Summary

  • The QEII Bridge at the Dartford Crossing has been reopened between junctions 31 and 1A on the M25. There are still long delays in Essex and Kent.

  • Britain is to accept more migrants from Calais - particularly children on their own - as part of a new deal with France.

  • A key vote on jobs, homes and new businesses in Thanet will take place tonight - amid a bitter row over the future of Manston Airport.

  • News, sport, weather and travel updates for the South East of England

Live Reporting

  1. Witnesses sought to A23 fatal accident

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    Police have named a 25-year-old man who died in a car crash on the A23.

    Anghelus-Adi Piepta, who was from Wakehurst Drive in Crawley, was a front-seat passenger in a black Nissan Micra.

    The accident happened around 01:40 GMT on 16 December, close to the A23 junction with Broxmead Lane at Warninglid.

    Broxmead Lane crossing the A23Google

    The accident happened on the A23, near Broxmead Lane

    A 22-year-old woman from Kenley in Surrey, who was in the back seat, is still in hospital with serious facial injuries. Police are appealing for witnesses.

  2. Brokenshire on upcoming lung surgery

    The Northern Ireland secretary is resigning due to ill health.

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  3. Single punch causes serious head injury

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    Police are investigating an attack in Epsom, which has left a man with serious head injuries.

    The 25-year-old was one of a group of friends which had just left a bar and was walking towards the clocktower, around 03:00 GMT on 23 December, along with another group they had just met.

    Epsom High Street and clock towerGoogle

    The attack happened in the centre of Epsom

    The victim was hit on the head by another man in the group, making him fall to the ground.

    A 28-year-old man's been arrested in connection with the incident.

  4. Missing: Have you seen Katie?

    Bob Dale
    BBC Live reporter

    Police are searching for a teenage girl who's gone missing from her home in Crawley.

    Katie Robinson was last seen yesterday evening, and may have left in the early hours of the morning.

    It's thought she's wearing a black Nike top, black fur jacket and black Nike trainers.

    Katie RobinsonSussex Police

  5. Brides offered £100 to arrive at church on time

    Canon John Corbyn said brides arriving late for their wedding have disrupted the church schedule.

  6. Reshuffle: Well-wishes for 'one of life's nice' politicians

    BBC Politics

    Conservative Chairman and Derbyshire Dales MP, Sir Patrick McLoughlin has left his post and has been replaced by Brandon Lewis in the ongoing Tory reshuffle.

    Former Barnsley East Labour MP, Michael Dugher has had this to say...

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  7. Car crashes after police chase

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    Four men have been arrested on suspicion of stealing a vehicle after a car crashed into a roundabout in Chatham.

    The incident happened during a police pursuit in Maidstone Road at around 08:30 GMT yesterday morning.

    The road was closed off as investigations took place.

    Crashed car in Chatham

  8. Jonah squashes all opposition

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    Jonah BryantEnglish Sqash

    Jonah Bryant, 12, from Shoreham has become the British Junior Open squash champion.

    The Sussex schoolboy won the title in Birmingham in just 22 minutes as he raced to the biggest global junior title of his career.

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  9. Today's local newspaper headlines

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    The Argus: 12 fans banned over trouble must sign 'behaviour agreements' to watch their side play live again

    Crawley and Horley Observer: Call for more NHS funding for local health services

    Kent Online: Horse-drawn cart found dumped in Aylesford woodland

    Surrey Mirror: Customers 'absolutely gutted' as South Park pub the Barley Mow looks set to close

    Hastings Observer: Dog owners get free museum visit

    Mid Sussex Times: Trust thanks staff as 5,000 treated in A&E over Christmas

    Worthing Herald: Piano shop owner's photo search after will.i.am visits store

    Chichester Observer: Bosham family's delight as missing cat returns after two years

    Kent Live: Air ambulance called as man is rescued from inside bin lorry in Rochester High Street

    Brighton and Hove News: Witness appeal after Brighton motorcyclist seriously hurt after crash with van

    West Sussex County Times: Bikes and jewellery stolen from Horsham district homes

  10. Profile: James Brokenshire

    The career of Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire, who has stepped down for health reasons.

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  11. Cloudy and cold for the rest of Monday

    Kate Kinsella
    BBC Weather

    Here's my latest weather forecast.

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  12. Armed robbery in Dartford

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    Police in Dartford are appealing for witnesses after an armed robbery at a supermarket.

    Two men went into the Co-Op in Chastilian Road at around 19:40 GMT on Saturday night.

    One of the men was believed to be carrying a gun.

    The men fled with a quantity of cash, no one was hurt.

    Dartford Co-Op

  13. Witnesses sought over coast road crash

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    Emergency vehiclesEddie Mitchell

    Two men were badly hurt during a crash between a motorbike and a van on the A259 in Saltdean.

    The collision happened at about 16:00 GMT on Friday near the junction with Bannings Vale.

    The 28-year-old biker, who's from Brighton, suffered serious injuries to his leg, chest and pelvis.

    The driver, a 50-year-old from Portslade, was taken to hospital with injuries to his face.

  14. Woking 4-4 Maidstone United

    Woking and Maidstone's winless runs continue as they share the spoils from an eight-goal thriller at Kingfield Stadium.

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  15. PC admits possessing child abuse images

    The Brighton-based officer was suspended from his duty by Sussex Police following an investigation.

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  16. Strike by guards on Southern trains

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    There's more disruption for commuters as RMT guards walkout in their long-running dispute over safety.

    Southern says most services will run as planned.

  17. Warning over abuse of anxiety drug

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    Prescription label

    The government has admitted to BBC South East that a powerful and addictive drug is becoming a problem among teenagers in the region.

    The drug, known as Xanax, is often sold on the black market and may often be counterfeit.

    The Canterbury charity Addaction says more needs to be done to raise awareness of the drug which is often sold through social media.

  18. Last chance for say on future of church

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    St Elisabeth's Church in Eastbourne

    A public consultation ends today on the future of a church in Eastbourne that contains paintings by one of the great post-war muralists.

    St Elisabeth's in Victoria Drive is earmarked for demolition.

    The wall paintings by Hans Feibusch were created during World War Two and campaigners want the murals saved.

    Church bosses say it would cost about £300,000 to remove them.

    Hans Feibusch mural

  19. Margate ceremony marks baptism of Christ

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    A 12-year-old boy has taken a dip in the sea in Margate on one of the coldest days of the winter so far.

    The annual Greek Orthodox celebration started more than half a century ago.

  20. Strikes under way in train safety row

    The latest action by Rail, Maritime and Transport union members has hit train services.

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