Summary

  • Updates on Thursday 24 August 2017

Live Reporting

  1. 'Animals for sale are an easy thing to do'

    Chrissie Reidy
    Reporter, BBC South East Today

    A cruel trade in exotic pets is threatening the very existence of the orangutan, but an Uckfield charity is doing all it can to save these creatures from extinction.

  2. When did you last go for a walk?

    Danny Pike
    Presenter, BBC Sussex

    That's what we're talking about this morning on BBC Sussex.

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  3. 'It's a challenge to break even'

    Tom Darby
    BBC Live reporter

    The summer's been a washout, and local businesses are paying for it.

  4. GCSE results: Half a million pupils get their grades

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    More than half a million teenagers will learn their GCSE results this morning.

    It's the first year of a new grading system in maths and English.

    But some education experts have concerns.

  5. Brighton academic wrongly told she'd be deported

    A Brighton academic, who's from Finland, and married to a British man, has spoken of her dismay about receiving a letter wrongly telling her she'd be deported.

  6. There's a chill in the air this morning

    Elizabeth Rizzini
    BBC Look East weather

    But it's looking like a pleasant day to come.

    Here's my latest forecast.

  7. Good morning

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    What a great shot of Eastbourne Pier by Anthony Morris - it's our #PhotoOfTheDay.

    Eastbourne PierAnthony Morris

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