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  • Updates on Wednesday 26 October

  1. Enjoy the rest of your eveningpublished at 22:00 British Summer Time 26 October 2016

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    That's it from us at Sussex Live today.

    We'll be back with more live coverage from 06:00 BST tomorrow.

    As usual, if you'd like to get in touch please find us on Twitter, externalFacebook, external, or send us an email.    

  2. More from the Women's Equality Party meetingpublished at 21:50 British Summer Time 26 October 2016

    Ben Weisz is live tweeting the meeting from the Brighton Centre.

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  3. Strictly runner-up on stage in Brightonpublished at 21:38 British Summer Time 26 October 2016

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    Corrie actress Georgia May Foote is appearing at the Theatre Royal in Brighton this week. 

    The 25-year-old, who came second in last year's Strictly, is taking on the lead role in "Breakfast At Tiffany's". 

    She's told us performing live can be quite scary!

  4. Gang guilty of brutal attack on Bexhill dadpublished at 21:20 British Summer Time 26 October 2016

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    A gang who left a young man from Bexhill with catastrophic brain damage in a brutal attack outside a Bexhill takeaway have been found guilty at Hove Crown Court.

  5. Hold off on the central heating!published at 20:46 British Summer Time 26 October 2016

    Rachel Mackley
    Weather Presenter

    Temperatures are holding up! Here's my forecast.

  6. What do women want?published at 20:12 British Summer Time 26 October 2016

    Our political reporter Ben Weisz is at a meeting of the Women's Equality Party in Brighton.

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  7. Men who left dad with brain damage guiltypublished at 19:05 British Summer Time 26 October 2016

    Four men are found guilty over an attack on a young father that left him in a wheelchair with serious brain damage.

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  8. Witness appeal over Eastbourne firepublished at 18:36 British Summer Time 26 October 2016

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    Police are looking for witnesses to a suspected arson attack at a kebab shop in Eastbourne. 

    A fire broke out at the building in Susans Road at 13:30 BST on Monday - officers want to hear from anyone who saw someone running away around that time. 

    One person was treated by paramedics after breathing in smoke but nobody else was hurt. 

    A 70-year-old man arrested on suspicion of arson has been released on bail until December. 

  9. Green Flag status for Bexhill parkpublished at 18:14 British Summer Time 26 October 2016

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    Bexhill's Egerton Park has received a national award for the fourth year in a row. 

    It's been given Green Flag status by the charity Keep Britain Tidy. 

    The park, which is owned by Rother District Council, has had a £1m revamp in recent years, including a new play area, café and sensory garden.

    People with bannerImage source, Rother District Council
  10. Southern latest: drivers to be ballotedpublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 26 October 2016

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    The RMT is to ballot Southern rail drivers on industrial action in their dispute over driver-only trains.

  11. The Alfriston 'Big Pick'published at 16:15 British Summer Time 26 October 2016

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    Have you ever tried your hand at grape picking? Villagers in Alfriston have been doing just that today, helping out on a local wine estate.

  12. Woman sought as part of investigation into Crawley wallet theftpublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 26 October 2016

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    Police investigating the theft of a wallet from a post office counter in Crawley have issued CCTV of a woman they'd like to talk to.

    The woman was next in line to a 50-year-old man last Friday afternoon at Broadfield newsagents. He inadvertently left his wallet containing £110 cash and bank cards behind.

    CCTV post officeImage source, Sussex Police
  13. Men guilty of Alfie Peak assaultpublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 26 October 2016
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    Four men have been found guilty of the assault which left Alfie Peak from Bexhill with "catastrophic" brain damage.

  14. Charity appeal in honour of Brighton 'vlogger'published at 14:32 British Summer Time 26 October 2016

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    The family of a Brighton teenage "vlogger" who died from a brain tumour is launching a charity in her name. 

  15. RMT to ballot Southern rail driverspublished at 13:40 British Summer Time 26 October 2016

    Train drivers on Southern rail are to be balloted on industrial action in the dispute over driver-only trains.

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  16. It's dry and mildpublished at 13:09 British Summer Time 26 October 2016

    Georgina Burnett
    BBC Weather

    After the early fog cleared it's turned in to a lovely day out there.   

  17. Police search for wanted Brighton manpublished at 12:27 British Summer Time 26 October 2016

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    Police are looking for wanted man from Brighton.

    32-year-old Robert Cole is wanted for recall to prison after breaching the terms of his license for release.

    In the past he has been a prolific shoplifter and was imprisoned for theft offences.

    He is white, 5' 7", of slim build, with short brown hair and brown eyes. 

    Robert ColeImage source, Sussex Police
  18. Man jailed following shooting in Fittleworthpublished at 11:53 British Summer Time 26 October 2016

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    A Fittleworth man has been jailed for eight years after another man was shot in the leg. 

    A 61-year-old local man was treated by paramedics at the scene for a gunshot wound to the leg last October and taken to hospital. He was discharged a few weeks later.

    Brian Acott, 71, pleaded guilty to possessing a prohibited weapon and assault and was remanded in custody ahead of sentencing at Chichester Crown Court. 

    Brian AcottImage source, Sussex Police
  19. What happened #onthisday?published at 09:57 British Summer Time 26 October 2016

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    Postal scams at an all-time high, help for tinnitus sufferers and mental health services stretched.

    I've had a look at the stories happening #onthisday one, three and five years ago.