Jillian Howell, 46, was found with multiple stab wounds at her home in Brighton last October.

Alison Whateley, from Surrey, was arrested in September as part of a National Crime Agency probe.

Helen Catt
Political editor, BBC South East

The local elections are only a week away, so how are things looking in the South East?

We went to Crawley to get an overview of the main issues for each of the biggest parties.

Terence McVarnock is jailed for more than two years after going on the run in a bid to escape justice.

Sussex and Leicestershire's Division Two match finishes as a draw as the visitors' Luke Wells hits an unbeaten century.

A second driver, aged 39, has been released under investigation on suspicion of grievous bodily harm.

Leicestershire host Sussex in the County Championship - listen to BBC local radio commentary.

Surrey host Hampshire in the County Championship - listen to BBC local radio commentary.

Surrey are held up by Sam Northeast's fine century, but eventually beat Hampshire by 139 runs at The Oval.

Hamish Mureddu-Reid
BBC News Online, South East

A teenager has been attacked by three boys who threatened him with a knife and stole his bike.

He was cycling in in parkland next to Mallards Way, Downswood in Maidstone between 18:30 and 18:45 BST on Friday, Kent Police said.

Two of the boys held his arms while a third stole his bicycle.

He was then assaulted and threatened with a knife, a police spokesman said.

One of the attackers was aged between 16 and 17, and the other two were described as being between 17 and 18 years old.

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Hamish Mureddu-Reid
BBC News Online, South East

A man has been charged with stealing six vacuum cleaners from shops in Faversham, Kent Police said.

The 22-year-old man from the town is also accused of stealing alcohol and cosmetics.

He has also been charged with trying to steal a seventh vacuum cleaner.

The thefts took place in Preston Street, Bysing Wood Road and the North Lane area, a police spokesman said.

A woman from east London who died in an "awful attack" in Essex has been named by police.

Julie Hunt, 47, from Rainham, was found with serious injuries near the A1306 Arterial Road, West Thurrock, at about 08:30 BST on 20 April.

She died at the scene.

Florin Ion, 31, of Ipswich Crescent, Birmingham, has appeared before magistrates charged with murder and was remanded in custody.

He is due to appear before Basildon Crown Court on Tuesday.

Detectives say there are still a number of people they want to speak to, including six drivers.

Det Super Tracey Harman said: "We now have a clearer picture around the circumstances of this awful attack.

"However, there are still a number of people we would like to talk to and we are making attempts to locate up to six drivers who are key witnesses in this investigation."

The ringleader of a drugs gang said he'd been "night fishing" as he smuggled cocaine via helicopter.

A man is jailed after a 20-year-old died in a crash the day she was told she had 18 months to live.

Yasmine Djadoudi
BBC Live reporter

A community group hoping to buy and run Hastings Pier after it went into administration says it faces an unfair race against time to raise the money needed to acquire it.

Rebecca Curley
Local Democracy Reporter

A council in Surrey has backed down amid calls for the reopening of a village hall which was closed suddenly nearly a year ago for emergency repair works.

Hersham Village Hall was shut unexpectedly in June last year due to fire and safety concerns.

The sudden closure of the Queens Road venue and neighbouring Hersham Centre for the Community shocked residents in the area, who have spent the last 10 months calling on Elmbridge Borough Council to open up the buildings.

Council leader Stuart Selleck confirmed that surveys for repairs will now be carried out in a bid to renovate and re-open the hall.

Stuart Maisner
BBC Live reporter

Two former Royal Marines -- one of them who is blind -- are preparing to take part in one of the world's toughest rowing challenges.

Bob Dale
BBC Live reporter

A hundred years ago today a force from the Royal Marines and Royal Navy left Kent to launch an almost-suicidal attack on a German submarine base in Belgium.

Durham host Kent in the County Championship - listen to BBC local radio commentary.

Surrey's Ollie Pope hits a wonderful 145 as Hampshire close on 109-4 chasing, 472 runs to win at the Oval.