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  • Updates on Thursday 7 September 2017

  1. Thanks for joining uspublished at 21:57 British Summer Time 7 September 2017

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    We'll be back tomorrow from 06:00 BST with all your news, travel, sport and weather.

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  2. Sussex batsmen frustrate Northantspublished at 21:42 British Summer Time 7 September 2017

    Sussex's batsmen stage a late fightback to maintain hope of salvaging an unlikely draw or win against Northamptonshire.

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  3. Seagulls v West Brompublished at 21:11 British Summer Time 7 September 2017

    Brighton and Hove Albion hope to get their first win in the Premier League when they play West Bromwich Albion at the Amex on Saturday.

    But how does the manager Chris Hughton rate their chances?

  4. It's umbrellas all the way tomorrow morningpublished at 20:58 British Summer Time 7 September 2017

    Rachel Mackley
    Weather Presenter, BBC South East

    The working week's coming to a wet end.

    Here's my forecast.

  5. Dicing with deathpublished at 20:20 British Summer Time 7 September 2017

    Visitors to the Sussex coast are still risking their lives at the County's famous chalk cliffs, according to the National Trust.

  6. 'I just don't know who to contact'published at 19:03 British Summer Time 7 September 2017

    Yasmine Djadoudi
    BBC Live reporter

    As Hurricane Irma wreaks a path of destruction across the Caribbean, a Stone Cross woman is still waiting to hear from her daughter.

  7. Northants heading for victory against Sussexpublished at 17:56 British Summer Time 7 September 2017

    It's the third day of Northamptonshire's County Championship match against Sussex at Wantage Road and Northants are on course for victory.

    Sussex are 240-7 following on, still trailing by 14.

    Tea is due at 15:30

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  8. East Sussex pupils 'sent home despite correct skirt length'published at 17:20 British Summer Time 7 September 2017

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    Girls were sent home from school when their skirts were deemed too short in the morning only to be told they were acceptable later, it is claimed.

  9. Half a billion development proposed for Hastingspublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 7 September 2017

    Developers are promising Hastings a golden future, with a new harbour and marina bringing hundreds of millions of pounds to the town.

  10. Remembering Dianapublished at 15:36 British Summer Time 7 September 2017

    It's been 20 years since the death of Princess Diana, but her legacy lives on through people like Diana Award winner Jonjo.

  11. Mum calls for change in organ donation lawpublished at 14:34 British Summer Time 7 September 2017

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    The mother of a five-month old baby who died because she needed a heart transplant is calling for the organ donation law to be changed.

    Almost two million people are on the register but their family's consent is still needed before a donation.

    In the last 10 years 330 people have died while waiting for a transplant in Kent, Sussex and Surrey.

  12. Cracked cliff warningpublished at 13:40 British Summer Time 7 September 2017

    A stark warning from the Coastguard over the latest crack in Seaford's cliffs.

  13. Hopefully you won't need your umbrella this afternoonpublished at 13:09 British Summer Time 7 September 2017

    Elizabeth Rizzini
    BBC Look East weather

    It should stay mostly dry for the rest of the day.

    Here's your lunch-time forecast.

  14. Gender neutral school uniform 'nonsense'published at 12:42 British Summer Time 7 September 2017

    Former pupil Piers Morgan criticises the change made by Priory School in Lewes.

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  15. School adopts 'gender neutral' uniformpublished at 12:15 British Summer Time 7 September 2017

    All new students at the school in Lewes must wear trousers as a new uniform policy is brought in.

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  16. Where will your team finish this season?published at 11:35 British Summer Time 7 September 2017

    Who will win the title and who is going down? Predict how the Premier League table will look this season and share it with your friends.

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  17. Trousers compulsory for new school joinerspublished at 11:15 British Summer Time 7 September 2017

    New girls are being made to wear trousers amid concerns over decency and gender identity issues.

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  18. Driver jailed after lorry crushed dadpublished at 10:49 British Summer Time 7 September 2017

    A lorry driver whose 41-tonne vehicle crushed and killed another motorist has been jailed for 18 months.

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  19. Who wears the trousers?published at 10:14 British Summer Time 7 September 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    Should every child have to wear trousers to school?

    A Lewes headteacher has introduced a "gender neutral" uniform, and it's sharply dividing opinion.

  20. 'Wartime bomb' confirmed as fuel tankpublished at 09:57 British Summer Time 7 September 2017

    Police initially thought an explosive had been discovered at a former police station in Peacehaven.

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