A man sparked an alert in Eastbourne after he drove to a police office with a hand grenade in his van's glove compartment.

Buildings were evacuated in Eastbourne and part of the town cordoned off after he went into the police office in Grove Road on Thursday afternoon and told officers the grenade was in his van parked outside.

Sussex Police said he had found what appeared to be a World War Two device during a property clearance in Hailsham.

Bomb disposal teams are on their way but police said the cordon could be lifted and people allowed back into buildings after they were sent photographs.

A police spokeswoman said: "It is not known whether the grenade is still a viable device."

She said the van had been secured where it was parked and was under police control.

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Police searching for a man armed with a machete in Shoreham have released an image of a suspect.

Sussex Police said Ernie Taylor, 28, was wanted in connection with a reported assault at a house in Stoney Lane at about 10:00 BST.

A man and a woman suffered minor injuries and a police helicopter was scrambled to assist the search for a suspect.

Police advised anyone who sees Mr Taylor, who is of a medium build and about 5' 5" tall, to "call 999 immediately".

Det Sgt David Dowells described the assaults as an "isolated incident involving two people known to the suspect". He said the victims' injuries were not caused by a machete.

"We believe the suspect is still in possession of a machete and we would urge anyone who sees him not to approach him."

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A man thought to be armed with a machete is reported to have forced entry into a house in Shoreham and assaulted a man and woman inside.

The pair are not thought to have been seriously injured.

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Officers were called to Stony Lane in Shoreham at about 10:00 BST.

Police are searching for the attacker, and the police helicopter has been launched.

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Wesley Adyinka, 37, died in the street near his home in Maidstone after being stabbed in the chest.

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A man is due in court after a sawn-off shotgun and a "large quantity" of cocaine were seized in Gillingham, Kent Police said.

A property in Hillyard Close was searched on Tuesday morning.

A 32-year-old man from Gillingham was arrested and charged with possessing a firearm without a certificate and possessing cocaine with intent to supply.

He is due to appear at Medway Magistrates' Court later.

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Two boats with suspected migrants on board have been spotted off the Kent coast, Kent Police said.

The boat was reported off the coast at Folkestone at about 07:00 BST and the Littlestone-on-Sea lifeboat was launched shortly afterwards.

The Coastguard and Border Force deployed vessels and police officers searched on land, a police spokesman said.

"At present four people, believed to be migrants, have been detained and enquiries at the scene remain ongoing," he said.

On Wednesday eight men were detained in Dover after an empty dinghy was found nearby, and five men were brought ashore after a second dinghy was intercepted.

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