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  • Our live coverage has now ended for the day

  • Updates on Wednesday 29 March 2017

Live Reporting

  1. Terrorist was former Sussex university student

    Lizzie Massey
    BBC Live reporter

    London terrorist Khalid Masood was a former economics student at the University of Sussex.

    The 52-year-old father killed four people including PC Keith Palmer outside the Houses of Parliament last week. He was at the university through the mid 90s using the name on his birth certificate, Adrian Elms. 

    Khalid MasoodDaily Mail/SOLO Syndication

    Khalid Masood

    We were saddened to learn of the attack in Westminster, London.

    Adrian Russell Elms studied at the University of Sussex twenty years ago. He undertook a Bachelor of Economics with Economic History from 1994-1997."

    University of Sussex spokeswoman

  2. Burglars target tool store

    CCTV of man near Uckfield shopSussex Police

    Burglars targeted a tool and equipment shop in Uckfield and stole professional power tools.

    The offenders broke into The Stores Dept on the Bellbrook Industrial Estate just before 19:25 BST on Sunday, forcing open shutters, activating an alarm and making off between three and four minutes later in a white Transit-style van.

    It's thought that there may have been a number of offenders, all wearing hooded tops or hats, head torches and gloves.

    Police want to speak to the man in this CCTV image in connection with the raid. 

    Anyone with information is asked to report it here or call 101 quoting reference 1104 of 26/03.  

  3. This morning's Sussex newspaper headlines

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    The Argus : Mayor’s seven trips to China and hospitality received investigated

    Eastbourne Herald : Missing teen may be in Eastbourne  

    Hastings Observer : Woolly wonderland on Hastings Pier  

    Brighton and Hove News : New appeal to find trio who broke into Hove home and robbed occupants

    Chichester Observer : Corn Exchange café plans approved

    Worthing Herald : Campaign for footpath on road used by ‘juggernauts’  

  4. Investigation launched into school fire

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  5. More and more people being rescued by lifeboat

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    Lifeboat

    More than 2,000 people in the South East were rescued by the RNLI last year. 

    Figures show the number of lifeboat launches are up by 13% on the year before.

    The charity's asking people to take more care at the coast and respect the water.

  6. Cash cuts 'threaten school standards', say MPs

    A teacher and pupils in a classroomGetty Images

    The biggest school funding shortages in England since the 1990s are threatening to damage standards, says a report from MPs overseeing public spending.

    The cross-party Public Accounts Committee criticises "delusions" in government over the budget situation.

    Head teachers said the Department for Education had "buried its head in the sand" over the extent of financial problems.

    The Department for Education has said that funding is at record levels.

    School leaders have been protesting against funding cuts - with headteachers across Sussex sending a joint letter last week calling for a re-think on budget plans .  

    Read the full story here .

  7. Brexit: How the South East voted

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    Theresa May is expected to invoke Article 50 later today and formally declare the UK's intention to leave the European Union.

    Here's a reminder how the South East voted in the referendum.

  8. Brighton attraction reopens after latest breakdown

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    Brighton i360 and bandstand

    Brighton's i360 viewing tower will reopen today. 

    The multimillion-pound attraction has been plagued by technical problems since it launched last August.

    The latest breakdown was on Saturday evening, and it's been closed since then while technicians tried to discover the cause. 

    A spokesperson for the i360 confirmed the fault "has been resolved" and the "system fully tested".

  9. This morning's BBC Sussex phone-in

    Danny Pike
    Presenter, BBC Sussex

    Have you had to take on extra responsibility after a bereavement? 

    Join the conversation with me on BBC Sussex at 09:00 BST.

    If you want to take part, call me on 03459 570057.

  10. Shoreham memorial plans revealed

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    These early designs show the proposed permanent memorial to the Shoreham air crash. 

    Artist's impression of Shoreham memorial
    Artist's impression of Shoreham memorial

    The memorial will honour the 11 men who died, the first responders who helped at the scene, and the community. 

    It'll consist of five different works and cost £180,000 to construct. 

    It's being funded by public bodies and local businesses.  

  11. Police swoop on drugs gang

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    Nine Albanian members of a gang supplying class A drugs across Brighton and Hove have been jailed for a total of 45 years. Here's the moment several were arrested.    

  12. Increase in animal cruelty cases in the South East

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    The RSPCA says there's been a sharp rise in the number of animal cruelty cases in Sussex and Kent in the last year.

    Cat

    The charity investigated more than 2,200 allegations in East Sussex, up 13% on the year before. 

    Kent saw almost 5,500 complaints, up 3%. 

    Nationally the RSPCA says it received a call every 27 seconds.    

  13. Fire investigation underway at West Sussex school

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    A fire engine

    There's been a fire at a school in Billingshurst, West Sussex. 

    Fire crews spent most of yesterday evening at the Weald secondary school. 

    The leisure centre next door had to be evacuated. 

    It's thought the fire started in a ground floor classroom.

  14. A grey start to the day...

    Georgina Burnett
    BBC Weather

    But will it get any better? I've some answers for you in my forecast.     

  15. It's the middle of the week...

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    But will the weather be as wonderful as it was in Alfriston recently, as this photo from Angie Parsons shows? It's a lovely pic and our #PhotoOfTheDay.

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