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  • Our live coverage has ended for the day

  • Updates on Thursday 13 July 2017

  1. Good night from the BBC Live teampublished at 21:59 British Summer Time 13 July 2017

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    We'll be back tomorrow morning from 06:00 BST with the county's news, sport, travel and weather.

    If you'd like to get hold of us in the meantime you can get in touch on Twitter, external, on Facebook, external or by sending us an email.

    Thanks for joining us.

  2. 'I had to try and do something'published at 21:34 British Summer Time 13 July 2017

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    A man from Haywards Heath is campaigning to force a social media site to remove material which promotes self harm and suicide.

    Richard Harrington attempted to take his own life five years ago.

    He says other people on Tumblr made him feel he didn't deserve to be alive.

    The social media site has not responded to a request from BBC South East for a comment.

    If you have been affected by this and would like advice or support - visit the BBC Action Line where you can find information on issues surrounding self harm.

  3. Mixed weather picture for Fridaypublished at 20:23 British Summer Time 13 July 2017

    Rachel Mackley
    Weather Presenter

    A cloudy and mild Friday with patches of drizzle and sun.

  4. Youngest pilot flies with US Air Force teampublished at 19:26 British Summer Time 13 July 2017

    Beth Moran, 20, from Horsham, is the youngest woman to fly with the US Air Force Thunderbirds.

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  5. Noise from night flights at Heathrow to be cutpublished at 19:16 British Summer Time 13 July 2017

    HeathrowImage source, Getty Images

    Noise from night flights at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted will be cut in a new crackdown, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has said.

    Mr Grayling has confirmed a series of measures to reduce noise at the three London airports, including new quotas on the number of flights and a lower noise limit at Heathrow and Gatwick. In a written statement to Parliament, Mr Grayling said: "I am fully aware that noise is a major concern for those living near these airports, and that night noise is widely regarded as the most disturbing impact of aviation.

    "While advances in new technology mean that aircraft are generally getting quieter, the limits governing night noise at these airports has not kept pace with these developments.

    "The new rules we are publishing today will encourage the use of quieter aircraft at all three airports by reducing the amount of noise these airports are legally allowed to make, and will give local residents a five-year guarantee about the level of noise that they will be exposed to."

  6. Williams ends Konta's Wimbledon hopespublished at 17:57 British Summer Time 13 July 2017

    Boglarka Kosztolanyi

    Eastbourne’s Johanna Konta's hopes of reaching the Wimbledon final ended with a straight-set defeat by Venus Williams.

    The five-time champion American 10th seed won 6-4 6-2 in 73 minutes, making it to her first Wimbledon final since 2009.

    Sixth seed Konta, had hoped to become the first British woman in a Wimbledon final for 40 years. However, she will break into the top five for the first time in the next rankings.

    In a tight contest, Williams worked her way to victory with smarter serving and more effective returns.

    The 37-year-old American is the oldest Grand Slam singles finalist since Martina Navratilova finished runner-up at Wimbledon in 1994.

    "I've played a lot of finals here. One more win will be amazing. It won't be a given but I'll give it my all,” she told BBC Sport.

    "The crowd were very nice to me. The crowd were so fair, I know they love Jo."

  7. Oldham sign defender Hunt from Brightonpublished at 17:03 British Summer Time 13 July 2017

    Oldham sign defender Rob Hunt from Brighton & Hove Albion on a permanent deal after a successful loan spell.

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  8. Eastbourne star crashes out of Wimbledonpublished at 16:29 British Summer Time 13 July 2017
    Breaking

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    Johanna KontaImage source, AFP

    Johanna Konta's Wimbledon dream is over for this year.

    She lost her semi-final to Venus Williams 6-4, 6-2.

  9. Southern drivers vote to strike over paypublished at 15:58 British Summer Time 13 July 2017

    Members of the train drivers' union Aslef turn down a 23.8% four-year pay offer.

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  10. MPs discuss online abuse and intimidationpublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 13 July 2017

    Three Kent and Sussex MPs were subjected to abuse during the election campaign.

    They've now spoken out about their experiences.

  11. ICYMI: The mane attraction?published at 15:01 British Summer Time 13 July 2017

    A herd of decorated life-size horses are appearing across Kent and East Sussex to raise money for Hospice in the Weald.

    They've been designed and painted by artists, schoolchildren and community groups and will be on display over the summer and auctioned off in October.

    Here's where you can see them...

  12. 'The kids would be publicly flogged'published at 14:32 British Summer Time 13 July 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    Sent to Australia as a child, David Hill was beaten and forced to work.

    He recalls the abuses he and others suffered in a new book.

  13. Here comes the sunpublished at 13:56 British Summer Time 13 July 2017

    Lucy Martin
    BBC Weather

    But there's a fresher feel to the weather than we've had in recent days.

  14. Aslef strike dates announcedpublished at 13:32 British Summer Time 13 July 2017
    Breaking

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    Aslef has called strikes on Tuesday 1, Wednesday 2 and Friday 4 August on Southern and Gatwick Express in a dispute over pay.

  15. Southern rail fined £13.4m over delayspublished at 13:32 British Summer Time 13 July 2017

    The government said the rail company was not solely to blame for what has been called a "fiasco".

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  16. Blind student invents app to help people access sciencepublished at 13:00 British Summer Time 13 July 2017

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    Illness robbed Daniel Hajas of his sight aged 16.

    Now he and colleagues at the University of Sussex have come up with a new invention which could open up the doors of academia for blind people across the globe.

  17. #ICYMI: 'They've basically saved our daughter's life'published at 12:29 British Summer Time 13 July 2017

    How a community in Crawley rallied round to send a little girl to America for life-saving surgery.

  18. This morning's Sussex newspaper headlinespublished at 11:56 British Summer Time 13 July 2017

    NewspapersImage source, Getty Images

    The Argus, external: Sussex Police in denial over failures in catching double killer Robert Trigg

    Hastings Observer, external: Knife wielding robber strikes at St Leonards shop

    Eastbourne Herald, external: Teachers charged with non-recent sex offences

    Chichester Observer, external: Southern Gateway Masterplan to go on show

    Brighton & Hove News:, external Albion sign Austrian international defender

    Mid Sussex Times, external: Potential barrier to redevelopment of Burgess Hill shopping centre is set to be removed

  19. Four ex-teachers face child sex chargespublished at 11:26 British Summer Time 13 July 2017

    The attacks are alleged to have taken place between 1980 and 1996.

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  20. Brighton sign Austria defender Suttnerpublished at 10:59 British Summer Time 13 July 2017

    Brighton complete the signing of Austria full-back Markus Suttner from German side Ingolstadt for an undisclosed fee.

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