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  • Updates on Tuesday 6 January 2017

  1. 'It's a cold shock. That's when you feel the acid eating away at your face'published at 08:56 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    What's it like to have acid thrown in your face?

    Samir Hussain, who works in Tunbridge Wells, was the victim of an attack in Crawley in 2015.

    This week one of his attackers was sentenced. Read our full story here.

  2. Has a cancer diagnosis put a strain on your relationship?published at 08:40 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February 2017

    Claire Cottingham
    BBC Live reporter

    The phone in starts at 09:00 GMT on BBC Sussex and BBC Surrey - here's Danny Pike with the details.

  3. Is this the light at the end of the tunnel for Southern rail passengers?published at 08:32 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    What does the deal between Aslef and Southern include?

    It contains details of circumstances when a train can be operated as driver-only, without an on-board supervisor (OBS).

  4. Are seagulls a menace or part of seaside life?published at 08:06 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February 2017

    Claire Cottingham
    BBC Live reporter

    Parliament will debate new measures to control seagull populations later today.  

    Tell us what you think - you can get in touch on Twitter, external, on Facebook, external or by sending us an email.

  5. Winter pressures leave all of our hospitals 'unsafe'published at 07:56 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February 2017

    Every hospital trust in the South East was operating at an unsafe level of bed occupancy this winter.

    Watch to find out how your local trust performed.  

  6. Keith Allen stars in Brightonpublished at 07:37 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    Actor Keith Allen, father of pop star Lily, takes on one of theatre's most famous slices of Victorian Gothic suspense in Brighton.

    He spoke to our reporter Robin Gibson.

  7. Baby orangutan beginning her rehabilitationpublished at 07:06 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February 2017

    Claire Cottingham
    BBC Live reporter

    This is Boyna, a baby orangutan who was rescued by a Sussex-based charity in Borneo.

    She was saved from captivity in November by International Animal Rescue based in Uckfield.

    She is about a year old and had been kept as a pet for most of her life.

    For the past few months she has been in quarantine, but has now joined other orphaned orangutans in the charity's baby school.

    It's hoped eventually they will be allowed to return to the jungle. 

  8. Strictly winner performs in Brightonpublished at 06:52 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February 2017

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    Kara Tointon is starring in the thriller "Gaslight" at Brighton's Theatre Royal this week.

    Here are some facts you may not know about her.

  9. You'll need your umbrellas and coatspublished at 06:37 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February 2017

    Nina Ridge
    BBC Weather

    It's going to be wet today and it'll be getting colder as the week goes on.

    Here's my forecast.

  10. Council's 4.99% tax rise plans to be discussedpublished at 06:19 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February 2017

    Ben Weisz
    Political reporter, BBC Sussex

    A sign outside County Hall in Lewes

    In East Sussex, councillors will vote later on the county's annual budget and plans to raise council tax by 4.99%.

    The council says it needs to save nearly £17m over the next year. 

    I'll be at the meeting, which is due to start at 10:00 GMT, and will bring you updates as they happen.

  11. It's a gloomy start to Tuesdaypublished at 06:02 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February 2017

    Claire Cottingham
    BBC Live reporter

    We'll be here until 22:00 GMT with all your news, sport, travel and weather.    

    This shot of the sea at Eastbourne was sent to us by Maxine Thompson - it's our Sussex #photooftheday, external

    Eastbourne seafrontImage source, Maxine Thompson

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