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Anahita Hossein-Pour

Anahita Hossein-Pour is a south east reporter at PA news agency covering Kent and Sussex. She covers a range of issues from courts and breaking news to social affairs and human interest stories. Previously, Anahita worked at regional and political news titles.

Some of the first commercial amount of strawberries that will hit Tesco shelves on Wednesday across Sussex (Summer Berry Company/PA)
Business

Sunshine helps grow first commercial batch of strawberries to go on sale

Swimmers take a dip at Thorpe Bay near Southend (PA)
Health

Study to probe whether outdoor swimming can reduce symptoms of depression

<p>Ibrahima Bah owed his fellow passengers a “duty of care” as their pilot, a court heard </p>
Crime

Asylum seeker sentenced after four migrants die in Channel

<p>Court artist drawing by Elizabeth Cook of Ibrahima Bah (Elizabeth Cook/PA)</p>
Crime

Asylum seeker guilty of killing migrants who drowned in Channel

Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children at the Millbank reception centre in Ashford (Kent County Council/PA)
Crime

New reception centres planned to host unaccompanied child asylum-seekers in Kent

Court artist sketch of David Fuller (Elizabeth Cook/PA)
UK

Boss at mortuary abuse hospitals should be sacked, victim’s family says

People gathered outside Brighton Town Hall in June in support of Brighton and Hove City Council’s plan to launch legal action against the Home Office for reopening a hotel where more than 100 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children went missing (PA)
UK

Home Office to end hotel contract for lone asylum-seeking children, council says

UK

Charity launches urgent food appeal and warns of ‘busiest winter yet’

Police have appealed for information (PA)
UK

Police appeal for witnesses after Jewish memorial ‘deliberately’ hit by vehicle

Teachers went on strike on Wednesday at the Oasis Academy, Isle of Sheppey, Kent over threats and violence from pupils (Amy Johnson/PA)
UK

Union to meet trust as more strikes planned over pupil threats and violence

Jack Field died at the scene after being hit by a car in Hailsham, Sussex (Sussex Police/PA)
UK

Man charged with murder over death of 24-year-old who was hit by car

Chichester Harbour is a designated area of outstanding natural beauty (Flora Thompson/PA)
News

Nature beauty spot saw 1,200 hours of sewage releases in month of heavy rainfall

The inquest hearing was held at Maidstone County Hall in Kent (Gareth Fuller/PA)
UK

Inquest opens into death of Phil Spencer’s mother after car river plunge

UK

Inquest opens into death of Phil Spencer’s mother after car river plunge

The inquest hearing was held at Maidstone County Hall in Kent (Gareth Fuller/PA)
A platinum disc for sales in excess of one million for Fleetwood Mac’s Greatest Hits is one of hundreds of items set to go under the hammer (Hansons Kent/PA)
UK

‘Ultimate archive’ of Fleetwood Mac from former band manager set for auction

The Maidstone Christmas Donation Hub was opened by the Mayor of Maidstone, Gordon Newton (Maidstone Borough Council/PA)
UK

Kent town opens first Christmas donation hub to tackle cost-of-living crisis

Southern Water has announced £1.5 billion investment to tackle sewage spills by 2035 (Gareth Fuller/PA)
News

Southern Water announce £1.5bn investment to cut sewage spills

Alan Leggett was sentenced to 10 months imprisonment, suspended for 24 months, for sending electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety (Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
Crime

YouTuber sentenced for antisemitic abuse during livestream, CPS says

Alan Leggett was sentenced to 10 months imprisonment, suspended for 24 months, for sending electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety (Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
Crime

YouTuber sentenced for antisemitic abuse during livestream, CPS says

Brighton Christmas market will not go ahead this year after the council failed to secure a commercial partner for its replacement venture (James Manning/PA)
UK

Brighton Christmas market cancelled after council struggles to find replacement

Members of the Edenbridge Bonfire Society unveil their latest celebrity guy of Mayor of London Sadiq Khan at Breezehurst Farm Industrial Park, Edenbridge, Kent, ahead of the town’s bonfire night display on Saturday. Picture date: Wednesday November 1, 2023.
UK

London mayor Sadiq Khan unveiled as effigy for Kent town’s bonfire night

People attend a candle-lit vigil of solidarity for peace in the Middle East, at Canterbury Cathedral (Gareth Fuller/PA)
UK

Candle-lit cathedral vigil calls for ‘human solidarity’ amid conflict

An inquest into the death of Richard Spencer has opened at Maidstone County Hall in Kent (PA)
UK

Inquest opens into death of Phil Spencer’s father after river car plunge

Alfie Phillips died on November 28 (PA)
Crime

‘Nothing evil’ meant by ‘bite him’ text message, toddler murder trial told

More than 100 local councils are coming together to urge immediate action from the Government due to ‘unprecedented demand’ for temporary accommodation (PA)
UK

More than 100 councils join emergency summit over temporary accommodation crisis

(Jonathan Brady/PA)
Money

Brighton food banks fear closure amid soaring costs and demand, report finds

Joel Elliott, 33, has been charged following a stabbing in Brighton city centre, Sussex Police said (PA)
UK

Man charged after stabbing in Brighton city centre

More than 100 local councils are coming together to urge immediate action from the Government due to ‘unprecedented demand’ for temporary accommodation (PA)
UK

More than 100 councils join emergency summit over temporary accommodation crisis

(Jonathan Brady/PA)
Money

Brighton food banks fear closure amid soaring costs and demand, report finds

Joel Elliott, 33, has been charged following a stabbing in Brighton city centre, Sussex Police said (PA)
UK

Man charged after stabbing in Brighton city centre

Heavy flooding has hit the Isle of Wight (Mark Wheeler)
UK

Heavy rainfall causes disruption along south coast of England

UK

Heavy rainfall causes disruption along south coast of England

Heavy flooding has hit the Isle of Wight (Mark Wheeler)
HMP Northeye in Bexhill-on-Sea cost the Government £15.3 million in September, campaigners said (Gareth Fuller/PA)
UK

Site earmarked to house asylum seekers ‘cost £9m more than deal a year earlier’

Deborah Padley died on July 24, 2021 in Tonbridge custody suite (Hudgell Solicitors/Family Handout/PA)
UK

Death of mother-of-four in custody may have been prevented, inquest concludes

Taylor Cox was attacked in an alleyway in June 2021 (Metropolitan Police/PA)
Crime

Three men found guilty of murdering ‘A Team’ teenager

Amina Noor, 39, was giving evidence at her trial at the Old Bailey in London (Jonathan Brady/PA)
Crime

Woman feared being ‘cursed’ if she refused to hand toddler over for FGM – court

Amina Noor, 39, was giving evidence at her trial at the Old Bailey in London (Jonathan Brady/PA)
Crime

Woman feared being ‘cursed’ if she refused to hand toddler over for FGM – court

A man has appeared at the Old Bailey accused of the murder of a 70-year-old man and the attempted murder of his housemate in attacks suspected to be terror-related (Tom Wilkinson/PA)
Crime

Man appears in court accused of ‘terror-motivated’ murder and attempted murder

Alice Litman had been waiting to receive gender-affirming healthcare (Family Handout/PA)
UK

Family of trans woman who died awaiting gender-affirming care ‘continue fight’

The scene in Brighton after a fire at the Royal Albion Hotel. Picture date: Sunday July 16, 2023.
UK

Historic Brighton hotel fire caused by discarded cigarette, fire service says

Deborah Padley died on July 24, 2021 in Tonbridge custody suite (Hudgell Solicitors/Family Handout/PA)
UK

Mother-of-four died with serious infection while in police custody, inquest told

Medway Council leader said they had ‘no choice’ but to cancel Christmas lights switch-on events this year (PA)
UK

Christmas lights events scrapped by council due to ‘challenging financial situation’

The Home Office is working on proposals to use the disused prison as asylum accommodation (Gareth Fuller/PA)
UK

Government completes purchase of site for asylum seekers, council says

Sian Hedges, 27, and her partner at the time Jack Benham, 35, are on trial at Maidstone Crown Court for the murder of 18-month-old Alfie Phillips (Family Handout/Kent Police/PA)
Crime

One-year-old who died with 70 injuries was ‘good as gold’, father tells court

Alfie Philips died on November 28, 2020 (Kent Police/PA)
Crime

Baby suffered ‘violent’ assault overnight by couple in caravan, court hears

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent (Gareth Fuller/PA)
UK

Boats seen crossing Channel as arrivals ‘pass 25,000’ people so far this year

A model wearing a dress made from jeans is part of the flash mob catwalk show at Sustainable Fashion Week’s Brighton hub (PA)
News

Sustainable Fashion Week ‘a massive success’ with events across the country

Sarah Philpott will soon be taking on the Catalina Channel as part of the Ocean-7 challenge (Sarah Philpott/PA)
UK

Swimmer aims to be first British woman to solo cross ‘most dangerous’ channels

UK

Swimmer aims to be first British woman to solo cross ‘most dangerous’ channels

Sarah Philpott will soon be taking on the Catalina Channel as part of the Ocean-7 challenge (Sarah Philpott/PA)
Lifeguards practise their skills on an actor during a multi-agency exercise to test emergency response at Camber Sands (Gareth Fuller/PA)
UK

Emergency services train for major summer’s day incident at busy beach

The man was arrested by the NCA (Aaron Chown/PA)
UK

Man arrested after woman died ‘trying to cross English Channel’

Police tape near a scene of a suspected crime (Pete Byrne/PA)
UK

Men charged with rape as police investigate string of sex attacks in Brighton

Two men will appear in court in connection to an incident at a Superdrug in Chichester in March this year (PA)
UK

Two men to appear in court over battery of teenage boy in Superdrug store

Two men will appear in court in connection to an incident at a Superdrug in Chichester in March this year (PA)
UK

Two men to appear in court over battery of teenage boy in Superdrug store

Campaigners and protesters against sewage pollution at a previous SOS Whitstable protest in 2022 (Aga McPherson/PA)
News

Campaigners to protest against Southern Water sewage spills in seaside town

Alice Litman (Family Handout/PA)
UK

Extent of waiting lists for gender affirming healthcare ‘an act of aggression’

Undated family handout photo of Alice Litman, who had been waiting to receive gender affirming healthcare for 1,023 days when she died, her family have said. Issue date: Monday September 18, 2023.
UK

Health services involved in transgender woman’s care ‘underfunded’, coroner says

Allan Brown collected nettles in the woods (Dylan Howitt/PA)
UK

Man spends seven years making stinging nettle dress as he processes wife’s death

The Natural England project will focus on special insects and plants at the white cliffs at Dover and the Isle of Wight (Gareth Fuller/PA)
News

£14.5m boost for efforts to save England’s rarest species

Kate being checked by a drug detection dog during a visit to HMP High Down in Surrey (Kin Cheung/PA)
UK

Kate meets ‘amazing’ drug detection dog on prison visit

Saturday September 2 marked the highest number of people to travel in a single day this year at 872 (Gareth Fuller/PA)
UK

More than 200 people cross Channel in seventh day in a row of recorded journeys

Dogs and their owners have enjoyed the ‘Dogtember’ event at Saltdean Lido in Brighton (Anahita Hossein-Pour/PA)
UK

Golden retrievers take over lido as dog swimming month begins

<p>The gruesome discovery was made at Boscombe cliffs in Bournemouth </p>
Crime

Police appeal for ‘suspicious’ person with suitcase in murder probe

A man has been charged with causing the death of Lisa Chapman by dangerous driving after an incident in Charing Heath, Kent, on September 2 (Yui Mok/PA)
UK

Man charged with causing death of 28-year-old pedestrian by dangerous driving

The family of Claire Knights, whose body was found on August 25, have paid tribute to her (Kent Police/PA)
UK

Tributes paid to dog walker found dead who was a ‘trailblazer in life’

UK

Tributes paid to dog walker found dead who was a ‘trailblazer in life’

The family of Claire Knights, whose body was found on August 25, have paid tribute to her (Kent Police/PA)
Police officer Mike Sinden denied a sexual assault charge as his trial began at Hove Crown Court (Alamy/PA)
Crime

Policeman sexually assaulted woman in Eastbourne alleyway, court hears

Dog walker Claire Knights, who was found dead in Kent, is believed to have died from blunt force injury and drowning, an inquest has heard (Kent Police/PA)
Home News

Dog walker thought to have died from ‘blunt force injury and drowning’

At an inquest held at Maidstone County Hall, Kent, coroner Patricia Harding ruled Stephen Bouquet’s death as natural causes (PA)
UK

‘Brighton cat killer’ Stephen Bouquet died of Covid-19 while in prison – inquest

Matthew Taylor was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court (Sussex Police/PA)
UK

Man jailed for ‘opportunistic’ rape of woman on Hastings beach

Matthew Taylor was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court (Sussex Police/PA)
UK

Man jailed for ‘opportunistic’ rape of woman on Hastings beach

A man has been arrested after gravestones were knocked down at a cemetery in Rochester, Kent (PA)
UK

Man arrested after gravestones are damaged in Jewish cemetery

Claire Knights, aged 54 (Kent Police/PA)
UK

Man arrested on suspicion of murder amid search for missing woman

The damage at Chatham Memorial Synagogue in Rochester, Kent, was reported at about 12pm on August 18 – with officers appealing for witnesses to come forward (File image/Alamy/PA)
UK

Gravestone damage at Jewish cemetery investigated as hate crime

Headteacher Shelley Baker at Varndean School in Brighton, where her pupils were collecting their GCSE results (Anahita Hossein-Pour/PA)
UK

Headteacher’s delight at GCSE results for pupils ‘most affected’ by pandemic

Anita McKenzie’s Seaside Memories exhibition at Folkestone Museum in Kent honours the legacy of the Windrush generation by showcasing the ‘widely un-acknowledged’ experiences of black communities enjoying the UK seaside (Gareth Fuller/PA)
UK

Windrush Seaside Memories exhibition ‘shows people what they have in common’

Pam Ghatoray with some of the dogs rescued by Beagle Freedom Project UK (John Nguyen/PA)
UK

Beagles held in testing laboratory for 12 years to be rehomed in UK

A total of 27,000 shares will be made available (Gareth Fuller/PA)
UK

Shares in Banksy’s Valentine’s Day Mascara mural offered to public

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital in Margate, Kent (Alamy/PA)
UK

Care for artist who sought mental health help ‘fell far short’, coroner finds

The family of Harrison Tomkins have paid tribute to the 25-year-old (Sussex Police/PA)
UK

Tributes paid to ‘loving’ and ‘humorous’ man who was stabbed to death

<p>Will.i.am, and J Rey Soul at Brighton Pride</p>
News

Black Eyed Peas headline set cut short at Brighton Pride

Brighton Pride festival (Anahita Hossein-Pour/PA)
UK

Weather won’t stop us celebrating Brighton and Hove Pride, organisers say

Charlie Cosser, 17, who died after being stabbed in Warnham, West Sussex, in the early hours of July 23 (Family handout/Sussex Police/PA)
Crime

Teenager facing life after pleading guilty to Sussex village murder

Cars queue at the Port of Dover, Kent, as the busy summer travel period continues (Gareth Fuller/PA)
UK

Port of Dover ‘extremely busy’ with holiday traffic

A 17-year-old boy who died after being stabbed in a Sussex village has been named as Charlie Cosser (Sussex Police/PA)
UK

Tributes paid to ‘cheeky’ and ‘loving’ teenager fatally stabbed in Warnham

Police are investigating the death of a 17-year-old boy who was stabbed at a Sussex village address at the weekend (PA)
UK

Teenager arrested for murder as 17-year-old dies after Sussex village stabbing

Graham Head who has been jailed for 18 years at Hove Crown Court (Sussex Police/PA)
Crime

Fake taxi driver who preyed on young women jailed for 18 years

A 17-year-old boy who died after being stabbed in a Sussex village has been named as Charlie Cosser (Sussex Police/PA)
UK

Tributes paid to ‘cheeky’ and ‘loving’ teenager fatally stabbed in Warnham

Police are investigating the death of a 17-year-old boy who was stabbed at a Sussex village address at the weekend (PA)
UK

Teenager arrested for murder as 17-year-old dies after Sussex village stabbing

Graham Head who has been jailed for 18 years at Hove Crown Court (Sussex Police/PA)
Crime

Fake taxi driver who preyed on young women jailed for 18 years

The Bibby Stockholm barge is to be used to house asylum seekers (Ben Birchall/PA)
UK

Using barges for asylum seekers ‘catastrophic’ for mental health, therapist says

A fire broke out at the Royal Albion Hotel on Saturday evening (Gareth Fuller/PA)
UK

Firefighters continue to tackle Brighton hotel blaze amid ‘difficult conditions’

People take part in a Trans Pride protest march in Brighton (PA)
Home News

Thousands march to celebrate ‘trans joy’ at Pride Brighton anniversary

Kimberley Sampson, pictured with her first daughter, died with herpes weeks after giving birth to her second child at a Kent hospital in 2018 (Family handout/PA)
Home News

‘New mothers who died with herpes should have been treated earlier’

Kimberley Sampson died in 2018 (Family handout/PA)
UK

Families blast ‘disgraceful’ hospital trust after mothers’ herpes death inquest

UK

Mortuary abuse inquiry making ‘good progress’ as new appeal launched

The inquest heard that a flying control system on the Boeing 737 Max aircraft had malfunctioned (Andrew Matthews/PA)
UK

British victims of Boeing 737 Max Ethiopian Airlines crash ‘unlawfully killed’

A depiction of Ibrahima Bah appearing at an earlier hearing. Bah is charged with four counts of manslaughter over a small boat incident on December 14, 2022 (Elizabeth Cook/PA)
Crime

Asylum seeker ‘threatened with death’ to pilot boat, court told

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