Brighton

On Not Being Racist

Genevieve Shanahan | Posted 14.06.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Genevieve Shanahan

Racism is not something we get to fix, once and for all. Racism is not something we get to opt out of. To imagine it is is to vastly underestimate the way in which our culture is steeped in bigotry.

Commuting

Emily Sargent | Posted 10.06.2013 | UK Comedy
Emily Sargent

I am the antithesis of an organised commuter - I just can't get my packing right. 8am: I usually arrive at Brighton station, late, and hurriedly buy ...

'Grotesque Racist Insults' Rants Investigated By Police

PA | Posted 06.06.2013 | UK

Warning: Explicit Language A man who launched a tirade of "grotesque racist insults" in front of rail passengers is being investigated by police. ...

Top 5 UK Holiday Cities

Lauren Razavi | Posted 31.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Lauren Razavi

Weekends and short breaks away are always a treat, whether you're a university student visiting friends or an older couple looking for a romantic getaway. But jetting off to faraway destinations for just a couple of days can leave you feeling a little unfulfilled, and perhaps more tired than before you left.

Best Places to Spend the Bank Holiday Weekend

Andrew Matthews | Posted 24.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Andrew Matthews

May is a much-loved month in the UK. It brings sunshine (most years), the start of late summer evenings (if the sun shines) and two three-day weekends thanks to the Bank Holiday Mondays at the beginning and end of the month (no matter the weather!).

Two Gay Queens

Emily Sargent | Posted 23.05.2013 | UK Comedy
Emily Sargent

Finally! A politician who speaks my language! Who understands my needs! Finally, if all goes to plan, next summer I can marry my mum! Thank you, Lord Tebbit. People said - 'you're gay? I presume you'll be wed to your mother then?' To which I replied, 'you betcha! After all, lesbianism is just another word for tax-avoiding incest, isn't it?!'

Great Weekend Getaways - Brighton

Joanne Shurvell | Posted 23.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Joanne Shurvell

The first long weekend in May was the ideal time to visit one of our favourite English towns as it was the launch of four festivals which run throughout the month until early June - the Brighton arts Festivals.

Brighton Apologise To Crystal Palace Over Excrement In Changing Room

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 21.05.2013 | UK Sport

Brighton have formally apologised to Crystal Palace and vowed to tighten security after "vandalism" in the Eagles' changing room prior to last week's ...

Man Shot Dead In Hove

PA | Posted 19.05.2013 | UK

A murder investigation has been launched following the shooting of a man last night, police said. The 31-year-old man was shot on Church Road, Hove...

A Multicultural Saint

Fiyaz Mughal | Posted 23.04.2013 | UK
Fiyaz Mughal

This picture of St George is clearly not as simple and straightforward as far-right groups such as the English Defence League (EDL) and its offshoots would like to make out when they march up and down waving the Cross of St George.

Brighton Considers 'Shooting Galleries' For Drug-Users

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Tom Moseley | Posted 18.04.2013 | UK

Brighton could become the first place to set up rooms for people to inject drugs without fear of prosecution. A report said the safe houses, or "dr...

Brighton Bids Farewell to the Iron Lady

Soraya Kishtwari | Posted 18.06.2013 | UK Politics
Soraya Kishtwari

We're on the 14:06 train Brighton-bound. Outside the sky is a pallid shade of grey and a handful of snowflakes begin to float down. Spring is nowhere to be seen.

You Need To Hear This Featuring Emerging Icons The Flight, Lizo, Tiger Bite Fever, Familiar Creatures and Bela Takes Chase

Kat Jackman | Posted 16.06.2013 | UK Entertainment
Kat Jackman

This week we've got some electronic genius, a few old faces in new guises, some quirky folk and the latest contender to take the pop kingdom by storm. Sound good? You wait til you hear the tunes...

Runner Dies During Brighton Marathon

PA | Posted 14.06.2013 | UK

A 23-year-old man has died after collapsing during the Brighton marathon. Medics and an off-duty police officer tried to revive the runner, from Lo...

Top Five Emerging Icons Live: 15 April - 21 April 2013

Kat Jackman | Posted 08.06.2013 | UK Entertainment
Kat Jackman

Each week we like to put together a list of our top picks to help you in the right direction- tipping you off about the most unmissable dates on the Emerging Icons gig calendar- to make sure you can get them added to yours!

Twenty-One Years of Photography at Brighton University

Neil Simpson | Posted 08.06.2013 | UK Entertainment
Neil Simpson

1992 witnessed the first cohort of students entering the Degree in Editorial Photography, as it was then called at the University of Brighton. 2013 marks the 21 st Anniversary of the establishment of the course.

Brighton Fans Demand Authorities Combat Homophobia In Football

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 03.04.2013 | UK Sport

Brighton fans have implored the football authorities to combat the level of homophobia in football after such abuse has featured in 72% of the club's ...

Interview: Author Michael Marshall

Ben Falk | Posted 22.05.2013 | UK Entertainment
Ben Falk

Michael Marshall is a best-selling British novelist, who has managed to slip cleverly between genre fiction and mainstream thriller writing. He's also a short story author and screenwriter, who commutes between Brighton, London and Santa Cruz, California.

Top Five Emerging Icons Live: 25 Mar - 31 Mar 2013

Kat Jackman | Posted 19.05.2013 | UK Entertainment
Kat Jackman

Come this way with your empty gig calendar and you'll soon find yourself feeling a lot happier. We've got five of the top live new music tips from our Emerging Icons to tell you about and they're going to make the end of March look a lot brighter that's for sure.

The Charity Busk: The Orange Circus Band

Lydia Hughes | Posted 24.04.2013 | UK Entertainment
Lydia Hughes

THE BUSK is a music platform. It showcases music videos and profiles fresh, new talent. If you want to listen to sound played from the streets, you'...

Why Everybody Should Love Valentines Day

Sarah Aston | Posted 07.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Sarah Aston

Valentines Day. Love it or hate it, once February hits you can't escape it. Shops everywhere bombard you with images of cupid, love-struck couples and cards featuring admittedly nauseatingly cute kittens mewing "I love you" whilst the question on everybody's lips is "What are you doing for Valentines Day?"

Wife Of Paralysed Stuntman Eddie Kidd In Court On Domestic Assault Charge

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 09.01.2013 | UK

The estranged wife of former motorcycle stuntman Eddie Kidd is to appear in court on Wednesday charged with assaulting him. Samantha Kidd, 44, is a...

Living With the Enemy and the Twenty-Something

Amelia Charman | Posted 04.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Amelia Charman

Living with people is difficult. End of. It becomes especially difficult when you are forced to live a room in a dusty, cold, Victorian house that used to be a well-known crack den in the Brighton and Hove area.

Man Could Lose Eye After Race Hate Attack

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 01.01.2013 | UK

A man could lose an eye after being brutally attacked in a suspected racial assault in the early hours of New Year's Day. The 23-year-old and a fri...

WATCH: Who's Tampered With Brighton's Christmas Lights?

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.12.2012 | UK Comedy

Cover your eyes, kids! It looks like some joker's been messing about with the Christmas lights in Brighton. And now... snigger... one of them... giggl...