keep their county title. Hastings won the Sussex League by 67 points last summer but, as Read prepares to take charge against Steyning in tomorrow's opener, he knows
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Cricket: Sussex vote against restructure proposals
Sussex are among the counties rebelling against the latest proposals for a reform of county cricket. Chairman David Green was unable to attend an unofficial meeting of the 18 first-class counties in Bristol earlier this week after being held up in traffic
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Advertising giant sees bright future
Advertising giant WPP today said first-quarter revenues grew 12% as companies returned to the acquisition trail following the economic slowdown. The group said revenues from its global agencies, including Ogilvy & Mather and J Walter Thompson, totalled
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Windows inquiry looms for Tesco
Supermarket giant Tesco faces an inquiry over the removal of antique brass windows from a Grade II listed building. Brighton and Hove City Council issued enforcement notices against the company in February for five alleged breaches of listed building
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City's on list of deprived locations
Brighton and Hove has appeared in a list of the most deprived areas in England. The Government's Indices of Deprivation 2004 list puts the city at No.43 on the unemployment scale, just below Ealing and Rochdale. It is an improvement on a similar survey
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Body Shop profits soar 40%
Ethical cosmetics firm Body Shop International is planning 300 new stores after reporting a 40 per cent jump in profits. The Littlehampton-based natural beauty retailer, which sells products such as Brazil nut body butter and lavender salt scrubs in 50
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Bugs shut Sussex hospital
Operations were cancelled and theatres shut when bugs were discovered in a hospital. The tiny intruders caused chaos when they were spotted flying around sterile areas at Worthing Hospital. They appeared to be dropping from the ceiling of the operating
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Council escapes capping, Prescott confirms
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has officially lifted the threat of "capping" from Brighton and Hove City Council. As predicted by The Argus earlier this week, he opted against penalising the authority for its 7.7 per cent council tax rise. Mr Prescott
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Doctor wooed me in his tretament room
For three years, Dr Mardan Mahmood, 54, lived an unlikely double life. In Brighton, he was a respected medic working in the Royal Sussex County Hospital's haemotology department. Fifty miles up the M23, he was the co-owner of a dry-cleaning shop in a
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Date
Doctor sacked over patient affair
A hospital doctor has been sacked for bedding one of his patients. Dr Mardan Mahmood, 54, was dismissed from the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton when his lover tipped off managers after ending their three-year affair. The woman claimed Dr Mahmood
