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FIRE crews worked quickly to stop flames spreading to nearby houses after a blaze broke out in a shed.

Sussex Police issued a further 258 Covid fines over the weekend as thousands of people flocked to the county to soak up the sun. New data from the National Police Chiefs' Council also shows that 1,618 Covid fines were handed out by the force between March 27 last year and February 14. This shows there have been plenty of people willing to push the limits of lockdown laws to meet with others or travel around the country. But some have had the gall to try and talk their way out of a fine after being caught flouting the rules by police. Here are some of the strangest excuses officers hav...

A PAIR of teenagers found themselves stranded in the middle of a frozen pond. They had walked over the icy surface to reach an island in the middle of the water in East Grinstead but while they were there, the frozen pond around them began to break up. Fire crews were called and used an inflatable rescue raft to rescue them yesterday afternoon. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service rescued two teenagers from the middle of a frozen pond in East Grinstead Credit: Steve Buchanan-Lee A West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: "We were called to help rescue two teenagers who h...

BBC News Published media captionThis barber was filmed arranging a lockdown haircut Buying a pair of headphones and holding a photo shoot are among the reasons people have given for breaching coronavirus lockdown rules, Sussex Police has said. Kent Police said it broke up a football match and discovered a barber who was about to cut someone's hair. The force said it had issued 993 fines for legislation breaches since 1 January. Sussex Police said it issued 192 fixed penalty notices in a week. Supt Julia Pope of Sussex Police said: "The majority of fines have been for those attending house par...

Her habit saved her at least Sh1.4 million (Image: Triangle News) The bargain-hunter, whose habit saved her at least Sh1.4 million (£10,000), said: “It’s horrendous we simply throw away clothes that took so much energy to make after a few wears. “I’ve a much more exciting, far better quality wardrobe than I used to. "More people will start doing this. "I need to give other women the message.” A charity shop scarf (Image: Triangle News) Waste charity Wrap estimates each year more than 300,000 tons of clothes ends up in UK landfills and 5% of our carbon and water footprint is due to...