Summary

  • Our live coverage has now ended

  • Live updates on Thursday 26 October

Live Reporting

  1. 'She was my best friend'

    Lucy Vladev
    Reporter, BBC South East Today

    Hayley Peebles' daughter Taiyah died on a rail track earlier this year. She doesn't think enough is being done to prevent it from happening again.

  2. Henna 'crown' for Hove cancer patient

    For cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, losing their hair can be an extremely difficult and upsetting consequence. But now, there’s a new alternative to wigs and hats.

  3. What's it like to have dementia in your 50s?

    Tom Darby
    BBC Live reporter

    Lorayne from Lydd explains how dementia affects her life, and why she's trying to make the most of it.

  4. Disabled woman says benefits cut left her housebound

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    A woman from Kent who relies on a specially adapted mobility car to get to work, says the decision to stop funding it has left her housebound.

  5. Soldier claims he was sent to war zone with PTSD

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    A Kent soldier says he was sent to fight in Afghanistan despite showing serious signs of post-traumatic stress disorder.

  6. It's a grey start to the day...

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  7. Thousands of heritage sites 'at risk'

    "Little Dorrit's church" and Brighton's Royal Pavilion Gardens are added to Historic England's register.

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  8. Police investigate bin fires

    Sussex Police have launched an investigation after several rubbish bins were set alight in Brighton overnight.

    East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service say a total of nine fires were started deliberately in the Seven Dials area.

    It happened between 23:30 BST and 02:45 BST.

  9. Stalking victim still has nightmares

    Yasmine Djadoudi
    BBC Live reporter

    A woman from Sussex who was stalked by a complete stranger says she lived in fear for ten years.

  10. Brighton Pavilion Gardens 'at risk'

    Tanya Gupta
    BBC News

    Brighton's Royal Pavilion GardensHistoric England

    Brighton's Royal Pavilion Gardens are suffering from a "disparate" range of issues

    A gunpowder works, "Little Dorrit's church" and Brighton's Royal Pavilion Gardens have been added to Historic England's "at risk" register.

    The world's oldest gasholder in London's Fulham Gasworks and a medieval timber-framed building in York have also made the annual list.

    This year has seen 328 new entries, while the future of 387 sites has been secured.

    Some of the 47 conservation areas added are of "particular concern". Read our full story here.

  11. Good morning from the BBC South East Live team

    Yasmine Djadoudi
    BBC Live reporter

    Deal looks gorgeous in this shot from Christopher Brown. It's our #PhotoOfTheDay.

    Deal seafrontChristopher Brown

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