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A woman whose teenage son has been missing for several days during the coronavirus lockdown has described the experience as a “waking nightmare”.

Owen Harding, 16, left the family home in Saltdean on the East Sussex coast, to watch the sunset on Thursday.

His mother, Stella, told BBC Sussex: “It’s every mother’s worst fear that they don’t know where their child is.”

She said Owen had not been "in the best of moods” when he went out but there was “no reason why he wouldn’t come back after a stomp on the Downs”.

She said they had "all been feeling a lot of pressure and a lot of strain and we all miss our friends and loved ones at this time of lockdown".

She added: “It’s awful, like a waking nightmare."

Owen is described as white, about 5’9”, of athletic build, with short brown hair. He normally wears white trainers, tracksuit trousers and a dark hoodie.

Police helicopters and drones have been scouring the Sussex coastline and concerned members of the public have joined the search, prompting police to remind people “to abide by government guidance at all times”.

Stella said “the collective kindness, warmth and generosity of friends and strangers and the local community is just immense”.

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Police in Crawley say they have received reports of local pubs organising paid “lock-ins” during the coronavirus pandemic.

Officers warned that licensing officers will be checking every pub in the area to ensure all of them are keeping within the guidelines.

The 16-year-old left his home in Saltdean on Thursday evening to watch the sunset.

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It comes after thousands of beachgoers defied the government's social distancing advice.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced stringent new rules on Monday meaning people should only leave their homes for limited purposes during the coronavirus pandemic.

They include being allowed to take daily exercise but the Coastguard said beaches should only be used by those who lived close to them.

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Residents in Hastings are being asked to consider taking part in a project to record their experience of living through the coronavirus pandemic for future generations.

In a project launched today, Hastings Museum and Art Gallery is seeking volunteers willing to record their experiences of living under lockdown and how their lives have changed as a result of the virus.

Participants would be asked to keep a daily journal, charting the day-to-day experiences and the impact of the virus on ordinary life.

Kim Forward, leader of Hastings Borough Council, said: “Coronavirus has transformed every part of our lives in just a few weeks.

“We are experiencing restrictions on our daily lives that have never happened at any point in our country’s history before.

“As this is such an important point in our history, we believe it’s essential for the museum to start recording what’s happening.

“We’re recruiting volunteers to keep a journal about their experience of living through the coronavirus crisis.”

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Eastbourne Borough Council has set up a distribution centre to supply food parcels to 2,000 vulnerable residents in the seaside resort.

Sourcing food supplies that would have normally been used by now-closed hotels and restaurants, the food parcels include items such as pasta, baked beans and tea bags.

Council leader David Tutt said “I am incredibly proud of the way council employees are responding to this crisis and putting the interests of our residents first and foremost."

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Set your alarms for 20:00 this evening when a big round of applause is planned to thank NHS staff for working tirelessly during the coronavirus outbreak.

People at attractions across the South East, including the i360 tower in Brighton, will be among those taking part in the applause.

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An NHS nurse who had been stranded in Cambodia and called on Boris Johnson to help get her home has landed back in the UK.

Cheryl Baxter said she “had a few tears” when she arrived back at her front door in St Mary’s Bay in Kent on Thursday morning after her ordeal in South East Asia.

Mrs Baxter works in Hastings where she is head of the Conquest Hospital’s Covid-19 ward, and is looking forward to rejoining her colleagues soon.

Speaking after she and her husband Ivon arrived home, she said the whole experience was a “mental roller coaster”.

Mrs Baxter, 52, and her husband had been travelling before the UK pandemic commenced and were due to fly home on March 22 via Bangkok.

But as the coronavirus crisis intensified, they had huge trouble securing the right medical certificates to fly home, with different agencies demanding different papers.

She said: “My worst fear was that Bangkok would shut down, then we would be stuck for how long.

“My other fear was either of us would become unwell out there.”

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