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.
News, sport, weather and travel updates for the South East of England
Yasmine Djadoudi
BBC Live reporter
The family of Kelly Turner, who died last month, are campaigning to find a cure for the rare form of cancer that killed her.
Kathryn Langley
BBC Live reporter
These people have decided to reach out to strangers in Kent and Sussex this festive season.
UPS driver Glynn Williams threw stones at passing motorists as he delivered parcels in Kent villages.
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Read MoreJoliebelle Wheeldon, 13, Sophie Norris, 12, Clarice Hall, 13, are all "safe and well", police say.
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Hamish Mureddu-Reid
BBC News Online, South East
Three girls who went missing from the Worthing area over the weekend have been found.
Joliebelle Wheeldon, 13, Sophie Norris, 12, and Clarice Hall, 13, travelled into Brighton but did not return home.
Clarice and Joliebelle left for Brighton on Saturday and Sophie on Sunday.
All three girls were found in Worthing and are "safe and well", a spokesman for Sussex Police said.
Two Brighton residents have been scammed out of thousands of pounds by bogus police officers who called at their homes.
Sussex Police said the fraudsters convinced the two victims that work on their homes had been carried out by bogus builders who had since been in court.
Both were told they needed to transfer large sums of money for court costs and compensation.
One victim, a 72-year-old woman, transferred £6,000 on Friday while the other, a man aged 74, withdrew more than £3,000 cash. An "officer" called at his home to collect the money on Thursday.
When he went to his bank to withdraw more cash, staff became suspicious and contacted police.
The suspect at the woman's home was described as a tall white man in his 30s, with a long oval-shaped face and light brown hair. He wore dark trousers, a black jacket, work boots and provided a badge in a wallet with Metropolitan Police written on the inside.
Det Sgt Helen Paine said: "The police would never contact people and ask them to withdraw or hand over cash to officers.... If speaking to callers at the door, always ask for ID."
Kathryn Langley
BBC Live reporter
Children at a school in Brighton are working with scientists from Kew's Millennium Seed Bank to help protect rare butterflies.
Timothy Smith admitted 16 sex offences including abusing a girl, 2, in the Philippines in 2015.
Read MoreFlights from London airports are cancelled as freezing fog hits the UK.
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Image source, Kent PolicePolice in Kent are worried about Calvin Skinley who's gone missing from Maidstone.
Officers say it's totally out of character for the 58-year-old to go missing and they want to hear from anyone who's seen him.
He was last seen at his home in Loose at 07:45 GMT yesterday.
Calvin has a tattoo of the name 'Sue' on his neck and a West Ham Football Club tattoo on his wrist.
Three 13-year-olds were questioned after a blaze at a former school in Newhaven, East Sussex.
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Lizzie Massey
BBC Live reporter
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested following two teenage girls being apprehended in connection with a blaze in Newhaven.
The three local children, all 13, are being held in police custody on suspicion of arson, after the fire at the former Grays school on Monday.
They have all since been released under investigation.
Image source, Eddie MitchellBlaze at a former school
Police are investigating after a car was found on fire on the seafront in Worthing last night.
Fire crews were called to the junction of West Parade and Anscombe Road at about 03:55 GMT.
It's believed the black Renault Megane was deliberately set alight.
Officers say it had been parked at the location there since yesterday evening.
Lizzie Massey
BBC Live reporter
Image source, Eddie MitchellThe former school was mostly destroyed
Two teenage girls have been arrested on suspicion of arson after a blaze at a former school.
Emergency services were called to Western Road, Newhaven, at 10:50 GMT on Monday.
Two 13-year-old girls are in custody after the fire ripped through the building and caused extensive damage.
No one was hurt in the blaze.
Some of the Gillingham team went to Medway Maritime Hospital to visit ill children.
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Lizzie Massey
BBC Live reporter
Research by the University of Kent suggests that almost 30% of footballers at top clubs in England may have undetected lung problems that could affect fitness.
They're calling for clubs to introduce lung screening tests to identify players with potential problems to help improve their health and performance.
Lizzie Massey
BBC Live reporter
An investigation is underway into the cause of a fire at a derelict school in Newhaven.
Eight appliances and 40 firefighters were sent to the site of the former Grays School in Western Road on Monday 18 December.
Thick plumes of black smoke could be seen along the coast - but no injuries were reported.
The private firm lost a contract to drive people to and from hospital appointments after seven months.
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