News, sport, weather and travel updates for the South East of England
Yasmine Djadoudi
BBC Live reporter
NHS managers have apologised to the family of a Sussex grandfather who died after being sent home too soon from hospital after a major surgery.
Bob Dale
BBC Live reporter
A teenager has been left with head injuries described as "potentially life-changing" after being attacked in Brighton.
It happened outside the Arch nightclub on the Lower Esplanade, just after 07:00 on 14 January, and followed a closing-time altercation in another nightclub, the Hub.
Image source, GoogleThe attack happened on Brighton's Lower Esplanade
The 19-year-old victim is still unconscious in the Royal Sussex County Hospital.
A man has been arrested in connection with the incident.
Bob Dale
BBC Live reporter
The wind is causing problems for many people trying to get to work by train this morning.
Southern says a fallen tree is blocking the line between Oxted and Uckfield, with replacement buses being used for Crowborough, Oxted and Uckfield.
Blocked lines between Horsham and Dorking and at Lingfield have now been removed and the lines reopened.
The latest updates from Southern are here, external.
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Southeastern said it has disruption to London-bound services because of a train hitting a tree at Sydenham, a train striking a fence blown on to the line at Sheerness-on-Sea and a tree on the line near Deal.
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A group of chefs are on their way from Cornwall to Calais to provide food for migrants.
Keep Cornwall Fed, external is a social enterprise involving a number of people who are trying to reduce food poverty.
It has provided more than 3,000 free meals in the county since it started 12 months ago.
Chefs are lending their support to the the Refugee Community Kitchen, which helps feed migrants in Northern France.
Hamish Mureddu-Reid
BBC News Online, South East
The A282 QE2 Bridge at the Dartford Crossing is expected to remain closed until after the morning rush hour, due to high winds, Highways England have said.
Southbound traffic is using the tunnel's east bore. Northbound traffic is restricted to the west bore, where a height restriction of 4.8m (15ft 9in) has been put in place.
Long delays are to be expected throughout the morning.
The group allegedly tricked paying customers into thinking they were on authorised government sites.
Read MoreMother-of-two Zoe Gibson has helped design the specialist unit, which will be the first in the South East.
Read MoreDet Con Jessica Hamer used a computer to search for the crime report for her boyfriend's friend.
Read MoreYasmine Djadoudi
BBC Live reporter
Police have said they are "concerned" about a woman from Henfield who has gone missing.
Katherine Haxby, 55, was last seen at home on Tuesday morning and was due to attend Brighton College.
It is believed Katherine drove into Brighton on that morning in a silver Citroen car.
Sussex Police has asked anyone with any information about Katherine's whereabouts to contact them.
Image source, Sussex PoliceNational League side Barrow sign former Gillingham goalkeeper Steve Arnold on an 18-month contract.
Read MoreYasmine Djadoudi
BBC Live reporter
A 79-year-old man needed hospital treatment after being punched in the face in Hove over the weekend.
The attack happened in George Street shortly before 12:30 GMT on Saturday.
A 33-year-old man was arrested and charged with wounding and assault by beating.
Police are asking anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them.
Image source, Google MapsYasmine Djadoudi
BBC Live reporter
High winds will force the closure of the Queen Elizabeth II bridge from midnight.
Highways England said it will continue to monitor wind speeds closely and will reopen the bridge as soon as the wind drops to a safe level.
As a result, the east tunnel of the Dartford Crossing will close at 21:00 GMT tonight in preparation for the bridge closure.
Highways England said the crossing will remain open overnight, with the tunnel operating in both directions when the bridge is closed.
The agency expects the bridge to reopen after the morning rush hour tomorrow but added this "could change based on forecast wind speeds".
The government creates a new ministerial role, which continues the work of the late MP Jo Cox.
Read MoreStephen Simmons clears his name, after discovering his arresting detective was jailed for framing people.
Read MoreA teenager who failed to show up to court is wanted by Sussex Police.
Connor Mackay, 17, who has been charged with theft of a vehicle, failed to attend court on Wednesday 10 January.
Sussex Police believe Mackay may be in the Brighton and Hove or St Leonards area.
A warrant has been issued for his arrest.
Image source, Sussex PoliceBaby Puck died in a neonatal unit following an emergency caesarean section.
Read MoreA builder planned for weeks to abduct two women and dump their bodies in a freezer, a court hears.
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Sue Nicholson
BBC News
Image source, British Transport PoliceA woman who died after being struck by a train at Hildenborough railway station has been described as "clever, interesting and kind".
University student Lara Calthrop, 19, died on 29 December.
A family tribute said she was always smiling and had "left a gap" in everyone's lives.
"She had set off for university life in London to study English Literature in September 2016 full of hope for the future," they said.
"We knew she had become unhappy and disillusioned with her course but never imagined for one second that she would so drastically take away her own life, or the extent of her depression."
The family added that they hoped to raise funds for Papyrus, external - a national charity for the prevention of suicide in young people - so that "Lara’s death has not been meaningless".
It struck a crane that was not in place when the pilot carried out site safety check, a report says.
Read MoreBob Dale
BBC Live reporter
Brighton's Kemptown area has suffered a spate of burglaries, Sussex Police has said.
Officers have increased patrols following seven break-ins in less than a month.
The streets affected are College Road, College Gardens and Great College Street, where three houses have been broken into in the last two days.
The thieves are targeting electrical items such as laptops and mobiles.
Image source, GoogleGreat College Street has been targeted three times this week
