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Passengers at Gatwick have been affected by delays after an IT glitch affected check-in desks.

The airline said, external passengers were able to check in at Gatwick, external and Heathrow, external airports "although it is taking longer than usual". It advised passengers to check in online.  

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Follow live text and radio commentary as Leicestershire face Sussex in the County Championship.

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Sussex Police has launched pilot schemes where members of the public work alongside paid staff to allow officers to concentrate on core duties.  

Chief Inspector Simon Nelson was interviewed on the BBC Sussex breakfast show this morning.

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Six weeks after he was caught in a petrol fire, leaving him with 30% burns, a South East MP is praising the work of the Sussex burns unit that treated him

Gordon Henderson, who represents Sittingbourne and Sheppey in Kent, is warning others not to repeat his mistake of throwing petrol on a bonfire.

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BBC South East Health Correspondent

Four companies contracted by Coperforma - the non-emergency ambulance service - have told NHS managers they're unable to "operate effectively". 

This extensive letter outlines ambulance bosses significant concerns with the way Coperforma are running the patient transport service in Sussex. 

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It's is the first time we have heard this from the ambulance providers. They say Coperforma has "refused any assistance". 

The letter says the situation has reached "critical levels now" and that they are "disgusted" at the position Coperforma has put them in. 

They raise a number of serious financial concerns and are threatening "legal proceedings" in ten days time or face an "immediate reduction in the provision of services".      

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British Airways passengers at Gatwick, external are facing delays after an IT glitch affected check-in desks.  

Full story here. 

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It's being claimed the non-emergency patient transport service, Coperforma, is on the brink of collapse. The company says that "patient service is operating virtually on target".

England T20 bowler Tymal Mills discusses the back condition which has limited him to the shorter formats of cricket.

Sussex take on Leicestershire at Grace Road today in a county championship Division Two match. Regular updates here as well as on BBC Sussex throughout the day.  

Competition begins in the Rio Paralympics on Thursday. Eastbourne's Joe Townsend is looking forward to the challenge.

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The University of Sussex is among those which have increased their tuition fees to a minimum of £9,250 from 2017. Full BBC story here.  

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A tribute to two Worthing footballers, an MP reprimanded and a school assembly poll. Here's our look at the stories making the news #onthisday one, three and five years ago. 

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Ambulance service criticism, rail strike preparations and police volunteers. Here's this morning's top stories for Sussex.

BBC Travel

There are no major dispruptions in Sussex this morning. For more detailed information visit the BBC Travel site here or tune into BBC Sussex breakfast.

Will you need your suncream or a brolly this morning in Sussex? Here's my forecast.

The non-emergency ambulance service in Sussex is on the brink of "collapse", according to a group of companies who are contracted by Coperforma to provide the service.

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Let's start the day with this lovely photo of Winchelsea beach sent in by Philip Huddleston. Thanks Philip! 

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