Car vandal caught on CCTVpublished at 16:56 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2017
Stuart Maisner
BBC Live reporter
Watch the moment a youth is caught on camera slashing a big hole in the roof of a car.
Summary
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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Car vandal caught on CCTVpublished at 16:56 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2017
South Western Railway to run 75% of trains during New Year's Eve RMT strikespublished at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2017
Paul Clifton
Transport correspondent, BBC South TodaySouth Western Railway will run 75% of its trains during New Year's Eve RMT strikes
During the previous strike it managed 60%, so this will be an increase.
It will include services from Salisbury to Exeter, which did not run last time.
There will be no trains between Southampton and Salisbury, nor on the line through Camberley, or on the Isle of Wight.
Continuing Network Rail engineering work means there were already no trains between Southampton Central and Eastleigh or between Southampton Central and Fareham.
Shuttle services will run between Southampton and Poole, with buses replacing trains from Poole to Weymouth.
Man arrested after Dover assaultpublished at 15:21 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2017
A man has been arrested after another man was attacked in Dover on Christmas Day.
The assault happened just after 14:00 GMT on Monday in an area near Oswald Road, Kent Police said.
Officers discovered a man with a serious stab-like wound to his abdomen.
He was taken to a London hospital for treatment where he remains in a stable condition.
A 45-year-old man, of no fixed address, remains in custody.
Man's body found near railway stationpublished at 11:21 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2017
The body of an elderly man has been found near Sevenoaks railway station.
It was discovered by a member of the public on a bank near the station, in the Clarendon Road area, at about 11:25 GMT on Boxing Day.
The body has not yet been formally identified, but Kent Police said the family of missing person Ken Henson had been informed.
Mr Henson, 80, from Sevenoaks, was last seen on the evening of 25 May.
The death is not currently being treated as suspicious.
Man held at Ebbsfleet Utd match over alleged racismpublished at 09:13 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2017
A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a public order offence following an incident at a Boxing Day football match at Ebbsfleet United.
Kent Police said officers at the Stonebridge Road ground for the game against Bromley were made aware of alleged racist comments directed towards one of the home team's players.
The man, from the Biggin Hill area, was later released without charge.
Teen waffle business successpublished at 08:42 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2017
Stuart Maisner
BBC Live reporterSchoolboy Louis Callaghan-Inge, 14, has been running his own waffle company for more than a year.
Today's local newspaper headlinespublished at 06:56 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2017
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Argus, external: 17 homeless people have died in Brighton in 2017 – how many more must suffer?
Kent Online, external: Orgon donor saves life of Canterbury girl Lilah Hopewell
Get Surrey, external: South Western Railway admits recent performance 'has not been good enough' after frustrated MP's complaint
Chichester Observer, external: Christmas birthday at St Richard’s Hospital
Crawley Observer, external: Murder victim’s family pay tribute to ‘extremely talented man’
Mid Sussex Times, external: One-woman crusade to help town’s rough sleepers
Worthing Herald, external: Parents’ Christmas wish comes true with daughter’s birth
Eastbourne Herald, external: Eastbourne schoolboy raises cash for St Wilfrid’s Hospice
Tribute to stabbed Crawley manpublished at 16:47 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2017
Image source, Eddie MitchellImage caption, Glyn Rouse was stabbed to death outside Cherry Lane adventure playground
The family of a 61-year-old man who died after being attacked in Crawley has paid tribute to him.
Glyn Rouse was stabbed outside a children's playground on 28 November.
In a statement the family said Mr Rouse was a talented man whose music "brightened and improved a lot of people's lives".
Quote MessageAfter Glyn's untimely death it has been discovered that he did indeed have a large group of friends in and around the Crawley area, and the family realised that all his friends are also connected to Glyn's hobbies as in music and art, and they all share our grief in the sudden and tragic loss of our beloved Glyn.
Quote MessageWe ask friends and family of Glyn to remember him in their prayers, and also kindly request people to respect the family's privacy during this very difficult time for us."
Family statement
Vladimir Ivanov is in police custody charged with murder.
The 22-year-old from Juniper Road is due in court in February.
Police seek dashcam footage of off-road bikepublished at 16:09 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2017
Dashcam footage of an off-road moped in Brighton is being sought by Sussex Police.
Two people were seen riding an off-road bike on Warren Road at about 18:20 GMT on 22 December.
Officers said the two riders did not have helmets and the bike had no lights.
They tried to stop the moped on Wilson Road before it swerved on to grass where both people got off and ran away.
A 17-year-old from Brighton has been arrested on suspicion of taking a vehicle without consent and driving dangerously.
A 15-year-old boy, also from Brighton, was released without charge.
Today's local newspaper headlinespublished at 15:58 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2017
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Argus, external: Top doctor warns the NHS is 'in meltdown'
Kent Online, external: Car stuck on central reservation
Get Surrey, external: Collapsed scaffolding in Frimley still blocking road after Boxing Day topple
Chichester Observer, external: Timber from cargo ship could wash up on Sussex beach
Crawley Observer, external: One-woman crusade to help town's rough sleepers
Mid Sussex Times, external: Sheep severely injured in dog attack at Horsted Keynes
Worthing Herald, external: Warning over ambulance delays on New Year's Eve
Eastbourne Herald, external: Man stabbed in Eastbourne
Snow is falling, all around us...published at 15:01 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2017
Kathryn Langley
BBC Live reporterWell, most of it has probably melted by now... but there was plenty of snow around this morning.
Here are some of your photos.
Arrests made after man stabbed in Eastbournepublished at 14:30 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2017
Six people, including two teenage boys, have been arrested after a man was stabbed in Eastbourne town centre.
The 22-year-old was with friends in Langney Road when he was stabbed in the arm in the early hours of Saturday.
The wound was stitched at Eastbourne District General Hospital.
Two 14-year-olds, an 18-year-old man, two men aged 20 and another aged 26, all from Eastbourne, were arrested and have been released under investigation.
Sussex Police want to hear from witnesses.
Snow brings power cuts and crashespublished at 14:04 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2017
The weather caused delays, power shortages and accidents across the south of England.
Read MoreHastings farmer completes 30th marathon in a yearpublished at 12:24 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2017
Kathryn Langley
BBC Live reporterOne marathon is probably more than enough for most of us.
But a sheep farmer from Hastings has spent the past year running 30, to help prevent famine in Africa.
Teenager creates giant gingerbread McDonald'spublished at 11:22 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2017
Kathryn Langley
BBC Live reporterThere'll be many gingerbread creations being stuck together up and down the country this festive season.
But none quite like this one.
Man left with bleed on the brain in Littlehampton assaultpublished at 10:14 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2017
Image source, GoogleA 67-year-old man is in hospital after being attacked in Littlehampton on Christmas Eve.
Sussex Police said the man was approached by two other men outside the Coco Lounge on Clifton Road.
He was punched several times in the head.
Det Con Pete Parkinson said: "The victim has extensive swelling to his face and head and remains in hospital with a bleed on the brain.
"We are appealing to anyone who was in Littlehampton on Christmas Eve and may be able to help."
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snowpublished at 09:19 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2017
Kathryn Langley
BBC Live reporter
It's snowing across Sussex and Surrey this morning.
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for the two counties until 11:00 GMT.
There are also flood alerts in West Sussex and Surrey, mainly around Gatwick, Ifield and the River Mole.
Meryn Woodland took this photo of snow in Selsey.
Image source, Meryn WoodlandThis is a view across Felpham, West Sussex, by Justin Cogger.
Image source, Justin CoggerBears rescued thanks to Sussex charity's campaignpublished at 09:09 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2017
Yasmine Djadoudi
BBC Live reporterThree brown bears have been freed after a life of cruelty and neglect in Armenia.
It's part of a campaign by a Sussex animal charity to free bears from small cages.
Chelsea 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albionpublished at 19:05 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2017
Chelsea make it six home league wins in a row as Alvaro Morata and Marcos Alonso strike to beat Brighton.
Read MoreCrawley Town 0-2 Colchester Unitedpublished at 18:13 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2017
Colchester boost their League Two play-off challenge with a deserved victory at Crawley.
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