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  1. The Royal Albion hotel on Brighton seafront with black smoke coming from its roof and firefighters working to extinguish it.

  2. A white Scania lorry with 'Wide Load' in big letters above the windscreen, stopped beside some traffic lights and blocking the road. A white static caravn that is much wider than the cab can be seen on the lorry's trailer.

  3. Hurzeler to Man Utd would be a 'big risk'

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    Former Brighton striker Warren Aspinall believes Fabian Hurzeler is too young for the manager role at Manchester United amid reports of interest from the Red Devils.

    The latest episode of BBC Radio Sussex's Albion Unlimited podcast discussed two of the rumours circling the Seagulls this week.

    On Hurzeler to United Aspinall said: "I think the press are just putting two and two together and getting five at the moment.

    "Hurzeler is still young, he's 33 years of age, he hasn't got much experience and for a team like Manchester United, it would be a big risk to take a manager who's had one season in the German Bundesliga 2 and a couple of seasons in the Premier League.

    "The next one for United they have to get right because they're having a shocker."

    Former Arsenal right-back Takehiro Tomiyasu has also been linked with a move to Brighton and Aspinall thinks Albion could use the depth, stating: "When you ask Ferdi Kadioglu where he wants to play, he'll probably say midfield. He's come in to play in midfield but he's filling in at right-back and he's doing a great job. Joel Veltman, another year older, but he has been excellent.

    "Tomiyasu is a free agent and if somebody comes along like that it's worth considering."

    Listen to the full chat on BBC Sounds

  4. 🎧 'Oh Danny boy'

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    A new episode of BBC Radio Sussex's Albion Unlimited podcast is now available on BBC Sounds.

    The team discuss Brighton's 3-1 victory over Chelsea last weekend including the post-match thoughts of Danny Welbeck, before previewing the trip to Wolves on Saturday. Author Dave Atherall also joins the pod to chat about his Albion-based novel.

    Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds

    Listen to every Brighton game live on BBC Radio Sussex, with all the build-up and full commentary with Johnny Cantor and Warren Aspinall, and there is a full preview of all Seagulls' matches on Fridays at 18:00 in The Weekend Warm-up

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  5. Brighton lose on penalties to Barnet in EFL Trophy

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    Brighton Under-21s drew 1-1 to Barnet in 90 minutes at The Hive Stadium but fell 5-4 in the penalty shootout to earn a bonus point.

    Josh Robertson scored for the visitors in the 44th minute, with Callum Stead levelling the score from Ben Winterburn's pass.

    The Seagulls dropped to third in Southern Group H after one game played.

  6. Catherine jones looking at the camera wearing a smart overcoat. She has blonde hair

  7. Paul Doswell standing on a football pitch, dressed in a light grey button-up shirt over a white top. Behind him, there is a goalpost and a building with a sign for Pangea Insurance.

  8. A large black dog looking into the camera. She is sat on a gravel path

  9. A man wearing a black hoodie sat in front of a bed of flowers. Modern university buildings sit in the background.

  10. Kyrell Lisbie playing for Peterborough United

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  12. A line of two cars and two police cars at the scene of Newpound Common in Wisborough Green, West Sussex.

  13. A large white building facade, where one end of the building is heavily charred with lots of flames and smoke escaping through the windows and roof. There are a number of ambulances and fire engines on the road beside the building.

  14. Close up image of Lord Brocket

  15. A freshly tarmacked road junction with crisp white road markings. The verges around the road are still covered with dirt and there is a van and some temporary traffic lights at the roadside. There are a couple of vehicles driving on the road.

  16. On the left Julian has grey hair, a grey beard and glasses and wears a pink t-shirt. On the right, Stuart has black hair with a short black beard. He wears a bright blue cap and a white t-shirt. They both stand in front of a row of terraced properties in central Brighton.

  17. People in high visibility jackets in a line at the side of a road, beside the entrance to South Malling Primary School. Some of them are carrying homemade signs.

  18. Brighton expectation 'the heights of Europe' but 'perspective vital'

    Joe Sayers
    Fan writer

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    The ability to step back and reflect is important in any aspect of life - and it is something I often find myself doing with football and the journey Brighton has embarked on.

    The story of this club is the greatest underdog story you could ever write and, while I try to look forwards as much as I can, it is really important for me to realise just how far we have come.

    I'm a relatively new fan in the grand scheme of things. The first season I really remember getting into was our League One triumph in our last season at Withdean Stadium.

    I've been lucky that, bar a few hiccups, the only thing I've known is an upwards trajectory.

    As I grew older, I felt it was my duty to know the history of this club. I remember so many lengthy conversations with my family, all of whom witnessed the dark days of our club being sold into the ground.

    I often hear that we can't look back on the darker days while we aim to break the mould in the top half of the Premier League, but it is so important to always remember the DNA of this club - the never-say-die attitude that meant we still have a club to support.

    Now this doesn't by any stretch mean that we're not allowed to be negative when we lose or that we can't criticise when things go slightly awry. We all want this club to be striving for the heavy heights of Europe every season, but perspective is absolutely vital.

    I'm so proud to watch our club stand up and fight against the giants of English football, often beating them against all odds. I'm so grateful to those who battled until the rotten foundations eroded and built this club back up brick by brick.

    So here's to you, Brighton & Hove Albion, through the hard times and the good times.

    Find more from Joe Sayers at Albion Obsessed

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  20. Lead singer of The Kooks, Luke Pritchard, is seen singing into a microphone. He is playing a guitar.

  22. Image of a stand at the Labour party conference with the slogan "renew Britain" on a union jack background. There is a man in a high vis vest, standing next to a ladder in front of the stand unpacking cardboard boxes.

  23. A coastguard dressed in blue overalls and a blue hard hat stands on a grassy cliff overlooking the sea with a blue and white safety tape strung in front of him

  24. Sign at Railway station with platform and leaving white train of Thameslink at Gatwick Airport London on a cloudy summer day.