Kathryn Langley
Sussex Live

That's all for our live reporting for today.

We'll be back tomorrow morning from 06:00 BST with all the very latest news about the Southern rail strike.

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Have a lovely evening.

Stuart Maisner

Let's meet two more of our Sussex Paralympians - about to compete in Rio - Judo's Natalie Greenhough from Crawley and table tennis player Will Bayley from Groombridge. 

A man from Battle's been sentenced to a minimum of 22 years in prison for murdering his ex-girlfriend in Herstmonceux.

Police are concerned about these two teenagers who've gone missing from West Sussex. 

Kudzai Chemhuru, who's 16, was last seen on 1 September at his house in Goring; while 15-year-old Edward Little was last seen in Upper Boundstone Lane two days earlier. 

It's believed they could be together in Worthing, Brighton and Hove or London. 

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The case against a UK-based Nepalese colonel accused of torture in his home country collapses after costing an estimated £1m.

A man who stabbed his ex-girlfriend 29 times and left her to die is jailed for at least 22 years.

Sussex bowl out Leicestershire for 135 at Grace Road, before the visitors collapse to 182-7 in reply on day one.

Ben Weisz
Political reporter, BBC Sussex

"It's a bit annoying to be honest." Surely something of an understatement from one Seaford-bound commuter I chatted to at Lewes nearly a month ago, during the last rail strike.

Another didn't mince his words. "It's a total mess".  

Now, after nearly two months of bus replacements that saw the Seaford branch fall completely silent, commuters are cautiously welcoming the reinstatement of hourly trains from the end of this month.

The local MP Maria Caulfield says she'll be keeping her eye on Southern to make sure they deliver. 

With another rail strike about to get underway, so too will passengers. 

Claire Cottingham
Local Live reporter

Eastbourne's Johanna Konta tweets it's been a 'good year' in her US Open campaign. Konta was knocked out of the US Open in the last 16 by Anastasija Sevastova yesterday. 

Green Party leader Caroline Lucas and Labour's Peter Kyle debate electoral reform, but do not seem close to working together on an electoral pact.

The Brighton MP said voters want candidates who have policies in common to be "a bit wiser" at elections.

But her neighbouring Hove MP told her there were "red lines that your voters would not cross" and that voters would see an "Establishment stitch-up".

Lewis Dunk has agreed a new five-year contract with Brighton & Hove Albion.

The 24-year-old defender has made more than 150 appearances for the Seagulls and scored 11 goals.

Read more here.

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Commuters are bracing themselves for rail disruption as RMT members at Southern Trains stage a two-day walkout from midnight tonight.

The company, which is in dispute with the union over the role of conductors, says it expects to run 65 per cent of its emergency timetable. 

A man's due to go on trial in March next year charged with murdering a Sussex teenager.

Tyre fitter Michael Lane appeared at Hove Crown Court today and denied killing Shana Grice, who was found dead at her home in Mile Oak last month.

The 27-year-old from Thornhill Rise in Portslade was remanded in custody.

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Follow live text commentary and BBC radio coverage of the latest round of County Championship games, including Sussex v Leicestershire.

Stuart Maisner

A patient transport service defends itself from criticism, a Sussex MP takes a prestigious new position, and rail strike preparations. Here are the Sussex headlines this afternoon.

The Argus

Could the distinctive chippy smell of the Big Lemon bus fleet in Brighton soon be a thing of the past? Read the Argus report here, external.  

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Stuart Maisner

Tim Loughton, the MP for East Worthing and Shoreham, will take over as interim chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee.

It follows the resignation of chairman Keith Vaz, who's stepping down after a newspaper claimed he paid for the services of two male sex workers.  

Find more on the story here.

Kate Kinsella
BBC weather

It's muggy out there, but we can expect some sunshine over the next few days.   

Adrian Harms
Reporting live for BBC Sussex

A tough morning for Leicestershire after Sussex decided to bowl first under cloudy skies and a greenish looking pitch, which has made for favourable bowling conditions.

Steve Magoffin took a wicket with the first ball of the match having Paul Horton caught behind, but thereafter the Sussex bowling failed to exploit the conditions as Dexter and Robson completed a solid 50 partnership.

However Robson was bowled by one that kept horribly low, and the ever reliable Magoffin trapped Leics skipper Cosgrove for four runs.

Neil Dexter has shown sound technique, mixing watchful defence with some classic cover drives, and he may well benefit if the forecast sun arrives and batting gets easier.

Richard Rae takes a look at the pitch at ahead of Leicestershire V Sussex