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  1. South East's local newspaper headlinespublished at 07:52 British Summer Time 27 September 2017

    A pile of newspapersImage source, Getty Images

    Kent Online:, external A couple who tragically lost their baby at birth have raised more than £10,000 towards a hospital bereavement suite for grieving parents.

    Brighton Argus:, externalThe Labour council leader said the party conference would not be welcome back in the city unless it addressed anti-Semitism.

    Get Surrey: , externalA Godalming man was among the heroes who saved the life of a young commuter after he fell onto rail tracks only a minute before a train was due to arrive.

    Worthing Herald, external: Police are concerned for the welfare of 15-year-old Courtney Marsh, who has been reported missing.

    Crawley and Horley Observer, external: A gang forced a young woman into a van at a town centre car park before driving away.

    Hastings Observer, external: Family heirloom clothes presented to Bexhill Museum by generous donors were among highlights of a special weekend exhibition.

  2. Teenager suffers serious injuries after being hit by carpublished at 07:26 British Summer Time 27 September 2017

    A teenage pedestrian suffered serious head injuries after being hit by a car near Chichester.

    It happened on the B2166 Lower Bognor Road at Lagness at around 15:10 BST yesterday (26 September).

    The pedestrian, a 19-year-old man from Bognor, was flown to Southampton General Hospital by air ambulance.

    The motorist, a 64-year-old man from Bognor driving a grey Citroen C5, was unhurt.

    Sussex Police is asking for anyone with information to contact them online, external or call 101, quoting Operation Bargate.

  3. Mother wrongly accused of drugging her babypublished at 07:18 British Summer Time 27 September 2017

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    A young mother says she feared she would never see her sick baby again after she was wrongly accused of drugging her.

    Emma Chatfield says she was handcuffed on a hospital ward, locked up for several hours and not allowed to see her baby daughter Freya for three days.

    Emma, who's from Margate, says she's angry with both the police and the hospital for the way she was treated.

  4. #PhotoOfTheDay regulars: Meet Scottpublished at 06:57 British Summer Time 27 September 2017

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    Meet the former policeman with a rare neuromuscular disease who's now an award-winning amateur photographer.

    Scott Sinden is the latest to appear in our series meeting our #PhotoOfTheDay regulars.

  5. 'Northern Gateway' plans to be discussedpublished at 06:36 British Summer Time 27 September 2017

    Multi-million pound plans to transform one of the most run down areas of Brighton and Hove will be considered by councillors this afternoon.

    Developers want to turn the mostly derelict Preston Barracks site on Lewes Road into what they describe as a "Northern Gateway into the city".

    The proposal includes more than 350 new homes - nearly 1,400 purpose-built student bedrooms and a new home for the Brighton University Business School

    Concerns have been raised, however, about the impact on congestion and air pollution locally.

    The meeting takes place at Hove Town Hall from 13:00 BST.

    Preston Barracks in BrightonImage source, Simon Carey/Geograph
  6. National Fitness Day - ready to join Darcey, Rio and co today?published at 06:19 British Summer Time 27 September 2017

    Darcey Bussell and Rio Ferdinand help promote National Fitness Day 2017Image source, ukactive

    Today is National Fitness Day, a scheme that aims to get the whole nation moving a bit more at home and in the workplace.

    There are some big names taking part and loads of ways to get involved in your area - here are five of the best...

  7. Lady Lucan, the widow of Lord Lucan, found dead at London homepublished at 06:03 British Summer Time 27 September 2017

    Lord and Lady LucanImage source, Getty Images
    Image caption,

    Lord Lucan married his wife in 1963

    Lady Lucan, the 80-year-old widow of Lord Lucan, has been found dead at her home in London, police have confirmed.

    Officers found her body after forcing entry to the property in Belgravia on Tuesday, but her death is not believed to be suspicious, the Met Police said.

    Lady Lucan was one of the last people to see her husband John Bingham, the 7th Earl of Lucan, alive before he disappeared in November 1974.

    He vanished after the family's nanny was found murdered at their home.

    Lord Lucan vanished after the body of Sandra Rivett, nanny to his three children, was found at the family home at 46 Lower Belgrave Street, central London, on 7 November 1974.

    His car was later found abandoned and soaked in blood in Newhaven, East Sussex, and an inquest jury declared the wealthy peer the killer of Ms Rivett a year later.

    You can read the full story here.

  8. Good morning from your South East news teampublished at 05:55 British Summer Time 27 September 2017

    Yasmine Djadoudi
    BBC Live reporter

    Em Armstrong managed to snap this majestic creature in Horsham. It's our #PhotoOfTheDay, external

    Stag in a parkImage source, Em Armstrong

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