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  1. Archbishop criticised over abuse actionspublished at 17:20 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2017

    Lord Carey criticises Justin Welby for making him stand down from an honorary post.

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  2. Heathrow expansion costs cut by £2.5bnpublished at 17:12 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2017

    Terminals 2 and 5 could be expanded instead of constructing a new terminal building, Heathrow says.

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  3. Police appeal after woman attackedpublished at 16:47 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2017

    Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was attacked in Hastings.

    The 27-year-old was walking along Milward Road near to the junction of Milward Crescent between 03:00 and 04:00 GMT on Sunday 17 December when she was assaulted.

    She was approached from behind and punched and kicked to the ground.

    The suspect is a woman with long dark hair worn in a ponytail.

    The victim went to the Conquest Hospital in St Leonards where she was treated for injuries to her head and ribs.

    Police are appealing for witnesses.

  4. A Kent nativitypublished at 16:12 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    There was a treat for Christmas shoppers in Maidstone this weekend, with the town centre used to stage a live nativity, including animals.

  5. Police appeal after hit-and-runpublished at 15:53 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2017

    A man suffered a broken arm after a hit-and-run in West Sussex.

    The 33-year-old man from Horsham was walking eastbound on the A272 near Billingshurst near to the junction with Shipley Road at about 16:30 GMT on Wednesday 13 December when he was struck.

    A dark-coloured Audi or red estate travelling west pulled out to overtake the cars in front and hit him.

    The vehicle did not stop and continued on towards Billingshurst.

    Police are appealing for witnesses.

  6. Firefighters tackle school blazepublished at 14:59 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2017

    More than 40 firefighters have been tackling this blaze at a derelict school in Newhaven.

    An East Sussex County Council spokesman said: "This building closed as a school in 2014 and was later the same year declared surplus to requirements by the council.

    “We have contracted to sell the site to a developer who has now received planning permission from Lewes District Council to demolish the existing buildings and build new housing units on the site, subject to completion of a section 106 agreement.”

  7. Police search for three missing girlspublished at 13:38 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2017

    Joliebelle Wheeldon, Sophie Norris and Clarice HallImage source, Sussex Police

    Police are searching for three girls who are missing from the Worthing area of West Sussex.

    Joliebelle Wheeldon, Sophie Norris and Clarice Hall (pictured left to right) travelled to Brighton on Saturday 16 December and were due home that evening but didn't return.

    Joliebelle, 13, Sophie, 12, and Clarice, 13, are friends and police believe they may be together and travelled by train between Worthing and Brighton.

    Officers say it is unlike them to go missing.

    Anyone with information is asked to contact police online, external.

  8. Can you help Kevin get home for Christmas?published at 13:30 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2017

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    An animal rescue charity's searching for the owner of this little kitten called Kevin.

    He was found under the bonnet of a car which had travelled from Kent to West Sussex.

    Kevin the catImage source, Wadars Animal Rescue
    Image caption,

    Kevin with animal rescue officer, Elaine Sinclair

    The owner of the vehicle had driven from Chatham to Horsham and then on to Worthing, where she heard a meow and discovered the furry stowaway.

    The woman took the kitten to Grove Lodge vets in Worthing where staff named him after the main character in the festive film Home Alone.

    It's not known where Kevin climbed into the car and he isn't microchipped.

    Wadars Animal Charity are appealing for anyone who knows where Kevin lives to get in touch by calling 01903 247111.

  9. Dog rescued in house blazepublished at 13:11 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2017

    Lizzie Massey
    BBC Live reporter

    Firefighters entered a two-storey house which was alight and rescued a pet dog.

    Four fire engines were sent to the home in Pluckley Road, Smarden, at 11:15 GMT.

    The occupants were out, but the dog was still inside.

    The cause of the fire is not yet known and firefighters are at the scene.

  10. Stolen statue returned to National Trustpublished at 13:04 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2017

    Lizzie Massey
    BBC Live reporter

    The statue was in the back of a horse boxImage source, Kent Police
    Image caption,

    The statue was in the back of a horse box

    A statue of a shepherd boy, stolen more than a year ago, has been found in the back of a horsebox.

    It was taken from Nymans Gardens in Handcross on 1 September 2016.

    On 11 December this year it was found in Horton Kirby, Kent, and has now been returned to the National Trust estate.

    A 23-year-old man was previously convicted of the theft but never revealed the location of the stolen statue.

  11. Crews from across Sussex called to Newhaven firepublished at 12:35 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2017

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    Fire at derelict schoolImage source, ESFRS

    Forty firefighters are now at the scene of a major fire at a derelict school in Newhaven.

    They were called to the site of the former Grays School in Western Road at 10:48 GMT.

    Crews from Newhaven, Seaford, Brighton, Hove and Eastbourne, along with two Aerial Ladder Platforms, are in attendance.

    People living nearby are being asked to keep doors and windows closed.

    East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service says nobody's thought to have been hurt.

    Fire at derelict schoolImage source, ESFRS
    Fire at derelict schoolImage source, ESFRS
    Fire at derelict schoolImage source, ESFRS
  12. Premier League star on weapon chargepublished at 11:57 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2017

    Jason Puncheon was held after a disturbance on the street near a Surrey nightclub.

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  13. Fire crews called to Newhaven blazepublished at 11:43 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2017
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    About 30 firefighters are at the scene of a major fire in Newhaven, East Sussex.

    It's thought to have broken out at the former Grays School on Western Road.

  14. Woman critical after fatal A23 crashpublished at 10:44 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2017

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    Car crashed into lorryImage source, Eddie Mitchell

    A 22-year-old woman from Surrey is still critically ill after a road crash on the A23 in Sussex in which a man died.

    The collision happened at about 01:40 GMT on Saturday in a lay-by at Warninglid.

    A Nissan Micra travelling southbound left the road and hit a parked lorry.

    A 25-year-old man from Crawley, who was in the front passenger seat, died at the scene.

    The driver, a 29-year-old woman from Surrey, needed treatment for serious leg injuries, while a 20-year-old man from Copthorne wasn't badly hurt.

    Any witnesses who saw the car being driven shortly before the crash are being asked to contact Sussex Police.

  15. Family heartbreak over stolen dogpublished at 08:40 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2017

    A Marden family face telling their toddler their nine-month-old puppy has been stolen a week before Christmas.

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  16. Heartbreak over kidnapped dogpublished at 07:52 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    How do you tell your two-year-old that the family dog has been stolen?

    That's the dilemma these parents are facing.

  17. Deck the hall...and the landing...and the lounge...and the kitchenpublished at 07:08 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2017

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    The owner of this house needs every inch of space, and several trees, to display his collection of baubles, gathered over more than half a century.

  18. Property group snaps up two more firmspublished at 00:55 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2017

    Lomond Capital's purchases in England bring the value of properties under its management to £2.7bn.

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  19. Avid Christmas fan's 8,000 decorationspublished at 12:55 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2017

    Geoff Stonebanks uses 24 trees to display his bauble collection.

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  20. Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Burnleypublished at 19:17 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Glenn Murray misses a penalty as Brighton's winless run stretches to seven matches with a goalless draw against Burnley.

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