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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Yasmine Djadoudi
BBC Live reporter
Detectives are looking for a teenager from Lewes who hasn't been seen since November.
Georgia Parker, 16, was last seen by her mother on 30 November.
Georgia has spoken with her mother on the phone and claimed to be in Falmer but she is known to have connections in Brighton and also Camden in London.
Image source, Sussex PoliceSamantha Thompson said she felt personally attacked by Councillor Graham Galpin's online comments.
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Read MoreMP's aide Samuel Armstrong, 24, of Danbury, Essex, denies two rape and two sex assault charges.
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Read MorePolice 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.
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.
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.
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.”
Image source, Sussex PolicePolice 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.
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.
Image source, Wadars Animal RescueKevin 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.
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.
Lizzie Massey
BBC Live reporter
Image source, Kent PoliceThe 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.
Kathryn Langley
BBC Live reporter
Image source, ESFRSForty 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.
Image source, ESFRS
Image source, ESFRS
Image source, ESFRSJason Puncheon was held after a disturbance on the street near a Surrey nightclub.
Read MoreAbout 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.
Kathryn Langley
BBC Live reporter
Image source, Eddie MitchellA 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.
A Marden family face telling their toddler their nine-month-old puppy has been stolen a week before Christmas.
Read MoreBob 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.