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  1. Road reopens after lorry overturns on Sussex roadpublished at 13:59 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017

    Yasmine Djadoudi
    BBC Live reporter

    Police and firefighters have reopened a road in East Sussex after it was blocked by an overturned lorry.

    The incident took place in London road in Crowborough earlier.

    Police and firefighters say the driver was not injured.

    Overturned lorry
  2. 'I've lost my job, I've lost my home'published at 13:19 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017

    Helen Catt
    Political editor, BBC South East

    Samuel Armstrong, who was found not guilty of raping a woman in South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay's office, has called for anonymity for people accused of sex crimes.

  3. CCTV appeal following serious assault in Kentpublished at 13:18 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017

    Yasmine Djadoudi
    BBC Live reporter

    Police have released CCTV images of two young men after a serious assault in Kent.

    The incident took place in New Road in Gravesend at around 00:45 GMT on Sunday 12 November.

    A 28-year-old man was walking with his girlfriend when the pair became involved in an altercation with a group of young people.

    The man was then reportedly punched to the floor and kicked in the head.

    Officers hope the men pictured in the CCTV images can assist with their enquiries.

    CCTV imagesImage source, Kent police
  4. Santa's little helper: The boy helping Brighton's homelesspublished at 12:57 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    What do most 10-year-old boys want for Christmas?

    Probably the latest toy or gadget.

    Not Layton Munnery from Portslade.

  5. Pier ruins lit up at nightpublished at 11:37 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    West Pier illuminatedImage source, Finn Hopson

    Local photographer Finn Hopson took this photo of Brighton's derelict West Pier being illuminated for the first time in 40 years.

    British Airways i360 has partnered with the West Pier Trust to light up the much-loved ruin.

    Each evening after twilight, and after the starling murmuration has finished, simple white lights will pick out the standing ruin until midnight.

  6. Fire being investigatedpublished at 09:01 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017

    Lizzie Massey
    BBC Live reporter

    A blaze at a holiday clubhouse has been brought under control after four hours.

    From 04:14 GMT, 35 firefighters worked to quell the fire in Dymchurch Road, New Romney.

    Six fire engines were sent out, and this was scaled down to two by 06:00 GMT.

    A spokeswoman for Kent Fire and Rescue Service said the gas and electrics have been isolated and the cause of the fire is being investigated.

  7. Fire crews tackle large roof blazepublished at 07:32 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2017

    Lizzie Massey
    BBC Live reporter

    Kent Fire and Rescue Service are at the scene of a large fire in the roof of a clubhouse in a holiday village.

    There are six fire engines at the building on Dymchurch Road, New Romney.

    More to follow.

  8. Taxi set alight with driver insidepublished at 19:10 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2017

    A taxi driver had a lucky escape after his car was set alight by two men at a Hythe petrol station.

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  9. MP's aide cleared of Westminster rapepublished at 18:33 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2017

    Samuel Armstrong says he drank spirits with the woman in MP Craig Mackinlay's Westminster office.

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  10. Appeal to find toddler's lost toypublished at 17:45 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2017

    Finn with MacImage source, Louise Regan-Alexander
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    Finn has had Mac the monkey since birth

    A family is appealing for help in reuniting a toddler with a cuddly toy lost on a flight from Gatwick to Knock.

    Louise Regan-Alexander said her son Finn, aged two-and-a-half, left Mac the monkey on a seat down the side of the Aer Lingus aircraft on Tuesday.

    A tweet appealing for help in finding Mac, external has been shared over 1,300 times.

    Mrs Regan-Alexander, from Camberwell, south London, said Finn would be "devastated" if the toy could not be found.

    The family were travelling to visit Mrs Regan's parents in Ireland for Christmas when the toy was lost on the 12:50 flight.

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  11. MP's aide cleared of Westminster rapepublished at 15:31 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2017

    Samuel Armstrong said his life had been "turned upside down" following accusations.

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  12. Man sought over attempted abductionpublished at 15:31 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2017

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    Police have released an efit after the attempted abduction of a girl in Polegate.

    Police e-fitImage source, Sussex Police

    The 11-year-old was walking along an alleyway near Farmlands Way when a man tried to grab her wrist.

    She managed to run away.

    Police say it happened at about 08:30 GMT on Tuesday 5 December.

  13. Murder victim 'hit with meat cleaver'published at 14:58 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2017

    Murdered homeless man Razvan Sirbu was hit with a meat cleaver six or seven times, a court hears.

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  14. Hope of new lead in mystery Alps murderspublished at 14:45 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2017

    French police are questioning an ex-soldier who is the main suspect in two other cases in the area.

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  15. Probe into razor blade threat in courtpublished at 14:34 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2017

    Drug dealer Louis Makai pulled out a razor blade while in the dock and threatened to kill an officer.

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  16. MP's aide not guilty of rapepublished at 14:15 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2017
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    Sara Smith
    Reporter, BBC South East

    Samuel ArmstrongImage source, PA

    A parliamentary worker has been found not guilty of raping a woman who claimed she was attacked in an MP's Westminster office.

    Samuel Armstrong, chief of staff to South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay, told Southwark Crown Court the pair had gone to his boss's office to drink wine.

    Mr Armstrong has been cleared of four charges - two of rape, two of sexual assault - from October 2016 after a two week trial at Southwark Crown Court.

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    “My whole life has been turned upside down. For a year now I’ve not slept or eaten and I was innocent. Were it not for the fact that crucial evidence was disclosed to my defence team just eight working days before trial there could well have been yet another miscarriage of justice in this case.”

    Samuel Armstrong

  17. Sheep destroyed after dog attackpublished at 13:37 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2017

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    Police are trying to find a dog thought to be responsible for attacks on three flocks of sheep near Uckfield.

    The attacks have all taken place in the past fortnight in the High Hurstwood area.

    In the latest incident, a sheep grazing near Burnt Oak Road was badly mauled and had to be destroyed.

    Officers say the dog suspected of carrying out the attacks is a large, tan coloured animal.

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    Livestock worrying has a devastating effect on the sheep farming community and is a nationwide problem.

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    Please keep your dog safe and do not let it roam away from your property. Where appropriate, police will prosecute owners who allow their dogs to attack sheep and under certain circumstances dogs worrying livestock may be shot."

    Sergeant Tom Carter, Sussex Police

  18. 'Energy drinks need to be regulated'published at 13:18 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2017

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    The family of an East Sussex man who took his own life are calling for the government to regulate the sale of high caffeine energy drinks.

    Justin Bartholomew from Newhaven had been depressed before he died.

    His relatives believe the drinks contributed to his mental state.

  19. A birds-eye viewpublished at 12:48 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2017

    Kent County Council has tweeted this pic of an unwelcome visitor to their traffic cameras.

  20. Police officer injured after burglarypublished at 12:32 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2017

    Hamish Mureddu-Reid
    BBC News Online, South East

    A Kent Police officer has been hurt as he investigated reports of garage locks being tampered with in Dartford.

    A man was seen testing the locks in the St Vincent's Avenue area at about 02:30 GMT, police said.

    Police then found two men sitting in a van who tried to drive away, hitting a police car and injuring one of the officers.

    Two men, a 31-year old from Chatham, and a 26-year-old from Gravesend were arrested on suspicion of theft and burglary.

    DartfordImage source, Kent Police