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  • Updates on Tuesday 6 December

  1. And it's goodnight from uspublished at 22:04 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2016

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    That's it from us for today, thanks for joining us.

    We'll be back tomorrow morning from 06:00 GMT.

    Don't forget you can send us your news, videos or pictures on Twitter, external, on Facebook, external or by sending us an email. We'd love to hear from you.   

  2. Snowdogs auction raises more than quarter of a millionpublished at 21:57 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2016

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    The auction of the Snowdogs by the Sea sculptures, which have been decorating Brighton and Hove since September, has raised £337,000, organisers have announced.

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  3. Advent calendar: What's behind this (beach hut) door?published at 21:56 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2016

    A beach hut is for life - and that includes Christmas. That's certainly the feeling in Hove, where they are once again transforming their huts into a giant advent calendar.

  4. 'Esther was holding Grace, she was lifeless'published at 21:43 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2016

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    After their baby girl died while sleeping in a controversial cot, this family from Haywards Heath want action.

  5. 'The human swan' crosses the Channelpublished at 21:26 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2016

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    The first woman to cross the channel from Calais to Dover in a paramotor has succeeded.

  6. Rail shake-up to reunite train and trackpublished at 21:22 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2016

    The way England's railways are run is set for a major overhaul, the transport secretary says.

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  7. You won't need your overcoat for a couple of days!published at 20:27 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2016

    Rachel Mackley
    Weather Presenter

    With mild air on the way, it's a welcome break from freezing nights.

    Here's my forecast.

  8. ThisIsMe: 'It's an absolutely mind-blowing experience'published at 19:40 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2016

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    Singer-songwriter Sophie Janes tells us why she loves music so much. It's the latest in our series #thisisme about young people and their passions.      

  9. Coat thief sought by policepublished at 18:33 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2016

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    CCTV imageImage source, Sussex Police

    Police are trying to trace this man after two ski jackets were stolen from a shop in Worthing. 

    The coats were taken from the Trespass store in Montague Street on 27 November. 

    They're worth about £370. 

  10. 'What a wonderful life, I've loved every minute'published at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2016

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    Here is the Horsham-based actor Peter Vaughan, star of 'Porridge' and 'Game of Thrones', who has died aged 93, speaking to Dominic King on the BBC Radio Kent Drivetime show recently.

  11. Tributes to Sussex actorpublished at 17:04 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2016

    Tributes are being paid to actor Peter Vaughan, who's died.

    This photo was taken when he visited the BBC Sussex studios in Brighton last month.

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  12. RMT: 'We won't call off the strike'published at 16:09 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2016

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    The RMT Union insists it's acting in defence of safety over Southern's changes to the role of guards and won't call off the latest #southernstrike.

  13. Singer says performing is 'mind-blowing'published at 15:34 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2016

    A singer-songwriter has described performing on stage as "an absolutely mind-blowing experience".

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  14. Businesses: 'We're going under'published at 15:00 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2016

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    At least one business at Brighton Station says it's closing because of a decline in footfall during the #southernstrike

    Anne Matthews runs Oatopia, which sells porridge and coffee.

  15. 'Major delays' as rail action growspublished at 14:30 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2016

    Commuters face major delays as an RMT strike on the Southern rail network coincides with an Aslef drivers' overtime ban.

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  16. Sussex Porridge actor diespublished at 13:53 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2016

    Actor Peter Vaughan, who lived in Mannings Heath near Horsham, has died.  

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  17. Time to turn off your heating?published at 13:25 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2016

    Kate Kinsella
    Weather presenter

    There's a very mild outlook for the next few days. Here's my latest forecast.

  18. Rail strike 'politically motivated'published at 12:35 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2016

    Transport secretary Chris Grayling says there is no reason for rail strike

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  19. Southern: More of your tweetspublished at 12:02 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2016

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    Here are a few more of your tweets on the #southernstrike

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  20. Man arrested over Peacehaven incidentpublished at 11:21 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2016

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    A man's been arrested in connection with an armed robbery in East Sussex. 

    It's after staff at a supermarket in Peacehaven were threatened with a gun on Sunday evening.

    A 49-year-old local man is in custody.