New £2m bridge at traffic jam hotspotpublished at 12:19 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Tourists often face long delays crossing the bridge when visiting Cuckmere Haven and Beachy Head.
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New £2m bridge at traffic jam hotspotpublished at 12:19 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Young girl badly hurt in Brighton accidentpublished at 12:05 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Bob Dale
BBC Live reporterA 10-year-old girl is airlifted to hospital, and a woman is treated for minor injuries, after they're hit by a coach carrying children on a school trip in Brighton.
It happened in Marlborough Place, at the junction of North Road, around 09:00 BST.
Girl, 10, injured in coach collisionpublished at 11:27 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Sue Nicholson
BBC NewsA 10-year-old girl has suffered serious injuries after a coach carrying school children collided with two pedestrians in Brighton.
Sussex Police said it happened in Marlborough Place, close to the King and Queen pub.
The girl was taken to hospital by air ambulance. A woman sustained minor injuries.
No-one was injured on the coach, which was being used for a school trip.
A section of the road is currently closed.
Girl airlifted to hospital after coach crashpublished at 10:44 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
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End of twitter postAnother grey daypublished at 10:11 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Elizabeth Rizzini
BBC Look East weatherIt's as you were with today's weather, a repeat of yesterday's clouds.
Here's my forecast.
Southern run amended timetablepublished at 09:45 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Aslef drivers have refused to work overtime on Southern rail leading to more than 1,000 trains being cancelled.
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End of twitter postBBC South East Today breakfast bulletinpublished at 09:25 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Here are the headlines from BBC South East Today's breakfast bulletin:
- Dover is still the number one target for organised criminals smuggling migrants, guns and drugs into Britain, according to a report.
- The train company Southern is operating a severely reduced timetable as drivers begin industrial action.
- Wildlife experts fear a rare butterfly, the silver-studded blue, is close to disappearing from East Sussex.
Southern cuts services amid overtime banpublished at 08:32 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Southern says by revising its timetable it will offer a more reliable service.
Read MoreSouthern overtime ban due to 'total lack of trust'published at 08:02 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Bob Dale
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Image source, EPASouthern rail passengers face fresh disruption to their journeys today due to the train drivers' union Aslef introducing an overtime ban.
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".
And you can hear more on this story on the BBC Sussex Breakfast Show with Neil Pringle. You can listen here.
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New drivers 'joining'published at 07:21 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Maria Caulfield, who is MP for Lewes and has been a critic of the unions during the rail dispute, has responded to criticism levelled at Southern that the rail firm should have employed more drivers.
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End of twitter postWhat Southern services will be affected today?published at 06:48 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Southern has produced this map showing which routes will be affected today. 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.
Image source, SouthernSouthern: Calls for both sides to 'get back round the table'published at 06:17 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Bob Dale
BBC Live reporterWith an overtime ban by drivers on Southern trains starting today, Lewes MP Maria Caulfield raised the issue in Parliament yesterday.
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".
Can we have our summer back please?published at 06:00 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Bob Dale
BBC Live reporterThe sunny, hot weather has disappeared - hopefully it'll be back soon.
Hopefully this picture will brighten up your morning a bit - it's Steyning by James Brown - and it's our Sussex #photooftheday, external
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