'Surge' in racist abuse to taxi driverspublished at 20:00 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018
Kent taxi drivers are planning a protest and have not ruled out strikes unless police 'do more to protect them'.
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An independent review into how the Church of England handled the case of a Sussex bishop accused of being a child abuser will be published later today.
The church has apologised to the relatives of former Bishop of Chichester George Bell for the way it investigated the claims.
Primary School children in Medway and East Sussex have fallen below the government's expectations with less than 65% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
The family of East Sussex adventurer Christian Velten - who went missing in West Africa 14 years ago - are still hoping he will make his way home after he was apparently seen begging.
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'Surge' in racist abuse to taxi driverspublished at 20:00 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018
Campaign over dangerous roadpublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018
Bob Dale
BBC Live reporterA man from Biddenden is fighting for improvements to a road which has claimed several lives, including that of his son.
Banana firm relocating cargo handling from Portsmouth to Doverpublished at 17:32 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018
Banana shipping firm Geest Line is relocating its cargo handling from Portsmouth to Dover.
The Eastern Caribbean company said the move had been prompted "by the need to accommodate revised scheduling times involving the weekend discharge of cargoes" and would not result in any job losses.
It comes as Geest replaces its fleet of four charter vessels with five larger, new ships.
Portsmouth Port director Mike Sellers said: “We are incredibly disappointed that we couldn’t find a solution to accommodate the changes to Geest's shipping rotation.
"This sadly means we have to look at how we operate and our main priority now is to reduce the impact directly on staff and our customers."
He added Geest had been a "valued customer" for 16 years.
Police crackdown on drink and drug-drivingpublished at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018
Yasmine Djadoudi
BBC Live reporterMore than 400 people have been arrested for drink and drug-drivers during the Christmas period in the South East.
In total, 410 people were arrested in Kent and Sussex in December.
So far 46 people in Sussex have been convicted.
Kent police have charged 118 people.
Image source, PABrides offered £100 to arrive at church on timepublished at 16:32 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018
Canon John Corbyn said brides arriving late for their wedding have disrupted the church schedule.
Read MoreWarning as woman loses £3k in iTunes conpublished at 16:31 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018
A 77-year-old Eastbourne woman says she feels 'stupid and ashamed' for falling a growing cold calling con.
Read MoreWoking sign Hull's Edwards on loanpublished at 16:20 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018
National League side Woking sign Hull City striker Jonny Edwards on loan until the end of the season.
Read MoreLive Nation exec filmed up women's skirtspublished at 15:12 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018
Andrew Macrae was caught placing a bag with a camera between a woman's legs on a station platform.
Read MoreSouth Western Railway weekend engineering works warningpublished at 15:03 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018
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End of twitter postHorserider filmed hitting hunt saboteur will not face prosecutionpublished at 14:48 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018
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Image source, South Coast Hunt SaboteursA horserider filmed repeatedly hitting a man with a riding crop during a hunt in East Sussex will face no further action, Sussex Police has said.
The incident occurred during an East Sussex and Romney Marsh hunt in Herstmonceux last November.
It happened after the man, who appeared to be a hunt saboteur, took hold of the horse's reins.
Sussex Police said the woman and four witnesses were interviewed but, along with the evidence supplied, it did not support a prosecution.
Man denies murder of nine-week-old babypublished at 14:36 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018
The baby girl was taken to hospital on 7 January but died two days later.
Read MorePremier League star denies assaultpublished at 14:26 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018
Crystal Palace footballer Jason Puncheon was charged after a disturbance near a Surrey nightclub.
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Child in hospital after collisionpublished at 12:41 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018
Bob Dale
BBC Live reporterA girl's been taken to hospital, after being hit by a car in Ramsgate.
It happened in Denmark Road just after 17:00 GMT yesterday.
The child's injuries aren't thought to be life-threatening.
Image source, GoogleImage caption, The collision happened in Denmark Road, Ramsgate
Boy, 4, hurt by falling brickspublished at 12:24 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018
The brickwork fell onto a mother, her four-year-old son, and a man in Epsom, Surrey.
Read MoreHorses die after being hit by carpublished at 11:41 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018
Bob Dale
BBC Live reporterTwo horses have been killed and a driver taken to hospital after a collision near Sevenoaks.
It happened in Chapel Wood Road, Hartley, at 07:13 GMT.
Image source, GoogleImage caption, The accident happened in Chapel Wood Road, in Hartley
No-one was riding the horses and police do not know who they belong to.
The road will be closed for some time, as the car is recovered.
Fire in flats is now outpublished at 11:18 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018
Bob Dale
BBC Live reporterA fire in a block of flats in Snodland has been put out.
The building, in Lamb Close, was evacuated when the blaze broke out in the boiler room this morning.
A man and a woman have been treated for the effects of breathing in smoke and the cause of the fire is being investigated.
Block of flats evacuated after fire breaks outpublished at 10:39 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018
Bob Dale
BBC Live reporterAbout 30 firefighters are tackling a blaze in a block of flats in Snodland.
Six fire engines are at the scene, in Lamb Close.
The fire broke out in the boiler room, and the block has been evacuated.
Image source, PAiTunes vouchers used by fraudsters in latest scampublished at 08:43 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2018
Bob Dale
BBC Live reporterA woman from Eastbourne says she feels 'stupid' after she was conned out of £3,000 in a scam where victims are tricked into paying fraudsters in iTunes vouchers.