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Cannabis-smoking mum stabbed herself to death
A mother driven insane by cannabis stabbed herself repeatedly through the chest with a carving knife after claiming she was spoken to by a dog. Julie Cross told friends the animal was "trying to tell her something" before picking up the 5in blade
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Albion win at Walsall
Walsall 1, Albion 2. Albion remain very much in the hunt for a play-off place after a vital victory, their first away from home for seven games. They showed the kind of nerve and resilience which will be required in abundance during the run-in in the
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Former Irish international plays for Lewes
Lewes gave a debut to former Republic of Ireland international Mark Kinsella away to Braintree tonight. Kinsella, who is currently reserve team manager at Charlton Athletic, made his bow in midfield for the injury-hit Rooks. The 35-year-old had signed
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Albion recall Cox and Lynch
Dean Cox starts for Albion at Walsall tonight. The midfielder, left out of the last two games for disciplinary reasons, comes back as one of two changes from the team which started the defeat at Carlisle. Joel Lynch also comes into the side with David
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MP blasts "un-British" oaths of allegiance
Proposals to demand school leavers swear oaths of allegiance in an attempt to boost shared values and British pride have been slammed by a Sussex MP as "synthetic patriotism". Arundel and South Downs MP Nick Herbert, the Conservative shadow justice secretary
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Sussex schools to get help from the Midlands
A high-achieving school is to help three of its Sussex counterparts get better exam results for their pupils. The pioneering project will see three Hastings schools getting help and advice from Birmingham's Ninestiles school which recently won national
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Sex attacker tries to rape teenager in Brighton
A 19-year-old girl fought off a man who dragged her into an alleyway and tried to rape her after a night out. The thick-set stranger launched his attack after she refused an offer of a lift home. He had struck up a conversation with her in a taxi queue
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New premises
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New premises
Disclaimer: Any views or advice in this weblog should not be taken as a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment, especially if you know you have a specific health complaint. Prescribed medication should not be stopped or varied without conventional
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Summit will call on supermarkets to cut waste
A supermarket summit will be held this summer to demand that the biggest distributors of plastic bags take action to cut waste. Brighton and Hove City Council leader Brian Oxley will ask the major retailers what extra they will be doing to cut the use
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Crawley League football round-up
JAMES Kelly scored his first goal of the season to help Ifield Edwards II beat Three Bridges A 3-2 to progress into the Crawley Senior Cup semi-finals. Mick Lind and Adam Simpson were also on target. Holland Sports knocked out holders Phoenix United
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Giving up meat
I'm thinking of becoming vegetarian but I'm wondering if there are any health risks? There's some scientific evidence a vegetarian diet is actually healthier than a meat-eating one. However, the one drawback is veggie diets don't contain much iron
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Slight boob
I went to bed with a guy last week and he noticed a small pink bump, just below the left breast. It has been there all my life. Then he suddenly said: "You've got an extra nipple". Is this possible? It is. A lot of people have a third nipple, located
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Come, come
I'm 18 and I have heard a girl can't get pregnant if she doesn't climax. Is this true? No, it's nonsense, I'm afraid. So if you're having sex, please make sure you use some sensible contraception.
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Tummy trouble
I get a lot of stomach problems, such as bloated feelings, wind and tummy-ache. A friend said I could be allergic to bread. Is she right? Well, you can't actually have an allergy to bread. But a lot of women do get troublesome abdominal symptoms
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Will they be able to tell?
I am due to see a gynaecologist next week. What is really worrying me is this: when she examines me, will she be able to tell I have masturbated? No, she won't be able to detect this. Furthermore, I can assure you she couldn't care less.
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Waist of effort?
Why is it that doctors are so obsessed with waist measurements these days? My own GP seems to have got in quite a state about the fact I measure 39in round the middle and she says I "really must slim down". So what is this all about? Recent research
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Roll on, roll off
I've met a new and exciting man. This is my first real relationship. However, his invariable approach to love-making is to reach his orgasm and then go straight off to sleep - despite the fact I have not climaxed. Is this normal behaviour for men?
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Brighton League football round-up: Express crowned
AMERICAN Express clinched the premier division title following a goalless draw against Brighton Electricity. The point was enough to crack open the champagne as closest rivals Montpelier Villa slipped up 4-2 against Hanover. Luke Heath (3) and Philip
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Rust assured
I cut myself on a rusty nail while out walking last week. Is it true this could give me lockjaw? No, that's a myth. Tetanus (lockjaw) is caused by a germ and is nothing to do with rust.
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Gee up
At the age of 38, I'm really beginning to wonder if I have a G-spot. Some of my friends go on about how important it is but no one has managed to find mine! Am I abnormal? There's still no real proof the famous G-spot actually exists. However, some
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Teenager fights for life after stabbing in house
A 16-year-old boy is recovering in intensive care after he was stabbed in the back with a kitchen knife. The boy, named locally as Luke Kennedy, was left critically injured after what police are describing as a "vicious attack" in Fitchet Close, Crawley
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Brighton bid to ban balloons
A new front in the war against plastic is to be opened with plans to clampdown on the release of balloons. Brighton and Hove City Council is following its bid to ban plastic bags with a new policy to dissuade charities, organisations and businesses from
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Only Free Men, Komedia Studio Bar, Brighton, March 10
Post 9/11, all the rules have changed. In V R Morse's powerful drama torture is now "physical coercion" and can be approved by one phone call. The Geneva Convention is little more than a guidebook. Two opposing ideologies meet in an interrogation
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Dead Meadow, Barfly, Brighton, March 8
With their fifth album Old Growth receiving rave reviews, this show by Washington DC psych-rockers Dead Meadow came hotly anticipated. Before the main event, Portsmouth's You're Smiling Now But We'll All Turn Into Demons delivered a ferocious set recalling
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Run!
Pic: Russ Kirby
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Promenading
Pic: Simon Dack
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Giant space ball stolen from Hove yard
A NASA-style spaceball has been stolen from a storage yard. The gyroscope, which is used to entertain crowds at events across Sussex, had only recently been featured in The Argus as part of Brighton Science Festival. Now police are searching for the
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Marina
Pic: Simon Dack
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New gallery to showcase Sussex talent
A couple are hoping their little business can fill a big hole in Brighton's art scene following the closure of a unique gallery. Framer Lee Taylor, 40, worked for The White Gallery in Ship Street for about 23 years before a sharp rent increase forced
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Academy gets support of top public schools
A top public school is backing plans to establish a flagship academy in Sussex. Winchester College has joined forces with the United Learning Trust (ULT) to draw up the plans for the school in Midhurst. The school would replace Midhurst Grammar and
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Drenched
Pic: Simon Dack
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Singularity: a new way to go to a conference
A big name in internet design is organising the world's first large-scale online-only web conference. Brighton-based Aral Balkan has been heavily involved in developing and promoting Flash technology for more than ten years. The 31-year-old is a
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Construction firm plans expansion in Sussex
One of the country's biggest construction firms is hoping to quadruple its Sussex operations during the next five years. Rok unveiled its ambitious plans while shrugging off fears of a downturn in the economy and posting record financial results
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System 7, Concorde 2, Brighton, March 8
Not that many people will get to outer space. But in the meantime, there's always a System 7 gig. Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy (both one-time members of 1970s hippy band Gong) began with dreamy psychedelic chords overlaid by Hillage's hypnotic
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Duffy, Komedia, Brighton, March 10
First things first: Duffy is definitely not the new Amy Winehouse. She has got the indisputably stunning voice (so smooth live it almost looked like lipsynching), the 1960s sound and even the beehive, albeit Britt Ekland's in The Wicker Man rather than
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Homes still without power after strong winds
About 2,400 homes in Sussex and Kent remained without power today after strong winds brought down cables across the two counties. At the peak of yesterday's storms, 6,000 customers in the South East were cut off, particularly those in more rural areas
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Sussex prostate cancer survival rates vary according to postcode
Death rates from prostate cancer have exposed unequal survival prospects for patients across Sussex. Campaigners publishing the figures today said the differences amounted to an unacceptable postcode lottery. Death rates for the disease swing from more
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Storms knock out television channels
Thousands of people were left with a limited television service after storms knocked out a transmitter. A power failure at the Newhaven mast has left people in Lewes, Newhaven, Saltdean and Seaford without BBC and ITV television channels since yesterday
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Brighton beach
Pic by Simon Dack
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Waves
Photo by Simon Fox
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Crash near Southwick Tunnel
One lane of the A27 westbound carriage has been closed because of a crash near the Southwick Tunnel. Two cars were involved in the accident just before 11.30am today. The South East Coast Ambulance Service is in attendance although a Sussex Police spokesman
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Surf's up
Photo by Andy Vella
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Uprooted tree
Reader photo by Helene Flygare: uprooted tree in Hove
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Lewes Sunday League round-up
Lewes Bridge View maintained their slim premier division title hopes with an emphatic 9-1 win over Kingston Village. David Burn and Laurie Richards hit hat-tricks, Matt Little bagged a brace and Dave Altendorff was also on target. View now need to win
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Fallen tree
Reader photo: tree fallen in Georiga Avenue
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Brighton schoolgirl is Blue Peter badge star
A schoolgirl has become the envy of her classmates - by collecting every Blue Peter badge. Becky Davies, 11, made the clean sweep in just three years as she avidly undertook every challenge posed by the popular children's TV programme. She got
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Married couple face living apart after 63 years together
An elderly couple face living apart after more than 60 years because the council cannot find them accommodation. Tony and Beryl Scott, of Highbrook Close, Brighton, had their first Christmas in 63 years without each other after Mr Scott suffered
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Giant schnauzer from St Leonards steals the show at Crufts
A pampered pooch called Philippe is the country's top dog. The giant schnauzer won the best in show award at Crufts 2008 at the weekend. It was third time lucky for Philippe, who belongs to Kevin Cullen, from St Leonards. It was the third time
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Paying for towers
Last year Josh Arghiros, joint managing director of Karis Holdings, stated that the King Alfred project would be built "at no cost to the city" (Letters, March 23). No doubt this statement influenced many people and possibly some councillors to
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Anger as first Post Office closes
The latest round of post office closures has begun. A branch at 13 Preston Road, Brighton, shut its doors yesterday. It was the first of 41 in Sussex earmarked for closure by the Post Office in an attempt to curb millions of pounds in losses.
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House in need of refreshment
I was interested to read the article about traffic causing damage to the Old Mint House in Pevensey (The Argus, March 8). On my last visit it was in a parlous state. My mother worked there in the 1930s as nurse companion to then owner, Lady Allen
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Climate law must take strong line
If RFJ Turtle looked at the Government's energy policy he or she would realise that it is not the Government's aim to replace existing power stations completely with wind turbines (Letters, March 1). This is not an EU versus England issue. It
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East Sussex dementia figures set to rise sharply
The number of people with dementia in East Sussex is expected to top 17,000 over the next 20 years. Health experts believe about ten per cent of the population aged 65 and over will have some form of the condition by 2028. The increase is believed
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Sunday station market not closing down
Fears that a popular market has closed permanently have proved false. Scores of people were left wondering what had become of the Sunday morning market at Brighton station after it failed to take place in the car park at the weekend. A sign put
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Cigarette litter
I was in Bristol a week before the smoking ban came into force last year and was pleased to see the city taking responsibility for alerting the public to a potential litter nuisance. Large banners were displayed around the city warning people that
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Israel conflict
Jean Calder cannot contain her hatred of Israel, declining to purchase food from "the Israeli regime" (The Argus, March 8). Doubtless she would prefer Palestinian produce from Gaza. That would be difficult. After Israel left Gaza in 2005, the Palestinians
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Gambler fleeced friends for £100k
A gambler who tricked his mother and two girlfriends out of more than £100,000 to feed his habit has been warned he faces a prison sentence. Kevin Thompson, 38, is accused of telling the women a catalogue of lies to get his hands on the cash.
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Catchment error
The problems at Patcham High, so well described by school governor Greg Hadfield (Letters, March 7), are the predictable - and predicted - result of Brighton and Hove City Council's decision to put Westdene in the Blatchington Mill/Hove Park catchment
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Stressed doctor
With reference to the article "Mum's anger over missing doctor" (The Argus, March 8), I feel this story is one-sided against Dr William Macleod. While I feel very sorry for Emma Witney, her anger should be directed towards the trust that runs Eastbourne
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East Sussex League football round-up: Hollington are champions
Hollington United were crowned premier division champions after the only team who could pip them to the title, St Leonards Social, lost 4-2 against Heathfield Hotspurs. Louis Dixon, Mark Berryman, Ashley Burrows and Martin Richardson were on target for
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Selling us short
Our politicians are selling the British people down the line regarding what we can or can't do under European law. I can't see the rest of Europe doing away with their patio heaters. In Spain people still smoke in bars and it is allowed if the
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The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl' is a powerful story of manipulation and betrayal. The court of Henry the Eighth was a seductive yet dangerous place where fortunes were quickly built and easily destroyed. The two sisters Anne and Mary (Natalie Portman and Scarlett
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Football: Haywards Heath close in on title
Haywards Heath took another huge step towards promotion from County League division three. Brett Lovett and Daly Clark got the goals in a 2-0 win at Forest to strengthen second place. Heath are now five points clear of Newhaven, who have only two games
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Road congestion
The recent gridlock along the A259 due to roadworks at Saltdean has highlighted just how vital this road is to normal vehicular traffic. The road congestion scheme (only politicians call them "improvements") to provide priority lanes to buses is
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Comment: Cut the red tape!
Chancellor Alistair Darling will present his first budget tomorrow. With the fall-out from Northern Rock contributing to an already gloomy economic climate, some are saying it could be his last. Business Editor Sam Thomson asks business leaders in
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Keep Brighton's old resort charm, says tourism chief
Britain's tourism chief has warned Brighton and Hove against dumping its image as a traditional seaside resort to focus on chasing the more exclusive market for trendy hotels. Tom Wright, the chief executive of tourist authority VisitBritain, said
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Storm damage bill to reach millions
The clean-up operation after the storms that hit the county was continuing today - as experts warned more bad weather is heading for Sussex. Insurers estimate the repair bill after yesterday's gales will run into millions of pounds. Across the
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Binge-drinking debate centres on availability
The debate about binge-drinking raises many questions (The Argus, March 8). I believe raising the duty on alcohol is unfair on the majority who enjoy a drink. I agree that the so-called supermarket value brands should be discouraged. But to simply
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Biometric testing
I am writing in response to the article on the use of biometric technology in schools as a means of identifying students when using facilities such as the library (The Argus, March 6). This issue was reported at a recent Brighton and Hove City
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Towerblock fears
The fears expressed by Brian Simpson regarding the overwhelming of our human-scaled city with horrific high-rise monstrosities, turning Brighton and Hove into, as he put it, "tomorrow's towerblock nightmare", are spot on (Letters, March 8). Especially
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Airlines face higher landing fees
Airlines will have to pay substantially more in landing fees at Gatwick over the next five years. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said airport operator BAA could increase charges at Gatwick in 2008/09 by 21 per cent compared with the charges over
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Father risks his child's life by wave watching in Brighton
A father risked his baby's life by pushing its buggy into the path of a giant wave during yesterday's storm. As the waves crash over him in Brighton, the father cowers with the buggy and the child inside gets soaked. The picture featured in a national
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Albion live! You can bank on us
If it's Tuesday night it must be Albion LIVE! The Seagulls' busy run of March matches continues at Walsall tonight and we will be there at the Banks's Stadium. Look out for early team news here at theargus.co.uk, then go across to our Live Football
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Parents in Seaford plan to sabotage school’s Ofsted inspection
Parents plan to sabotage a school's Ofsted inspection to step up their campaign to save its sixth form. A group of protesters will demand a meeting with inspectors who have announced they will be at Seaford Head Community College tomorrow and Thursday
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Sandi Thom, Komedia, Brighton, March 11
The second album is often the moment when a successful artist can become unstuck - just ask Terence Trent D'Arby or Alanis Morissette. So Scottish singer-songwriter Sandi Thom decided early on to start work on her second collection of songs, Pink And
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Exile over for Cox
Dean Cox is back in contention for Albion's crucial trip to Walsall tonight. The midfield playmaker returns to the squad after being left out of the last two matches for disciplinary reasons. Cox missed last week's 4-2 home win against Gillingham and