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  • Updates on Wednesday 28 June 2017

  1. That's it for nowpublished at 22:05 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Thank you for joining us today - we'll be back at 06:00 BST with more news, sport, weather and travel.

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  2. What caused the Seaford cliff collapse?published at 21:31 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Sections of the cliffs at Seaford have been roped off following several collapses.

    But what's the cause?

  3. Have you got raspberry ripple flavour?published at 21:08 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Here's how a zoo keeps its animals cool in the really hot weather.

  4. Deaths beach official 'saw racial change'published at 20:40 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Coastal officer Robert Cass tells a coroner he feared another tragedy could happen at Camber Sands.

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  5. 'Your car will be like an oven'published at 20:30 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    In extremely hot weather it only takes minutes for a car to become a death trap for your dog.

    Here's what the RSPCA has to say.

  6. Plans for increased rail services across the South Eastpublished at 19:59 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    Plans have been unveiled for new services into and across central London from the South East, when new Thameslink trains begin running next year.

    Rail travellers from 80 more stations will have direct access to St Pancras International, Farringdon for Crossrail, City Thameslink and Blackfriars.

    The proposed changes introduced from May 2018 include new Thameslink routes through London between:

    • Cambridge and Brighton
    • Horsham and Peterborough
    • Cambridge and Maidstone East (with some extensions to Ashford International)
    • Luton and Kent Medway Towns
    • Littlehampton and Bedford
    • East Grinstead and Bedford
    Thameslink train
  7. Southern: Calls for both sides to 'get back round the table'published at 19:31 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    With an overtime ban by drivers on Southern trains due to start tomorrow, Lewes MP Maria Caulfield raised the issue in Parliament.

    The drivers' union Aslef, which is implementing an overtime ban over the introduction of Driver Only Operation trains, says the ban "reflects the total loss of trust and goodwill between train drivers and the company".

  8. What Southern services will be affected tomorrow?published at 19:13 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Southern has produced this map showing which routes will be affected by the overtime ban tomorrow. The company says:

    • On routes shown in grey, there will be no Southern service.
    • On routes shown with a dashed grey line, there will be a limited service at peak times only
    • On routes shown in brown, there will be a reduced service and passengers are advised to allow longer for your journey and to avoid peak times if possible

    More information about which services will be affected - as well as a bigger version of the below map - is available on the Southern website by clicking here, external.

    Southern overtime ban mapImage source, Southern
  9. Stabbed man found in Crawley streetpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    A man's been stabbed in the chest in Crawley.

    The 30-year-old was found at the junction of Shackleton Road and Rhodes Way, around 00:30 BST on 26 June.

    Two men, aged 23 and 27, and a 25-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of GBH with intent.

    Detectives believe the attack happened at a property in Hogarth Road.

    Rhodes Way, CrawleyImage source, Google
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    Rhodes Way, Crawley

  10. Appeal after driver suffers cardiac arrestpublished at 17:07 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    Police in Hailsham are trying to find out what happened to a man before he suffered a cardiac arrest at the wheel of his car.

    It's believed the 82-year-old from Seaford may have given a lift to a stranger about 25 minutes before he became ill.

    He was treated at the side of the road by paramedics and taken to hospital in Hastings where he's in a critical condition.

    Sussex Police are asking for information from anyone who saw a man in his 30s or 40s getting into a vehicle in the Lower Horsebridge area during the evening on Sunday 25 June.

    A 34-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent and released on bail until 21 July.

  11. #ICYMI: Do you need your grass cut?published at 16:30 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    One of the world's more unusual sports was invented in Sussex - here's a look at lawnmower racing.

  12. #ICYMI: Is this the world's first online delivery being ordered?published at 15:49 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Think online shopping is a 21st Century invention?

    A South East inventor came up with the idea over 30 years ago.

  13. Pilots demand more action against laser penspublished at 15:09 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Alex Bish
    Investigative journalist, BBC South East

    There's been an increase in laser pen attacks on aircraft.

    Last year there were 1,200 incidents of pilots having the powerful lights shone into their cockpits, including a police helicopter flying over Crawley and an RAF Chinook helicopter over the South Downs.

    laser pen
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    The light from a small laser pen...

    laser pen light
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    can expand instantly...

    laser pen light
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    filling an aircraft's cockpit...

    laser pen light
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    and blinding the crew

    Gatwick and Heathrow Airports have also both reported a growing number of incidents.

    The British Airline Pilots' Association says it wants a specific offence created to cover the misuse of laser pens.

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    When a laser pen is pointed at an aircraft it can dazzle and distract the pilot, and has the potential to cause a crash. Last year's incident figures remain dangerously high, with the equivalent of more than three laser attacks a day across the UK.'

    Brian Strutton, General Secretary, British Airline Pilots' Association

  14. #ICYMI: Car restoration woman suffers sexism and ageismpublished at 14:31 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    Twenty-year-old Kelly Culver, who runs a business restoring classic American cars, says she has encountered sexism and ageism from people who think she does not know what she is talking about.

  15. Things can only get betterpublished at 13:53 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Kate Kinsella
    BBC Weather

    It's still pretty soggy out there. But it's gradually improving for the weekend.

  16. Operation begins to remove stranded diggerpublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    The removal of an 80-tonne excavator, which has been stranded off the coast at Lancing for almost three months, is underway.

    The digger, used in the construction of an offshore wind farm, was being taken back to the beach when it became stranded 1,968ft (600m) offshore on 4 April.

    Eddie Mitchell
  17. Southern overtime ban due to 'total lack of trust'published at 13:16 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Southern logoImage source, EPA

    Southern rail passengers face fresh disruption to their journeys on Thursday with the train drivers' union Aslef due to introduce a ban on overtime.

    General Secretary Mick Whelan said the ban reflects the "total loss of trust and goodwill between train drivers and the company".

    "Drivers work overtime on an entirely voluntary basis and have no contractual obligation to do so", he said.

    However, Southern's passenger services director Angie Doll said the action was going to be "very inconvenient" but the company would be putting in a "revised timetable".

  18. Longboarding women - it's not about boyspublished at 12:51 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    It can be hard to get into longboarding when you are the only girl at the skate park.

  19. Plans for increased rail services across the South Eastpublished at 12:29 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Plans have been unveiled for new services into and across central London from the South East, when new Thameslink trains begin next year.

    Rail travellers from 80 more stations will have direct access to St Pancras International, Farringdon for Crossrail, City Thameslink and Blackfriars, speeding journeys and relieving congestion.

    The proposed changes introduced from May 2018 include new Thameslink routes through London between:

    • Cambridge and Brighton
    • Horsham and Peterborough
    • Cambridge and Maidstone East (with some extensions to Ashford International)
    • Luton and Kent Medway Towns
    • Littlehampton and Bedford
    • East Grinstead and Bedford
    Thameslink train
  20. Rain stops play at Eastbourne tennispublished at 11:39 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    These would-be spectators at the Aegon International in Eastbourne seemed to be still enjoying themselves, despite the rain yesterday.