Supermarket stand-off ends successfully after man locks himself in toilet claiming to have weapons. • Police negotiators have brought an end to a five-and-a-half hour stand-off in a supermarket where a man claimed to have a gun and a bomb. The man locked himself in the toilets of the Sainsbury’s store in Lewes Road, Brighton, a

Unarmed officers talk man with sword into giving himself up before he jumps into sea. • Police have rescued a man from sea after he jumped in during a suicide attempt. The man was spotted walking in an area of Hastings with what appeared to be a sword on May 10. He continued to a jetty near the harbour arm where Sussex Police

'Cake' post was part of farewell to two departing members of staff. • Sussex Police, which is set to lose 500 officer posts by 2015, has defended its use of Twitter after a Communications Manager posted a picture of cakes saying it was “a typical Friday in Corporate Comms”. The force said Communication Manager Sarah Gi

Conservative MP accepts invite to listen to concerns of officers from Surrey and Sussex. • A Conservative MP is set to face a grilling from members of the Surrey and Sussex Police Federation branches at a special meeting due to be held this week. Henry Smith, who represents Crawley, has agreed to listen to the concerns of office

Missiles including bottles thrown at officers and police horses also attacked during major preventative operation in Brighton. • Two officers have been injured policing a nationalist march in Brighton which resulted in “considerable” levels of violence as a counter protest was mounted by anti-fascist groups. The two male PC