Retired teacher jailed for further sex assaultspublished at 15:03 British Summer Time 6 August 2020
Neil Turner admitted assaulting seven boys aged between eight and 17 between 1984 and 2015.
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Retired teacher jailed for further sex assaultspublished at 15:03 British Summer Time 6 August 2020
Misconduct probe over 'I can't breathe' arrestpublished at 11:56 British Summer Time 6 August 2020
The IOPC will focus on a use of force and not on a restraint that was filmed and shared online.
Read MoreMissing kayaker found dead in Sussex namedpublished at 20:31 British Summer Time 5 August 2020
An eight hour search began when the Italian was seen falling from a kayak on the Sussex coast.
Read MoreLight aircraft pilot dies in crashpublished at 20:15 British Summer Time 4 August 2020
The aircraft caught fire after crashing in a field near Heathfield in East Sussex.
Read MoreBody found thought to be that of missing kayakerpublished at 14:22 British Summer Time 4 August 2020
Formal identification is yet to take place police say but the missing kayaker's family has been told.
Read MoreMillions invested in local building projectspublished at 13:10 British Summer Time 4 August 2020
Lizzie Massey
BBC Live reporter
Image source, South East Local Enterprise PartnershipImage caption, Thanet Parkway station is one of the projects being invested in
Projects in the south east are getting £85m to help the economic recovery in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
The money comes from the government’s £900m Getting Building Fund, which is aimed at financing schemes that will provide jobs and growth.
The local projects will provide 9,167 jobs, 7,234 homes and more than 50,000 sq m of commercial space.
They include:
- Romney Marsh Employment Hub: 480 new jobs will be created across five hectares of employment land in Folkestone and Hythe
- Britton Farm Redevelopment Learning Skills and Employment Hub in Medway
- Thanet Parkway station: a new railway station in East Kent.
- UTC Maritime and Sustainable Technology Hub: an education-led skills training centre in Lewes
- The Observer Building, Hastings: the restoration of a local landmark including four floors of leisure, retail, offices, studios and community space
- An Incubator facility for the Discovery Park in Sandwich
South East Local Enterprise Partnership’s Chair, Christian Brodie said: “We are delighted.
"These projects have been carefully selected to target those areas and industries particularly vulnerable to Covid-19 and those that can progress, at pace, to support economic recovery."
Mother criticises prison over teenage son's deathpublished at 16:01 British Summer Time 3 August 2020
Nineteen year-old Jamie Osbourne was on remand and waiting for a bed in a mental health facility.
Read MoreSearch suspended for kayaker missing in Channelpublished at 11:49 British Summer Time 3 August 2020
A person was seen going into the water at Hove on Sunday morning, the coastguard says.
Read MoreNew Crawley contract for Bulman, 41published at 19:35 British Summer Time 1 August 2020
The Football League’s oldest player, 41-year-old Dannie Bulman, agrees a new one-year player-coach deal with Crawley Town.
Read MoreNHS Spitfire tours south of England hospitalspublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 1 August 2020
The Spitfire is touring hospitals around the country throughout summer to say thank you to the NHS.
Read MoreBognor Regis man charged over major Twitter hackpublished at 14:36 British Summer Time 1 August 2020
A UK man and two people in Florida have been charged over the hijacking of US Twitter accounts.
Read MoreCrowds descend on south's beachespublished at 20:01 British Summer Time 31 July 2020
Gridlocked roads, packed trains and crowded beaches are reported as temperatures soar.
Read MoreCouncil chiefs: 'Don't come to Brighton and Hove'published at 14:13 British Summer Time 31 July 2020
Council officials in Brighton and Hove say they are "concerned" about the number of people in the city as temperatures climb.
The city council posted a tweet , externalurging people not to travel to Brighton and Hove amid concerns over social distancing.
Elsewhere in the South East, local authorities have reported beaches becoming packed with sunseekers, including in Camber and parts of Thanet.
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End of twitter postDay-trippers flock to coast as temperatures climbpublished at 11:58 British Summer Time 31 July 2020
Local authorities across the South East are reporting high numbers of visitors to coastal resorts as temperatures climb.
Car parks at Camber Sands, near Hastings, are already full, prompting Rother District Council to urge people to stay away.
Civic officials want to avoid a repeat of scenes in May when chaos ensued when day-trippers flocked to the popular resort, causing gridlock to local roads.
Trains to resorts, including Whitstable, were packed, with standing-room-only available in some carriages.
Meanwhile in Kent, Thanet District Council said beaches and bays in the area, including Botany Bay, were "reaching capacity".
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End of twitter postBrighton Pride revellers warned to stay awaypublished at 11:22 British Summer Time 31 July 2020
Unofficial Pride events and the sunny weather have sparked concern among Brighton officials.
Read MorePolice: 'Don't attend unofficial Pride events'published at 09:16 British Summer Time 31 July 2020
Police have urged people not to attend unofficial Pride events in Brighton this weekend amid concerns people will head to the seaside city en masse.
The popular festival was due to be headlined this weekend by Mariah Carey and the Pussycat Dolls but it was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
There are worries among authorities in the city that social distancing will be put at risk if too many people head to the coast. Instead, they have urged people to mark the event virtually.
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End of twitter postThird woman sentenced over lockdown police attackpublished at 18:02 British Summer Time 30 July 2020
Bodycam footage has been released of the moment a Sussex Police officer was struck in the head.
Read MoreBonfire society cancels due to Covid-19published at 15:17 British Summer Time 30 July 2020
Lizzie Massey
BBC Live reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Bonfire night stock image
The Hastings Borough Bonfire Society has cancelled its 2020 annual celebration.
The society posted on its Facebook page that Hastings Borough Council is not permitting its land to be used for events until at least November due to the coronavirus.
The bonfire festivities were scheduled for Saturday 10 October.
Heather Leech, chairman of the society said: "It is with great sadness that we have to cancel this year's annual bonfire celebration. However, we fully support and understand the council's decision.”
The society is made up entirely of volunteers, and Ms Leech said they would be "back with a bang" in 2021.
Fatal Sussex fire suspect held in Portugalpublished at 13:15 British Summer Time 30 July 2020
A court hears a second man is being held over the murders of Gina Ingles and her young son in 2018.
Read MoreMan 'wielding axe' arrested in streetpublished at 12:13 British Summer Time 30 July 2020
Lizzie Massey
BBC Live reporterA man has been arrested by police investigating reports people were threatened with an axe in Brighton.
Officers were called to North Street just before 20:00 BST on Wednesday.
Firearms officers apprehended him on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm, and possession of an offensive weapon.
The axe was recovered and no one was hurt, Sussex Police said.