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  1. South Western Railway weekend engineering works warning

    BBC News Travel

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  2. Horserider filmed hitting hunt saboteur will not face prosecution

    Sue Nicholson
    BBC News

    Horserider beats man during a hunt in East SussexSouth Coast Hunt Saboteurs

    A horserider filmed repeatedly hitting a man with a riding crop during a hunt in East Sussex will face no further action, Sussex Police has said.

    The incident occurred during an East Sussex and Romney Marsh hunt in Herstmonceux last November.

    It happened after the man, who appeared to be a hunt saboteur, took hold of the horse's reins.

    Sussex Police said the woman and four witnesses were interviewed but, along with the evidence supplied, it did not support a prosecution.

  3. Man denies murder of nine-week-old baby

    The baby girl was taken to hospital on 7 January but died two days later.

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  4. Premier League star denies assault

    Crystal Palace footballer Jason Puncheon was charged after a disturbance near a Surrey nightclub.

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  5. England trio challenge you to sign up!

    #FAPeoplesCup

    Consider yourself a great five-a-side footballer or willing to give it a go?

    Fancy something fun to get 2018 off to a great start?

    Want a chance to play at St George's Park and go to the FA Cup final?

    Sign up is now available for the FA People's Cup - the free five-a-side competition that's back and even bigger than before. Don't take our word for it, listen to these three......

    Find out all the details about the competition here - and you'll be able to see Jesse Lingard, Jack Butland and Harry Maguire try our five-a-side challenge on the BBC Sport website on Saturday.

  6. Child in hospital after collision

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    A girl's been taken to hospital, after being hit by a car in Ramsgate.

    It happened in Denmark Road just after 17:00 GMT yesterday.

    The child's injuries aren't thought to be life-threatening.

    Denmark Road, RamsgateGoogle

    The collision happened in Denmark Road, Ramsgate

  7. Boy, 4, hurt by falling bricks

    The brickwork fell onto a mother, her four-year-old son, and a man in Epsom, Surrey.

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  8. Horses die after being hit by car

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    Two horses have been killed and a driver taken to hospital after a collision near Sevenoaks.

    It happened in Chapel Wood Road, Hartley, at 07:13 GMT.

    Chapel Wood RoadGoogle

    The accident happened in Chapel Wood Road, in Hartley

    No-one was riding the horses and police do not know who they belong to.

    The road will be closed for some time, as the car is recovered.

  9. Fire in flats is now out

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    A fire in a block of flats in Snodland has been put out.

    The building, in Lamb Close, was evacuated when the blaze broke out in the boiler room this morning.

    A man and a woman have been treated for the effects of breathing in smoke and the cause of the fire is being investigated.

  10. Block of flats evacuated after fire breaks out

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    About 30 firefighters are tackling a blaze in a block of flats in Snodland.

    Six fire engines are at the scene, in Lamb Close.

    The fire broke out in the boiler room, and the block has been evacuated.

    Fire engingePA

  11. Video shows escaped prisoner chase crash

    Escaped prisoner attempts to drive wrong way down motorway

    Darryl Dempsey was eventually stopped when police deliberately crashed into his 4x4.

    Video shows escaped prisoner chase crash

    Darryl Dempsey was eventually stopped when police deliberately crashed into his 4x4.

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  12. New technology reveals what life was like in ancient Egypt

    A new scanning technique is helping researchers unearth secret messages hidden in mummy cases.

  13. iTunes vouchers used by fraudsters in latest scam

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    A woman from Eastbourne says she feels 'stupid' after she was conned out of £3,000 in a scam where victims are tricked into paying fraudsters in iTunes vouchers.

  14. Get her to the church on time

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    Nothing is more likely to make a groom nervous on his big day than the bride showing up late.

    One Kent vicar has come up with an unusual way to encourage brides to be punctual.

  15. Time for the thermals?

    Sarah Keith-Lucas
    Weather presenter

    After the wind and rain brought by Storm Eleanor, Friday will be brighter, but it's getting colder over the weekend.

    Here's my forecast.

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  16. On-the-run convict sped wrong way down A27

    Darryl Dempsey drove across fields and towards oncoming traffic on a busy road to escape police.

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  17. Appeal over town centre robbery

    This man is being sought by police in connection with the theft of mobile phones from a shop in Eastbourne town centre.

    CCTV image of man running from a shopSussex Police

    The robbery happened at Game in Terminus Road on 28 December.

    Three men went into the shop at 17:00 GMT and one asked to see an iPhone.

    Police say when the cabinet was opened the men grabbed five phones and ran off.

    They're asking anyone who saw them to get in touch.

  18. Woman visited A&E 200 times before correct diagnosis

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    A Portslade woman's painful condition was only diagnosed after years of hospital visits.

  19. Video shows escaped prisoner chase crash

    Darryl Dempsey was eventually stopped when police deliberately crashed into his 4x4.

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  20. Teen killed in crash was 'loving son'

    A man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after motorcyclist Ismael Martinan-Brittain was killed.

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