Lorry driver arrested over fatal crashpublished at 14:08 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
Three men in their 30s were killed when their car crashed into a parked lorry on the A2 in Kent.
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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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Lorry driver arrested over fatal crashpublished at 14:08 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
Pair guilty of murdering homeless manpublished at 13:55 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
The 21-year-old homeless man was found beaten to death in Tovil, Maidstone, last May.
Read MoreMy heart is shattered, says grandmotherpublished at 13:34 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
Razvan Sirbu was found beaten to death in an area of woodland in Tovil, where he had been living.
Read MoreMaidstone sign striker Osei from Oldhampublished at 12:33 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
National League side Maidstone sign Darius Osei after the striker had his contract at Oldham cancelled by mutual consent.
Read MoreUK hostage kidnapper killed in Nigeriapublished at 11:41 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
A manhunt for the gang leader had been under way since he kidnapped four Britons last year.
Read MoreM23 to close as part of upgradepublished at 10:22 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
Yasmine Djadoudi
BBC Live reporterThe M23 near Gatwick Airport will be closed this weekend and the following three weekends while resurfacing work is carried out.
The northbound carriageway will close between junction 10 at Crawley and Junction 9 at Gatwick Airport at 22:00 GMT tonight until 04:00 GMT on Monday.
In addition to this, no trains will run between Three Bridges and Brighton or Three Bridges and Lewes.
Instead, replacement buses will be provided for passengers.
People using Gatwick airport are being warned to allow extra time to get there.
Teen died in 'tragic' exercise experimentpublished at 09:17 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
An "intelligent and caring" 13-year-old boy was found suspended from a pull-up bar in his bedroom.
Read MoreWitnesses sought over Sussex stabbingpublished at 08:37 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
Yasmine Djadoudi
BBC Live reporterPolice are appealing for witnesses after a man was stabbed in the face and chest in Bexhill.
The incident took place at about 13:30 GMT on Sunday 6 January following a dispute between three men in a car, parked on Preston Road.
The victim, 34, later got out of the car having suffered stab wounds in the chest and face.
He is now recovering in hospital.
A 51-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and driving under the influence of drugs.
He has been released under investigation.
Image source, Google MapsHope for cystic fibrosis sufferers?published at 08:07 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
Bob Dale
BBC Live reporterA new mum from Sittingbourne says she might not see her son grow up, unless she receives a life-changing drug.
The 3,000-mile trip for mental healthpublished at 00:01 Greenwich Mean Time 12 January 2018
Jake Tyler began his epic expedition after suffering a "breakdown" in April 2016.
Read MoreThree killed in crash with parked lorrypublished at 20:52 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2018
The crash happened on the London-bound carriageway of the A2 near Dunkirk.
Read MoreMissing Hastings man found in Londonpublished at 18:56 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2018
A Hastings man who went missing on Tuesday has been found.
John Prince, 70, failed to return to his home in Ore.
Police say he was located in Hounslow this afternoon.
Cats missing after hunt hounds run amokpublished at 18:49 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2018
About 60 cats go missing from the Celia Hammond sanctuary although most have returned.
Read MoreMissing man foundpublished at 18:23 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2018
A 75-year-old man who disappeared from Gillingham has been found.
Danny Homewood had been reported missing from the Windmill Road area in the early hours of this morning.
Missing girls may be with manpublished at 18:01 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2018
Police trying to find a pair of teenage girls have issued a photo of a man they are believed to be with.
Senay Spain-Yusuf, 14, and Shaina Mack, 15, have not been seen since 8 January.
Senay was last seen in Shoreham at 15:30 GMT, when she said she was going to Brighton.
Image source, Sussex PoliceImage caption, Senay (left) and Shaina are thought to be in London
Shaina left her home in Brighton, probably with Senay, at 21:00 GMT.
They are thought to be with the man, known only as "H", in either Croydon or Notting Hill.
Image source, Sussex PoliceImage caption, The missing girls are thought to be with this man
Bury St Edmunds doctor caught up in 'terrifying' US flightpublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2018
A Bury St Edmunds doctor was caught up in a ‘terrifying’ plane journey home from the USA today during which she said an aggressive passenger had to be sedated and restrained, external after attacking and threatening people on the flight.
Young offenders 'left unable to breathe'published at 16:42 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2018
Team leaders at a G4S-run youth jail played a game in which teens would "choke out", a court hears.
Read MoreBrighton suffer Sidwell injury blowpublished at 15:45 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2018
Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Steve Sidwell could miss the rest of the season after sustaining an ankle injury during training.
Read More'I think this is all a nightmare, a dream I'll wake up from'published at 15:37 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2018
Bob Dale
BBC Live reporterA £10,000 reward is being offered in a bid to solve the murder of a South Darenth man.
A2 reopens after serious collisionpublished at 15:05 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2018
Kathryn Langley
BBC Live reporterThe A2 near Canterbury has now fully reopened following a serious collision in the early hours of this morning.
A car and a van collided on the London-bound carriageway in Dunkirk just before 04:30 GMT.
The stretch between J7 of the M2 and the A28 junction was shut for several hours.
Police from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit would like to hear from anyone who witnessed what happened.
