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  • Live updates on Monday 17 July 2017

  1. That's all folkspublished at 21:54 British Summer Time 17 July 2017

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    Thank you for joining us today.

    We're back at 06:00 BST with all the latest news, sport, weather and travel for the county.

    If there's anything you'd like to tell us about, you can get in touch on Twitter, external, on Facebook, external or by sending us an email.

  2. Meet Jane Austen superfan Zack Pinsent from Hovepublished at 21:44 British Summer Time 17 July 2017

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    The self-taught period tailor enjoys wearing Regency clothes and doesn’t own a pair of jeans, preferring to fashion his clothes on Regency styles.

    Zack is inspired by author Jane Austen and stars alongside a host of other dedicated 'Janeites' in a special documentary to mark the 200th anniversary of her death on Tuesday.

    You can see "My Friend Jane" on tonight at 19:00 BST on BBC One in the south.

  3. 'He'd been shot 7 times...4 pellets remain in his skull'published at 20:55 British Summer Time 17 July 2017

    Alex Bish
    Investigative journalist, BBC South East

    The animals killed or maimed by the irresponsible use of airguns, with the South East one of the worst areas of the country for attacks.

  4. Cliff dangers spark foreign signage callpublished at 20:12 British Summer Time 17 July 2017

    There has been a rise in tourists from the Far East at the crumbling chalk cliffs in East Sussex.

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  5. All steam ahead for outstanding collectionpublished at 19:40 British Summer Time 17 July 2017

    Take a look at this extraordinary collection of railway memorabilia at the end of a Hastings garden.

  6. Feeling Hot Hot Hotpublished at 19:08 British Summer Time 17 July 2017

    Rachel Mackley
    Weather Presenter

    There's another hot day in store tomorrow, but thunderstorms could be on the way.

    Here's my latest forecast.

  7. 'The kids would be publicly flogged'published at 18:23 British Summer Time 17 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.

  8. Brighton rape: Did you see anything?published at 17:52 British Summer Time 17 July 2017

    A 44-year-old woman has been raped in Brighton, and Sussex Police is appealing for information.

    She was walking on the pavement next to the cricket ground at about 00:30 BST on Sunday 25 June when a man tried to engage her in conversation.

    He linked his arm through hers and after walking beside her for a short while he pushed her violently to the ground and threatened to hurt her.

    He then raped the victim before walking back towards the roundabout.

    The man is described as white, in his 20s or 30s, with mousy hair and he was wearing a dark jacket, dark coloured jeans and dark blue trainers.

  9. Aircraft tyre burst closes runwaypublished at 17:24 British Summer Time 17 July 2017

    The airport warns passengers to expect delays following two runway closures.

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  10. 'I had to try and do something'published at 15:51 British Summer Time 17 July 2017

    Mark Norman
    Health Correspondent, BBC South East

    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.

  11. Sports car crashes into ditchpublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 17 July 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    A driver's been seriously injured after his high-performance car crashed into a ditch in Steyning.

    The Porsche Cayman left the road on the A283 at Washington Road, close to Wiston House, around 21:30 BST last night.

    The driver, a 43-year-old man from Essex, has been taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital with a shoulder injury.

  12. 'You want to do the best thing by your child'published at 14:51 British Summer Time 17 July 2017

    Lynda Hardy
    Reporter, BBC South East Today

    How the sudden death of a 17-year-old from Sussex led to the creation of a charity which has helped dozens of families struggling with grief.

  13. Warning to dog ownerspublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 17 July 2017

    Calls to the RSPCA complaining about unscrupulous puppy sales have risen in the South East.

  14. A sunny afternoonpublished at 13:34 British Summer Time 17 July 2017

    Georgina Burnett
    BBC Weather

    There's plenty of sunshine for the next 24 hours, but watch out for thunderstorms tomorrow evening.

    Here's my forecast.

  15. Women get equal pay for equal playpublished at 12:48 British Summer Time 17 July 2017

    Lewes Football Club believe they've become the first to pay female players the same amount as men.

  16. Bridge closed to traffic for three monthspublished at 12:18 British Summer Time 17 July 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    Restoration work's starts on one of Sussex's oldest bridges today.

    A survey's found some of the stonework of Greatham Bridge, near Coldwaltham, is eroded, and a team of stone masons will begin work this morning.

    Greatham BridgeImage source, Google

    It means the bridge will be closed to traffic for three months, with vehicles diverted via the A29 and A283, but pedestrians able to continue using it.

    The bridge is an ancient monument, with the current structure dating from the 1790s.

    Greatham BridgeImage source, Google

    The repairs will cost £235,000.

  17. MPs discuss online abuse and intimidationpublished at 11:36 British Summer Time 17 July 2017

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

    They've now spoken out about their experiences.

  18. This morning's Sussex newspaper headlinespublished at 10:45 British Summer Time 17 July 2017

    NewspapersImage source, Getty Images

    The Argus: , externalResponse time plans will ‘short change’ patients

    Eastbourne Herald: , externalTown sees improvements in temporary accommodation

    Chichester Observer, external: Young people told to put phones away by new level crossing technology

    Hastings Observer:, external Immigration raid at Hastings fish and chip shop

    Sussex Express: , externalFire union says tower block fire response a ‘postcode lottery’ in Grenfell aftermath

  19. 'Someone asked me what he wanted to have for tea'published at 10:10 British Summer Time 17 July 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    Meet Eddie - the 15-year-old boy who took over Southern's Twitter feed for a morning.

  20. A27 reopens after serious accidentpublished at 09:50 British Summer Time 17 July 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    The A27 has reopened at Worthing, following an accident involving five vehicles.

    The road was closed westbound after the crash at 05:43 BST, near its junction with Gainsborough Avenue.

    It's believed there are injuries, but there are no details on how serious they are.