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  1. Fire engine involved in accidentpublished at 13:03 British Summer Time 30 June 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    An investigation is underway after a fire engine collided with a pedestrian.

    It's understood the vehicle was responding to an emergency call when the incident happened on the A259 Littlehampton Road in Goring, yesterday afternoon.

  2. Rip tides not responsiblepublished at 12:06 British Summer Time 30 June 2017

    Our correspondent Bryony MacKenzie is at the Camber inquest and has tweeted this:

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  3. Tennis star praises Eastbourne crowdspublished at 11:44 British Summer Time 30 June 2017

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    Novak Djokovic says he feels at home on and off the court in Eastbourne.

    The former world number beat Donald Young in their Aegon International quarter-final yesterday.

    He'll now play promising young Russian Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals.

  4. Konta pulls out of Eastbournepublished at 11:18 British Summer Time 30 June 2017

    Johnny Cantor
    BBC Sussex commentator

    British number one Johanna Konta has pulled out of the Eastbourne tournament.

    A statement released this morning says she suffered a back injury, after falling during her win over Angelique Kerber last night.

    Johanna KontaImage source, Reuters

    She was due to play Karolina Pliskova in today's semi-finals.

  5. Seaside artwork taking shapepublished at 10:42 British Summer Time 30 June 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    The transformation of Worthing's Grafton car park into a spectacular work of art is gathering pace.

    Worthing Borough Council is working with a team of local architects and a street artist to cover the building in bright colours and bold patterns.

    Grafton car park being painted by street artist

    The finished piece is due to be revealed on 4 July.

  6. #ICYMI: Singer says performing is 'mind-blowing'published at 10:11 British Summer Time 30 June 2017

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

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

  7. Reward offered after break-inpublished at 09:42 British Summer Time 30 June 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    A £500 reward's being offered for information about a burglary in Eastbourne.

    Jewellery, a sewing machine and golf clubs were taken from the house in Brodrick Road.

    Police want to speak to Philip Adrian Eastwood, who's 25 and from Holly Place in Eastbourne.

    Philip EastwoodImage source, Sussex Police
  8. BBC South East Today breakfast bulletinpublished at 09:08 British Summer Time 30 June 2017

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    Here are the headlines from BBC South East Today's breakfast bulletin:

    • Police are continuing to investigate a murder in Chatham after a woman in her 20s was stabbed to death in the dockside outlet centre yesterday.
    • Eight men have been arrested and toxic waste removed from a farm in Tonbridge in a £3m fuel fraud investigation.
    • Interventions to stop people committing suicide on rail lines have risen by a third in Kent and Sussex.
  9. On BBC Sussex and Surrey this morning...published at 08:20 British Summer Time 30 June 2017

    Danny Pike
    Presenter, BBC Sussex

    As a Brighton food bank also hands out sanitary products, I'm discussing whether it's time to ditch the tampon tax.

    Join me from 09:00 BST on 03459 57 00 57.

  10. Longboarding women - it's not about boyspublished at 07:42 British Summer Time 30 June 2017

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

  11. The clouds are clearingpublished at 07:14 British Summer Time 30 June 2017

    Elizabeth Rizzini
    BBC Look East weather

    It's a brighter day today, but watch out for those showers this morning.

    Here's my forecast.

  12. Rise in laser pen attackspublished at 06:23 British Summer Time 30 June 2017

    Alex Bish
    Investigative journalist, BBC South East

    There's been a rise in the number of laser pen attacks on aircraft at both Gatwick and Heathrow in the last year.

    Here's a closer look at the figures.

  13. What a stunning picturepublished at 06:02 British Summer Time 30 June 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    It's looking a bit autumnal outside - but this stunning picture should cheer you up a bit.

    It was taken in Hastings Old Town by Kristie Heath - and it's our Sussex #photooftheday, external

    Hastings Old TownImage source, Kristie Heath

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