Ray Dare was trying to set a national record for his age when he was killed on a dual carriageway.

The question of naming the IRA members responsible for the 1974 attack may arise, lawyers say.

Dean Kilpatrick
Local Democracy Reporter

A community centre which supports older people in Medway has been saved from closure for at least a year.

The Royal Voluntary Service has agreed to put £17,500 into the facility in Chatham, matching funding already pledged by Medway Council.

The charity and the authority say they'll now work together in a bid to secure its long-term future.

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The Brighton Belle carried passengers in glamorous style between Brighton and London.

PC Alexander Walsh, who is based in Brighton, is accused of groping and stalking a woman.

Bob Dale
BBC Live reporter

A man is in hospital with serious injuries after being knocked unconscious and repeatedly kicked in the head, while another man filmed the assault.

It happened in an alleyway near Littlehampton High Street just after 15:00 BST on 4 April.

The 34-year-old victim is in the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.

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Detectives have issued a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to in connection with the attack.

Two men, aged 22 and 27 and both from Littlehampton, have been arrested on suspicion of GBH with intent.

The Bronze Tiger Ying water vessel was taken from China's Old Summer Palace by a British soldier in 1860.

Sgt Paul Coughlan used disproportionate force in striking a man being held in a cell.

Two people have been arrested in connection with a search for a missing teenage girl.

Up to 12 police vehicles from Cambridgeshire Police and Kent Police swooped on the hotel in Witchford Road in Ely, Cambridgeshire, shortly after 13:30 on Tuesday.

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Three people and several evidence bags were removed from the building by officers.

Following the raid, a Kent Police spokesman confirmed the missing teenager had been found safe and well.

A force spokesman said two people were arrested in connection with the teenager's disappearance and enquiries were continuing.

A teenager's brain tumour was found by an optician, after a hospital sent him away with pain relief for unbearable headaches.

Why drinkers in Thanet are raising a glass to their local vicar.

Floral tributes to a burglar who died in Hither Green, have been put back up on a fence after being torn down three times yesterday.

Henry Vincent, 37, was stabbed to death on 4 April, after he and an accomplice, Billy Jeeves, entered the home of Richard Osborn-Brooks.

Detectives believe a struggle between the 78-year-old and Mr Vincent ensued in the kitchen, resulting in Mr Vincent being fatally injured.

Days after Mr Vincent's death, bouquets of flowers, balloons and toys were tied to a fence opposite Mr Osborn-Brooks' property.

Throughout yesterday the tributes were repeatedly attached and then removed.

Overnight, flowers have been put back on the fence.

A couple from London have been crowned champions of the 11th UK Wife Carrying Race in Dorking.

Chris Hepworth and Tanisha Prince will now compete in the world championships in Finland in July.

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The Argus, external: £11k for four days of personal development

Kent Online, external: Rotting pigeons found in flat after death of 'Birdman'

Get Surrey, external: Some Epsom Hospital buildings to be demolished and land sold to fund 'desperately needed' repairs

Kent Live, external: How an illegal rave was thwarted in Sevenoaks town centre

Worthing Herald, external: Wife pays tribute to teacher and avid traveller

Crawley and Horley Observer, external: Residents launch battle to save village ‘community centre’

News Shopper, external: Welling father turns 100 and celebrates in style

Hastings Observer, external: Red Arrows coming to Hastings

Chichester Observer, external: Funds for ‘badly needed’ extension to parish hall released

Eastbourne Herald, external: Royal visit to Eastbourne DGH planned

West Sussex County Times, external: Ofsted praise for 'outstanding' Horsham nursery

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CCTV images of a man sought in connection with a bank robbery have been released by police in Brighton.

The suspect entered the TSB bank in West Street just before 09:30 BST on Tuesday and demanded money from staff.

He left with a quantity of cash and headed in the direction of Duke Street, Sussex Police said.

No-one was injured in the incident.

The man has been described as white, aged in his late 40s to early 50s, about 5ft 9in tall and of slim build.

He had a shaved, balding head, grey stubble and dark grey or brown eyes.

He was wearing a black baggy fleece with a fluffy texture, which was zipped to the top. He also wore dark blue jeans and brown shoes.

Anyone who recognises the man should contact the police.

Flowers left near the site where a burglar was stabbed to death have been branded an "insult".

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Tyrone Williams' strike helps Solihull beat Maidstone 1-0 to ease their National League relegation fears.

Maidenhead ease any remaining relegation fears with a last-gasp win over Woking, who are just a point above the drop zone.