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  2. A woman sat on a sun lounger outside a pink beach hut by the seafront in Folkestone.

  3. Hurzeler takes 'small advice' from Toure on reaching 'the highest level'

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    Brighton welcomed former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure to the training ground this week, with Fabian Hurzeler pleased by what he and his team learned from the Premier League title winner.

    "In general we are a very open club and we always want to learn from other departments and other personalities," said the Brighton boss. "He's an unbelievable personality and he was a great player, so therefore we have two aspects when he was here.

    "The first one is he has a good relationship to the African players and I think it's very important we have someone there who can talk with the players, who has an understanding of where they come from, how is the culture there and what are their needs. I think that's something where I also can learn from.

    "And on the other side he was a great player so he can give me and the players some small advice on what it needs to be at the highest level.

    "We had a really interesting exchange. Although I didn't have that much time, I took away a lot of things and for sure we'll stay in touch and let's see how this relationship continues."

    Toure made 229 Premier League appearances in his eight seasons at Manchester City and won three league titles, an FA Cup and two League Cups.

  4. Ayari and Baleba nominated for goal of the month

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    Brighton midfield duo Carlos Baleba and Yasin Ayari are both up for the Premier League's goal of the month award for April.

    Both strikes came in Albion's 3-2 win against West Ham last Saturday, Ayari picking out the top corner in the first half before Baleba's beautiful curler won Brighton the points in the dying moments.

    Fans have until Monday, 5 May to cast their vote on the Premier League's official website.

  5. Laurie Argent with his arms in the air as he nears a red ribbon finish line in Worthing. There is a small crowd of people on the pavement near him and a black and white finish flag being held up in the foreground.

  6. A man looks at the camera and smiles. He is wearing a Morris outfit including red and yellow silk ribbons and is holding a large wooden horse head also adorned with bells and flowers.

  7. Hurzeler on Dunk, positive energy and Newcastle

    Katie Stafford
    BBC Sport journalist

    Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Newcastle (kick-off 14:00 BST).

    Here are the key lines from his news conference:

    • Centre-back Jan Paul van Hecke trained with the team on Wednesday and is "ready to start" after recovering from a head injury.

    • Joel Veltman, Tariq Lamptey, Karou Mitoma and Igor Julio are also in contention to play, with Adam Webster another who returned to training this week: "We have a lot more options so it is all looking a lot more positive."

    • He said Brighton "showed character and personality" in the victory over West Ham and the group "are full of positivity and energy" for the remaining games.

    • He said it is "important to live the moment" and that is why he enjoyed celebrating with the fans after that home win to the Hammers.

    • On having Yaya Toure around the training ground this week: "We are a very open club and we want to learn from other personalities. It is important you have someone who can talk to the players who understands where they have come from and their needs. I can also learn something [from that]."

    • On Lewis Dunk's influence in the team: "We can't praise him enough. He has had a difficult season and not really got got into rhythm but he is always there. He never hides and there for me shows his big character."

    • He hopes Dunk's return will boost everyone's confidence: "I try to be a role model regarding positivity and giving joy to the players even when we have bad results because you have to love the challenges you face."

    • On opponents Newcastle: "We know it is another big, big challenge for us but we are looking forward to it and after training this week, we are ready for it."

    • He agreed it is a challenge "to stop their dynamic play" and it will require "physicality" to compete against them."

    Listen to live commentary of Brighton vs Newcastle on BBC Radio 5 Live from 14:00 BST on Sunday

    Follow all of Thursday's Premier League news conferences and the rest of the day's football news

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  9. Four firefighters are seen from above spraying water on a smoldering industrial building.

  10. Tim Mcmahon has short hair and is wearing a pink shirt and a blue jacket. He is sat in front of the River Thames, which is flowing by in the sun.

  11. Mike Ellicock sits in his boat, a combination of a sea kayak and an ocean rowing boat, and holds the oars. He is looking at the camera, wearing a dark blue jumper and baseball cap, with sunglasses rested on the peak of the cap. He is on a river with buildings behind him.

  12. Mannequins wearing four colourful mod outfits from the 1960s

  13. A lamb eats from the hand of a small child which is feeding it through a metal gate. A larger sheep can be seen next to the lamb.

  14. Burnley's Jaidon Anthony celebrates promotion as Southampton's Armel Bella-Kotchap looks dejected

  15. Crowds sat on Brighton beach.

  16. A tall local authority building with one grey car parked outside.

  17. A man with glasses and brown hair tied up. He has brown facial hair and is wearing a dark blue suit jacket and white shirt.

  18. A young man with a hat and large backpack holds up a skateboard.

  19. 'He has got everything, but a lot to learn'

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    Former Brighton striker Warren Aspinall spoke to BBC Radio Sussex's Albion Unlimited podcast about midfielder Carlos Baleba:

    "He's got amazing attributes. For a young player, he's got everything. What frustrates me is that when he plays, it's like he's playing with his mates in the park. He knows he can switch it on and off whenever he wants.

    "He sometimes gets caught out and Lewis [Dunk] has to be on to him. He's got a lot of things to learn because you have to be disciplined in that position. His pace has got him out of trouble on a couple of occasions.

    On his goal against West Ham: "The bend on it was incredible - he's got that goal in his locker. He's clever, he bent it round the defender and used him as a wall so that the keeper couldn't see the ball. It was a wonderful strike."

    Listen to the full podcast here on BBC Sounds

  20. A white road sign with red borders on a street in Brighton, it reads "red route, no stopping at any time, except loading only"

  21. A young girl, about 17 years old, sits looking relaxed and smiling at the camera, next to a man who is leaning in affectionately and also smiling at the camera. Both are wearing pale blue cotton and linen clothes and appear to be in the sunshine, possibly on holiday

  22. Close up of hands holding an icy drink in a plastic cup with a straw.

  23. Wide shot of new facility on West Wittering Beach