Children and other vulnerable people are being spared the 'trauma' of attending trial from Monday.

Sir Alastair Cook hits his highest Bob Willis Trophy score so far for Essex, an unbeaten 75 against Hampshire, despite the loss of over half the day at Arundel.

One victim's parents say they are comforted by being able to share their grief with other families.

League One side MK Dons sign defender Warren O'Hora on a season-long loan from Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion.

Brighton captain Lewis Dunk signs a new five-year contract with the club to keep him with the Seagulls until 2025.

Hannah Mullins says she feels violated and is worried many other students are in a similar position.

A plan to create to filter nitrates would "suck out precious" river water, a parish group says.

Billy Henham, 24, was last seen at a New Year's Eve party at a squat where his body was found.

Bob Dale
BBC Live reporter

Leisure centres in East Grinstead, Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill will reopen on 1 September, after being closed since the beginning of lockdown in March.

Mid Sussex District Council has been negotiating with Places Leisure, which operates the Kings, Dolphin and Triangle leisure centres, with the authority covering the extra reopening costs, estimated at £2.5m.

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Customers will have to book all sessions in advance, with a 30-minute period between each session to allow for changeovers.

Details of opening times and how to book slots can be found on the Places Leisure website.

Taking photographs helps Joe James manage his anxiety.

Gina Ingles and Milo Ingles-Bailey died in the blaze, while Toby Jarrett suffered serious burns.

Police say they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the "isolated incident".

Girls as young as 12 face harassment and catcalling on the streets of Brighton, campaigners say.

The former England footballer admits driving at 85mph in Hove, East Sussex, in July last year.

Huw Oxburgh
Local Democracy Reporter

East Sussex County Council is to move ahead with a number of temporary walking and cycling schemes using coronavirus funding from the government.

The seven schemes will be paid for by phase 1 of the Emergency Active Travel Fund – a £250m pot announced as part of the government’s Covid-19 recovery plans in May.

The seven proposals come from 15 possible schemes which were put out for a short consultation process during lockdown.

The consultation process had proven contentious, with several groups calling on the council to be more ambitious.

The schemes are in Bexhill, Hastings, Lewes, and Hailsham, along with three in Eastbourne.

A number of South East MPs have called on Education Secretary Gavin Williamson to use teacher assessments to grade this year’s GCSE and A-level students amid “the most exceptional of years”.

Conservative Sally-Ann Hart¸ who represents Hastings and Rye, said she was concerned the same level of “frustration and confusion” felt by A-level students last week will also emerge when GCSE results come out later this week.

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She said: “That is why I am today asking the Secretary of State for Education to use Teacher Assessments for the 2020 cohort of students who have been studying A-levels and GCSEs.

“We have lived through an extraordinary time since February this year, and as in all areas we as a Government need to take extraordinary action to mitigate against the long-term effects of Covid-19.”

Meanwhile, Chatham and Aylesford MP Tracey Crouch and South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay have also joined growing calls for teacher assessments to be used to grade students.

Mr Mackinlay said: “Surely better to put 2020 down as the most exceptional of years and go with teacher assessments.

"In any event, universities themselves must show flexibility and elasticity in their admissions procedures this year.”

Exam regulator Ofqual has faced criticism over the statistical model it used to decide the grades.

Tony Putman has used his ability to train wild robins to develop his love of wildlife photography.

The young male's neck and legs were wrapped up in the netting of football goal in a private garden.

South East Water said the problem was due to a burst main and subsequent airlocks in the system.

Harry Garrood and Matthew Stoneley were found dead after an empty dinghy was spotted off Sussex.