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  1. Is this your rocking horse?

    Sue Nicholson
    BBC News

    Rocking horseSurrey Police

    Surrey Police has been wondering if anyone is missing an old-style rocking horse after one mysteriously turned up on a doorstep in Camberley.

    A woman opened her curtains to find the rocking horse placed under the tree outside her front door with a note on it featuring the name Sophie.

    Note on rocking horseSurrey Police

    It reads: "To a special little girl love from Sophie cos we agreed & I blessed you & you/me (sic)."

    But where did it come from? Has it been stolen, or has it simply been delivered to the wrong address?

    If you know who it belongs to, then Surrey Police would like to hear from you.

  2. Concern over missing Shaina

    Shaina MackSussex Police

    Police are looking for Brighton teenager Shaina Mack who's missing from home and may be with an older man.

    The 15-year-old was reported missing in the early hours of this morning.

    It's believed she got into a taxi in Old Steine with a man, who could be called Ace.

    Shaina is 5ft 7in and has fixed braces on her teeth.

  3. Men released in Maidstone murder investigation

    Hamish Mureddu-Reid
    BBC News Online, South East

    Two men arrested after a man's body was found in Maidstone have been released while investigations continue, according to Kent Police.

    Ambulance crew were called to a property in Eastfield House, Woodford Road in Maidstone at about 22:25 GMT on Tuesday.

    A man was pronounced dead at the scene.

    The two men, and a woman who remains in custody, were arrested on suspicion of murder.

    Eastfield House, Woodford Road, Maidstone

  4. Caught laughing on camera after brutal attack

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    This video shows a man laughing moments after carrying out a brutal attack in Hastings in which a 60-year-old died.

  5. Brighton bin fine: 'I think it's entrapment'

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    A Brighton businessman says he's ready to go to court over a row between him and Brighton City Council about a single cardboard box.

  6. Girl, 17, missing from Oxford

    Alex Willoughby

    The public has been asked to "be vigilant and keep an eye out" for a 17-year-old girl from Cowley who has gone missing.

    Alex Willoughby was last seen in Verbena Way, Oxford, at about 21:00 on 14 November.

    She was wearing a grey Adidas t-shirt and sweatshirt, blue ripped jeans, a knee-length green Parka coat and black and white Adidas trainers.

    Thames Valley Police said she has links to Kent and may have used public transport in the last week.

  7. Three held after suspected brothel raid

    Hamish Mureddu-Reid
    BBC News Online, South East

    Three women have been arrested on suspicion of running a brothel in Tonbridge.

    Kent Police searched a property in Quarry Hill Road on Tuesday and seized phones and cash.

    The women, aged 49, 46 and 39 were arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the management of a brothel, Kent Police said.

    They were later released while investigations continue.

  8. Full Thameslink service delayed by year

    A timetable of up to 24 peak-time trains per hour will now start in December 2019, officials say.

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  9. Hunt saboteur hit with riding crop

    A woman was filmed repeatedly hitting a man with a riding crop during a hunt in Sussex on Saturday.

  10. Missing woman's family 'just so worried'

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    The family of a missing woman from Barnham in West Sussex have made an emotional appeal for her to return home.

    Helen Slaughter was last seen three weeks ago.

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    Danny Pike
    Presenter, BBC Sussex and Surrey

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  12. Parents in special needs school row

    Lauren Moss
    Social affairs correspondent, BBC South East Today

    Council failures to place autistic children in suitable schools have left some out of education for years, according to parents in East Sussex.

  13. Landlord dies from gunshot wound at pub

    Kent Police says a firearm was recovered from The Red Cow in Folkestone.

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  14. Parents in special needs school row

    Council failures to put children in suitable schools have left some out of education for years, say parents.

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  15. Missing woman's family 'just so worried'

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    The family of a missing woman from Barnham in West Sussex have made an emotional appeal for her to return home.

    Helen Slaughter was last seen three weeks ago.

  16. Caught laughing on camera after brutal attack

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    This video shows a man laughing moments after carrying out a brutal attack in Hastings in which a 60-year-old died.

  17. 'No schools' for special needs pupils

    Parents accuse East Sussex County Council of denying children access to "appropriate education".

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  18. Neighbour complaint silences church bells

    The chimes of the Norman church, which have rung since 1779, are to be turned off at night.

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  19. Parents in special needs school row

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    Council failures to place autistic children in suitable schools have left some out of education for years, according to parents in East Sussex.

  20. Man caught smirking on camera after attack

    Sussex Police release video of a man laughing moments after an attack which killed a 60-year-old man in Hastings.

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